USS Daly (DD-519)
USS Daly (DD-519) steaming down the Cooper River in July 1952 |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Daniel Daly |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Staten Island |
| Laid down: | 29 April 1942 |
| Launched: | 24 October 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 10 March 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 2 May 1960 |
| Struck: | 1 December 1974 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 22 April 1976 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Fletcher-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,050 tons |
| Length: | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
| Beam: | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
| Draft: | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range: | 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 15 kt |
| Complement: | 336 |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns, 10 × 40 mm AA guns, 7 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in. torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Daly (DD-519), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Marine Sergeant Major Daniel Daly, (1873–1937), one of the very few people to be twice awarded the Medal of Honor.
Daly was launched 24 October 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, N.Y., sponsored by Mrs. A. Ransweiler, niece of Sergeant Major Daly; and commissioned 10 March 1943, Commander R. G. Visser in command.
Read more about USS Daly (DD-519): 1943, 1944, 1945, 1951 – 1960, Fate, Honors
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