USS Daly
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USS Daly (DD-519), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Marine Sergeant Major Daniel Daly, (1873–1937), one of the very few people to be twice awarded the Medal of Honor.
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USS Daly (DD-519) steaming down the Cooper River in July 1952 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Daniel Daly |
Builder | Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island |
Laid down | 29 April 1942 |
Launched | 24 October 1942 |
Commissioned | 10 March 1943 |
Decommissioned | 18 April 1946 |
Recommissioned | 6 July 1951 |
Decommissioned | 2 May 1960 |
Stricken | 1 December 1974 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 22 April 1976 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,050 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
Propulsion | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt |
Complement | 336 |
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