- USS Burges
USS "Burges may refer to:
*The USS|Burges|BDE-12, was laid down on 8 December 1942. Renamed Edgar G. Chase (DE-16) and launched on 26 January 1943. Transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of the lend-lease agreement on 2 June 1943; and commissioned in the Royal Navy that same day.
*The USS|Burges|BDE-16, laid down on 14 March 1942 and launched on 26 September 1942. She was renamed "Edgar G. Chase" (DE-16) on 19 February 1943.
References
*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b10/burges-i.htm
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