Allied Warships

USS Edward C. Daly (DE 17)

Destroyer Escort of the Evarts class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer Escort
ClassEvarts 
PennantDE 17 
Built byMare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down1 Apr 1942 
Launched21 Oct 1942 
Commissioned3 Apr 1943 
End service20 Dec 1945 
History

Decommissioned 20 December 1945.
Stricken 8 January 1946.
Sold 8 January 1947 and broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Edward C. Daly (DE 17)

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CommanderFromTo
1Cdr. George Ambrose Parkinson, USNR3 Apr 194317 Jun 1943
2Lt. Alvin Paul Chester, USNR17 Jun 194327 Nov 1943
3Albert Philip Merrill, USNR27 Nov 194312 Feb 1945
4Lt.Cdr. Gordon Robert Deits, USNR12 Feb 194520 Dec 1945

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Notable events involving Edward C. Daly include:


29 Mar 1945
The escort carrier HMS Ranee (A/Capt. J.A.W. Tothill, DSC, RN) departed Pearl Harbour from Guam. On board were US military personnel as well as replacement aircraft.

Around 1545M/5, the destroyer escort USS Edward C. Daly (Lt.Cdr. G.R. Deits, USNR) joined near Eniwetok. (1)

8 Apr 1945
The escort carrier HMS Ranee (A/Capt. J.A.W. Tothill, DSC, RN) arrived at Guam from Pearl Harbour. Her escort, the destroyer escort USS Edward C. Daly (Lt.Cdr. G.R. Deits, USNR), also arrived at Guam. (2)

Media links


Destroyers of World War Two

Whitley, M. J.

Sources

  1. ADM 53/122096 + ADM 53/122097 + War diary of USS Edward C. Daly for April 1945
  2. ADM 53/122097 + War diary of USS Edward C. Daly for April 1945

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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