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USS Duffy (DE 27)
Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - X - D - B
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Second Row: American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/2stars - 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 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 x 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 29 October 1942
Launched 16 April 1943, Commissioned 5 August 1943
Decommissioned 9 November 1945, Stricken 28 November 1945
Fate: sold for scrapping 16 June 1947
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100k | 16 April 1943: Mrs. Clarence Huston (Matron of Honor), left, and Mrs. Thomas Vice (Sponsor) are shown just prior to the launching of USS Duffy (DE 27) at Mare Island Navy Yard. (US Navy Photo #DE 27 2663-43) | Darryl Baker | |
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100k | 16 April 1943: Mrs. Thomas Vice christens the USS Duffy at Mare Island Navy Yard. Radm W. L. Friedell, Shipyard Commandant, to the left of Mrs. Vice assists her in the christening. (US Navy Photo #DE 27 2675-43) | Darryl Baker | |
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83k | 16 April 1943: Broadside view of the USS Duffy (DE 27) immediately after launching at Mare Island Navy Yard. (US Navy Photo #DE 27 2676-43) | Darryl Baker | |
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152k | 7 July 1943: Bow view of the USS Dempsey (DE 26) (inboard) and USS Duffy (DE 27) (outboard) pictured at Mare Island Navy Yard outfitting pier. USS Wintle (DE 25) is aft of Dempsey and Duffy. (US Navy Photo #DE 25 4547-43) | Darryl Baker | |
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205k | 7 July 1943: Stern view of the USS Dempsey (DE 26) (inboard) and USS Duffy (DE 27) (outboard) pictured at Mare Island Navy Yard outfitting pier. (US Navy Photo #DE 26 4546-43) | Darryl Baker | |
View the USS Duffy (DE 27), 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
None
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