DE-26 Dempsey
United States Navy destroyer escort
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Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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Evarts - | Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal. | 1943/02/19 | 1943/07/24 | 1947/04/18
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Namesake: Ltjg Richard John Dempsey, *1919/02/08 KIA 42/08/09 onboard Vincennes | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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43/09/23 | 43/10/17 |   |   | round trip San Francisco <> P.H. |   66  |
43/10/17 | 43/10/25 |   |   | sail from San Francisco to P.H. |   81  |
43/10/27 | 43/11/06 |   |   | escort Tangier from P.H. to Esp. Santo |   66  81  |
43/11/08 | 43/11/13 |   |   | Viti Levu, Fiji |   66  |
43/11/13 |   |   |   | rescued 45 survivors from s/s San Juan |   66  |
43/11/14 |   |   |   | Suva, Fiji - disembark Cape San Juan survivors |   81  |
43/11/16 | 43/11/27 | Galvan | 16.10.1 | screen fueling units |   66  81  |
43/11/27 | 43/12/02 |   | 16.10.1 | sail from Gilberts to P.H. |   81  |
43/12/02 | 44/01/25 |   |   | P.H. - repairs, training |   66  |
44/01/03 |   |   |   | damage(crash with Wintle) praciticing refueling |   66  |
44/01/25 | 44/02/03 | Flint | 51.2 | escort AK's and AP's convoy from P.H. to Majuro |   66  |
44/02/03 | 44/02/11 |   |   | escort White Plains from Majuro to Kwajalein |   66  |
44/02/11 | 44/02/15 |   |   | Kwajalein |   81  |
44/02/15 | 44/02/24 |   |   | sail from Roi to P.H. |   81  |
44/02/25 | 44/03/08 |   |   | sail from P.H. to Noumea (44/03/02 refuel in Samoa) |   66  81  |
44/03/08 | 44/03/14 |   |   | Noumea |   81  |
44/03/14 | 44/09/22 |   |   | Solomons - local escort and patrol duty |   66  |
44/03/14 | 44/03/17 |   |   | sail from Noumea to Guadalcanal |   81  |
44/03/18 |   |   |   | Purvis Bay, Tulagi |   81  |
44/03/26 |   |   |   | Treasury Islands |   81  |
44/04/03? | 44/04/04 |   |   | escort 4th Echelon to Emirau |   81  |
44/04/06 |   |   |   | rescued B-25 crew |   81  |
44/04/07 |   |   |   | rescued TBF crew |   81  |
44/04/14 |   |   |   | arrived Emirau |   81  |
44/05/08 | 44/06/06 |   |   | Esp. Santo |   81  |
44/06/06 | 44/06/08 |   |   | sail from Esp. Santo to Russell Island |   81  |
44/06/18 |   |   |   | arrived Bougainville |   81  |
44/06/21 |   |   |   | arrived Green Island |   81  |
44/07/05 |   |   |   | arrived Emirau |   81  |
44/07/24 |   |   |   | Port Purvis, Tulagi |   81  |
44/08/24 | 44/08/29 |   |   | Port Purvis, Tulagi |   88  |
44/09/22 | 44/09/27 |   | CortDiv26 | sail from Tulagi to Manus |   66  81  |
44/09/27 | 44/10/02 |   |   | Seeadler Harbor, Manus |   66  |
44/10/02 | 44/10/07 |   |   | escort transports from Manus to Ulithi (10/06) Palaus |   66  81  |
44/10/07 | 44/11/15 |   | 32 | Palaus - patrol and harbor entrance vessel |   66  81  |
44/10/11 | 44/10/23 |   | 32 | Kossol Passage - harbor contrl ship |   81  |
44/10/28 |   |   |   | Palaus - sinking/share (LCT-406) patrol craft loaded with torpedo |   66  85  |
44/11/09 |   |   |   | rescued USMC pilot |   81  |
44/11/14 | 44/11/17 |   |   | sail from Palau to Ulithi |   81  |
44/11/20 | 45/02/09 |   | 94 | convoy duty from Guam to Eniwetok, Ulithi, Leyte |   66  |
44/12/12 |   |   |   | arrived Eniwetok |   81  |
44/12/19 | 44/12/28 |   |   | Guam |   81  |
44/12/30 |   |   | 94 | rescue work for YMS-267 S of Guam |   81  |
45/01/11 | 45/01/14 |   |   | Leyte |   81  |
45/01/14 | 45/01/17 |   |   | sail from Leyte to Ulithi |   81  |
45/01/24 |   |   |   | arrived Guam |   81  |
45/02/09 | 45/07/05 |   | 96 | convoy and air-sea rescue duty from Eniwetok to Ulithi, Kwajalein |   66  |
45/04/22 |   |   | 96 | tow SC-1273 to Eniwetok |   81  |
45/07/05 | 45/07/11 |   |   | sail from Eniwetok to P.H. |   66  81  |
45/07/12 | 45/07/18 |   |   | sail from P.H. to San Francisco |   81  |
45/07/18 | 45/11 |   |   | MINY - overhaul |   66  81  |