Dates: 1942 - 1946

USS Andres (DE-45) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort constructed for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Sent off to the dangerous waters of the North Atlantic Ocean during the Battle of the Atlantic to protect convoys and other ships from Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine U-boats and fighter aircraft, the Andres performed escort and anti-submarine operations.

The Andres was originally built as the HMS Capel (BDE-45) for the United Kingdom, allocated to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease. Laid down on 12 February 1942 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched on 24 July 1942; sponsored by Miss Mary Elizabeth Schumacher, the daughter of Capt. Theodore L. Schumacher, USN, who was assigned to the Philadelphia Navy Yard; reclassified to DE-45 on 25 January 1943 when the ship was reallocated to the United States Navy; renamed Andres on 4 March 1943; and commissioned at her builders’ yard on 15 March 1943, Lt. Comdr. Clayton R. Simmers in command.

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"hi i am searching for anyone who served on hms capel in 1944 i was on it when it was bombed and also anyone serving on the hms cleopatra in 1945 "

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