Ocean escort

Ocean escort was a type of United States Navy warship.

[1][2] The ocean escorts' hull classification symbol was DE, a carryover from the World War II era when vessels of similar size and role were classified as destroyer escorts.

The closest equivalents in type name are the Soviet Riga and Petya classes, built circa 1954–65.

Until 1975, the US Navy used the term "frigate" for destroyer leaders (DL, DLG, DLGN).

[1][2] The 1975 ship reclassification changed the ocean escorts (DE/DEG) to frigates (FF/FFG) to be in line with other nations' classifications.

USS Dealey (DE-1006) , the first ocean escort
USS Brooke (DEG-1) , lead ship of the only class of guided missile ocean escorts
USS Knox (DE-1052) , lead ship of the last class of ocean escorts