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Riley

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ClassRudderow class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-579
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard
Launched1943-12-29
Commissioned1944-03-13
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 15 January 1947. 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.

Riley
Thompson. USS Riley (DE-579) underway off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), in March 1944 (NH 96719).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Riley, hull DE-579, belonged to the Rudderow class of destroyer escorts. Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard laid her down on 20 October 1943 and launched her on 29 December 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 13 March 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Donald H. Johnson.

Her Pacific duty took her to Surigao, Lingayen, Leyte, and Luzon. She was credited with 2 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 15 January 1947. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.