He participated in the Pacific raids of February and March 1942 and flew his scout plane in the Battle of the Coral Sea, 7–8 May. Failing to return from that mission, Hale was presumed killed in action and was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement in aerial combat and his " ... courageous determination and aggressiveness ... attacking enemy aircraft in spite of fierce fighter opposition."
Historyedit
She was laid down on 13 September 1943 by the Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas; launched 20 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Roy O. Hale, mother of Lieutenant (junior grade) Hale and commissioned on 3 February 1944.
World War IIedit
Battle of the Atlanticedit
Following shakedown off Bermuda, Roy O. Hale served as a training ship for pre-commissioning details of escort crews in Chesapeake Bay and provided escort services between New York and Norfolk, Virginia. On 1 July 1944 she departed Norfolk, Virginia, on the first of seven transatlantic convoys. Engaged in that duty until the surrender of Germany, her first convoy consisted of 24 ships bound for Taranto, Italy. On 20 July 4 days after reaching her destination, she was at sea with the return convoy which she left at New York on 3 August. From 24 August to 27 September, she made another escort run to Italy, then shifted to the North Atlantic sealanes. Between 30 October 1944 and 3 June 1945, she escorted five transatlantic convoys from the United States to ports in the United Kingdom and France.
Pacific Waredit
After an overhaul, the destroyer escort departed Norfolk for the Pacific on 13 July. She underwent refresher training off Cuba, then continued on to San Diego, and was engaged in further training when hostilities ceased. On 26 August, she sailed for Pearl Harbor, arriving on 2 September for a month of escort and plane guard duty. On 17 October she returned to San Diego with veterans awaiting discharge, then proceeded to Panama and the east coast. Back in the Norfolk area by 3 November, Roy O. Hale shifted to Green Cove Springs, Florida, in early December and began inactivation. She was decommissioned on 11 July 1946 and was berthed there, with the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, until ordered activated to participate in the continental air defense program established in the 1950s.
Cold Waredit
In December 1955, Roy O. Hale entered the Boston Navy Yard for conversion to a radar picket escort. Redesignated DER-336 on 7 December 1955, she was recommissioned on 29 January 1957 and assigned to Atlantic Barrier Patrol duty. Based at Newport, Rhode Island, as of 2 July, she continued that duty, steaming on alternate radar picket stations from Newfoundland to the Azores into the 1960s.
Although primarily employed in the early warning program, she was called on to enforce an 1884 treaty for the protection of international submarine cables in February 1959. On the 26th, she sent a party aboard the Russian trawler MV Novorossisk to investigate reports from the American Telephone & Telegraph and Western Union companies that breaks had occurred in five transatlantic cables along the track of the trawler. There were no indications of intentions "other than fishing."
Decommissioning and fateedit
In late 1962, Roy O. Hale again prepared for inactivation. Decommissioned in April 1963, she was berthed with the Reserve Fleet at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, until struck from the Navy list 1 August 1974 and sold for scrap to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. on 1 April 1975.
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For other ships with the same name see USS Hale USS Roy O Hale DE 336 was an Edsall class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and from 1957 to 1963 She was scrapped in 1975 History United States NamesakeRoy Orestus Hale Jr BuilderConsolidated Steel Corporation Orange Texas Laid down13 September 1943 Launched20 November 1943 Commissioned3 February 1944 Decommissioned15 July 1963 ReclassifiedDER 336 21 October 1955 Stricken1 August 1974 FateSold for scrapping 12 March 1975 General characteristics Class and typeEdsall class destroyer escort Displacement1 253 tons standard 1 590 tons full load Length306 feet 93 27 m Beam36 58 feet 11 15 m Draft10 42 full load feet 3 18 m Propulsion4 FM diesel engines 4 diesel generators 6 000 shp 4 5 MW 2 screws Speed21 knots 39 km h Range9 100 nmi at 12 knots 17 000 km at 22 km h Complement8 officers 201 enlisted Armament3 single 3 in 76 mm 50 guns 1 twin 40 mm AA guns 8 single 20 mm AA guns 1 triple 21 in 533 mm torpedo tubes 8 depth charge projectors 1 depth charge projector hedgehog 2 depth charge tracks Contents 1 Namesake 2 History 2 1 World War II 2 1 1 Battle of the Atlantic 2 1 2 Pacific War 2 2 Cold War 2 3 Decommissioning and fate 3 References 4 External linksNamesake editRoy Orestus Hale Jr was born on 10 May 1916 in Monroe Louisiana He graduated from the U S Naval Academy and was commissioned ensign in the United States Navy on 2 June 1938 After a year at sea Hale underwent aviation training at Pensacola Florida Miami Florida and San Diego California and on 21 June 1941 joined Scouting Squadron 2 on board USS Lexington Promoted to lieutenant junior grade in October he remained on board that carrier after the United States entered World War II He participated in the Pacific raids of February and March 1942 and flew his scout plane in the Battle of the Coral Sea 7 8 May Failing to return from that mission Hale was presumed killed in action and was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement in aerial combat and his courageous determination and aggressiveness attacking enemy aircraft in spite of fierce fighter opposition History editShe was laid down on 13 September 1943 by the Consolidated Steel Corp Orange Texas launched 20 November 1943 sponsored by Mrs Roy O Hale mother of Lieutenant junior grade Hale and commissioned on 3 February 1944 World War II edit Battle of the Atlantic edit Following shakedown off Bermuda Roy O Hale served as a training ship for pre commissioning details of escort crews in Chesapeake Bay and provided escort services between New York and Norfolk Virginia On 1 July 1944 she departed Norfolk Virginia on the first of seven transatlantic convoys Engaged in that duty until the surrender of Germany her first convoy consisted of 24 ships bound for Taranto Italy On 20 July 4 days after reaching her destination she was at sea with the return convoy which she left at New York on 3 August From 24 August to 27 September she made another escort run to Italy then shifted to the North Atlantic sealanes Between 30 October 1944 and 3 June 1945 she escorted five transatlantic convoys from the United States to ports in the United Kingdom and France Pacific War edit After an overhaul the destroyer escort departed Norfolk for the Pacific on 13 July She underwent refresher training off Cuba then continued on to San Diego and was engaged in further training when hostilities ceased On 26 August she sailed for Pearl Harbor arriving on 2 September for a month of escort and plane guard duty On 17 October she returned to San Diego with veterans awaiting discharge then proceeded to Panama and the east coast Back in the Norfolk area by 3 November Roy O Hale shifted to Green Cove Springs Florida in early December and began inactivation She was decommissioned on 11 July 1946 and was berthed there with the Atlantic Reserve Fleet until ordered activated to participate in the continental air defense program established in the 1950s Cold War edit In December 1955 Roy O Hale entered the Boston Navy Yard for conversion to a radar picket escort Redesignated DER 336 on 7 December 1955 she was recommissioned on 29 January 1957 and assigned to Atlantic Barrier Patrol duty Based at Newport Rhode Island as of 2 July she continued that duty steaming on alternate radar picket stations from Newfoundland to the Azores into the 1960s Although primarily employed in the early warning program she was called on to enforce an 1884 treaty for the protection of international submarine cables in February 1959 On the 26th she sent a party aboard the Russian trawler MV Novorossisk to investigate reports from the American Telephone amp Telegraph and Western Union companies that breaks had occurred in five transatlantic cables along the track of the trawler There were no indications of intentions other than fishing Decommissioning and fate edit In late 1962 Roy O Hale again prepared for inactivation Decommissioned in April 1963 she was berthed with the Reserve Fleet at Philadelphia Pennsylvania until struck from the Navy list 1 August 1974 and sold for scrap to Union Minerals amp Alloys Corp on 1 April 1975 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Roy O Hale DE 336 NavSource Online Destroyer Escort Photo Archive USS Roy O Hale DE 336 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Roy O Hale amp oldid 1149362179, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
