Launched in Alabama in 1945
Ruddy was laid down on 24 February 1944 by the Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama; launched 29 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John Zerolis; and commissioned 28 April 1945, Lt. Comdr. William H. Rothwell II, USNR, in command.
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