| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 70 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 5 Apr 1943 |
| Launched | 30 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 23 Sep 1943 |
| End service | 15 Nov 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Converted to High Speed Transport and reclassified as APD- 49 on 24 November 1944. |
Commands listed for USS Joseph E. Campbell (DE 70)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Jack Frank Bowling, Jr., USN | 23 Sep 1943 | ??? |
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Noteable events involving Joseph E. Campbell include:
4 May 1944
The German submarine U-371 was sunk at 0409hrs on 4 May 1944 in the Mediterranean north of Constantine, in position 37º49'N, 05º39'E, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS USS Pride and USS Joseph E. Campbell the French destroyer escort Sénégalais and the British escort destroyer HMS Blankney. (see map)