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HMS Dacres

The U.S.-built hull DE-268 is documented as one physical Evarts-class ship with its Royal Navy Captain-class service identity preserved.

DE-268 · Evarts classRoyal NavyWorld War IIVerified subject image
Photograph of Captain class frigate HMS Dacres underway, HMS Dacres in this picture has been converted to act as a headquarters ship during Operation Neptune.
Photograph of Captain class frigate HMS Dacres underway, HMS Dacres in this picture has been converted to act as a headquarters ship during Operation Neptune.This photograph FL 9065 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 8308-29) · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantDE-268, K472
ClassEvarts class
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom

What is known about this ship

The U.S.-built hull DE-268 is documented as one physical Evarts-class ship with its Royal Navy Captain-class service identity preserved.

Service history

HMS Dacres (K472) 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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