Royal Navy Alterations
The first port of call in the United Kingdom for most of the Captain-class vessels was Pollock Dock, Belfast where the ships were modified in order to match Admiralty requirements. In all there were 109 items in the alterations and additions list for the Evarts and 94 for the Buckleys.
One major design difference between the Royal Navy Buckley-class frigates and the US Navy Buckley-class destroyer escorts was that the Buckley class did not have the forward torpedo tubes fitted. (The Evarts class was not designed to carry torpedoes.)
Further alterations were:
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