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Day

Class	Rudderow class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-225
Builder	Philadelphia Navy Yard
Launched	1943-10-14
Commissioned	1944-06-10
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 16 May 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target.
Armament (class)	Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
Command	Read, Kendall E. Commanding officer from 10 June 1944

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.

U.S. Navy. USS Day (DE-225) underway at sea, circa in 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Day, hull DE-225, belonged to the Rudderow class of destroyer escorts. Philadelphia Navy Yard laid her down on 15 July 1943 and launched her on 14 October 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 10 June 1944. Her first commanding officer was Commander Kendall E. Read.

Her Pacific duty took her to Hollandia, New Guinea, Morotai, and Sansapor. She was credited with 2 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 16 May 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.