| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 216 |
| Built by | Philadelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 22 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 29 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 Sep 1943 |
| End service | 21 Jun 1946 |
| History | Converted to High Speed Transport and reclassified APD-66 on 21 January 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Enright (DE 216)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. Adolphe Wildner, USN | 21 Sep 1943 | 9 Mar 1944 |
| 2 | Ejnar Carl Hoglund, USNR | 9 Mar 1944 | 15 Jun 1944 |
| 3 | Cdr. John Henry Church, Jr., USNR | 15 Jun 1944 | 21 Jul 1944 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Addison Bayard Bradley, Jr., USNR | 21 Jul 1944 | 3 Mar 1945 |
| 5 | William Francis Folkes, Jr., USNR | 3 Mar 1945 | 15 Jan 1946 |
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Notable events involving Enright include:
16 Apr 1944
On 16 April 1944, while westward bound, Enright was
struck by a Portuguese merchant. A 65 foot hole was torn in her port quarter, all living spaces were
flooded, and she took on a 12 degree list. The high quality of her crew was shown both in damage control work and the seamanship which brought her safely back to New York, where she repaired in a month. One of her crew lost his life in this collision.
11 Jun 1944
USS Baya (Cdr. A.H. Holtz, USN) conducted exercises off New London with USS Enright (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Hoglund, USNR).
12 Jun 1944
USS Baya (Cdr. A.H. Holtz, USN) conducted exercises off New London with USS Enright (Lt.Cdr. E.C. Hoglund, USNR).
10 Dec 1944
USS Hackleback (T/Lt.Cdr. F.E. Janney, USN) conducted exercises in Long Island Sound with USS Decatur (Lt. B.B. Kirkland, USNR), USS Enright (Lt.Cdr. A.B. Bradley, Jr., USNR) and USS Richey (Cdr. J.H Forney, USCG).
11 Dec 1944
USS Hackleback (T/Lt.Cdr. F.E. Janney, USN) conducted exercises in Long Island Sound with USS Decatur (Lt. B.B. Kirkland, USNR), USS Enright (Lt.Cdr. A.B. Bradley, Jr., USNR) and USS Richey (Cdr. J.H Forney, USCG).
29 Dec 1944
USS Lionfish (T/Lt.Cdr. E.D. Spruance, USN) and USS Bullhead (Cdr. W.T. Griffith, USN) conducted exercises in Long Island Sound together with USS Enright (Lt.Cdr. A.B. Bradley, Jr., USNR), USS Scott (Lt.Cdr. Cdr. H.W. Osterhaus, Jr., USNR) and USS Schmitt (Lt. T.A. Melusky, USNR).
30 Dec 1944
USS Lionfish (T/Lt.Cdr. E.D. Spruance, USN) and USS Bullhead (Cdr. W.T. Griffith, USN) conducted exercises in Long Island sound together with USS Enright (Lt.Cdr. A.B. Bradley, Jr., USNR), USS Scott (Lt.Cdr. Cdr. H.W. Osterhaus, Jr., USNR) and USS Schmitt (Lt. T.A. Melusky, USNR).
15 Jan 1945
USS Bumper (Cdr. J.W. Williams, Jr., USN) conducted exercises in Long Island Sound together with USS Enright (Lt.Cdr. A.B. Bradley, Jr., USNR) and USS Burke (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Dommerich, USNR).
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