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U.S.S. DANIEL A. JOY
(DE-585)Click to view crew list
DE-585 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-585 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-585 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1943 | - | JAN | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
| JAN | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 15 JAN 1944 | ||
| APR | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 28 APR 1944 | ||
| OCT | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 13 OCT 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1944 | - | JAN | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
| NOV | 1944 | - | JAN | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
| FEB | 1949 | - | Decommissioned: 7 FEB 1949 | ||
| DEC | 1949 | - | DEC | 1949 | Recommisioned for Great Lakes Reserve Duty |
| OCT | 1962 | - | JAN | 1963 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
DE-585 General Specifications
Class: Rudderow class destroyer escort
Named for: Daniel A. Joy
Complement: 186 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1450 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 24 knots
Final Disposition: Scrapped 1 March 1966