USS Bates

USS Bates (DE-68/APD-47) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1945. She sank after being hit by three kamikaze on 25 May 1945.

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DE-68
speed 24 knot, beam 11.1 metre, length 93.2 metre, draft 3.3 metre, 
destroyer escort, Buckley-class destroyer escort, United States Navy, Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, 

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  Jingei ⓘ
  1923 Jingei-class submarine tender

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  USS Bates ⓘ
  1943 Buckley-class destroyer escort

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1943-09-13T00:00:00Z

1943-09-13T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1943-06-06T00:00:00Z

1943-06-06T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1945-02-19T00:00:00Z

1945-06-21T00:00:00Z

1945 Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign

1945-04-01T00:00:00Z

1945-06-23T00:00:00Z

1945 Battle of Okinawa

1945-04-05T00:00:00Z

1945-04-06T00:00:00Z

1945 The Pinnacle, Battle of Okinawa

1609-03-07T00:00:00Z

1609-04-05T00:00:00Z

1609 Invasion of Ryukyu

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USS Bates (DE-68) underway, circa in 1943

USS Bates (DE-68) underway at sea, circa in 1944

USS Bates (APD-47) burning off Ie Shima, Japan, 25 May 1945 (NH 66450)

USS Bates (APD-47) off New York City (USA) on 28 October 1944 (BS 74097)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1314	Hokuzan		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Okinawa	Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, battle, Empire of Japan, William Halsey Jr., Seiichi Itō, Chester W. Nimitz, Mitsuru Ushijima, Isamu Chō, Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., Raymond A. Spruance, Joseph Stilwell, Roy Geiger, Eren Yeager, Minoru Ōta, Claudius Miller Easley	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	The Pinnacle, Battle of Okinawa	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1609	Invasion of Ryukyu	invasion, Satsuma Domain, war, Ryukyu Kingdom	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Jingei	submarine tender, Jingei-class submarine tender	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Bates	destroyer escort, Buckley-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
site	castle		Iha Castle	hill castle, gusuku	Wikidata
site	castle		Nakijin Castle	gusuku, Hokuzan	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Bates (DE-68) underway, circa in 1943		Commons
commons	image		USS Bates (DE-68) underway at sea, circa in 1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Bates (APD-47) burning off Ie Shima, Japan, 25 May 1945 (NH 66450)		Commons
commons	image		USS Bates (APD-47) off New York City (USA) on 28 October 1944 (BS 74097)		Commons