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<p><b>Ocean escort</b> was a type of <a href="page.php?w=warship">warship</a> used by the <a href="page.php?w=United_States_Navy">United States Navy</a>. They were an evolution of the <a href="page.php?w=destroyer_escort">destroyer escort</a> types used during <a href="page.php?w=World_War_II">World War II</a>. The ocean escorts were intended as convoy escorts and were designed for mobilization production in wartime or low-cost <a href="page.php?w=mass_production">mass production</a> in peacetime. They were commissioned from 1954 through 1974, serving</p><p>
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