Photos and the story
| Class | Fletcher class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-519 |
| Launched | 1942-10-24 |
| Commissioned | 1943-03-10 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Sold for scrap, 22 April 1976 |
| Armament (class) | Five single 5-inch guns, two funnels, and two sets of torpedo tubes. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
USS Daly (DD-519) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was launched on 24 October 1942. The Navy commissioned Daly on 10 March 1943. R. G. Visser became her captain that day.
On 25 October 1944, Daly was in the Battle of Surigao Strait, posted on the right flank. Daly survived the war. On 22 April 1976 the ship was sold for scrap.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.