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Recently, your webmaster purchased a book, "Ship's Data U. S. Naval Vessels", Vol. 1 published by the Bureau of Ships, Navy Department, April 15, 1945.  The publication was NAVSHIPS 250-010 and was RESTRICTED. 

There were 3 volumes published (250-010, 011 and 012), but only volume one contains information about Destroyer Escorts. 

A Letter of Promulgation dated April 15th is the first page in the book and was written by E. L. Cochrane, Vice Admiral U.S.N., Chief of Bureau.  In part, the letter reads:

NAVSHIPS 250-010 <011 and 012> ....... supersede the 1943 edition of "Ships' Data, U.S. Naval Vessels" together with the 1944 addenda thereto, which publications should be destroyed.

This document contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Act, 50 U.S.C., 31 and 32, as amended.  Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.

It is forbidden to make extracts from or to copy these publications without specific authority from the Chief of Naval Operations, except as provided for in paragraph 517 of the registered publication manual.

So, as you can see, the US Navy considered this book to be the authoritative document about Navy vessels.  Therefore, I accept this information to be true and accurate above other sources.

After I have transcribed the information, I plan to donate the book to the National Archives, where I believe it belongs to be used by other Navy ship researchers.  Below is information from this book.

 

All WWII era Destroyer Escorts fall into one of the following design groups.

GMT - Diesel electric tandem motor drive - short hull
TE - Turbine electric drive, 3" guns
TEV - Turbine electric drive, 5" guns
FMR - Fairbanks Morse diesel reverse gear drive
DET - Diesel electric tandem motor drive - long hull
WGT - Gear turbine drive

Design
Group

Length
Overall

Length
on water
line

Extreme
beam 1

Standard
displace-
ment 2

Full load
displace-
ment

Tons per
inch im-
mersion

Trial
speed
knots

GMT

 289' 5" 283' 6" 35' 2" 1,140 1,430 17 21.5

TE

 306' 0" 300' 0" 37' 0" 1,400 1,740 20 23.6

TEV

 306' 0" 300' 0" 37' 0" 1,450 1,810 20 23.6

FMR

 306' 0" 300' 0" 36' 7" 1,200 1,590 19 21.2

DET

 306' 0" 300' 0" 36' 7" 1,240 1,620 19 20.9

WGT

 306' 0" 300' 0" 36' 7" 1,350 1,745 19 24.3

1 Molded
2 Estimated

 
Design
Group		 Trial
displace-
ment
in Tons		 Limiting
draft 1		 Maximum
navigational
draft 2		 Total accom-
modations		 Armament
Officers Enlisted Main 40mm AA
mounts
GMT 1,436 ----- 11' 0" 15 183 3 3", 50 cal, D.P. 1 quad
TE 3 1,650 ----- 13' 6" 15 198 3 3", 50 cal, D.P. 3 twin
TEV 1,650 ----- 13' 9" 15 206 2 5", 38 cal, D.P. 1 quad
3 twin
FMR 4 1,490 ----- 12' 3" 15 201 3 3", 50 cal, D.P. 1 quad
2 twin
DET 1,525 ----- 11' 8" 15 201 3 3", 50 cal, D.P. 3 twin
WGT 1,600 ----- 13' 4" 15 207 2 5", 38 cal, D.P. 1 quad
3 twin

1 No limiting draft set
2 Mean draft at full load displacement including projections below keel
3The armament for vessels of this group are to be changed. For latest data on individual ships, consult Bureau of Ordinance Armament Summary
4 All vessels of this group are authorized to receive 2 5", 38 cal. D.P. guns in lieu of the 3 3", 50 cal. D.P. guns when made available for battle damage or major overhaul.
 

Design
Group		 No. of
propellers		 Manufacturer
and type of
engines		 Shaft
horse-
power		 Boilers Steam con-
ditions for
full power

Number

Type

 Pres-
sure
p.s.i		 Temp-
erature
Deg. F.
GMT 2 G.M. diesel
model 16-278A		 6,000 ------ None ----- -----
TE 2 G.E. turbo-elec. 12,000 2 "D" express 435 750
TEV 2 -----do----- 12,000 2 -----do----- 435 750
FMR 2 F. M. diesel
model 38D8-1/8		 6,000 ------ None ----- -----
DET 2 G. M. diesel
model 16-278-A		 6,000 ------ -----do----- ---do--- ---do---
WGT 2 Geared turb. 1 12,000 2 "D" express 435 750

1 Turbines were built by G.E. or Westinghouse and are interchangeable as units.
 

Design
Group		 Main
reduction
gears		 Ship's service generators Fuel capacities
Type Manufac-
turer		 Num-
ber		 Type of
drive		 Capac-
ity
each		 Voltage Fuel
oil		 Diesel
oil		 Gaso-
line
KW Barrels Barrels Gallons
GMT ----- None 2
2
2		 Diesel 200
100
40		 450 A.C.

120 D.C.

 ----- 887

-----
TE ----- None 2
2		 Turbo
---do---		 300
40		 450 A.C.
120 D.C.		 2,297 14

-----
TEV ----- None 2
2		 Turbo
---do---		 300
40		 450 A.C.
120 D.C.		 2,297 14

-----
FMR Sgl F.B. 2
2
2		 Diesel 200
100
40		 450 A.C.

120 D.C.

 ----- 1,959

-----
DET ----- None 2
2
2		 Diesel 200
100
40		 450 A.C.

120 D.C.

 ----- 1,959

-----
WGT Dbl F.B. 2
2		 Turbo
---do---		 200
40		 450 A.C.
120 D.C.		 2,222 14

-----

 


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Destroyer Escorts by Design Class

In addition to being designated by their design class,
DEs were also known by the first ship name in each class

*Please note:  some of the ships in this list were canceled or were never commissioned
but this occured after this book was published.
As stated above, this information was published 15 April 1945.

(GMT) EVARTS Class
Short Hull
DE 5 Evarts
DE 6 Wyffels
DE 7 Griswold
DE 8 Steele
DE 9 Carlson
DE 10 Bebas
DE 11 Crouter
DE 13 Brennan
DE 14 Doherty
DE 15 Austin
DE 16 Edgar G. Chase
DE 17 Edward C. Daly
DE 18 Gilmore
DE 19 Burden R. Hastings
DE 20 LeHardy
DE 21 Harold C. Thomas
DE 22 Wileman
DE 23 Charles R. Greer
DE 24 Whitman
DE 25 Wintle
DE 26 Dempsey
DE 27 Duffy
DE 28 Emery
DE 29 Stadtfeld
DE 30 Martin
DE 31 Sederstrom
DE 32 Fleming
DE 33 Tisdale
DE 34 Eisele
DE 35 Fair
DE 36 Manlove
DE 37 Greiner
DE 38 Wyman		 DE 39 Lovering
DE 40 Sanders
DE 41 Brackett
DE 42 Reynolds
DE 43 Mitchell
DE 44 Donaldson
DE 45 Andres
DE 47 Decker
DE 48 Dobler
DE 49 Doneff
DE 50 Engstrom
DE 256 Seid
DE 257 Smartt
DE 258 Walter S. Brown
DE 259 William C. Miller
DE 260 Cabana
DE 261 Dionne
DE 262 Canfield
DE 263 Deede
DE 264 Elden
DE 265 Cloues
DE 301 Lake
DE 302 Lyman
DE 303 Crowley
DE 304 Rall
DE 305 Halloran
DE 306 Connolly
DE 307 Finnegan
308-315 Canceled
DE 527 O'Toole
DE 528 John J. Powers
DE 529 Mason
DE 530 John M. Bermingham

 


 

(TE) BUCKLEY Class

 
DE 51 Buckley
DE 53 Charles Lawrence (APD 37)
DE 54 Daniel T. Griffin (APD 38)
DE 56 Donnell 
DE 57 Fogg 
DE 59 Foss 
DE 60 Gantner (APD 42)
DE 62 George W. Ingram (APD 43)
DE 63 Ira Jeffery (APD 44)
DE 65 Lee Fox  (APD 45)
DE 66 Amesbury (APD 46)
DE 68 Bates (APD 47)
DE 69 Blessman (APD 48)
DE 70 Joseph E. Campbell (APD 49)
DE 153 Reuben James 
DE 154 Sims (APD 50)
DE 155 Hopping (APD 51)
DE 156 Reeves (APD 52)
DE 157 Fechteler 
DE 158 Chase (APD 54)
DE 159 Laning (APD 55)
DE 160 Loy (APD 56)
DE 161 Barber (APD 57)
DE 198 Lovelace 
DE 199 Manning 
DE 200 Neuendorf 
DE 201 James E. Craig 
DE 202 Eichenberger 
DE 203 Thomason 
DE 204 Jordan 
DE 205 Newman (APD 59)
DE 206 Liddle (APD 60)
DE 207 Kephart (APD 61)
DE 208 Cofer (APD 62)
DE 209 Lloyd (APD 63)
DE 210 Otter 
DE 211 Hubbard 
DE 212 Hayter 
DE 213 William T. Powell 
DE 214 Scott 
DE 215 Burke (APD 65)
DE 216 Enright (APD 66)
DE 217 Coolbaugh
DE 218 Darby 
DE 219 J. Douglas Blackwood 
DE 220 Francis M. Robinson 
DE 221 Solar 
DE 222 Fowler 
DE 223 Spangenberg 
DE 575 Ahrens 
DE 576 Barr (APD 39)
DE 577 Alexander J. Luke 
DE 578 Robert I. Paine 
DE 633 Foreman
 DE 634 Whitehurst
DE 635 England
DE 636 Witter
DE 637 Bowers
DE 638 Willmarth
DE 639 Gendreau
DE 640 Fieberling
DE 641 William C. Cole
DE 642 Paul G. Baker
DE 643 Damon M. Cummings
DE 644 Vammen
DE 665 Jenks
DE 666 Durik
DE 667 Wiseman
DE 668 Yokes (APD 69)
DE 669 Pavlic (APD 70)
DE 670 Odum (APD 71)
DE 671 Jack C. Robinson (APD 72)
DE 672 Bassett (APD 73)
DE 673 John P. Gray (APD 74)
DE 675 Weber (APD 75)
DE 676 Schmitt (APD 76)
DE 677 Frament (APD 77)
DE 678 Harmon
DE 679 Greenwood
DE 680 Loeser
DE 681 Gillette
DE 682 Underhill
DE 683 Henry R. Kenyon
DE 693 Bull (APD 78)
DE 694 Bunch (APD 79)
DE 695 Rich
DE 696 Spangler
DE 697 George
DE 698 Raby
DE 699 Marsh
DE 700 Currier
DE 701 Osmus
DE 702 Earl V. Johnson
DE 703 Holton
DE 704 Cronin
DE 705 Frybarger
DE 789 Tatum (APD 81)
DE 790 Borum
DE 791 Maloy
DE 792 Haines (APD 84)
DE 793 Runels (APD 85)
DE 794 Hollis (APD 86)
DE 795 Gunason
DE 796 Major
DE 797 Weeden
DE-798 Varian
DE 799 Scroggins
DE 800 Jack W. Wilke

 

(TEV) Rudderow Class
DE 224 Rudderow
DE 225 Day
DE 226 Crosley (APD 87)
DE 227 Cread (APD 88)
DE 228 Ruchamkin (APD 89)
DE 229 Kirwin (APD 90)
DE 230 Chaffee
DE 231 Hodges
DE 232 Kinzer (APD 91)
DE 233 Register (APD 92)
DE 234 Brock (APD 93)
DE 235 John Q. Roberts (APD 94)
DE 236 William M. Hobby (APD 95)
DE 237 Ray K. Edwards (APD 96)
DE 281 Arthur L. Bristol (APD 97)
DE 282 Truxtun (APD 98)
DE 283 Upham (APD 99)
284-300 Canceled
DE 579 Riley
DE 580 Leslie L. B. Knox
DE 581 McNulty
DE 582 Metivier
DE 583 George A. Johnson
DE 584 Charles J. Kimmel
DE 585 Daniel A. Joy
DE 586 Lough
DE 587 Thomas F. Nickel
DE 588 Peiffer
DE 589 Tinsman
DE 590 Ringness (APD 100)
DE 591 Knudson (APD 101)
DE 592 Rednour (APD 102)
DE 593 Tollberg (APD 103)
DE 594 William J. Pattison (APD 104)
DE 595 Myers (APD 105)
DE 596 Walter B. Cobb (APD 106)
DE 597 Earle B. Hall (APD 107)
DE 598 Harry L. Corl (APD 108)		 DE 599 Belet (APD 109)
DE 600 Julius A. Raven (APD 110)
DE 601 Walsh (APD 111)
DE 602 Hunter Marshall (APD 112)
DE 603 Earhart (APD 113)
DE 604 Walter S. Gorka (APD 114)
DE 605 Rogers Blood (APD 115)
DE 606 Francovick (APD 116)
607-632 Canceled
645-664 Canceled
DE 674 Joseph M. Auman (APD 117)
DE 684 DeLong
DE 685 Coates
DE 686 Eugene E. Elmore
DE 687 Kline (APD 120)
DE 688 Raymon W. Herndon (APD 121)
DE 689 Scribner (APD 122)
DE 690 Diachenko (APD 123)
DE 691 Horace A. Bass (APD 124)
DE 692 Wantuck (APD 125)
DE 706 Holt
DE 707 Jobb
DE 708 Parle
DE 709 Bray
DE 710 Gosselin (APD 126)
DE 711 Begor (APD 127)
DE 712 Cavallaro (APD 128)
DE 713 Donald W. Wolfe (APD 129)
DE 714 Cook (APD 130)
DE 715 Walter X. Young (APD 131)
DE 716 Balduck (APD 132)
DE 717 Burdo (APD 133)
DE 718 Kleinsmith (APD 134)
DE 719 Weiss (APD 135)
DE 720 Carpellotti (APD 136)
DE 721 Don O. Woods (APD  118)
DE 722 Beverly W. Reid (APD 119) 
723-738 Canceled

 

(FMR) EDSALL Class
DE 129 Edsall
DE 130 Jacob Jones
DE 131 Hammann
DE 132 Robert E. Peary
DE 133 Pillsbury
DE 134 Pope
DE 135 Flaherty
DE 136 Frederick C. Davis
DE 137 Herbert C. Jones
DE 138 Douglas L. Howard
DE 139 Farquhar
DE 140 J.R.Y. Blakely
DE 141 Hill
DE 142 Fessenden
DE 143 Fiske
DE 144 Frost
DE 145 Huse
DE 146 Inch
DE 147 Blair
DE 148 Brough
DE 149 Chatelain
DE 150 Neunzer
DE 151 Poole
DE 152 Peterson
DE 238 Stewart
DE 239 Sturtevant
DE 240 Moore
DE 241 Keith
DE 242 Tomich
DE 243 J. Richard Ward
DE 244 Otterstetter
DE 245 Sloat
DE 246 Snowden
DE 247 Stanton
DE 248 Swasey
DE 249 Marchand
DE 250 Hurst
DE 251 Camp
DE 252 Howard D. Crow
DE 253 Pettit
DE 254 Ricketts
DE 255 Sellstrom
DE 316 Harveson 		DE 317 Joyce
DE 318 Kirkpatrick
DE 319 Leopold
DE 320 Menges
DE 321 Mosley
DE 322 Newell
DE 323 Pride
DE 324 Falgout
DE 325 Lowe
DE 326 Thomas J. Gary
DE 327 Brister
DE 328 Finch
DE 329 Kretchmer
DE 330 O'Reilly
DE 331 Koiner
DE 332 Price
DE 333 Strickland
DE 334 Forster
DE 335 Daniel
DE 336 Roy O. Hale
DE 337 Dale W. Peterson
DE 338 Martin H. Ray
DE 382 Ramsden
DE 383 Mills
DE 384 Rhodes
DE 385 Richey
DE 386 Savage
DE 387 Vance
DE 388 Lansing
DE 389 Durant
DE 390 Calcaterra
DE 391 Chambers
DE 392 Merrill
DE 393 Haverfield
DE 394 Swenning
DE 395 Willis
DE 396 Janssen
DE 397 Wilhoite
DE 398 Cockrill
DE 399 Stockdale
DE 400 Hissem
DE 401 Holder

 

(DET) CANNON Class
DE 99 Cannon
DE 100 Christopher
DE 101 Alger
DE 102 Thomas
DE 103 Bostwick
DE 104 Breeman
DE 105 Burrows
DE 112 Carter
DE 113 Clarence L. Evans
114-128 Canceled
DE 162 Levy
DE 163 McConnell
DE 164 Osterhaus
DE 165 Parks
DE 166 Baron
DE 167 Acree
DE 168 Amick
DE 169 Atherton
DE 170 Booth
DE 171 Carroll
DE 172 Cooner
DE 173 Eldridge
DE 180 Trumpeter
DE 181 Straub
DE 182 Gustafson
DE 183 Samuel S Miles
DE 184 Wesson
DE 185 Riddle
DE 186 Swearer
DE 187 Stern
DE 188 O'Neill
DE 189 Bronstein		 DE 190 Baker
DE 191 Coffman
DE 192 Eisner
DE 193 Garfield Thomas
DE 194 Wingfield
DE 195 Thornhill
DE 196 Rinehart
DE 197 Roche
DE 739 Bangust
DE 740 Waterman
DE 741 Weaver
DE 742 Hilbert
DE 743 Lamons
DE 744 Kyne
DE 745 Snyder
DE 746 Hemminger
DE 747 Bright
DE 748 Tills
DE 749 Roberts
DE 750 McClelland
751-762 Canceled
DE 763 Cates
DE 764 Gandy
DE 765 Earl K. Olsen
DE 766 Slater
DE 767 Oswald
DE 768 Ebert
DE 769 Neal A. Scott
DE 770 Muir
DE 771 Sutton
772-788 Canceled
 

 

(WGT) John C. Butler Class
DE 339 John C. Butler
DE 340 O'Flaherty
DE 341 Raymond
DE 342 Richard W. Suesens
DE 343 Abercrombie
DE 344 Oberrender
DE 345 Robert Brazier
DE 346 Edwin A. Howard
DE 347 Jesse Rutherford
DE 348 Key
DE 349 Gentry
DE 350 Traw
DE 51 Maurice J. Manuel
DE 352 Naifeh
DE 353 Doyle C. Barnes
DE 354 Kenneth M. Willett
DE 355 Jaccard
DE 356 Lloyd E. Acree
DE 357 George E. Davis
DE 358 Mack
DE 359 Woodson
DE 360 Johnnie Hutchins
DE 361 Walton
DE 362 Rolf
DE 363 Pratt
DE 364 Rombach
DE 365 McGinty
DE 366 Alvin C. Cockrell
DE 367 French
DE 368 Cecil J. Doyle
DE 369 Thaddeus Parker
DE 370 John L. Williamson
DE 371 Presley
DE 372 Williams
373-381 Canceled
DE 402 Richard S. Bull
DE 403 Richard M. Rowell
DE 404 Eversole
DE 405 Dennis
DE 406 Edmonds
DE 407 Shelton
DE 408 Straus
DE 409 La Prade
DE 410 Jack Miller
DE 411 Stafford		 DE 412 Walter C. Wann
DE 413 Samuel B. Roberts
DE 414 LeRay Wilson
DE 415 Lawrence C. Taylor
DE 416 Melvin R. Nawman
DE 417 Oliver Mitchell
DE 418 Tabberer
DE 419 Robert F. Keller
DE 420 Leland E. Thomas
DE 421 Chester T. O'Brien
DE 422 Douglas A. Munro
DE 423 Dufilho
DE 424 Haas
425-437 Canceled
DE 438 Corbesier
DE 439 Conklin
DE 440 McCoy Reynolds
DE 441 William Seiverling
DE 442 Ulvert M. Moore
DE 443 Kendall C. Campbell
DE 444 Goss
DE 445 Grady
DE 446 Charles E. Brannon
DE 447 Albert T. Harris
DE 448 Cross
DE 449 Hanna
DE 450 Joseph E. Connolly
451-507 Canceled
DE 508 Gilligan
DE 509 Formoe
DE 510 Heyliger
511-515 Canceled
DE 531 Edward H. Allen
DE 532 Tweedy
DE 533 Howard F. Clark
DE 534 Silverstein
DE 535 Lewis
DE 536 Bivin
DE 537 Rizzi
DE 538 Osberg
DE 539 Wagner
DE 540 Vandivier
DE 541 Sheehan
DE 542 Oswald A. Powers
543-562 Canceled

 

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