Class Name

Lead Ship

Hull Number

Commissioned

Number of ships built

Evarts

USS Evarts

DE-5

April 15, 1943

97

Buckley

USS Buckley

DE-51

April 30, 1943

154

Cannon

USS Cannon

DE-99

Sept 26, 1943

72

Edsall

USS Edsall

DE-129

April 10, 1943

85

Rudderow

USS Rudderow

DE-224

May 15, 1944

72

John C. Butler

USS John C. Butler

DE-339

March 31, 1944

96

NOTE:  "Number of ships built" include ships built for Great Britain.
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Class Name

Specifications at time of Construction

Evarts

Hull Designations:  DE5-50, 256-265, 301-307, 527-530
Displacement: 1436 tons
Length: 289'5"
Beam: 35'1"
Draft: 11'10"
Speed: 21 knots
Armament: 3 3"/50, 1x2 40mm or 1 1.1", 9 20mm,
                 1 hedgehog, 2 depth charge tracks, 8 "K"
                  gun projectors
Complement: 15 officers, 183 enlisted
Propulsion:  Diesel-electric drive with tandem-motor drive;
                   6,000 h.p.
GMT:  General Motors Tandem Diesel or Short Hull DE

Buckley

Hull Designations:  DE51-54, 56-57, 59, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66,
                             68-70, 153-161, 198-223, 575-578,
                             633-644, 665-667, 675-683, 693-705,
                             789-800
Displacement: 1673 tons
Length: 306'
Beam: 36'10"
Draft: 13'6"
Speed: 23 knots
Armament: 3 3"/50, 3 21" torpedo tubes, 1,2 40mm or
                 1 1.1", 8 20mm, 1 hedgehog, 2 depth charge
                  tracks, 8 "K" gun projectors
Complement: 15 officers, 198 enlisted
Propulsion: Turbo-electric drive, 12,000 h.p.
TE:  Turbine-Electric Drive

Cannon

Hull Designations:  DE112, 113, 162-197, 739-750, 763-771
Displacement: 1525 tons
Length: 308'
Beam: 36'8"
Draft: 11'8"
Speed: 21 knots
Armament: 3 3"/50, 3x3 21" torpedo tubes, 1x2 40mm,
                  8 20mm, 1 hedgehog, 2 depth charge tracks,
                  8 "K" gun projectors
Complement: 15 officers, 201 enlisted
Propulsion: Diesel-electric engines with tandem-motor drive,
                  6,000 h.p.
DET:  Diesel-Electric-Drive

Edsall

Hull Designations:  DE129-152, 238-255, 316-338, 382-401
Displacement: 1490 tons
Length: 306'
Beam: 36'7"
Draft: 12'3"
Speed: 21 knots
Armament: 3 3"/50, 3x3 21" torpedo tubes, 1x2 40mm,
                  8 20mm, 1 hedgehog, 2 depth charge tracks,
                  8 "K" gun projectors
Complement: 216
Propulsion: Geared-diesel engines, Fairbanks Morse reverse
                  gear drive
FMR:  Fairbanks-Morse Diesel Engine Drive

Rudderow

Hull Designations:  DE224, 225, 230, 231,  579-589, 684-686
                           706-709
Displacement: 1450 tons
Length: 306'
Beam: 36'10"
Draft: 13'9"
Speed: 24 knots
Armament: 2 5"/38, 3x3 21" torpedo tubes, 2.2 40mm,
                 10 20mm, 1 hedgehog, 2 depth charge traks,
                  8 "K" gun projectors
Complement: 12 officers, 192 enlisted
Propulsion:  Turbo-electric drive, 12,000 h.p.
TEV:  Turbine-Electric-Drive

John C. Butler

Hull Designations:  DE339-372, 402-424, 438-450, 508-510,
                           531-540
Displacement: 1600 tons
Length: 306'
Beam: 36'8"
Draft: 11'2"
Speed: 24 knots
Range: 6,000 miles at 12 knots
Armament: 2 5"/38, 1x3 21" torpedo tubes, 2x2 40mm,
                 10 20mm, 1 hedgehog, 2 depth charge tracks,
                  8 "K" gun projectors
Complement: 14 officers, 201 enlisted
Propulsion: Geared-turbine drive, 12,000 h.p.
WGT:  Westinghouse-Geared Tubine Drive