USS Delbert W. Halsey
The incomplete USS Delbert W. Halsey at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, on 3 July 1944. Moored outboard of her is the incomplete destroyer escort Ely (DE-309). | |
History | |
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Name: | USS Delbert W. Halsey |
Namesake: | Ensign Delbert W. Halsey (1919-1942), U.S. Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient |
Builder: | Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California |
Laid down: | 2 August 1943 |
Launched: | 11 April 1944 |
Sponsored by: | Mrs. Anna Halsey |
Completed: | Never |
Commissioned: | Never |
Fate: | Construction cancelled, 5 September 1944; scrapped incomplete 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Evarts-class destroyer escort |
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Beam: | 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) |
Draft: | 11 ft (3.4 m) (max) |
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Speed: | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
Range: | 4,150 nmi (7,690 km) |
Complement: | 15 officers and 183 enlisted |
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USS Delbert W. Halsey (DE-310) was a United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort launched during World War II but never completed.
Delbert W. Halsey was laid down at Mare Island Navy Yard at Vallejo, California, on 2 August 1943 and launched on 11 April 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Anna Halsey, mother of Ensign Delbert W. Halsey, the ship's namesake.
Construction of Delbert W. Halsey was cancelled on 5 September 1944. She was stored incomplete in dry dock No. 1 from 25 September 1944 to 3 October 1945, cut in two in preparation for scrapping. She was scrapped at Mare Island.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Photo gallery of USS Delbert W. Halsey (DE 310) at NavSource Naval History
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