Cromwell 1954
Courtney 1963
Cromwell 1970
Hartley 1970
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| DE1006 | Dealey | 321 | Bath Iron Wks | 15.12.1952 | 8.11.1953 | 3.6.1954 | to Uruguay 7.1972 (18 de Julio) |
| DE1014 | Cromwell | 322 | Bath Iron Wks | 3.8.1953 | 4.6.1954 | 24.11.1954 | stricken 7.1972 |
| DE1015 | Hammerberg | 323 | Bath Iron Wks | 12.11.1953 | 20.8.1954 | 2.3.1955 | stricken 1.1974 |
| DE1021 | Courtney | 427 | Defoe, Bay City | 2.9.1954 | 2.11.1955 | 24.9.1956 | stricken 12.1973 |
| DE1022 | Lester | 428 | Defoe, Bay City | 2.9.1954 | 5.1.1956 | 14.6.1957 | stricken 1.1974 |
| DE1023 | Evans | 99 | Puget Sound Bridge, Seattle | 8.4.1955 | 14.9.1955 | 14.6.1957 | stricken 12.1973 |
| DE1024 | Bridget | 100 | Puget Sound Bridge, Seattle | 19.9.1955 | 24.4.1956 | 24.10.1957 | stricken 11.1973 |
| DE1025 | Bauer | 5472 | Bethlehem, San Francisco | 1.12.1956 | 4.6.1957 | 22.11.1957 | stricken 12.1973 |
| DE1026 | Hooper | 5473 | Bethlehem, San Francisco | 4.1.1956 | 1.8.1957 | 16.4.1958 | stricken 7.1973 |
| DE1027 | John Willis | 510 | New York SB, Camden | 5.7.1955 | 4.2.1956 | 21.2.1957 | stricken 7.1972 |
| DE1028 | Van Voorhis | 511 | New York SB, Camden | 29.8.1955 | 28.7.1956 | 15.4.1957 | stricken 7.1972 |
| DE1029 | Hartley | 512 | New York SB, Camden | 31.10.1955 | 26.1.1957 | 30.7.1957 | to Colombia 7.1972 (Boyacá) |
| DE1030 | Joseph K. Taussig | 513 | New York SB, Camden | 31.1.1956 | 9.3.1957 | 10.9.1957 | stricken 7.1972 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1314 |
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Displacement full, t |
1877 |
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Length, m |
93.9 wl 96.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
11.2 |
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Draught, m |
3.60 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 set De Laval geared steam turbines, 2 Foster Wheeler boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
20000 |
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Max speed, kts |
27 |
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Fuel, t |
oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6000(12) |
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Armament |
DE1006: 2 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 33, 2 x 3 - 305 Squid Mk 3 ASWRL DE1014, 1015, 1021 - 1030: 2 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 33, 1 x 1 - 324 Weapon Alfa Mk 108 ASWRL |
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Electronic equipment |
SPS-5, SPS-6C, 2x SPG-34 radars, SQS-4 sonar |
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Complement |
173 |
Project history: The first postwar destroyer escorts, these ships were initially conceived as upgraded versions of the wartime 22kt coastal escort (PC) with the additional firepower, sonar and speed required to counter the new generation of submarines. They were also designed with mobilization in mind, hence the single screw for reduced pressure on the gear-cutting industry.
They were fast and seaworthy, but were criticized as being underarmed.
Modernizations: 1963-1967, Hammerberg, Lester, Evans, Bridget, Bauer, Hooper, John Willis, Van Voorhis, Hartley, Joseph K. Taussig: - 1 x 2 - 76/50, 1x SPG-34 radar, SQS-4 sonar; + 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT, QH-50 DASH ASW drone helicopter, hangar and helicopter deck, SQS-23 sonar
mid-1960s, Dealey, Cromwell, Courtney: + 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT, VDS sonar
1960s, all: + WLR-1 ECM suite
1967, Evans, Bridget, Bauer, Hooper: + 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3
late 1960s, Dealey: - 2 x 3 - 305 Squid ASWRL
late 1960s, Cromwell, Hammerberg, Courtney, Lester, Evans, Bridget, Bauer, Hooper, John Willis, Van Voorhis, Hartley, Joseph K. Taussig: - 1 x 1 - 324 Weapon Alfa Mk 108 ASWRL
Naval service: No significant events.
Bridget 1963
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