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USS McNulty (DE-581)


N - K - W - B
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Second Row: European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - WWII Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Ribbon
Class: Rudderow      Type: TEV (turbo-electric drive, long hull, 5" guns)
Displacement: 1,450 tons (std) 1,810 tons (full)    Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 11.5" x 13' 9" (max)
Armament: 2-5"/38 Mk30, 4 (2x2) 40mm Mk1 AA, 10 x 20mm/70 Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1),
1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (230 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors (40), 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks (60)
Machinery: 2 CE boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 knots   Range: 5,050 nm @ 12 knots   Crew: 12 / 192
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Hingham, Hingham MA on 17 November 1943
Launched 8 January 1944, Commissioned 31 March 1944
Decommissioned 2 July 1946, Stricken 1 March 1972
Fate: Sunk as a target, off California, 16 November 1972
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McNulty 127k Artist's conception of McNulty by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett, with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company, Navy Yard Associates, offers prints of most destroyers, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. ALL the destroyer escorts ARE available in their WWII configuration. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. When you purchase artwork from them, please indicate that you heard about their work from Navsource. Navy Yard Associates
McNulty 84k August 1944: at sea -
McNulty 60k undated wartime image
McNulty 114k 16 November 1972: being used as target
View the USS McNulty (DE 581), DANFS history entry
located on the US Naval Historical Center web site.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Robert W.Bunner
Address: 3405 DC Palladian Circle / Deerfield Beach FL 33442
Phone: (954) 360-0676
E-mail: hkbp97a@aol.com
Note About Contacts

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made to list the newest contact. However, our entry is only as good as the latest information that's been sent to us. We list only
a contact for the ship if one has been sent to us. We do NOT have crew lists or rosters available. Please see the Frequently Asked
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Additional Resources
Bud Lovett's USS McNulty Site
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
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