The Buckley-class Destroyer Escorts

The Buckley-class Destroyer Escorts
Author: Bruce Hampton Franklin
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN:
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The text describes the development of the class, armament, major conversion programs, differences between the American and British ships, and the operational history of Buckleys in the U.S. and Royal Navies. Throughout the book, recollections and contemporary observations from the men who served aboard these ships are used to provide a personal touch to the history of these "Little Wolves."

US Navy Destroyer Escorts of World War II

US Navy Destroyer Escorts of World War II
Author: Mark Lardas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2020-11-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 1472839722
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The Destroyer Escort was the smallest ocean-­going escort built for the United States Navy – a downsized destroyer with less speed, fewer guns, and fewer torpedoes than its big brother, the fleet destroyer. Destroyer escorts first went into production because the Royal Navy needed an escort warship which was larger than a corvette, but which could be built faster than a destroyer. Lacking the shipyards to build these types of ships in Britain, they ordered them in the US. Once the US unexpectedly entered World War II, its navy suddenly also needed more escort warships, even warships less capable than destroyers, and the destroyer escort was reluctantly picked to fill the gap. Despite the Navy's initial reservations, these ships did yeoman service during World War II, fighting in both the Atlantic and Pacific, taking on both U-boat and Japanese submarines and serving as the early warning pickets against kamikazes later in the war. They also participated in such dramatic actions as the Battle of Samar (where a group of destroyers and destroyer escorts fought Japanese battleships and cruisers to protect the escort carriers they were shielding) and the capture of the U-505 (the only major naval vessel captured at sea by the US Navy). The destroyer escorts soldiered on after World War II in both the United States Navy and a large number of navies throughout the world, with several serving into the twenty-first century. This book tells the full story of these plucky ships, from their design and development to their service around the world, complete with stunning illustrations and contemporary photographs.

Frigates of the Republic of China Navy

Frigates of the Republic of China Navy
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: University-Press.org
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230642918
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Cannon class destroyer escorts of the Republic of China Navy, Charles Lawrence class transports of the Republic of China Navy, Cheng Kung class frigates, Crosley class transports of the Republic of China Navy, Evarts class destroyer escorts of the Republic of China Navy, USS Blessman, USS Bull, USS Kleinsmith, USS Bostwick, USS Breeman, USS Register, USS Gantner, USS Walter B. Cobb, USS Kline, USS Wyffels, USS Schmitt, USS George W. Ingram, USS Kinzer, Italian minelayer Lepanto, USS Raymon W. Herndon, USS Riley, USS Carter, USS Truxtun, USS Thomas, USS Donald W. Wolf, USS Decker, ROCS Cheng Kung, ROCS Yueh Fei, ROCS Chi Kuang, ROCS Chang Chien, ROCS Tian Dan, ROCS Pan Chao, ROCS Tzu I, ROCS Cheng Ho, List of frigates of the Republic of China Navy. Excerpt: USS Blessman (DE-69/APD-48), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Lieutenant Edward Martin Blessman (1907-1942), who was killed in action in the Pacific on 4 February 1942. Blessman was laid down on 22 March 1943 at the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, Massachusetts; launched on 19 June 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Helen Malloy Blessman, widow of Lieutenant Blessman, and commissioned on 19 September 1943, with Commander J. A. Gillis in command. After fitting out at the Boston Navy Yard and running her acceptance trials in Massachusetts Bay, Blessman departed Boston on 9 October 1943 for shakedown training. Operating out of Bermuda, the new destroyer escort completed her initial gunnery, anti-submarine, and engineering training early in November. She left Bermuda on the 5th, arrived in Boston on the 8th and began post-shakedown availability. Leaving Boston again a week later, Blessman reached the New York Navy Yard on the 16th. Assigned to Escort Division (CortDiv) 19, the destroyer escort sailed with a fast troop...

Captain Class Frigates

Captain Class Frigates
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: University-Press.org
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230477824
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Buckley class destroyer escort, Captain class frigate, Evarts class destroyer escort, HMS Affleck (K462), HMS Aylmer (K463), HMS Balfour (K464), HMS Bayntun (K310), HMS Bazely (K311), HMS Bentinck (K314), HMS Bentley (K465), HMS Berry (K312), HMS Bickerton (K466), HMS Blackwood (K313), HMS Bligh (K467), HMS Braithwaite (K468), HMS Bullen (K469), HMS Burges (K347), HMS Byard (K315), HMS Byron (K508), HMS Calder (K349), HMS Capel (K470), HMS Conn (K509), HMS Cosby (K559), HMS Cotton (K510), HMS Cranstoun (K511), HMS Cubitt (K512), HMS Curzon (K513), HMS Dacres (K472), HMS Deane (K551), HMS Drury (K316), HMS Duckworth (K351), HMS Goodson (K480), HMS Inglis (K570), HMS Kempthorne (K483), HMS Lawford (K514), List of Captain class frigates. Excerpt: The Captain class was a designation given to 78 frigates of the Royal Navy, constructed in the United States of America, launched in 1942-1943 and delivered to the United Kingdom under the provisions of the Lend-Lease agreement (under which the United States of America supplied the United Kingdom and other Allied nations with materiel between 1941 and 1945), they were drawn from two sub-classes of the American destroyer escort (originally British destroyer escort) classification: 32 from the Evarts sub-class and 46 from the Buckley sub-class. Upon reaching the UK the ships were substantially modified by the Royal Navy, making them distinct from the US Navy destroyer escort ships. Captain-class frigates acted in the roles of convoy escorts, anti-submarine warfare vessels, coastal forces control frigates and headquarters ships for the Normandy landings. During the course of World War II this class participated in the sinking of at least 34 German submarines and a number of other hostile craft with 15 of the 78 Captain-class frigates being either sunk or written-off as a...

The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War

The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War
Author: Donald Collingwood
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1999-04-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0850526159
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This is the first book to fully document the story behind the Frigates that played such a vital role during World War Two.

U-boats vs Destroyer Escorts

U-boats vs Destroyer Escorts
Author: Gordon Williamson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2013-08-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1472805437
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Winston Churchill claimed the 'U-boat peril' was the only thing that frightened him during World War II. The U-boat was developed from a small coastal vessel into a state-of-the-art killer, stalking the high seas picking off merchant convoys, until the introduction of the destroyer escort, and the development of dedicated anti-submarine tactics provided a means of defence and attack against the U-boats. Gordon Williamson describes the design and development of these two deadly opponents, their tactics, strengths and weaknesses, weaponry and training. He provides an insight into the lives of the Royal Navy and Wolf Pack crews as they played their deadly games of cat and mouse on the high seas, gambling with their lives and the fate of the nations.

American Destroyer Escorts of World War 2

American Destroyer Escorts of World War 2
Author: Peter Elliott
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1974
Genre: History
ISBN:
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Includes notes on American-built destroyer escorts in service with other navies.

Edsall Class Destroyer Escorts

Edsall Class Destroyer Escorts
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: University-Press.org
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230528533
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 83. Chapters: USS Wilhoite, USS Brough, USS Thomas J. Gary, USS Willis, USS Vance, USS Stewart, USS Peterson, USS Newell, USS Tomich, USS Savage, USS Blair, USS Haverfield, USS Swasey, USS Stanton, USS Swenning, USS Joyce, USS Mosley, USS Sellstrom, USS Huse, USS Neunzer, USS Snowden, USS Pillsbury, USS Camp, USS Hurst, USS Ramsden, USS Fessenden, USS Ricketts, USS Hissem, USS Kretchmer, USS J.R.Y. Blakely, USS Rhodes, USS Menges, USS Strickland, USS Jacob Jones, USS Lowe, USS Falgout, USS Koiner, Edsall class destroyer escort, USS Sturtevant, USS Mills, USS Harveson, USS Forster, USS Frost, USS Frederick C. Davis, USS Howard D. Crow, USS Fiske, USS Leopold, USS Roy O. Hale, USS Marchand, USS Janssen, USS Farquhar, USS Sloat, USS Otterstetter, USS Flaherty, USS Herbert C. Jones, USS Moore, USS Price, USS Brister, USS Chatelain, USS J. Richard Ward, USS Kirkpatrick, USS Stockdale, USS Inch, USS Chambers, USS Hammann, USS O'Reilly, USS Pride, USS Keith, USS Poole, USS Cockrill, USS Pope, USS Edsall, USS Lansing, USS Martin H. Ray, USS Richey, USS Dale W. Peterson, USS Hill, USS Pettit, USS Robert E. Peary, USS Holder, USS Calcaterra, USS Douglas L. Howard, USS Durant, USS Daniel, USS Finch, USS Merrill. Excerpt: USS Wilhoite (DE-397) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She was named in honor of Thomas Mack Wilhoite who was awarded the Silver Star posthumously for his brave actions in Morocco during Operation Torch. She was laid down on 4 August 1943 at Houston, Texas, by the Brown Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 5 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Corinne M. Wilhoite, the mother of Ensign Wilhoite; and commissioned at...

Destroyer Escorts

Destroyer Escorts
Author: Brad Critchell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 2
Release: 1994
Genre: Destroyer escorts
ISBN:
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