USS Courtney (DE-1021)

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USS Courtney (DE-1021) underway in Narragansett Bay on 19 August 1970 (USN 1145175).jpg
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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS Courtney
Namesake Henry A. Courtney, Jr.
Builder Defoe Shipbuilding Company
Laid down2 September 1954
Launched2 November 1955
Commissioned24 September 1956
Stricken14 December 1973
Homeport Naval Station Newport, RI
FateSold for scrap, 17 June 1974
General characteristics
Class and type Dealey-class destroyer escort
Displacement1,877 long tons (1,907 t) full load
Length314 ft 6 in (95.86 m)
Beam36 ft 9 in (11.20 m)
Draft18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Foster-Wheeler boilers
  • 1 × De Laval geared turbine
  • 20,000 shp (15 MW)
  • 1 shaft
Speed27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement170
Armament
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.

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Service history

Courtney was named for Marine Major Henry A. Courtney, Jr. (1916–1945), who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroism in the Battle of Okinawa. She was launched 2 November 1955 by Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Mich., sponsored by Mrs. H.A. Courtney; commissioned 24 September 1956 and reported to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

1957

Joining Escort Squadron 10 (CortRon 10) at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, 26 April 1957, Courtney operated from that port exercising in antisubmarine warfare and convoy escort techniques in the British West Indies until 3 September. She arrived at Milford Haven, Wales, on 14 September for maneuvers with ships of other NATO navies in the Irish Sea, visiting Plymouth, England, and Brest, France, before returning to Newport 21 October 1957 to resume local operations. She took part in hunter-killer exercises off North Carolina and in convoy exercises extending into the waters off Florida.

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 Operation Argus, conducting nuclear tests in the high atmosphere as part of Navy Task Force 88. After completion of the tests, she cruised to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 15 to 19 September. Again cruising to South American waters from February through March 1959, she called at ports in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile, and exercised with ships of the Colombian and Peruvian navies.

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.

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