DEALEY DE 1006

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Dealey Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid December 15 1952 - Launched November 8 1953 USS DEALEY DE-1006 Commissioned June 3 1954 - Decommissioned July 28 1972 Struck from Naval Register July 28 1972 ROU 18 DE JULIO DE-3 (Uruguayan Naval Service) Transferred to Uruguay July 28 1972 and renamed Decommissioned, stricken, and scrapped 1991

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1954-72)

 

Postmarks

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POSTMARK TYPE	DATE FROM to DATE TO	THUMBNAIL LINK TO CLOSE-UP IMAGE	THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER IMAGE

 

Locy Type FDPS 2r

1954-10-22

First Day Postal Service
 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS) (D-43, DE omitted) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-43

1967-07-14

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1972-06-20

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Locy Type 2r

1955-01-25

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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/1 star

NAMESAKE - Samuel David Dealey USN (September 13 1906 - August 24 1944)
Dealey graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1930. He served in USS NEVADA BB-36 before training for submarine duty. At the outbreak of WWII he was in command of USS S-20, and assumed command of the new USS HARDER SS-257 upon her Commissioning in December 1942. Commander Dealey guided his submarine deep into enemy waters, wreaking destruction on Japanese shipping. He won four Navy Crosses, the Silver Star, and shared in the Presidential Unit Citation awarded HARDER for heroism in combat. On his fifth war patrol, for which he received The Medal of Honor, Commander Dealey pressed home a series of bold and daring attacks. HARDER sank five Japanese destroyers, most with very close range "down the throat shots." On August 24 1944, while on her sixth patrol, HARDER was lost with all hands off the island of Luzon during a depth charge attack

 

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