USS J. Richard Ward

USS J. Richard Ward (DE-243) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She was named in honor of James Richard Ward who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic efforts under fire on the USS Oklahoma (BB-37). She was launched by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas, 6 January 1943; sponsored by Miss Marjorie Ward, sister of Seaman First Class Ward; and commissioned 5 July 1943.

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DE-243
speed 21 knot, 
Edsall-class destroyer escort, destroyer escort, Brown Shipbuilding, United States Navy, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1942-09-30T00:00:00Z

1942-09-30T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-07-05T00:00:00Z

1943-07-05T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1943-01-06T00:00:00Z

1943-01-06T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1946-06-13T00:00:00Z

1946-06-13T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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USS J. Richard Ward (DE-243) off the New York Naval Shipyard (USA) on 14 May 1944 (19-N-70846)

Launch of USS J. Richard Ward (DE-243) at Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas (USA), on 6 January 1943 (19-N-47821)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS J. Richard Ward (DE-243) off the New York Naval Shipyard (USA) on 14 May 1944 (19-N-70846)		Commons
commons	image		Launch of USS J. Richard Ward (DE-243) at Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas (USA), on 6 January 1943 (19-N-47821)		Commons