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Darby

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ClassBuckley class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-218
BuilderPhiladelphia Navy Yard
Launched1943-05-29
Commissioned1943-11-15
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 28 April 1947. The Navy later expended her as a target.
Armament (class)Turbo-electric destroyer escort. Three 3-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.

Darby
U.S. Navy. USS Darby (DE-218) underway at sea in late 1944 (80-G-335073).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Darby, hull DE-218, belonged to the Buckley class of destroyer escorts. Philadelphia Navy Yard laid her down on 22 February 1943 and launched her on 29 May 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 15 November 1943. Her first commanding officer was Commander Denis D. Humphreys.

Her Pacific duty took her to Espiritu Santo, Emirau, Eniwetok, and Manus. She was credited with 2 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 28 April 1947. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.