Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

APD-47 USS Bates

• Charles Lawrence Class High-Speed Transport (ex-Buckley Class Destroyer Escort):
• Displacement: 1,450 tons
• Length: 306'
• Beam: 37'
• Draft: 12'
• Speed: 23 knots (max); 12 knots (econ)
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP; 3x2 40mm; 6 20mm; 2 DC tracks
• Complement: 15 officers, 198 enlisted
• Turbo-electric drive, twin screws, 12,000 h.p.
• Built at Bethlehem-Hingham and commissioned as DE-68 12 September 1943
• Converted to High-Speed Transport 31 July 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Bates

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Burning off Ie Shima, after being struck by 3 kamikazes 25 May 45

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