Rudderow Class Conversions
The third group of APDs were converted from 51 Rudderow class destroyer escorts (DE)s built in 1943-1945. All but one of these was converted while under construction. These converted vessels were known as the Crosley class.
This conversion was the same as the Buckley class, except that the original armament had two 5" DP guns instead of three 3" guns; the after 5" gun was removed.
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