Buckley Class Conversions
The second group of APDs were converted from 45 Buckley class destroyer escorts (DE)s built in 1943-1945. These converted vessels were known as the Charles Lawrence class.
In the conversion, the superstructure was expanded to provide accommodation for 162 troops. The original gun armament of three 3" AA guns and six 20 mm AA guns was replaced with one 5" DP gun and six 40 mm AA guns. The Charles Lawrence class retained the original three torpedo tubes, and carried two depth charge racks and eight ASW mortars.
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