USS Clarence L. Evans

USS Clarence L. Evans was a Cannon-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy. The ship was named after Clarence Lee Evans. Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware laid her keel on 23 December 1943. She entered service on 25 June 1944, having been launched on 22 March 1944.

She was one of 79 ships of her class. The class followed the Buckley-class destroyer escort and was succeeded by the Edsall-class destroyer escort.

She displaced 1,240 long tons. She measured 93.3 m (306 ft) long with a beam of 11.0 m (36 ft). Her designed speed was 21 knots, and she carried a complement of 216. Her main battery was of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.

She served with the United States Navy as USS Clarence L. Evans (DE-113) until 29 May 1947. She then passed to the Marine Nationale, serving as Berbère (F723) from 29 March 1952. She was in commission for 434 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 29 May 1947. She was struck from the register on 18 April 1952.

She was broken up for scrap.

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