USS Decker

USS Decker was a Evarts-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy. Philadelphia Navy Yard laid her keel on 1 April 1942. She entered service on 3 May 1943, having been launched on 24 July 1942.

67 ships of the class were built. The class followed the N/A and was succeeded by the Buckley-class destroyer escort.

Displacement was 1,430 long tons. She measured 86.3 m (283 ft) long with a beam of 10.7 m (35 ft). Her designed speed was 19 knots, and she carried a complement of 198.

Her main battery was three 76 mm (3 in) guns.

She served with the United States Navy as BDE-47 until 12 March 1948. She then passed to the Chinese Navy, serving as ROCS Tai Ping (F-22) from 28 August 1945. She was in commission for 858 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 28 August 1945. She was struck from the register on 12 March 1948.

She was sunk on 14 November 1954, at 24°13′N 123°18′E. The wreck survives.

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