USS Dealey (DE-1006)

USS Dealey (DE-1006), the lead ship of her class of destroyer escort, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commander Samuel D. Dealey, who was awarded the Medal of Honor as captain of the famous World War II submarine USS Harder.

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Lead ship - Her class - Destroyer escort - United States Navy - Samuel D. Dealey - Medal of Honor - World War II - Submarine - USS ''Harder''

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Dealey was launched 8 November 1953 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, sponsored by Mrs. Samuel D. Dealey, widow of Commander Dealey; and commissioned 3 June 1954, Lieutenant Commander R. H. Rossell in command.

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Launched - 8 November - 1953 - Bath Iron Works - Bath, Maine - Commissioned - 3 June - 1954

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Homeported at NS Newport, Rhode Island, Dealey sailed on local exercises, cruised to Key West, Florida, to serve with the Fleet Sonar School, and joined in convoy exercises in the Caribbean during her first two and a half years of service.

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NS Newport - Rhode Island - Key West, Florida - Fleet Sonar School - Convoy - Caribbean

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On 4 January 1957 she sailed from Newport for a South American cruise, returning 21 March for exercises off the Atlantic coast. NATO exercises in the Irish Sea in September and October took her to Plymouth, England, and Brest and Cherbourg, France.

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4 January - 1957 - South America - 21 March - NATO - Irish Sea - Plymouth, England - Brest - Cherbourg - France

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On 12 May 1958 Dealey sailed for the Mediterranean as flagship of Escort Squadron 10 (CortRon 10), screening Wasp (CV-18) to her duty with the 6th Fleet. She patrolled the eastern Mediterranean during the Lebanon crisis and returned to Newport 7 October.

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12 May - 1958 - Mediterranean - Flagship - Escort Squadron 10 - ''Wasp'' - 6th Fleet - Lebanon crisis - 7 October

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On 3 February 1959 she put to sea for Guantanamo Bay, and after exercises there sailed through the Panama Canal for calls at Buenaventura, Colombia; Salinas, Ecuador; Talara and Callao, Peru; and Valparaíso and Antofagasta, Chile. During this cruise she exercised with the navies of all four countries. She returned to Newport 20 April, and sailed on NATO exercises, calling at Londonderry, Northern Ireland; Greenwich, England; and Lisbon, Portugal, before returning to Newport 11 October. She operated in the Narragansett Bay area for the remainder of 1959.

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3 February - 1959 - Guantanamo Bay - Panama Canal - Buenaventura - Colombia - Salinas - Ecuador - Talara - Callao - Peru - Valparaíso - Antofagasta - Chile - 20 April - Londonderry - Northern Ireland - Greenwich - England - Lisbon - Portugal - 11 October - Narragansett Bay

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Dealey continued these operations, plus a cruise to the Caribbean and an amphibious exercise off the Virginia and North Carolina coasts, until 20 June 1960 when she began a short overhaul at the New York Naval Shipyard. Returning to Newport on 22 July, the escort prepared for distant duty. On 22 August, she sailed for exercises in the Caribbean, and continued on a voyage around South America. After visits to Trinidad, Venezuela, and Colombia, Dealey sailed through the Panama Canal, down the coast of South America, calling in Ecuador, Peru, and Chile, transited the Straits of Magellan, and turned northward, visiting Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Trinidad. On 13 December, Dealey arrived home in Newport, where she passed the remainder of the year.

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Virginia - North Carolina - 20 June - 1960 - New York Naval Shipyard - 22 July - 22 August - Trinidad - Venezuela - Straits of Magellan - Argentina - Uruguay - Brazil - 13 December

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