2 Lieutenant Commander, including

3
Commanding Officer
4 Lieutenant, including
5
Executive Officer
6 Lieutenant, Junior Grade, including
7
Engineering Officer
8
First Lieutenant
9
Gunnery Officer
10 Ensign, including
11
Antisubmarine Warfare Officer
12
Communications Officer
13
Engineering Officer, Assistant
14
Gunnery Officer, Assistant
15
Supply and Disbursing Officer
16
TOTAL COMMISSIONED
15 Chief Petty Officer, including
16
Boatswain's Mate
17
Commissary Steward
18
Electrician's Mate
19
Gunner's Mate
20
Pharmacist's Mate
21
Motor Machinist's Mate
22
Quartermaster
23
Radarman
24
Radioman
25
Sonarman
26
Torpedoman's Mate
27
Yeoman
28 Petty Officer, 1st Class, including
29
Boatswain's Mate
30
Electrician's Mate
31
Fire Controlman
32
Gunner's Mate
33
Metalsmith
34
Motor Machinist's Mate
35
Quartermaster
36
Radarman
37
Radioman
38
Radio Technician
39
Shipfitter
40
Ship's Cook
41
Ship's Serviceman (Laundry)
42
Signalman
43
Sonarman
44
Storekeeper
45
Torpedoman's Mate
46
Yeoman
Navy DE (15 November 1944)

1
(1a)
1
(1b)
3
(1c)
(1d)
(1e)
5
(1f)
(1g)
(1h)
(1i)
(1j)
10k
1
(1)

1
(1)

(1)
(1)
(1)
(3)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
2
(1)

(1)
7

(2)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(5)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
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(1)

Total

Supply Division

Ordnance Division

Engineering Division

Communications Division

Second Division

Unit
Officers

First Division

UNITED STATES NAVY DESTROYER ESCORT (DE)

ALLOWED COMPLEMENT

1
(1)
1
(1)
3
(1)
(1)
(1)
5
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
10
14
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(3)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
24
(1)
(2)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(5)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)

Navy DE (15 November 1944)

Ordnance Division

(1)
(1)

(1)

4
(1)

(1)
(2)
(1)
(2)
(6)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
2
(2)

1
(1)

(1)
14

10

(2)
(1)
(3)
(1)
(8)
(1)
(1)
(3)
(3)
(1)
(1)
(3)
(1)
(1)
(1)
8
10

11

4
1
8

15

10

30
30

15
30
30

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37
34

47
47

19
19

2
13
13

Total

Engineering Division

Supply Division

Communications Division

Petty Officer, 2nd Class, including

Baker
Boatswain's Mate
Carpenter's Mate
Cook
Electrician's Mate
Fire Controlman (Repair)
Gunner's Mate
Motor Machinist's Mate
Quartermaster
Radarman
Radioman
Radio Technician
Ship's Cook
Signalman
Sonarman
Steward
Torpedoman's Mate
Water Tender
Yeoman
Petty Officer, 3rd Class, including
Coxswain
Electrician's Mate
Fire Controlman
Gunner's Mate
Mailman
Motor Machinist's Mate
Pharmacist's Mate
Quartermaster
Radarman
Radioman
Ship's Cook
Signalman
Sonarman
Storekeeper
Torpedoman's Mate
Yeoman
Fireman, 1st Class
Seaman, 1st Class
Steward's Mate, 1st Class
Fireman, 2nd Class
Seaman, 2nd Class
Steward's Mate, 2nd Class
TOTAL ENLISTED
AGGREGATE

Second Division

47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91

First Division

Officers

Unit

27
(1)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(1)
(2)
(6)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
34
(3)
(2)
(1)
(3)
(1)
(8)
(1)
(1)
(3)
(3)
(1)
(1)
(3)
(1)
(1)
(1)
8
28
1
8
30
2
176
186

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 Sonar 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.
Detail
Chief Police Petty Officer
Division Police Petty Officer
Mess Cooks
Compartment Cleaners
Captain of the Head
Boat Crew
Relief Boat Crew
Laundrymen
Ship's Store Operator
Movie Operator
Oil King
Mail Clerk
Barbers

1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1

2
1
2
1
1
2
1

Division
C
E

1
3
1
or
1
1
1
or
1
Any Division
1
1
Any Division
Any Division

Duration
Permanent
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Permanent
Permanent
Permanent
Permanent
Permanent
Permanent
Permanent
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 torpedo tubes.

Navy DE (15 November 1944)

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