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The ''Edsall'' class destroyer escorts were built primarily for ocean anti-submarine escort service during World War II. The lead ship, USS ''Edsall'' (DE-129) was commissioned on 10 April 1943 at Orange, Texas. The class was also known as the FMR type from their Fairbanks-Morse reduction-geared diesel drive, with a type of engine used in the submarines of the time. The FMR's substitution for a diesel-electric power plant was the essential difference from the predecessor ''Cannon'' ("DET") class. This was the only World War II DE class in which all the ships originally ordered were completed as United States Navy destroyer escorts.〔U.S. Destroyers, an illustrated design history by Norman Friedman, ISBN 1-55750-442-3 Chapter 7〕 Destroyer escorts were regular companions escorting the vulnerable cargo ships. Late in the war, plans were made to replace the 3" guns with 5" guns but only USS ''Camp'' (DE-251) was refitted (after a collision). In total, all 85 were completed by three shipbuilding companies: Beth Staten Island (47), Consolidated Orange (18), and Houston (20). Most were en route to the Pacific Theater when Japan surrendered. One of the ships participated in Operation Dragoon and two were attacked by German guided missiles ==Hull numbers== A total of 85 ''Edsall'' class destroyer escorts were built. *DE-129 through DE-152 Beth Staten Island *DE-238 through DE-255 Consolidated Orange *DE-316 through DE-338 Beth Staten Island *DE-382 through DE-401 Houston 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edsall-class destroyer escort」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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