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Destroyer escorts were built in greater numbers than any other kind of Allied fighting ship during World War II, and more than one hundred thousand American and British sailors served aboard these ships; yet until now, little has been written about their crucial role in the U.S. and Royal Navies. This book combines unique photographs, firsthand accounts, ship plans, and well-researched text to recapture the history of the largest class of destroyer escorts ever built—the Buckleys.
The American-designed destroyer escort was originally intended for transfer to Great Britain. But following America's entry into the war, the U.S. Navy also adopted the type, and it became the dominant antisubmarine vessel in both Atlantic and Pacific theaters. First deployed in mid-1943 to help protect Allied supply ships, tankers, and transports from German and Japanese attacks, destroyer escorts sank by war's end more enemy submarines than any other kind of escort vessel. The Buckley class was the second largest class of major combatants in the U.S. Navy and provided the greatest number of warships to Great Britain through lend-lease. A portion of the Buckley class was converted to high-speed transports and landed underwater demolition teams ahead of the amphibious assaults on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Many Buckley-class ships had careers extending beyond 1945, with several fighting in the Korean War and others operating as training vessels for naval reservists into the 1960s.
The book presents the first complete photographic record ever assembled of all 154 Buckley-class ships, including the only known photographs of several of these ships, recently located by the author in private collections in the United States and Great Britain. Selections of the original line-plan drawings of the class are also reproduced, providing valuable details of the ship's arrangements as designed. The text describes the development of the class, armament, major conversion programs, differences between the American and British ships, and the operational history of Buckleys in the U.S. and Royal Navies. Throughout the book, recollections and contemporary observations from the men who served aboard these ships are used to provide a personal touch to the history of these "Little Wolves."
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Details the largest class of destroy escorts ever built, drawing on photographs, first-hand accounts, ship plans, and other sources. Explains how the US design was intended for the British but used by the US as well when it entered World War II, and how it became the dominant anti-submarine vessel in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781557502803
  • Publisher: Naval Institute Press
  • Publication date: 4/15/1999
  • Pages: 224
  • Product dimensions: 8.25 (w) x 10.27 (h) x 0.92 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface ix
List of Abbreviations xi
Part 1 Design and Deployment
1 Historical Background 3
2 Design and Armament 11
3 Conversion Programs 47
4 Service History 61
Part 2 Pictorial History
5 The Photographic Record 99
Appendixes
A. Number of Completed and Proposed DEs by Class and Disposition 175
B. Statistical Data of Buckley-Class Ships 176
C. Monthly Totals of Buckley-Class Production and Service Deployment, 1942-1945 186
D. German and Japanese Submarines Credited to Buckley-Class Ships, 1943-1945 188
E. Buckley-Class Ships That Sustained Heavy Damage or Were Lost, 1943-1945 190
F. U.S. Navy Escort Divisions and Royal Navy Escort Groups Containing Buckley-Class Ships, 1943-1945 192
Sources 199
Acknowledgments 203
Index 205
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