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HMS Berry

The U.S.-built hull BDE-3 is documented as one physical Evarts-class ship with its Royal Navy Captain-class service identity preserved.

BDE-3 · Evarts classRoyal NavyWorld War IIVerified subject image
HMS BERRY, HMS DUCKWORTH, and HMS ESSINGTON, seen in Plymouth harbour after returning from convoy escort duty.
The Royal Navy during the Second World War The American built Captain Class frigates (acquired under the Lend Lease scheme), HMS BERRY, HMS DUCKWORTH, and HMS ESSINGTON, seen in Plymouth harbour after returning from convoy escort duty.http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//18/media-18224/large.jpg This photograph A 23465 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums . · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantBDE-3, K312
ClassEvarts class
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom

What is known about this ship

The U.S.-built hull BDE-3 is documented as one physical Evarts-class ship with its Royal Navy Captain-class service identity preserved.

Service history

HMS Berry (K312) entered Royal Navy service under Lend-Lease as part of the Captain-class Evarts group.

Class context: Evarts class

The Evarts class was the first mass-produced U.S. destroyer-escort design, a compact diesel-electric convoy escort created for rapid wartime construction and antisubmarine work.

This ship is recorded as a member of Evarts class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Evarts (DE-5) ↗Naval History and Heritage Command · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. Evarts class destroyer escorts ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. Captain class frigates ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-19
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