Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
United States Navy — Destroyer

USS Daly

Fletcher-class destroyer

Displacement
2,050 long tons (2,083 t)
Length
114.6 m (376 ft)
Beam
11.89 m (39 ft)
Speed
35 knots (64.8 km/h, 40.3 mph)
Complement
336
Main gun
127 mm (5 in)

Service

  1. United States Navy10 March 1943 — 2 May 1960907 days of the war
Fletcher-class destroyer Particulars
Name
USS Daly
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
Struck
1 December 1974
Fate
Sold for scrap, 22 April 1976 (1976)
Status
Scrapped

Specifications

Displacement, standard
2,050 long tons (2,083 t)
Length
114.6 m (376 ft)
Beam
11.89 m (39 ft)
Draught
5.18 m (17 ft)
Speed
35 knots (64.8 km/h, 40.3 mph)
Range
6,500 nmi (12,038 km)
Complement
336
Main gun
127 mm (5 in)

USS Daly was a Fletcher-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy. She was named for Daniel Daly. Her keel was laid at Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island on 29 April 1942. She entered service on 10 March 1943, having been launched on 24 October 1942.

Her class ran to 173 ships. The class followed the Gleaves-class destroyer and was succeeded by the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer.

She displaced 2,050 long tons. She measured 114.6 m (376 ft) long with a beam of 11.9 m (39 ft). Her designed speed was 35 knots, and she carried a complement of 336. Her main battery was of 127 mm (5 in) calibre.

She was in commission for 907 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 18 April 1946. She recommissioned on 6 July 1951. She was struck from the register on 1 December 1974.

She was broken up for scrap on 22 April 1976.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
Armament
  • 5 × single Mk 12 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns
  • 5 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns
  • 7 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon AA guns
  • 2 × quintuple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 6 × single depth charge throwers
  • 2 × depth charge racks

Sister ships

148 more in the class

Sources

  • Facts harvested from USS Daly on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.