Rudderow-class destroyer escort

	USS Rudderow
Class overview
Name	Rudderow class
Builders	Bethlehem Hingham, MA; Bethlehem Fore River, MA; Charleston Navy Yard, SC; Defoe Shipbuilding, MI; Philadelphia Navy Yard, PA;
Operators	United States Navy; Republic of China Navy; Colombian National Navy; Republic of Korea Navy; Mexican Navy;
Preceded by	Edsall class
Succeeded by	John C. Butler class
Built	1943–1944
In commission	1943–1992
Planned	252
Completed	22
Cancelled	180
Preserved	1
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer escort
Displacement	1,740 tons (1,770 metric tons) (fully loaded)
Length	306 ft (93.3 m) (overall)
Beam	36 ft 6 in (11.1 m)
Draft	11 ft (3.4 m) (fully loaded)
Propulsion	General Electric steam turbo-electric drive engine; Two 3-bladed propellers 8 ft 5 in (2.6 m) diameter;
Speed	24 knots (most ships could attain 26/27 knots)
Range	5,500 nautical miles at 15 knots (10,200 km at 28 km/h)
Complement	15 Officers, 168 Enlisted
Sensors &; processing systems	Radar: Type SL surface search on mast above yard arm (type SC and SA air search fitted to certain ships).; Sonar: Type 128D or Type 144 both in retractable dome..; Direction Finding: MF antenna in front of the bridge and HF/DF Type FH 4 antenna fitted on mast.;
Armament	2 × 5-inch/38 dual-purpose; 4 × 40 mm Bofors in twin mounts in the 'B' and 'X' position. 10 × 20 mm single mount Oerlikon cannon, four either side of the bridge, four in sponsons abaft the funnel, two on the fantail; Torpedo tubes: three 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes aft of the stack.; Hedgehog: anti-submarine mortar, on the main deck aft of 'A' gun.; Depth charges: Two double rails at the stern and eight K-gun throwers.;

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.

Class overview
USS Rudderow
Name	Rudderow class
Builders	Bethlehem Hingham, MA Bethlehem Fore River, MA Charleston Navy Yard, SC Defoe Shipbuilding, MI Philadelphia Navy Yard, PA
Operators	United States Navy Republic of China Navy Colombian National Navy Republic of Korea Navy Mexican Navy
Preceded by	Edsall class
Succeeded by	John C. Butler class
Built	1943–1944
In commission	1943–1992
Planned	252
Completed	22
Cancelled	180
Preserved	1
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer escort
Displacement	1,740 tons (1,770 metric tons) (fully loaded)
Length	306 ft (93.3 m) (overall)
Beam	36 ft 6 in (11.1 m)
Draft	11 ft (3.4 m) (fully loaded)
Propulsion	General Electric steam turbo-electric drive engine Two 3-bladed propellers 8 ft 5 in (2.6 m) diameter
Speed	24 knots (most ships could attain 26/27 knots)
Range	5,500 nautical miles at 15 knots (10,200 km at 28 km/h)
Complement	15 Officers, 168 Enlisted
Sensors & processing systems	Radar: Type SL surface search on mast above yard arm (type SC and SA air search fitted to certain ships). Sonar: Type 128D or Type 144 both in retractable dome.. Direction Finding: MF antenna in front of the bridge and HF/DF Type FH 4 antenna fitted on mast.
Armament	2 × 5-inch/38 dual-purpose 4 × 40 mm Bofors in twin mounts in the 'B' and 'X' position. 10 × 20 mm single mount Oerlikon cannon, four either side of the bridge, four in sponsons abaft the funnel, two on the fantail Torpedo tubes: three 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes aft of the stack. Hedgehog: anti-submarine mortar, on the main deck aft of 'A' gun. Depth charges: Two double rails at the stern and eight K-gun throwers.