The 563 destroyer escorts in World War II were constructed in seventeen shipyards, both public and private, located throughout the United States. Under FDR’s Lend-Lease program, 78 were transferred to England, 6 to the Free French, and 8 to Brazil. Source: Destroyer Escort Sailors Association.
Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hingham, MA
Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA
Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Quincy, MA
Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, San Francisco, CA
Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, TX
Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, SC
Consolidated Shipyard, Orange, TX
Defoe Shipyard, Bay City, MI
Dravo Shipyard, Pittsburgh, PA
Dravo Shipyard, Wilmington, DE
Federal Shipbuilding, Newark, NJ
Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA
Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk VA
Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia PA
Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA
Tampa Shipbuilding, Tampa, FL
Western Pipe and Steel, San Pedro, CA