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Comparing Tacoma frigates and Evarts-Buckley destroyer escorts

Shaft count, machinery and speed place Tacoma, Evarts and Buckley within the broad frigate category used in this comparison.

Anti-Submarine WarfareBuckley Class Destroyer EscortsEvarts Class Destroyer EscortsTacoma Class FrigatesUS Navy Destroyer EscortsWorld War II
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Question

What is your opinion of the Tacoma-class frigates and Evarts- and Buckley-class destroyer escorts?

Short answer

All three are considered frigate-like escorts, with Buckley's steam turbines and higher speed making it the closest to a destroyer.

Notes

The Tacoma class is treated as a frigate on the basis of its roughly 1,500-ton displacement, two shafts and approximately 20-knot speed. The Evarts class is described as diesel-powered, twin-shafted and capable of about 19 knots. Buckley's steam turbines and roughly 24-knot speed bring it closest to the destroyer category in this comparison. Even so, all three fit the broad frigate category used here, despite their different official American labels.