USS Joseph E. Campbell

USS Joseph E. Campbell was a Buckley-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy. Her keel was laid at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard on 29 March 1943. She entered service on 23 September 1943, having been launched on 26 June 1943.

98 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Evarts-class destroyer escort and was succeeded by the Cannon-class destroyer escort.

She displaced 1,740 long tons. She measured 93.3 m (306 ft) long with a beam of 11.3 m (37 ft). Her designed speed was 23 knots, and she carried a complement of 213. Her main battery was of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.

She served with the United States Navy until 1 December 1966. She then passed to the Chilean Navy, serving as Riquelme (APD-28) from 15 November 1966. She was in commission for 710 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 15 November 1946. She was struck from the register on 1 December 1966.

She was broken up for scrap.

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