DALE Destroyer No 4
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.
Keel Laid 12 July 1899 - Launched 24 July 1900 Recommissioned 10 July 1907 - Decommissioned 9 July 1919 Stricken 15 September 1919 Sold January 3 1920 for scrap |
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Postmarks
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Postmark Date |
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2nd Commissioning 10 July 1907 to 9 July 1919
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Locy Type F |
1914-07-10 |
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Sailor mail from USS Dale DD-4. Black postmark struck upside down.
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Locy Type 3 |
1914-12-18 |
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Sailor mail. USS Dale with the Asiatic Fleet. From the Gary B. Weiss collection.
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Locy Type 3 |
1915-07-15 |
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Sailor mail. USS Dale with the Asiatic Fleet. From the Gary B. Weiss collection.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Commodore Richard Dale, USN (November 6, 1756 – February 26, 1826)
Dale was an American naval officer who fought in the Continental Navy under John Barry and was first lieutenant for John Paul Jones during the naval battle off of Flamborough Head, England against the HMS Serapis in the celebrated engagement of September 23, 1779. He became one of the six original commodores of the permanent United States Navy, and commanded a blockade of Tripoli in 1801 during the First Barbary War of Thomas Jefferson's presidency.
Five ships of the US Navy have been name in his honor - USS Dale (1839 Sloop-of-War), USS Dale Destroyer No. 4, USS Dale DD-290, USS Dale DD-353, and USS Dale CG-19.
The ships sponsor was Miss M. H. Wilson.
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