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Destroyer escort
Buckley-class destroyer escort is a destroyer escort. It was built by Bethlehem Steel Hingham Shipyard , MA Fore River Shipyard , MA San Francisco Shipyard , CA Charleston Navy Yard , SC Consolidated Steel , TX Defoe Shipbuilding , MI Dravo Corporation , PA Norfolk Navy Yard , VA Philadelphia Navy Yard , PA. Reported operators include World War II United States Navy Royal Navy Post-War Chilean Navy Republic of China Navy Colombian National Navy Ecuadorian Navy Republic of Korea Navy Mexican Navy Philippine Navy Royal Navy United States Navy.
Buckley-class destroyer escort
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Buckley class
Bethlehem Steel Hingham Shipyard , MA Fore River Shipyard , MA San Francisco Shipyard , CA Charleston Navy Yard , SC Consolidated Steel , TX Defoe Shipbuilding , MI Dravo Corporation , PA Norfolk Navy Yard , VA Philadelphia Navy Yard , PA
World War II United States Navy Royal Navy Post-War Chilean Navy Republic of China Navy Colombian National Navy Ecuadorian Navy Republic of Korea Navy Mexican Navy Philippine Navy Royal Navy United States Navy
Evarts class
Cannon class
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Destroyer escort
1,740 tons (fully loaded)
306 ft (93.3 m)
36 ft 6 in (11.1 m)
11 ft (3.4 m) (fully loaded)
Two Foster-Wheeler Express "D"-type water-tube boilers , two GE steam turbines of 13,500 horsepower (10,100 kW) total, two generators (9,200 kilowatts (12,300 hp) total), 12,000 horsepower (8,900 kW) of electric motors drove the two propeller shafts
24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) (most ships could attain 26/27 knots)
5,500 nautical miles (10,190 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
350 tons oil (fuel)
Radar: Type SL surface search fixed to mast above yard arm, type SC and SA air search only fitted to certain ships Sonar : Type 128D or Type 144 both in retractable dome. Direction Finding: MF direction finding antenna fitted in front of the bridge and HF/DF Type FH 4 antenna fitted on top of mast
Main guns: 3 × 3 inch /50 Mk 22 dual-purpose open mount Anti-aircraft guns: 4 × 1.1 inch/75 (28mm) guns or 2 × 40 mm Bofors guns (not included on Captain -class ships) 8 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon Some of the ships had an extra one or two Oerlikons fitted on top of the superstructure amidships Captain -Class units had additional 20 mm guns Torpedo tubes : 3 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes in a triple mount Hedgehog mortar Up to 200 depth charges
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 93.3 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 93.3 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Buckley-class destroyer escort equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
World War II United States Navy Royal Navy Post-War Chilean Navy Republic of China Navy Colombian National Navy Ecuadorian Navy Republic of Korea Navy Mexican Navy Philippine Navy Royal Navy United States Navy
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