USS Courtney (DE-1021)
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Courtney |
Namesake | Henry A. Courtney, Jr. |
Builder | Defoe Shipbuilding Company |
Laid down | 2 September 1954 |
Launched | 2 November 1955 |
Commissioned | 24 September 1956 |
Stricken | 14 December 1973 |
Homeport | Naval Station Newport, RI |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 17 June 1974 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Dealey-class destroyer escort |
Displacement | 1,877 long tons (1,907 t) full load |
Length | 314 ft 6 in (95.86 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 9 in (11.20 m) |
Draft | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h) |
Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
Complement | 170 |
Armament |
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Service record | |
Operations: | Operation Argus |
USS Courtney (DE-1021) was a Dealey-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, in service from 1956 to 1973.
Service history
Courtney was named for
1957
Joining Escort Squadron 10 (CortRon 10) at
1958 to 1960
Courtney sailed from Newport 1 April 1958 and called at Reykjavík, Iceland, on the way to Bodø, Norway, to conduct exercises with ships of the Royal Norwegian Navy. She put into Antwerp, Belgium, and NS Argentia, Newfoundland, and returned to Newport 14 May.
From 7 August to 30 September, she was involved in
NATO exercises in August and September 1959 found her calling in Newfoundland, Northern Ireland, England, and Portugal. Through the first half of 1960, she cruised along the US East Coast on a variety of exercises, including an amphibious operation with Marines on the coast of North Carolina.
From August through December 1960, Courtney participated in Operation Unitas, the combined antisubmarine training cruise of the American nations.
- [1960–1973]
Courtney was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 14 December 1973. She was sold for scrapping 17 June 1974.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.