USS Vogelgesang (DE-284)
Introduction '''USS ''Vogelgesang'' (DE-284)''' was a proposed United States Navy ''Rudderow''-class destroyer escort that was never completed. ''Vogelgesang'' was laid down at the Charleston Navy Yard, sometime in 1943.The contract for her construction was cancelled on 12 March 1944 before she could be launched, and the incomplete ship was scrapped.The name ''Vogelgesang'' was transferred to the destroyer USS ''Vogelgesang'' (DD-862).
References ** NavSource Naval History: Photographic History of The U.S. Navy: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels