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USS Edward C. Daly (DE-17)
Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - W - O - J
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal - WWII Victory Medal
Class: Evarts Type: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 (std), 1,430 tons (full) Dimensions: 289' 5" (oa), 283' 6" (wl) x 35' 0" x 11' 0" (max)
Armament: 3-3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1-1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 9 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 1 Hedgehog Projector
Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 knots Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 15 / 183
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Mare Island NSY on 1 April 1942
Launched on 21 October 1942, Commissioned 3 April 1943
Decommissioned 20 December 1945, Stricken 8 January 1946
Fate: Sold for scrapping 8 January 1947
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102k | 21 October 1942: San Francisco CA - Photo of the christening of Edward C. Daly (DE-17) at Mare Island NSY. Mrs. John H, McQuilkin, center smashes bottle of champagne against bow while Mrs. Stanislaus Z. Natcher, Matron of Honor, far left, Capt W. E. Malloy, Planning Officer, second from the left and Capt A. D. Denny, Captain of the Yard, back to the camera look on. Mrs. McQuilkin is the wife of LT John H. McQuilkin, superintendent of destroyer escort program at the shipyard. | Darryl L. Baker | |
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111k | date/location unknown | Jim Smith, in honor of his father-in-law, Bruce Gruneisen, USN | |
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97k | January - March 1945: Shown during yard refit at Mare Island NSY. Stern view, note new quad 40mm gun mount aft. | Robert Hurst | |
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111k | 26 February 1945: Bow on view of Edward C. Daly off Mare Island. She was in overhaul at Mare Island from 19 January until 3 March 1945. (US Navy Photo #DE-17-1433-45) | Darryl L. Baker | |
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94k | 26 February 1945: Stern view, note new quad 40mm gun mount aft. (US Navy Photo #DE-17-1428-45) | ||
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183k | March 1945: Mare Island NSY | Pieter Bakels Wehl, The Netherlands |
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View the USS Edward C. Daley (DE-17), DANFS history entry
located on the US Naval Historical Center web site.
View a short article on the design and development of the Evarts Class DE submitted by Bob Sables.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Next Reunion To be announced.
Contact Name: Bill Glover
Address: 1929 SW 16th Place / Deerfield Beach FL 33442-8026
Phone: (954) 571-5157
E-mail: none
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