ESCORT (DE) ALLOWED COMPLEMENT

1 Unit Officers First Division Second Division Communications Division Engineering Division Ordnance Division Supply Division Total 2 Commander, including 1 1 3 Commanding Officer (1a) (1) 4 Lieutenant, including 1 1 5 Executive Officer (1b) (1) 6 Lieutenant, Junior Grade, including 3 3 7 Engineering Officer (1c) (1) 8 First Lieutenant (1d) (1) 9 Gunnery Officer (1e) (1) 10 Ensign, including 5 5 11 Antisubmarine Warfare Officer (1f) (1) 12 Communications Officer (1g) (1) 13 Engineering Officer, Assistant (1h) (1) 14 Gunnery Officer, Assistant (1i) (1) 15 Supply and Disbursing Officer (1j) (1) 16 TOTAL COMMISSIONED 10k 10 15 Chief Petty Officer, including 1 6 4 2 1 14 16 Boatswain's Mate (1) (1) 17 Commissary Steward (1) (1) 18 Electrician's Mate (1) (1) 19 Gunner's Mate (1) (1) 20 Pharmacist's Mate (1) (1) 21 Motor Machinist's Mate (3) (3) 22 Quartermaster (1) (1) 23 Radarman (1) (1) 24 Radioman (1) (1) 25 Sonarman (1) (1) 26 Torpedoman's Mate (1) (1) 27 Yeoman (1) (1) 28 Petty Officer, 1st Class, including 2 7 8 4 3 24 29 Boatswain's Mate (1) (1) 30 Electrician's Mate (2) (2) 31 Fire Controlman (1) (1) 32 Gunner's Mate (2) (2) 33 Metalsmith (1) (1) 34 Motor Machinist's Mate (5) (5) 35 Quartermaster (1) (1) 36 Radarman (1) (1) 37 Radioman (1) (1) 38 Radio Technician (1) (1) 39 Shipfitter (1) (1) 40 Ship's Cook (1) (1) 41 Ship's Serviceman (Laundry) (1) (1) 42 Signalman (1) (1) 43 Sonarman (1) (1) 44 Storekeeper (1) (1) 45 Torpedoman's Mate (1) (1) 46 Yeoman (1) (1) Navy DE (15 November 1944) Page 1 of 3 Unit Officers First Division Second Division Communications Division Engineering Division Ordnance Division Supply Division Total 47 Petty Officer, 2nd Class, including 2 1 7 9 4 4 27 48 Baker (1) (1) 49 Boatswain's Mate (1) (1) (2) 50 Carpenter's Mate (1) (1) 51 Cook (1) (1) 52 Electrician's Mate (2) (2) 53 Fire Controlman (Repair) (1) (1) 54 Gunner's Mate (2) (2) 55 Motor Machinist's Mate (6) (6) 56 Quartermaster (1) (1) 57 Radarman (1) (1) 58 Radioman (1) (1) 59 Radio Technician (1) (1) 60 Ship's Cook (1) (1) 61 Signalman (1) (1) 62 Sonarman (1) (1) 63 Steward (1) (1) 64 Torpedoman's Mate (1) (1) 65 Water Tender (1) (1) 66 Yeoman (1) (1) 67 Petty Officer, 3rd Class, including 2 1 14 10 5 2 34 68 Coxswain (2) (1) (3) 69 Electrician's Mate (2) (2) 70 Fire Controlman (1) (1) 71 Gunner's Mate (3) (3) 72 Mailman (1) (1) 73 Motor Machinist's Mate (8) (8) 74 Pharmacist's Mate (1) (1) 75 Quartermaster (1) (1) 76 Radarman (3) (3) 77 Radioman (3) (3) 78 Ship's Cook (1) (1) 79 Signalman (1) (1) 80 Sonarman (3) (3) 81 Storekeeper (1) (1) 82 Torpedoman's Mate (1) (1) 83 Yeoman (1) (1) 84 Fireman, 1st Class 8 8 85 Seaman, 1st Class 10 11 3 4 28 86 Steward's Mate, 1st Class 1 1 87 Fireman, 2nd Class 8 8 88 Seaman, 2nd Class 15 15 30 89 Steward's Mate, 2nd Class 2 2 90 TOTAL ENLISTED 30 30 37 47 19 13 176 91 AGGREGATE 10 30 30 34 47 19 13 186

Navy DE (15 November 1944) Page 2 of 3 Remarks: a Also Morale and Medical Officer. b Also Navigator, Education Officer, Combat Information Center Officer, and Welfare Officer. c Also "E" Division Officer. d Also First Division Officer, Damage Control Officer, and Boarding and Prize Officer. e Also "O" Division Officer. f Also Officer and Assistant Communications Officer. g Also "C" Division Officer and Radar Officer. h Also Junior "E" Division Officer, Assistant Damage Control Officer, and Prize Crew Engineering Officer. i Also Second Division Officer. j Also "S" Division Officer, Commissary Officer, and Ship's Store Officer. k One officer will be assigned as Wardroom Mess Treasurer.

The administrative and collateral duty assignments may be altered from the above as is found necessary or desirable.

Special details shall be furnished by divisions as follows or as designated by the Executive Officer.

Division Detail Duration 1 2 C E O S Chief Police Petty Officer 1 Permanent Division Police Petty Officer 1 1 1 1 1 1 Quarterly Mess Cooks 3 2 3 Quarterly Compartment Cleaners 1 1 1 Quarterly Captain of the Head 1 1 or 1 Quarterly Boat Crew 2 1 Permanent Relief Boat Crew 2 1 Permanent Laundrymen 1 1 or 1 Permanent Ship's Store Operator Any Division Permanent Movie Operator 1 Permanent Oil King 1 Permanent Mail Clerk Any Division Permanent Barbers Any Division Permanent

This information extracted from "Ship's Organization Book", USS Stewart (DE-238), dated 15 November 1944, and revised to 25 March 1945.

Note that this class of destroyer escort had diesel engines, three 3-inch guns, and one triple-mount 21-inch tubes.

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