Surviving Destroyer Escorts

Including SLATER there are currently eight destroyer escorts believed to exist around the world. Two of these ships are preserved as museums, the rest are still in some form of service in foreign fleets. Of the following ships, only the USS SLATER DE-766 is preserved and maintained in its World War II configuration. As of this writing, the surviving destroyer escorts are as follows:

By André Gustavo Stumpf from Brasília, Brasil - Be-4, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=84126431

BAuru

Rio de Janeiro

USS McANN DE-179

Museum open for tours.

By Phichanad (talk) - self-made, CC BY 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17502598

Rahjha humabon

Philippine Navy

USS ATHERTON DE-169

Sunk in typhoon and awaiting disposal.

By U.S. Navy - U.S. Navy photo [1] from Hyperwar, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90021022

Pin KLAO

Royal Thai Navy

USS HEMMINGER DE-746

Last reports say that the ship is still active in the Royal Thai Navy.

By Petruss - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14929309

CORdOBA

Colombia

USS RUCHAMKIN DE-228 / APD-89

Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort on display at a park as a naval exhibit.

By U.S. Navy - U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Forster (DER-334) 1966 cruise book available at Navysite.de, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60746728

Dai ky

Vietnamese Navy

USS FORSTER DE-334

Captured when Saigon fell in 1975, believed to be a training hulk.

By U.S. Navy - U.S. Navy All Hands magazine April 1972, p. 20., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35572740

INDAKH

Tunisian Navy

USS THOMAS J. GARY DE-326

Following a serious fire onboard the ship in 1992, the INDAKH is believed to be serving as an immobile headquarters and accommodation ship in Bizerte, Tunisia.

Photo courtesy of Galveston Naval Museum.

USS STEWART

Galveston, Texas

USS STEWART DE-238

An Edsall Class Destroyer Escort donated to the city by the Navy to become a museum ship.

Photo courtsey of Thomas Scian, SLATER Volunteer.

USS SLATER

Albany, New York

USS SLATER DE-677 - A/T AETOS D-01

Cannon Class Destroyer Escort saved by Destroyer Escort Veterans. Now restored to her WWII configuration and open to the public for guided tours.

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