USS Rudderow (DE-224) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escorts, in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1947. After spending decades in reserve, she was sold for scrap in 1970.
The Rudderow-class destroyer escorts were destroyer escorts launched in the United States in 1943 to 1945. Of this class, 22 were completed as destroyer escorts, and 50 were completed as Crosley-class high speed transports and were re-classified as high speed transport APDs. One ship was converted to an APD after completion. They served in World War II as convoy escorts and anti-submarine warfare ships.
USS Walter X. Young (DE-715/APD-131) was a ship of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Walter X. Young (1918–1942), an officer of the United States Marine Corps who was killed in action during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
USS Walter X. Young has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, but only one that was actually completed and served in the Navy:
USS Carpellotti (DE-548) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.
USS Daniel A. Joy (DE-585) was a Rudderow-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1965. She was scrapped the following year.
USS Christopher (DE-100) was a Cannon class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy. She served only a short time in the Atlantic Ocean before being transferred to Brazil, in December 1944. She was renamed NAe Benevente (D-20) and was finally retired and scrapped in 1964.
USS Clarence L. Evans (DE-113) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She was launched on 22 March 1944 by Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, sponsored by Mrs. E. E. Evans; commissioned on 25 June 1944, Lieutenant Commander W. C. Hughes, USNR, in command; and reported to the Atlantic Fleet.
USS Cread (APD-88) was a Crosley-class high speed transport that served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. She was sold for scrapping in 1961.
USS Francovich (APD-116) was a United States Navy Crosley-class high speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946. She was sold for srap in 1965.
USS Myles C. Fox (DE-546) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.
USS Charles R. Ware (DE-547) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never built.
USS Benner (DE-551) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never built.
USS Dennis J. Buckley (DE-553) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.
USS Everett F. Larson (DE-554) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.
USS William M. Wood (DE-557) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never built.
USS William M. Wood (DE-287) was a proposed United States Navy Rudderow-class destroyer escort that was never built.
USS Williams (DE-290) was a proposed United States Navy Rudderow-class destroyer escort that was never built.
USS Vogelgesang (DE-284) was a proposed United States Navy Rudderow-class destroyer escort that was never completed.
USS Sutton (DE-286) was a proposed United States Navy Rudderow-class destroyer escort that was never built.
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