USS Darby (DE-218)
USS Darby (DE-218), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Marshall E. Darby (1918–1941), who fell over board, while serving aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.Darby was launched 29 May 1943 by Philadelphia Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. M. E. Darby, and commissioned 15 November 1943, Commander D. D. Humphreys, United States Naval Reserve, in command.
USS Darby (DE-218)
USS Darby (DE-218), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Marshall E. Darby (1918–1941), who fell over board, while serving aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.Darby was launched 29 May 1943 by Philadelphia Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. M. E. Darby, and commissioned 15 November 1943, Commander D. D. Humphreys, United States Naval Reserve, in command.
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USS Darby (DE-218), a Buckley- ...... tes Naval Reserve, in command.
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commissioning date
1943-11-15
decommissioning date
1947-04-28
laying down
1943-02-22
length (μ)
9,32688e+1
recommissioning date
1950-10-24
ship beam (μ)
1,12776e+1
ship draft (μ)
ship launched
1943-05-29
status
Sunk as a target, 24 May 1970
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Ship armament
*3 × 3"/50 caliber guns
*1 × q ...... ctors
*2 × depth charge tracks
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Ship displacement
* standard
* full load
Ship honors
Ship namesake
Marshall E. Darby
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Ship propulsion
*2 × boilers
*General Electric ...... 2 × rudders
*359 tons fuel oil
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Ship struck
1968-09-23
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