| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 70 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 5 Apr 1943 |
| Launched | 30 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 23 Sep 1943 |
| End service | 15 Nov 1946 |
| History | Converted to High Speed Transport and reclassified as APD- 49 on 24 November 1944. |
Commands listed for USS Joseph E. Campbell (DE 70)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. Jack Frank Bowling, Jr., USN | 23 Sep 1943 | 2 Feb 1944 |
| 2 | James McIntosh Robertson, 2nd, USNR | 2 Feb 1944 | 25 Jan 1945 |
| 3 | James John Roder Mulcare, USNR | 25 Jan 1945 | 25 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving Joseph E. Campbell include:
4 May 1944
German U-boat U-371 was sunk at 0409hrs on 4 May 1944 in the Mediterranean north of Constantine, in position 37°49'N, 05°39'E, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS USS Pride and USS Joseph E. Campbell the French destroyer escort Sénégalais and the British escort destroyer HMS Blankney.
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