USS Joseph E. Campbell
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USS Joseph E. Campbell (DE-70/APD-49 ), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Joseph Eugene Campbell (1919–1942), who was killed in action while engaging the enemy on 9 August 1942.
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United States | |
Ordered | 1942 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard |
Laid down | 29 March 1943 |
Launched | 26 June 1943 |
Commissioned | 23 September 1943 |
Reclassified | APD-49, 24 November 1944 |
Decommissioned | 15 November 1946 |
Fate | Sold to Chile, 15 November 1966 |
Stricken | 1 December 1966 |
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Chile | |
Name | Riquelme (APD-28) |
Acquired | 15 November 1966 |
Fate | Used as parts hulk and scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Buckley-class destroyer escort |
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Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
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Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
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Complement | 15 officers, 198 men |
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Joseph E. Campbell was laid down on 29 March 1943 at the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard; launched on 26 June 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Marie S. Campbell, mother of Ensign Campbell; and commissioned on 23 September 1943.