| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Evarts |
| Pennant | DE 17 |
| Built by | Mare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 1 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 21 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 3 Apr 1943 |
| End service | 20 Dec 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 20 December 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Edward C. Daly (DE 17)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. George Ambrose Parkinson, USNR | 3 Apr 1943 | 17 Jun 1943 |
| 2 | Lt. Alvin Paul Chester, USNR | 17 Jun 1943 | 27 Nov 1943 |
| 3 | Albert Philip Merrill, USNR | 27 Nov 1943 | 12 Feb 1945 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Gordon Robert Deits, USNR | 12 Feb 1945 | 20 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Edward C. Daly include:
29 Mar 1945
The escort carrier HMS Ranee (A/Capt. J.A.W. Tothill, DSC, RN) departed Pearl Harbour from Guam. On board were US military personnel as well as replacement aircraft.
Around 1545M/5, the destroyer escort USS Edward C. Daly (Lt.Cdr. G.R. Deits, USNR) joined near Eniwetok. (1)
8 Apr 1945
The escort carrier HMS Ranee (A/Capt. J.A.W. Tothill, DSC, RN) arrived at Guam from Pearl Harbour. Her escort, the destroyer escort USS Edward C. Daly (Lt.Cdr. G.R. Deits, USNR), also arrived at Guam. (2)
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Sources
- ADM 53/122096 + ADM 53/122097 + War diary of USS Edward C. Daly for April 1945
- ADM 53/122097 + War diary of USS Edward C. Daly for April 1945
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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