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U.S.S. RILEY
(DE-579)Click to view crew list
DE-579 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| OCT | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 20 OCT 1943 at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Hingham MA | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 29 DEC 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | JAN | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
| MAR | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 13 MAR 1944 | ||
| SEP | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 SEP 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 15 JAN 1947 | ||
DE-579 General Specifications
Class: Rudderow class destroyer escort
Named for: Paul James Riley
Complement: 186 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1450 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 24 knots
Final Disposition: Transferred to the Republic of China