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Daniel A. Joy

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ClassRudderow class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-585
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard
Launched1944-01-15
Commissioned1944-04-28
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 1 May 1965. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
Command

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.

Daniel A. Joy
U.S. Navy. USS Daniel A. Joy (DE-585) at sea c1961.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Daniel A. Joy, hull DE-585, belonged to the Rudderow class of destroyer escorts. Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard laid her down on 1 December 1943 and launched her on 15 January 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 28 April 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Fred E. Lawton.

Her Pacific duty took her to Humboldt Bay, the Philippines, New Guinea, and Manus. She was credited with 2 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 1 May 1965. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.