EDWARD C DALY DE 17
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
- Evarts Class Type GMT Destroyer Escort
- USS EDWARD C. DALY DE-17
Commissioned April 3 1943 - Decommissioned December 20 1945
Stricken January 8 1946
Sold January 8 1947 for scrap
Keel Laid April 1 1942 for Great Britain as HMS BAYARD BDE-17
Launched October 21 1942
Retained by U.S. Navy February 19 1943 and renamed
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- Covers Page 1 (1944)
Postmarks
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1944-12-07
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Ship used only Type 2z and 2z* devices
Cancelled on 3rd anniversary Pearl Harbor attack (Cox. Daly's death)
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal
Asia-Pacific Campaign Medal
WWII Victory Medal
NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Coxswain Edward C. Daly (April 27 1914 - December 7 1941) killed during the Pearl Harbor Attack while serving in destroyer USS DOWNES DD-375. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his courageous and daring attempt to rescue a wounded shipmate trapped in a flaming compartment of the ship
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