The Evarts-class destroyer escorts were destroyer escorts launched in the United States in 1942–44. They served in World War II as convoy escorts and anti-submarine warfare ships. They were also known as the GMT or "short hull" DE class, with GMT standing for General Motors Tandem Diesel drive.

The lead ship was , launched on 7 December 1942, exactly a year after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The first ship to be completed was commissioned on 20 January 1943 at the Boston Navy Yard; it was delivered to the Royal Navy under the Lend-Lease provisions and became . Evarts-class ships were driven by diesel-electric power with four diesel engines mounted in tandem with electric drives. The ships were prefabricated in sections at various factories in the United States and the units brought together in the shipyards, where they were welded together on the slipways. The original design specified eight engines for 24 knots but other priority programs forced the use of only four with a consequent shortening of the hull.Friedman, Norman, U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History, , Chapter 7

In all, 105 Evarts-class ships were ordered with eight later being cancelled. The United States Navy commissioned 65 while 32 Evarts-class ships were delivered to the Royal Navy. They were classed as frigates and named after captains of the Napoleonic Wars and formed part of the along with 46 ships of the .

Ships in Class + Construction data Ship Name Hull No. Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate DE-5Boston Navy Yard17 October 19427 December 19425 April 19432 October 1945Decommissioned at New York, sold for scrap 12 July 1946 DE-617 October 19427 December 194221 April 194328 August 1945Decommissioned and leased to Republic of China as T'ai Kang; permanently transferred to Republic of China February 1948 and struck from NVR 12 March 1948 DE-727 November 19429 January 194328 April 194319 November 1945Struck from Navy List 5 December 1945; sold for scrap 27 November 1946 DE-827 November 19429 January 19434 May 194321 November 1945Struck from Navy List 5 December 1945 DE-927 November 19429 January 194310 May 194310 December 1945Sold 17 October 1946 DE-1027 November 19429 January 194315 May 194318 October 1945Struck from Navy List 1 November 1945; sold for scrap January 1947 DE-118 February 194226 January 194325 May 194330 November 1945Sold for scrapping, 25 November 1946. Broken up, 1947 ()DE-13Mare Island Navy Yard28 February 194222 August 194220 January 19439 October 1945Struck from the Navy List 24 October 1945; sold for scrap July 1946 ()DE-1428 February 194229 August 19426 February 194314 December 1945Sold 26 December 1946 ()DE-1514 March 194225 September 194213 February 194321 December 1945Struck from Navy List 8 January 1946; scrapping completed at Terminal Island Naval Shipyard 9 January 1947 ()DE-1614 March 194226 September 194220 March 194316 October 1945Struck from Navy List 1 November 1945; sold for scrap 18 March 1947 ()DE-171 April 194221 October 19423 April 194320 December 1945Struck from Navy List 1 January 1946; sold for scrap 11 November 1946 ()DE-181 April 194222 October 194217 April 194329 December 1945Sold for scrap 1 February 1947 ()DE-1915 April 194220 November 19421 May 194325 October 1945Struck from Navy List 13 November 1945; sold for scrap 1 February 1947 ()DE-2015 April 194221 November 194215 May 194325 October 1945Sold for scrap 26 December 1946 ()DE-2130 April 194218 December 194231 May 194326 October 1945Sold for scrap 25 November 1946 ()DE-2230 April 194219 December 194211 June 194316 November 1945Struck from Navy List 28 November 1945; sold for scrap January 1947 DE-237 September 194218 January 194325 June 19432 November 1945Sold 1 February 1947 DE-247 September 194219 January 19433 July 19431 November 1945Struck from Navy List 16 November 1945; sold for scrap 31 January 1947 DE-251 October 194218 February 194310 July 194315 November 1945Struck from Navy List 28 November 1945; sold for scrap 25 August 1947 DE-261 October 194219 February 194324 July 194322 November 1945Sold 18 April 1947 DE-2729 October 194216 April 19435 August 19439 November 1945Sold 16 June 1947 ()DE-2829 October 194217 April 194314 August 194315 November 1945Sold 21 July 1947 DE-2926 November 194217 May 194326 August 194315 November 1945Sold for scrap July 1947 DE-3026 November 194218 May 19434 September 194319 November 1945Struck from the Navy List 5 December 1945; Sold for scrap 15 May 1946 ()DE-3124 December 194215 June 194311 September 194315 November 1945Struck from the Navy List 28 November 1945; sold for scrap 24 November 1947 DE-3224 December 194216 June 194318 September 194310 November 1945Sold 29 January 1948 DE-3323 January 194328 June 194311 October 194317 November 1945Struck from the Navy List 28 November 1945; sold for scrap 2 February 1948 DE-3423 January 194329 June 194318 October 194316 November 1945Sold 29 January 1948 DE-3524 February 194327 July 194323 October 194317 November 1945Transferred to the U.S. Army 20 May 1947 DE-3624 February 194328 July 19438 November 194316 November 1945Sold for scrap 4 December 1947 DE-37Puget Sound Navy Yard7 September 194220 May 194318 August 194319 November 1945Struck from the Navy List 5 December 1945; sold for scrap 10 February 1946 DE-387 September 19423 June 19431 September 194317 December 1945Struck from the Navy List 8 January 1946; sold for scrap 16 April 1947 DE-397 September 194218 June 194317 September 194316 October 1945Struck from the Navy List 1 November 1945; sold for scrap 31 December 1946 DE-407 September 194218 June 19431 October 194319 December 1945Struck from the Navy List 8 January 1946; sold for scrap 8 May 1947 DE-4112 January 19431 August 194318 October 194323 November 1945Struck from the Navy List 5 December 1945; sold for scrap May 1947 DE-4212 January 19431 August 19431 November 19435 December 1945Struck from the Navy List 19 December 1945; sold for scrap 28 April 1947 DE-4312 January 19431 August 19437 November 194329 December 1945Struck from the Navy List 29 December 1945; sold for scrap 11 December 1946 DE-4412 January 19431 August 19431 December 19435 December 1945Sold 2 July 1946 ()DE-45Philadelphia Navy Yard12 February 194224 July 194215 March 194318 October 1945Struck from the Navy List 1 November 1945; sold for scrap February 1946 DE-471 April 194224 July 19423 May 194328 August 1945Decommissioned and leased to the Republic of China as Ta'i Ping; Struck from Navy List and permanently transferred to China 7 February 1948; Sunk by Communist Chinese gunboats 14 November 1954 DE-481 April 194224 July 194217 May 19432 October 1945Sold for scrap 12 July 1946 DE-491 April 194224 July 194210 June 194322 December 1945Struck from the Navy List 21 January 1946; sold for scrap 9 January 1947 DE-501 April 194224 July 194221 June 194319 December 1945Sold 26 December 1946 DE-256Boston Navy Yard10 January 194322 February 194311 June 194314 December 1945Struck from the Navy List 8 January 1946; sold for scrap January 1947 DE-25710 January 194322 February 194318 June 19435 October 1945Struck from the Navy List 24 October 1945; sold for scrap 12 July 1946 DE-25810 January 194322 February 194325 June 19434 October 1945Struck from the Navy List 24 October 1945 DE-25910 January 194322 February 19432 July 194321 December 1945Struck from the Navy List 8 January 1946; sold for scrap 12 April 1947 DE-26027 January 194310 March 19439 July 19439 January 1946Sold 13 May 1947 DE-26127 January 194310 March 194316 July 194318 January 1946Sold 12 June 1947 DE-26223 February 19436 April 194322 July 194321 December 1945Sold 12 June 1947 DE-26323 February 19436 April 194329 July 19439 January 1946Sold 12 June 1947 DE-26423 February 19436 April 19434 August 194318 January 1946Sold 12 July 1947 DE-26523 February 19436 April 194310 August 194326 November 1945Sold 22 May 1947 DE-301Mare Island Navy Yard22 April 194318 August 19435 February 19443 December 1945Sold for scrap 14 December 1946 DE-30222 April 194318 August 194319 February 19445 December 1945Sold for scrap 26 December 1946 DE-30324 May 194322 September 194325 March 19443 December 1945Sold 21 December 1946 DE-30424 May 194323 September 19438 April 194411 December 1945Struck from the Navy List 3 January 1946; sold for scrap 18 March 1947 DE-30521 June 194314 January 194427 May 19442 November 1945Struck from the Navy List 28 November 1945; sold for scrap 7 March 1947 DE-30621 June 194315 January 19448 July 194422 November 1945Sold for scrap 20 May 1946 DE-3075 July 194322 February 194419 August 194427 November 1945Sold June 1946 DE-527Boston Navy Yard25 September 19432 November 194322 January 194418 October 1945Struck from the Navy List 1 November 1945; sold for scrap March 1946 DE-52825 September 19432 November 194329 February 194416 October 1945Scrapped February 1946 DE-52914 October 194317 November 194320 March 194412 October 1945Struck from the Navy List 1 November 1945; sold for scrap 18 March 1947 DE-53014 October 194317 November 19438 April 194412 October 1945Scrapped March 1946

See also List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy List of frigates of the United States Navy subset of above with hull numbers DE/FF 1037 and higher plus all DEG/FFGs because of the United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification List of frigates

References

External links

USS Slater, the Destroyer Escort Historical Museum Captain Class Frigates Association uboat.net