World War II
American Destroyer Escorts
Edsall Class (FMR)
A Study in Blueprints
By Duane D. Borchers, Sr.
BK-015
$60.00
(Foreign $90.00)(11" X 17" soft cover book book
of engineering drawings, 135 pages)
Ships of class: USS Edsall (DE-129), USS Jacob Jones (DE-130),
USS Hammann (DE-131), USS Robert E.Peary (DE-132), USS
Pillsbury
(DE-133)(DER-133), USS Pope (DE-134), USS Flaherty (DE-135), USS
Frederick C.
Davis (DE-136), USS Herbert C. Jones (DE-137), USS Douglas L. Howard (DE-138),
USS Farquhar (DE-139), USS J. R. Y. Blakely ( DE-140), USS
Hill (DE-141), USS
Fessenden (DE-142)(DER-142), USS Fiske (DE-143), USS Frost (DE-144), USS
Huse
(DE-145), USS Inch (DE-146), USS Blair (DE-147), USS
Brough (DE-148), USS
Chatelain (DE-149), USS Neunzer (DE-150), USS Poole (DE-151), USS
Peterson
(DE-152), USS Stewart (DE-238), USS Sturtevant (DE-239)(DER-239), USS
Moore
(DE-240), USS Keith (DE-241), USS Tomich (DE-242), USS
J. Richard Ward (DE-243),
USS Otterstetter (DE-244)(DER-244), USS Sloat (DE-245), USS
Snowden (DE-246),
USS Stanton (DE-247), USS Swasey (DE-248), USS Marchand (DE-249), USS
Hurst
(DE-250), to Mexican Navy as Comodoro Manuel Azueta Perillos (E-30), USS
Camp
(DE-251)(DER-251) to South Vietnam as Tran Hung Dao, to Philippines as
Rajah Lakandula, USS Howard D. Crow (DE-252), USS Pettit (DE-253), USS
Ricketts
(DE-254), USS Sellstrom (DE-255)(DER-255), USS Harveson (DE-316)(DER-316), USS
Joyce (DE-317)(DER-317), USS Kirkpatrick (DE-318), USS Leopold (DE-319), USS
Menges (DE-320), USS Mosley (DE-321), USS Newell (DE-322)(WDE-422)(DER-322, USS
Pride (DE-323), USS Falgout (DE-324)(WDE-424)(DER-324), USS
Lowe
(DE-325)(WDE-425)(DER-325), USS Thomas J. Gary (DE-326)(DER-326) to Tunisia as
President Bourguiba, Renamed Indakh, USS Brister (DE-327)(DER-327), USS
Finch
(DE-328)(WDE-428)(DER-328), USS Kretchmer (DE-329)(DER-329), USS O'Reilly
(DE-330), USS Koiner (DE-331)(WDE-431)(DER-331), USS Price (DE-332)(DER-332),
USS Strickland (DE-333)(DER-333), USS Forster (DE-334)(WDE-434)(DER-334), to
South Vietnam as Tran Khanh Du, Captured by N.Vietnam 1971, USS Daniel (DE-335),
USS Roy O. Hale (DE-336)(DER-336), USS Dale W. Peterson (DE-337), USS
Martin H.
Ray (DE-338), USS Ramsden (DE-382)(WDE-482)(DER-382), USS
Mills
(DE-383)(DER-383), USS Rhodes (DE-384)(DER-384), USS Richey (DE-385)(WDE-485),
USS Savage (DE-386)(DER-386), USS Vance (DE-387)(WDE-487)(DER-387), USS
Lansing
(DE-388)(WDE-488)(DER-388), USS Durant (DE-389)(WDE-489)(DER-389), USS
Calcaterra (DE-390)(DER-390), USS Chambers (DE-391)(WDE-491)(DER-391), USS
Merrill (DE-392), USS Haverfield (DE-393)(DER-393), USS Swenning (DE-394), USS
Willis (DE-395), USS Janssen (DE-396), USS Wilhoite (DE-397)(DER-397), USS
Cockrill (DE-398), USS Stockdale (DE-399), USS Hissem (DE-400)(DER-400) and USS
Holder (DE-401).
Ships of Cannon class: USS Cannon (DE-99), USS Christopher (DE-100), USS Alger (DE-101), USS Thomas (DE-102), USS Bostwick (DE-103), USS Breeman (DE-104), USS Burrows (DE-105), USS Carter (DE-112), USS Clarence L. Evans (DE-113), USS Levy (DE-162), USS McConnell (DE-163), USS Osterhaus (DE-164), USS Parks (DE-165), USS Baron (DE-166), USS Acree (DE-167), USS Amick (DE-168), USS Atherton (DE-169), USS Booth (DE-170), USS Carroll (DE-171), USS Cooner (DE-172), USS Eldridge (DE-173), USS Marts (DE-174), USS Pennewill (DE-175), USS Micka (DE-176), USS Reybold (DE-177), USS Herzog (DE-178), USS McAnn (DE-179), USS Trumpeter (DE-180), USS Straub (DE-181), USS Gustafson (DE-182), USS Samuel S. Miles (DE-183), USS Wesson (DE-184), USS Riddle DE-185), USS Swearer (DE-186), USS Stern (DE-187), USS O'Neill (DE-188), USS Bronstein (DE-189), USS Baker (DE-190), USS Coffman (DE-191), USS Eisner (DE-192), USS Garfield Thomas (DE-193), USS Wingfield (DE-194), USS Thornhill (DE-195), USS Rinehart (DE-196), USS Roche (DE-197), USS Bangust (DE-739), USS Waterman (DE-740), USS Weaver (DE-741), USS Hilbert (DE-742), USS Lamons (DE-743), USS Kyne (DE-744), USS Snyder (DE-745), USS Hemminger (DE-746), USS Bright (DE-747), USS Tills (DE-748), USS Roberts (DE-749), USS McClelland (DE-750), USS Cates (DE-763), USS Gandy (DE-764), USS Earl K. Olsen (DE-765), USS Slater (DE-766), USS Oswald (DE-767), USS Ebert (DE-768), USS Neal A. Scott (DE-769), USS Muir (DE-770) and USS Sutton (DE-771).
Ships of Cannon class to free French forces: FFL Senegalais, ex-USS Corbesier (DE-106), FFL Algerien, ex-USS Cronin (DE-107), FFL Tunesien, ex-USS Corsley (DE-108), FFL Marocain, ex-USS Marocain (DE-109), FFL Hova, ex-USS Hova (DE-110) and FFL Somali, ex-USS Somali (DE-111).
Title |
Shipyard & |
Date of Approval |
Page |
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| Hold, Second & 1st Platforms, Gen. Arrangement. | Federal Shipbuilding
& Dry dock Co. Gibbs & Cox, Inc. Design Agents, |
November 12, 1942 |
19-21 |
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| Main, Superstructure Decks & Bridges, General Arrangement | do. |
November 26, 1942 |
22-24 |
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| Outboard Profile. | do. |
November 17, 1942 |
25-27 |
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| Midship Type Cross Sections. | do. |
December 5, 1942 |
28-29 |
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| Cross Sections Forward, frames 4, 12, 36 & 51. | do. |
do. |
30-31 |
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| Cross Sections Aft, frames 116, 138, 154 & 167. | do. |
November 26, 1942 |
32-33 |
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| Body Plan. | do. |
June 2, 1942 |
34-35 |
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| Bulwark & Breakwater. | do. |
October 30, 1942 |
36-37 |
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| Transverse Framing, frames 7 - 22. | do. |
September 18, 1942 |
38-39 |
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| Transverse Framing, frames 24 - 42. | do. |
July 15, 1942 |
40-41 |
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| Transverse Framing, frames 44 - 58. | do. |
April 10, 1942 |
42-43 |
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| Transverse Framing, frames 60 - 112. | do. |
August 27, 1942 |
44-45 |
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| Transverse Framing, frames 114 - 124. | do. |
April 4, 1942 |
36-48 |
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| Transverse Framing, frames 126 - 138. | do. |
May 1, 1942 |
49-51 |
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| Transverse Framing, frames 140 - 159. | do. |
June 25, 1942 |
52-53 |
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| Transverse Framing, frames 160 to stern. | do. |
June 10, 1942 |
54-56 |
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| Transverses 31 & 39. Webs 8, 11, 18, 27, 43, 51 & 54. | do. |
June 9, 1942 |
57-58 |
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| Transverses 63, 66, 69, 75, 77, 83, 90, 93 & 96. | do. |
September 12, 1942 |
59-61 |
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| Transverses 102, 104, 110 & 129. Webs 117 & 121. | do. |
August 31, 1942 |
62-63 |
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| Transverses 137, 148, 156. Webs 133, 144, 164 & 168. | do. |
May 1, 1942 |
64-65 |
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| Main Deck Plating, Stem to frame 59. | do. |
July 9, 1942 |
66-68 |
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| Main Deck Plating, frame 59 - 113. | do. |
June 16, 1942 |
69-71 |
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| Main Deck Plating, aft of frame 113. | do. |
May 26, 1942 |
72-74 |
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| Main Deck House, frame 59 to 92, Sides & Top. | do. |
October 31, 1942 |
75-78 |
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| Main Deck House, frame 92 - 128, Sides & Top. | do. |
1942 |
79-81 |
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| Superstructure Deck House Front, Navigation Bridge & Shield. | do. |
October 20, 1942 |
82-83 |
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| Navigation Bridge House, Steering Stations Bulkheads & Shields. | do. |
October 30, 1942 |
84-86 |
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| Gun Platform & Stations. Shields above Main Deck. | do. |
1942 |
87-89 |
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| Outline of Gun Foundations. | do. |
June 12, 1942 |
90-91 |
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| Foundation for Depth Charge tracks, Bridge Control, Smoke Screen Generator & Depth Charge throwers. | do. |
August 12, 1942 |
92-93 |
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| Bitts. | do. |
April 11, 1942 |
94 |
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| Closed Chock, 12" swallow. | do. |
April 10, 1942 |
95 |
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| Bow & Stern Chocks. | do. |
May 26, 1942 |
96-97 |
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| Standard Cleats. | do. |
April 24, 1942 |
98 |
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| Arrangement of Mooring Lines. | do. |
July 11, 1942 |
99-100 |
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| Hause Pipes. | do. |
May 18, 1942 |
101-104 |
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| Rail Stanchion Arrangement, Main Superstructure Decks & Nav. Bridge. | do. |
July 7, 1942 |
105-107 |
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| Rail Stanchions - type. | do. |
do. |
108-109 |
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| Propeller Guards. | do. |
April 24, 1942 |
110-112 |
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| Misc. Davits & Sockets. | do. |
July 29, 1942 |
113-114 |
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| Inclined Ladders, Arrangement & Details. | do. |
July 4, 1942 |
115-117 |
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| Side Ladders (large type). | do. |
April 11, 1942 |
118-119 |
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| Anchor & Abandon Ship Ladders. | do. |
May 7, 1942 |
120-121 |
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| Polemast Assembly. | do. |
May 27, 1942 |
122-123 |
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| Rigging Arrangement. | do. |
October 16, 1942 |
124-127 |
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| Rudders | do. |
May 11, 1942 |
128-129 |
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