Sea Weapons

Destroyer Escort (1943)

Buckley class

USS Kephart (DE-207)

Preceded by:

Evarts (1943)

Succeeded by:

Cannon (1943)

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Buckley DE-51 Bethlehem29/06/194209/01/194330/04/194303/07/1946Sold/Scrapped
Bull DE-52 Bethlehem29/06/194203/02/194319/05/194319/05/1943Sold/Scrapped
Charles Lawrence DE-53 Bethlehem01/08/194216/02/194331/05/194321/06/1946Sold/Scrapped
Daniel T. Griffin DE-54 Bethlehem07/09/194225/02/194309/06/194330/05/1946Transferred
Donaldson DE-55 Bethlehem01/08/194215/10/194218/06/194318/06/1943Sold/Scrapped
Donnell DE-56 Bethlehem27/11/194213/03/194326/06/194320/06/1944Sold/Scrapped
Fogg DE-57 Bethlehem04/12/194220/03/194307/07/194327/10/1947Sold/Scrapped
Formoe DE-58 Bethlehem11/12/194227/03/194315/07/194315/07/1943Sold/Scrapped
Foss DE-59 Bethlehem31/12/194210/04/194323/07/194330/10/1957Sunk as target
Gantner DE-60 Bethlehem31/12/194217/04/194323/07/194302/08/1949Transferred
Gary DE-61 Bethlehem16/01/194301/05/194304/08/194304/08/1943Sold/Scrapped
George W. Ingram DE-62 Bethlehem06/02/194308/05/194311/08/194315/01/1947Transferred
Ira Jeffery DE-63 Bethlehem13/02/194315/05/194315/08/194318/06/1946Sunk as target
Lamons DE-64 Bethlehem22/02/194322/05/194323/08/194323/08/1943Leased
Lee Fox DE-65 Bethlehem01/03/194329/05/194330/08/194313/05/1946Sold/Scrapped
Amesbury DE-66 Bethlehem08/03/194305/06/194331/08/194303/07/1946Sunk as target
Essington DE-67 Bethlehem15/03/194319/06/194307/09/194307/09/1943Sold/Scrapped
Bates DE-68 Bethlehem29/03/194306/06/194312/09/194325/05/1945 Loss by kamikaze
Blessman DE-69 Bethlehem22/03/194319/06/194319/09/194315/01/1947Transferred
Joseph E. Campbell DE-70 Bethlehem05/04/194330/06/194323/09/194315/11/1946Transferred as spares
Oswald DE-71 Bethlehem05/04/194330/06/194317/09/194317/09/1943Sold as mercantile
Harmon DE-72 Bethlehem12/04/194310/07/194330/09/194330/09/1943Sold/Scrapped
McAnn DE-73 Bethlehem19/04/194310/07/194307/10/194307/10/1943Sold/Scrapped
Ebert DE-74 Bethlehem26/04/194317/07/194313/10/194313/10/1943Sold/Scrapped
Eisele DE-75 Bethlehem03/05/194326/07/194317/10/194317/10/1943Leased
Liddle DE-76 Bethlehem10/05/194326/07/194329/09/194329/09/1943Sold/Scrapped
Straub DE-77 Bethlehem10/05/194331/07/194313/11/194313/11/1943Sold/Scrapped
Bullen DE-78 Bethlehem17/05/194307/08/194325/10/194325/10/1943Leased
Byron DE-79 Bethlehem24/05/194314/08/194330/10/194330/10/1943Sold/Scrapped
Conn DE-80 Bethlehem02/06/194321/08/194331/10/194331/10/1943Sold/Scrapped
Cotton DE-81 Bethlehem02/06/194321/08/194308/11/194308/11/1943Struck
Cranstoun DE-82 Bethlehem09/06/194328/08/194313/11/194313/11/1943Sold/Scrapped
Cubitt DE-83 Bethlehem09/06/194311/09/194317/11/194317/11/1943Sold/Scrapped
Curzon DE-84 Bethlehem23/06/194318/09/194320/11/194320/11/1943Sold/Scrapped
Dakins DE-85 Bethlehem23/06/194318/09/194323/11/194323/11/1943Sold/Scrapped
Deane DE-86 Bethlehem30/06/194329/09/194326/11/194326/11/1943Sold/Scrapped
Ekins DE-87 Bethlehem05/07/194302/10/194329/11/194329/11/1943Sold/Scrapped
Fitzroy DE-88 Bethlehem24/08/194301/09/194316/10/194316/10/1943Sold/Scrapped
Redmill DE-89 Bethlehem14/07/194302/10/194330/11/194330/11/1943Sold/Scrapped
Retalick DE-90 Bethlehem21/07/194309/10/194308/12/194308/12/1943Sold/Scrapped
Halsted DE-91 Bethlehem28/07/194314/10/194303/11/194303/11/1943Leased
Riou DE-92 Bethlehem04/08/194323/10/194314/12/194314/12/1943Sold/Scrapped
Rutherford DE-93 Bethlehem04/08/194323/10/194316/12/194316/12/1943Sold/Scrapped
Reeves DE-94 Bethlehem11/08/194320/10/194320/12/194320/12/1943Sold/Scrapped
Rowley DE-95 Bethlehem18/08/194330/10/194322/12/194322/12/1943Sold/Scrapped
Rupert DE-96 Bethlehem25/08/194331/10/194324/12/194324/12/1943Sold/Scrapped
Stockham DE-97 Bethlehem25/08/194331/10/194328/12/194328/12/1943Sold/Scrapped
Seymour DE-98 Bethlehem01/09/194301/11/194323/12/194323/12/1943Sold/Scrapped
Reuben James DE-153 Norfolk N Yd07/09/194206/02/194301/04/194311/10/1947Sunk as target
Sims DE-154 Norfolk N Yd07/09/194206/02/194324/04/194324/04/1946Sold/Scrapped
Hopping DE-155 Norfolk N Yd15/12/194209/03/194321/05/194305/05/1947Sold/Scrapped
Reeves DE-156 Norfolk N Yd07/02/194323/04/194309/06/194330/07/1946Transferred (other use)
Fechteler DE-157 Norfolk N Yd07/02/194322/04/194301/07/194305/05/1944 Loss by submarine
Chase DE-158 Norfolk N Yd16/03/194324/04/194318/07/194315/01/1946Sold/Scrapped
Laning DE-159 Norfolk N Yd23/04/194304/07/194301/08/194313/09/1957Sold/Scrapped
Loy DE-160 Norfolk N Yd23/04/194304/07/194312/09/194321/02/1947Sold/Scrapped
Barber DE-161 Norfolk N Yd27/04/194320/05/194310/10/194322/03/1946Transferred
Lovelace DE-198 Norfolk N Yd22/05/194304/07/194307/11/194322/05/1946Sunk as target
Manning DE-199 Charleston N Yd15/02/194301/06/194301/10/194315/01/1947Sold/Scrapped
Neuendorf DE-200 Charleston N Yd15/02/194301/06/194318/10/194314/05/1946Sunk as target
James E. Craig DE-201 Charleston N Yd15/04/194322/07/194301/11/194302/07/1946Sunk as target
Eichenberger DE-202 Charleston N Yd15/04/194322/07/194317/11/194316/05/1946Sold/Scrapped
Thomason DE-203 Charleston N Yd05/06/194323/08/194310/12/194322/05/1946Sold/Scrapped
Jordan DE-204 Charleston N Yd05/06/194323/08/194317/12/194319/12/1945Sunk as target
Newman DE-205 Charleston N Yd08/06/194309/08/194326/11/194318/02/1946Sold/Scrapped
Liddle DE-206 Charleston N Yd08/06/194309/08/194306/12/194318/03/1967Sold/Scrapped
Kephart DE-207 Charleston N Yd12/05/194306/09/194307/01/194421/06/1946Transferred
Cofer DE-208 Charleston N Yd12/05/194306/09/194319/01/194428/06/1946Sold/Scrapped
Lloyd DE-209 Charleston N Yd26/07/194323/11/194311/02/194418/02/1958Sold/Scrapped
Otter DE-210 Charleston N Yd26/07/194323/10/194321/02/194405/05/1947Sunk as target
Hubbard DE-211 Charleston N Yd11/08/194311/11/194306/03/194415/03/1946Sold/Scrapped
Hayter DE-212 Charleston N Yd11/08/194311/11/194316/03/194419/03/1946Transferred
William T. Powell DE-213 Charleston N Yd26/08/194327/11/194328/03/194417/01/1958Sold/Scrapped
Scott DE-214 Philadelphia N Yd01/01/194303/04/194320/07/194303/03/1947Sold/Scrapped
Burke DE-215 Philadelphia N Yd01/01/194303/04/194320/07/194322/06/1949Transferred
Enright DE-216 Philadelphia N Yd22/02/194329/05/194321/09/194321/06/1946Transferred
Coolbaugh DE-217 Philadelphia N Yd22/02/194329/05/194315/10/194321/02/1959Sold/Scrapped
Darby DE-218 Philadelphia N Yd22/02/194329/05/194315/11/194301/08/1962Sunk as target
J. Douglas Blackwood DE-219 Philadelphia N Yd22/02/194329/05/194315/12/194301/08/1962Sunk as target
Francis M. Robinson DE-220 Philadelphia N Yd22/02/194301/05/194315/01/194420/06/1960Sold/Scrapped
Solar DE-221 Philadelphia N Yd22/02/194329/05/194315/02/194421/05/1946Scuttled inactive
Fowler DE-222 Philadelphia N Yd05/04/194303/07/194315/03/194428/06/1946Sold/Scrapped
Spangenberg DE-223 Philadelphia N Yd05/04/194303/07/194315/03/194418/10/1947Sold/Scrapped
Spragge DE-563 Bethlehem15/09/194316/10/194314/01/194414/01/1944Sold/Scrapped
Stayner DE-564 Bethlehem22/09/194306/11/194330/01/194430/01/1944Sold/Scrapped
Thornborough DE-565 Bethlehem22/09/194313/11/194331/12/194331/12/1943Sold/Scrapped
Trollope DE-566 Bethlehem29/09/194320/11/194310/01/194410/01/1944Sold/Scrapped
Tyler DE-567 Bethlehem06/10/194320/11/194314/01/194414/01/1944Sold/Scrapped
Torrington DE-568 Bethlehem22/09/194327/11/194318/01/194418/01/1944Sold/Scrapped
Narbrough DE-569 Bethlehem06/10/194327/11/194321/01/194421/01/1944Sold/Scrapped
Waldegrave DE-570 Bethlehem16/10/194304/12/194328/01/194428/01/1944Sold/Scrapped
Whitaker DE-571 Bethlehem20/10/194312/12/194328/01/194428/01/1944Sold/Scrapped
Holmes DE-572 Bethlehem27/10/194319/12/194331/01/194431/01/1944Sold/Scrapped
Hargood DE-573 Bethlehem27/10/194319/12/194307/02/194407/02/1944Sold/Scrapped
Hotham DE-574 Bethlehem05/11/194322/12/194308/02/194408/02/1944Sold/Scrapped
Ahrens DE-575 Bethlehem05/11/194321/12/194312/02/194424/06/1946Sold/Scrapped
Barr DE-576 Bethlehem05/11/194328/12/194316/02/194412/07/1946Sunk as target
Alexander J. Luke DE-577 Bethlehem05/11/194328/12/194319/02/194418/10/1947Sunk as target
Robert I. Paine DE-578 Bethlehem05/11/194330/12/194326/02/194421/11/1947Sold/Scrapped
Foreman DE-633 Bethlehem09/03/194301/08/194322/10/194328/06/1946Sold/Scrapped
Whitehurst DE-634 Bethlehem21/03/194305/09/194319/11/194301/08/1962Sunk as target
England DE-635 Bethlehem04/04/194326/09/194310/12/194315/10/1945Sold/Scrapped
Witter DE-636 Bethlehem28/04/194317/10/194319/12/194329/10/1945Sold/Scrapped
Bowers DE-637 Bethlehem28/03/194331/10/194327/01/194418/12/1956Transferred
Willmarth DE-638 Bethlehem25/06/194321/11/194313/03/194426/04/1946Sold/Scrapped
Gendreau DE-639 Bethlehem01/08/194312/12/194317/03/194413/03/1948Sold/Scrapped
Fieberling DE-640 Bethlehem01/03/194402/04/194411/04/194413/03/1948Sold/Scrapped
William C. Cole DE-641 Bethlehem05/09/194329/11/194312/05/194428/03/1948Sold/Scrapped
Paul G. Baker DE-642 Bethlehem26/09/194312/03/194425/05/194403/02/1947Sold/Scrapped
Damon M. Cummings DE-643 Bethlehem17/10/194318/04/194429/06/194403/02/1947Sold/Scrapped
Vammen DE-644 Bethlehem01/08/194321/05/194427/07/194401/08/1962Sunk as target
Jenks DE-665 Dravo12/05/194311/09/194319/01/194426/06/1946Sold/Scrapped
Durik DE-666 Dravo22/06/194309/10/194324/03/194415/06/1946Sold/Scrapped
Wiseman DE-667 Dravo26/07/194306/11/194304/04/194401/08/1962Sold/Scrapped
Yokes APD-69 Consolidated22/08/194327/11/194318/12/194419/08/1946Sold/Scrapped
Pavlic APD-70 Consolidated21/09/194310/12/194329/12/194415/11/1946Sold/Scrapped
Odum APD-71 Consolidated15/10/194319/12/194312/01/194515/11/1946Transferred
Jack C. Robinson APD-72 Consolidated10/11/194308/01/194402/02/194513/12/1946Transferred
Bassett APD-73 Consolidated28/11/194315/01/194423/02/194526/11/1957Transferred
John P. Gray APD-74 Consolidated18/12/194318/03/194415/03/194529/04/1946Sold/Scrapped
Weber DE-675 Bethlehem22/02/194301/05/194330/06/194330/07/1946Sunk as target
Schmitt DE-676 Bethlehem22/02/194319/05/194323/07/194328/06/1949Transferred
Frament DE-677 Bethlehem01/05/194328/06/194315/08/194330/05/1946Transferred (other use)
Harmon DE-678 Bethlehem31/05/194325/07/194331/08/194325/03/1947Sold/Scrapped
Greenwood DE-679 Bethlehem29/06/194321/08/194325/09/194301/08/1962Sold/Scrapped
Loeser DE-680 Bethlehem27/07/194311/09/194310/10/194301/08/1962Sunk as target
Gillette DE-681 Bethlehem24/08/194325/09/194327/10/194303/02/1947Sold/Scrapped
Underhill DE-682 Bethlehem16/09/194315/10/194315/11/194324/07/1945 Loss by suicide torpedo
Henry R. Kenyon DE-683 Bethlehem29/09/194330/10/194330/11/194303/02/1947Sold/Scrapped
Bull DE-693 Defoe14/12/194225/03/194312/08/194305/06/1947Transferred
Bunch DE-694 Defoe23/02/194329/05/194321/08/194331/05/1946Sold/Scrapped
Rich DE-695 Defoe27/03/194322/06/194301/10/194308/06/1944 Loss by mine
Spangler DE-696 Defoe28/05/194315/07/194331/10/194308/10/1958Sold/Scrapped
George DE-697 Defoe22/05/194315/07/194331/10/194308/10/1958Sold/Scrapped
Raby DE-698 Defoe07/06/194303/09/194307/12/194322/12/1953Sold/Scrapped
Marsh DE-699 Defoe23/06/194325/09/194312/01/194401/08/1962Sold/Scrapped
Currier DE-700 Defoe21/07/194314/10/194301/02/194404/04/1960Sunk as target
Osmus DE-701 Defoe17/08/194304/11/194323/02/194415/03/1947Sold/Scrapped
Earl V. Johnson DE-702 Defoe07/09/194324/11/194318/03/194418/06/1946Sold/Scrapped
Holton DE-703 Defoe28/09/194315/12/194301/05/194431/05/1946Sold/Scrapped
Cronin DE-704 Defoe19/10/194305/01/194405/05/194404/12/1953Sold/Scrapped
Frybarger DE-705 Defoe08/11/194325/01/194418/05/194409/12/1954Sold/Scrapped
Tatum DE-789 Consolidated22/04/194307/08/194322/11/194315/11/1946Sold/Scrapped
Borum DE-790 Consolidated28/04/194314/08/194330/11/194315/06/1946Sold/Scrapped
Maloy DE-791 Consolidated10/05/194318/08/194313/12/194328/05/1965Sold/Scrapped
Haines DE-792 Consolidated17/05/194326/08/194327/12/194329/04/1946Sold/Scrapped
Runels DE-793 Consolidated07/06/194304/09/194303/01/194410/02/1947Sold/Scrapped
Hollis DE-794 Consolidated05/07/194311/09/194324/01/194415/10/1956Sold/Scrapped
Gunason DE-795 Consolidated09/08/194316/10/194301/02/194413/03/1948Sunk as target
Major DE-796 Consolidated16/08/194323/10/194312/02/194413/03/1948Sold/Scrapped
Weeden DE-797 Consolidated18/08/194327/10/194309/02/194426/02/1958Sold/Scrapped
Varian DE-798 Consolidated27/08/194306/11/194329/02/194415/03/1946Sold/Scrapped
Scroggins DE-799 Consolidated04/09/194306/11/194330/03/194428/02/1947Sold/Scrapped
Jack W. Wilke DE-800 Consolidated18/10/194318/12/194307/03/194424/05/1960Sold/Scrapped
Transfers:
Ship Code Former Code Comm Decomm Fate
Serrano APD-26 Odum APD-71 15/11/19661984Sold/Scrapped
Orella APD-27 Jack C. Robinson APD-72 15/11/19661984Sold/Scrapped
Virgilio Uribe APD-29 Daniel T. Griffin DE-54 15/11/196630/05/1995Sold/Scrapped
Almirante Tono DT-04 Bassett APD-73 06/09/19681977Sold/Scrapped
Almirante Brión DT-07 Burke DE-215 12/08/19681974Sold/Scrapped
25 de Julio / Morán Valverde E12 Enright DE-216 14/07/19671989Sold/Scrapped
Kyong Puk PG-85 Kephart DE-207 23/07/196730/04/1985Struck
Jon Nam PG-86 Hayter DE-212 23/07/19671986Sold/Scrapped
Chihuahua / José María Morelos B-08 (Unnamed) 17/02/196916/07/2001Fate unknown
Rajah Soliman D-66 Bowers DE-637 21/04/196106/1962Sold/Scrapped
Wen Shan PF-34 Gantner DE-60 22/02/19661991Sold/Scrapped
Lu Shan PF-36 Harmon DE-678 14/07/196605/1995Sold/Scrapped
Kang Shan PF-42 George W. Ingram DE-62 16/05/19671978Sold/Scrapped
Chung Shan PF-43 Blessman DE-69 03/07/196705/1995Sold/Scrapped
Lung Shan PF-44 Pavlic APD-70 18/02/19691976Sold/Scrapped

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