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Joseph E. Connolly

Class	John C. Butler class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-450
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey
Launched	1944-08-06
Commissioned	1945-02-28
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 20 June 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target.
Armament (class)	Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command	Walley, M. C. Commanding officer from 28 February 1945

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.

Joseph E. Connolly, hull DE-450, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. The name honors Joseph Edward Connolly. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 6 April 1944 and launched her on 6 August 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 28 February 1945. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander M. C. Walley.

Her Pacific duty took her to Eniwetok. She was credited with 1 battle star.

Her commissioned service ended on 20 June 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.