MALOY EDE 791
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.
- Buckley Class Type TE Destroyer Escort
- USS MALOY DE-791
Commissioned December 13 1943
Scheduled conversion to High-speed Transport APD-83 cancelled
- USS MALOY EDE-791
Redesignated Experimental Destroyer Escort (EDE) August 14 1946
Decommissioned May 28 1965
Struck from Naval Register June 1 1965
Sold March 11 1966 to the North American Smelting Co. of Wilmington, Del. for scrap
Keel Laid May 10 1943 - Launched August 18 1943
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- Maloy Covers Page 1 (1944-64)
Postmarks
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Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1951-08-25 |
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As EDE-791
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Locy Type |
1944-03-23 |
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As DE-791
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Locy Type |
1964-09-14 |
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As EDE-791
Other Information
MALOY earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service
NAMESAKE - Chief Watertender Thomas Joel Maloy USN (September 26 1906 - November 13 1942)
On November 13 1942, in action off Guadalcanal, Maloy’s ship, Light Cruiser USS ATLANTA CL-51 was torpedoed and went dead in the water. After ordering his crew to abandon number one fireroom, Maloy remained at his station struggling to stem the rapid flooding of the area. Compelled to leave the compartment, he proceeded to the forward engineroom to investigate conditions there. He perished in this heroic attempt to save the ship. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism
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