Allied Warships

USS Richey (DE 385)

Destroyer Escort of the Edsall class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer Escort
ClassEdsall 
PennantDE 385 
Built byBrown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down19 Apr 1943 
Launched30 Jun 1943 
Commissioned30 Oct 1943 
End serviceJan 1947 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned in January 1947.
Stricken 30 June 1968.
Sunk as a target off the coast of California in July 1969.

 

Commands listed for USS Richey (DE 385)

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1Cdr. Petros D. Miller, USCG30 Oct 1943???

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Destroyers of World War Two

Whitley, M. J.

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