antisubmarine aircraft escort
51USS Heermann (DD-532) — Career (United States) …
52USS Beatty (DD-640) — USS Beatty (DD 640), a Gleaves class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Frank E. Beatty. Beatty was laid down as Mullany on 1 May 1941 at the Charleston Navy Yard, in Charleston, South Carolina.… …
53USS Swenning (DE-394) — Career (US) Namesake: Gust J. Swenning Builder …
54USS Woodworth (DD-460) — was a Benson class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Selim E. Woodworth. Woodworth was laid down on 30 April 1941 at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Company; launched on 29 November 1941; …
55USS Straub (DE-181) — was a Sclass|Cannon|destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She was laid down on 7 June 1943 by the… …
56USS Stanton (DE-247) — Career (US) …
57British Pacific Fleet — Infobox Military Unit unit name=British Pacific Fleet caption=The British aircraft carrier HMS Formidable going through the anti submarine boom in Sydney Harbour in 1945. The blackened funnel was the result of a kamikaze attack, in which a… …
58USS Whipple (DD-217) World War II Service, 1941–1945 — USS Whipple (DD 217) World War II Service, 1941 1945On 25 November 1941 two days in advance of the war warning which predicted that hostile Japanese action in the Pacific was imminent Admiral Hart dispatched Whipple s Destroyer Division (DesDiv)… …
59USS Fletcher (DD-445) — USS Fletcher (DD/DDE 445), named for Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, was the lead ship Fletcher class destroyer, and served in the Pacific during World War II. She received fifteen battle stars for World War II service, and five for Korean War service …
60USS Benham (DD-796) — For other ships of the same name, see USS Benham. Career (US) …
