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USS Enright (DE-216) at sea
circa Sep 1943 - Apr 1944
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numerous sailors on deck
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the '6' in 'DE-216' hull number,
on her bow, just past the breaking wave
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the shadow of the blimp
(presumably where the camera resides) in the water
USSEnright.org photo number: 1001, Source: U.S. National
Archives, photo '80-G-450234'
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Source: Ivan McCombs Christening
(launching) of USS
Enright (DE-216), along with five other Destroyer Escorts;
May 29, 1943. Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Pennsylvania.
Note that much armament is yet to be installed,
including forward guns and hedgehogs.
The three ships in the foreground are, from left:
Those in the background are, from left:
USSEnright.org photo number: 1002; Source: James Russell,
1972,
U.S. Naval Historical Center
photo 'NH 75610'
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Christening (launching) of USS Enright (DE-216)
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 USS Enright
(DE-216) at sea circa May 1944 - Jan 1945 |
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 USS Enright
(DE-216) at sea circa May 1944 - Jan 1945 |
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 USS
Enright in Brooklyn Navy Yard, March 11, 1944 Note
the triple-torpedo tubes between the stack and the anti-aircraft gun.
These torpedo tubes were removed during the collision repair (Apr-May
1944) and replaced with four anti-aircraft guns. |
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S. Thome (English translation Saint Thomas), the
Portuguese freighter that collided with the USS Enright (DE-216) on Apr
16, 1944 in the Atlantic Ocean
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S. Thome, post-World War II
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 USS Enright
(APD-66) in harbor after Jan 1945 |
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 USS Enright
(APD-66) in harbor after Jan 1945 |
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 USS Enright
(APD-66) in harbor after Jan 1945 |
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 USS Enright
(APD-66) In Shanghai, China on the Whangpoo River November 23,
1945 |
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Artist's drawing of USS Enright (APD-66)
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Former USS Enright
configured as an Ecuadorian frigate
Former USS Enright was transferred to Ecuador on July 14, 1967. She
was renamed "Veinticinco de Julio" (English translation "25th
of July"). Her hull number was E12.
USSEnright.org photo number: 1003; Photo courtesy of USN, James Russell, &
NavSource Naval History - Photographic History of the U.S. Navy; Information courtesy of "Dictionary of
American Naval Fighting Ships" (1969)
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