Design History
Modification History
Service History
Generally similar to the Evarts class, the Buckleys were longer by 20 feet and larger by 200 tons, in order to accomodate a new turbo-electric propulsion system. This system allowed the increase of power to the originally contemplated 12,000hp, which sufficed to propel the Buckleys at the original 24,5 knots. In this case, the improved hydrodynamics of the longer hull balanced off the increased drag of the large hull. This new hull also allowed the installation of a 533mm triple torpedo mount, bringing this class still closer to the originally scheduled DE design.
Various minor modifications were made to these ships in the anti-air armament. Radar equipment was installed as the availability permitted. 49 ships of the Buckley class were converted to APDs during the war. They received four LCVP-carrying davits, a single 5" L/38 gun, three 40mm twin mounts and six 20mm guns, and a cage mast aft supporting two 5-ton cranes.
Escort destroyers of this class served in all theaters on general escort duty. Underhill was lost to a Kaiten one-man suicide torpedo in July 1945.
Ships in class:
DE-51 Buckley
DE-53 Charles Lawrence
DE-54 Daniel T. Griffin
DE-56 Donnell
DE-57 Fogg
DE-59 Foss
DE-60 Gantner
DE-62 George W. Ingram
DE-63 Ira Jeffery
DE-65 Lee Fox
DE-66 Amesbury
DE-68 Bates
DE-69 Blessman
DE-70 Joseph E. Campbell
DE-153 Reuben James
DE-154 Sims
DE-155 Hopping
DE-156 Reeves
DE-157 Fechteler
DE-158 Chase
DE-159 Laning
DE-160 Loy
DE-161 Barber
DE-198 Lovelance
DE-199 Manning
DE-200 Neuendorf
DE-201 James E. Craig
DE-202 Eichenberger
DE-203 Thomason
DE-204 Jordan
DE-205 Newman
DE-207 Kephart
DE-208 Cofer
DE-209 Lloyd
DE-210 Otter
DE-211 Joseph C. Hubbard
DE-212 Hayter
DE-213 William T. Powell
DE-214 Scott
DE-215 Burke
DE-216 Enright
DE-217 Coolbaugh
DE-218 Darby
DE-219 J. Douglas Blackwood
DE-220 Francis M. Robinson
DE-221 Solar
DE-222 Fowler
DE-223 Spangenberg
DE-575 Ahrens
DE-576 Barr
DE-577 Alexander J. Luke
DE-578 Robert J. Paine
DE-633 Foreman
DE-634 Whitehurst
DE-635 England
DE-636 Witter
DE-637 Bowers
DE-638 Willmarth
DE-639 Gendreau
DE-640 Fieberling
DE-641 William C. Cole
DE-642 Paul G. Baker
DE-643 Damon M. Cummings
DE-644 Vammen
DE-665 Jenks
DE-666 Durik
DE-667 Wiseman
DE-675 Weber
DE-676 Schmitt
DE-677 Frament
DE-678 Harmon
DE-679 Greenwood
DE-680 Loeser
DE-681 Gillette
DE-682 Underhill
DE-683 Henry R. Kenyon
DE-693 Bull
DE-694 Bunch
DE-695 Rich
DE-696 Spangler
DE-697 George
DE-698 Raby
DE-699 Marsh
DE-700 Currier
DE-701 Osmus
DE-702 Earl V. Johnson
DE-703 Holton
DE-704 Cronin
DE-705 Frybarger
DE-789 Tatum
DE-790 Borum
DE-791 Maloy
DE-792 Haines
DE-793 Runels
DE-794 Hollis
DE-795 Gunason
DE-796 Major
DE-797 Weeden
DE-798 Varian
DE-799 Scroggins
DE-800 Jack W. Wilke
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Displacements:
Standard: 1,357 tons Full: 1,652 tons Length: 93,27m / 306ft Beam: 10,66m / 35ft Draft (Full Load): 3,2m / 10ft 6 1/2" Crew (Officers/Men): 15/198 Endurance: 4,940nm at 12 knots Speed: 24 knots |
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Belt: No belt armor
Deck: No deck armor Barbettes: No barbette armor Conning Tower: No conning tower armor |
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(As designed):
Main: 3 x 76mm L/50, in three single mounts Secondary: None AA: 4 x 28mm L/74 in one quad mount, 8 x 20mm L/70 in single mounts Torpedoes: Three 533mm torpedo tubes in one triple mount Depth Charges: 1 x Hedgehog forward, 8 x K-Gun, 2 x depth charge track; perhaps 120 depth charges |