Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

DE-579 USS Riley

• Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort:
• Displacement: 1,450 tons
• Length: 306'
• Beam: 36'10"
• Draft: 13'9"
• Speed: 24 knots
• Armament: 2 5"/38, 3x3 21" torpedo tubes, 2.2 40mm, 10 20mm, 1 hedgehog, 2 depth charge traks, 8 "K" gun projectors
• Complement: 12 officers, 192 enlisted
• Turbo-electric drive, twin screws, 12,000 h.p.
• Built at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Mass., and commissioned 13 March 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Riley

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