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USS Evarts This is a list of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy, listed in a table sortable by both name and hull-number.It includes the hull classification symbols DE (both Destroyer Escort and Ocean Escort), DEG (Destroyer Escort, Guided missile), and DER (Destroyer Escort, Radar picket).
USS Hissem (DE-400/DER-400) was an Edsall class destroyer escort of the United States Navy. Hissem was constructed in 1943 as DE-400. In 1955, the vessel was equipped with modern radars, and the designation was changed to DER-400. The special purpose of DER (Destroyer Escort Radar picket) ships was the detection of aircraft.
OPS-18 is a two-dimensional radar manufactured by Japan Radio Company. It is installed as an anti-water search radar on the Maritime Self-Defense Force's escort ship. [1] Variations include OPS-18-1 and OPS-18-3.
The modified Rudderow-class destroyer escort, ARC Cordoba (DT-15), formerly USS Ruchamkin (APD-89) is preserved in Tocancipa, Colombia. The Cannon-class destroyer escort HTMS Pin Klao (DE-1), formerly USS Hemminger (DE-746), is active in the Royal Thai Navy as a training ship. She is the last operational World War II destroyer escort in any navy.
This was the only World War II destroyer escort class in which all the ships originally ordered were completed as United States Navy destroyer escorts. [2] Destroyer escorts were regular companions escorting the vulnerable cargo ships.
Conventional anti-water radar has almost doubled the detection distance from the front to the sea skimmer, which was about the line of sight of radio waves. In addition, the OPS-28-1 installed on the JS Ishikari and Yūbari-class destroyer escort has been given more full-scale anti-aircraft alert capability by changing the beam pattern.