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Destroyer escort was the United States Navy mid-20th-century classification for a 20-knot warship designed with the endurance necessary to escort mid-ocean convoys of merchant marine ships.
USS Evarts
USS Dealey
HMS Dacres, converted to act as a headquarters ship during Operation Neptune
The John C. Butler class were destroyer escorts that originated during World War II. The lead ship was USS John C. Butler, commissioned on 31 March 1944. The class was also known as the WGT type from
Destroyer escort
…programs funded by the World Bank.. Edsall-class ships were the exception to this and they used a geared diesel engine to drive the propellers directly. John C. Butlers used the typical boiler and geared turbine propulsion system. Destroyer escorts were also useful for coastal antisubmarine and radar picket ship duty…
USS John C. Butler on 1 March 1945