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|Ship image=[[Image:USS Dennis J. Buckley (DD-808) underway on 9 June 1970.jpg|300px|USS Dennis J. Buckley]] |
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| [[24 July]] [[1944]] |
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|Ship name=USS ''Dennis J. Buckley'' |
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| [[20 December]] [[1944]] |
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|Ship namesake=[[Seaman (rank)|Fireman]] Dennis J. Buckley, Jr. (1920-1943), a [[U.S. Navy]] [[sailor]] and [[Silver Star]] recipient |
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|Ship builder=[[Bath Iron Works]], [[Bath, Maine]] |
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|Ship laid down= 24 July 1944 |
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| [[2 July]] [[1973]] |
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|Ship decommissioned= 2 July 1973 |
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|Ship struck= 2 July 1973 |
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| sold for scrap, [[29 April]] [[1974]] |
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|Ship reclassified=DDR-808, 18 March 1949 |
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!colspan="2" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy; font-size: 110%"| General Characteristics |
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|Ship motto=''[[Experto crede|Experto credite]]'' |
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|Ship fate= Sold for scrap, 29 April 1974 |
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|Ship propulsion=Geared turbines, 2 shafts, {{convert|60000|shp|MW|0|abbr=on}} |
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*12 × [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|40 mm AA guns]] |
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'''USS ''Dennis J. Buckley'' (DD/DDR-808)''' was a {{sclass|Gearing|destroyer}} of the [[United States Navy]]. |
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==Namesake== |
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'''USS ''Dennis J. Buckley'' (DD/DDR-808)''' was a [[Gearing class destroyer|''Gearing''-class]] [[destroyer]] of the [[United States Navy]], named for Fireman First Class [[Dennis J. Buckley, Jr.]] (1920–1943). |
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Dennis Joseph Buckley Jr. was born on 22 April 1920, in [[Holyoke, Massachusetts|Holyoke]], [[Massachusetts]]. He [[Enlisted man|enlisted]] in the Navy on 30 September 1940. [[Seaman (rank)|Fireman]] First Class Buckley was posthumously awarded the [[Silver Star]] for displaying exceptional courage in attempting to salvage the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[blockade runner]] ''Karin'' which had been intercepted by his ship, the [[destroyer]] {{USS|Eberle|DD-430|6}} on 10 March 1943. The explosion of [[demolition charge]]s planted by the blockade runner's crew took his life. |
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The [[destroyer escort]] [[USS Dennis J. Buckley (DE-553)|USS ''Dennis J. Buckley'' (DE-553)]] was named for him, but its construction was canceled on 10 June 1944. |
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''Dennis J. Buckley'' was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] [[20 December]] [[1944]] by [[Bath Iron Works]] Corp., [[Bath, Maine]]; sponsored by Mrs. D. J. Buckley, mother of F/1c Buckley; and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] [[2 March]] [[1945]], Commander K. C. Walpole in command. |
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==Construction and commissioning== |
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''Dennis J. Buckley'' sailed from [[Naval Station Norfolk|Norfolk]] [[7 November]] 1945 for occupation duty in the [[Pacific Ocean|Western Pacific]], arriving at [[Tokyo Bay]] [[22 December]]. She operated in the [[Marianas]] and visited [[Manila]], [[Philippine Islands]], before returning to [[Naval Station San Diego|San Diego]] [[13 April]] [[1946]]. On her second tour of duty in the [[Far East]], in 1947, she cruised off the coast of [[China]] providing services to the Fleet and joined in exercises off [[Okinawa]]. On [[1 October]] [[1948]] she steamed for [[Qingdao|Tsingtao]], China, where she patrolled during the evacuation of civilians from the threat of the [[Chinese Communist|Communist]] advance into northern China. She joined [[USS Tarawa (CV-40)|''Tarawa'']] (CV-40) and [[USS Hawkins (DD-873)|''Hawkins'']] (DD-873) and sailed by way of [[Hong Kong]] and [[Singapore]]; [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]]; [[Bahrein]] and [[Jidda]], [[Saudi Arabia]]; and [[Port Said]], [[Egypt]], to [[Athens]], [[Greece]] where the three ships joined others for a visit to [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]. She returned to [[New York]] [[22 February]] [[1949]], completing a round-the-world cruise. |
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''Dennis J. Buckley'' was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 20 December 1944 by [[Bath Iron Works]] Corp., [[Bath, Maine]]; sponsored by Mrs. D. J. Buckley, mother of F/1c Buckley; and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 2 March 1945. |
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==Service history== |
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''Dennis J. Buckley'' departed New York [[1 March]] 1949 for a brief period of operations on the west coast, returning to the [[Panama Canal Zone|Canal Zone]] [[10 May]] for exercises in [[Caribbean]] waters. |
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She was re-classified a [[radar picket]] destroyer, '''DDR-808''', [[18 March]] 1949. |
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===1945–1955=== |
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She then operated along the eastern seaboard from Norfolk to [[Argentia]], [[Newfoundland]] and sailed from Newport [[15 April]] for a tour of duty in the [[Mediterranean]] with the [[U.S. 6th Fleet|6th Fleet]], returning to Newport [[6 October]] for local and Caribbean operations. From April to October 1951 she cruised to northern [[Europe]], visiting [[Plymouth]], [[Liverpool]], and [[Weymouth]], [[England]]; [[Bremerhaven]], [[Germany]]; [[Antwerp]], [[Belgium]]; and [[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Ireland]] and [[Derry]], [[Northern Ireland]]. |
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''Dennis J. Buckley'' sailed from [[Naval Station Norfolk|Norfolk]] on 7 November 1945 for occupation duty in the [[Pacific Ocean|Western Pacific]], arriving at [[Tokyo Bay]] on 22 December. She operated in the [[Marianas]] and visited [[Manila]], [[Philippine Islands]], before returning to [[Naval Station San Diego|San Diego]] on 13 April 1946. On her second tour of duty in the [[Far East]], in 1947, she cruised off the coast of [[China]] providing services to the Fleet and joined in exercises off [[Okinawa]]. On 1 October 1948 she steamed for [[Qingdao|Tsingtao]], China, where she patrolled during the evacuation of civilians from the threat of the [[Communist Party of China|Communist]] advance into northern China. She joined {{USS|Tarawa|CV-40|3}} and {{USS|Hawkins|DD-873|3}} and sailed by way of [[Hong Kong]] and [[Singapore]]; [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]]; [[Bahrein]] and [[Jidda]], Saudi Arabia; and [[Port Said]], Egypt, to [[Athens]], Greece where the three ships joined others for a visit to [[Istanbul]], Turkey. She returned to [[New York City|New York]] on 22 February 1949, completing a round-the-world cruise. ''Dennis J. Buckley'' departed New York on 1 March 1949 for a brief period of operations on the west coast, returning to the [[Panama Canal Zone|Canal Zone]] 10 May for exercises in [[Caribbean]] waters. |
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She was re-classified a [[radar picket]] destroyer, '''DDR-808''', on 18 March 1949. She then operated along the eastern seaboard from Norfolk to [[Naval Station Argentia|NS Argentia]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]] and sailed from Newport on 15 April for a tour of duty in the [[Mediterranean]] with the [[United States Sixth Fleet|6th Fleet]], returning to Newport on 6 October for local and Caribbean operations. From April to October 1951 she cruised to northern [[Europe]], visiting [[Plymouth]], [[Liverpool]], and [[Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]], [[England]]; [[Bremerhaven]], [[Germany]]; [[Antwerp]], [[Belgium]]; and [[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Ireland]] and [[Derry]], [[Northern Ireland]]. |
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Between 1952 and 1955, ''Dennis J. Buckley'' completed three tours of duty in the Mediterranean, and served as gunnery and engineering school ship for destroyer officers. She participated in air defense exercises in the [[North Atlantic]] and the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and trained [[midshipman|midshipmen]] and reservists. |
Between 1952 and 1955, ''Dennis J. Buckley'' completed three tours of duty in the Mediterranean, and served as gunnery and engineering school ship for destroyer officers. She participated in air defense exercises in the [[North Atlantic]] and the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and trained [[midshipman|midshipmen]] and reservists. |
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===1956–1960=== |
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''Dennis J. Buckley'' sailed from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] [[1 May]] [[1956]] to join the [[U.S. Pacific Fleet|Pacific Fleet]]. Arriving at [[Naval Station Long Beach|Long Beach]] [[28 June]], she got underway [[9 July]] for a tour of duty in the western Pacific from which she returned to Long Beach [[21 October]]. During her second Far Eastern tour, in 1957, she screened [[USS Princeton (CV-37)|''Princeton'']] (CV-37), patrolled off [[Taiwan]] briefly, and served as flagship for Commander, Destroyer Flotillas, western Pacific, during October, when she was visited by the [[Chief of Naval Operations]], Admiral [[Arleigh A. Burke]]. Local operations engaged ''Dennis J. Buckley'' until [[23 August]] [[1958]] when she again sailed for the Far East where she joined Task Force 72 (TF 72) to resupply [[Nationalist Chinese]] holding the [[Quemoy Islands]] against the threat of Communist seizure. |
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''Dennis J. Buckley'' sailed from [[Boston]] on 1 May 1956 to join the [[United States Pacific Fleet|Pacific Fleet]]. Arriving at [[Naval Station Long Beach|Long Beach]] on 28 June, she got underway on 9 July for a [[tour of duty]] in the western Pacific from which she returned to Long Beach on 21 October. During her second Far Eastern tour, in 1957, she screened {{USS|Princeton|CV-37|3}}, patrolled off [[Taiwan]] briefly, and served as flagship for Commander, Destroyer Flotillas, western Pacific, during October, when she was visited by the [[Chief of Naval Operations]], Admiral [[Arleigh A. Burke]]. Local operations engaged ''Dennis J. Buckley'' until 23 August 1958 when she again sailed for the Far East where she joined Task Force 72 (TF 72) to resupply [[Nationalist Chinese]] holding the [[Kinmen|Quemoy]] Islands against the [[Second Taiwan Strait Crisis|threat of Communist seizure]]. |
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Returning to Long Beach on 27 February 1959, she sailed again for duty in the western Pacific on 15 October. She returned to Long Beach on 11 March 1960 for operations until May, underwent a three-month overhaul, and then resumed west coast duty for the remainder of the year. |
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:[http://www.djbuckley.com/history.htm ''detailed history, 1945–1967 at djbuckley.com''] |
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On 2 July 1973, ''Dennis J. Buckley'' was decommissioned and stricken from [[Naval Vessel Register]] and custody accepted by [[Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility]], San Diego. |
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On 29 April 1974 the ex-''Buckley'' was sold to Levin Metals Corp. for $314,699.00, which started scrapping her in [[Richmond, California]] on 3 July 1974. |
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== See also == |
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See [[USS Dennis J. Buckley|USS ''Dennis J. Buckley'']] for other ships of the same name. |
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== References == |
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*{{DANFS|https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/d/dennis-j-buckley-dd-808.html|http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/destroy/dd808txt.htm}} |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d3/dennis_j_buckley.htm history.navy.mil: USS ''Dennis J. Buckley''] |
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*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/808.htm navsource.org: USS ''Dennis J. Buckley''] |
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*[http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/destroy/dd808txt.htm hazegray.org: USS ''Dennis J. Buckley''] |
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== External links == |
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*{{navsource|05/808|USS Dennis J. Buckley}} |
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*[http://www.djbuckley.com/ USS ''Dennis J. Buckley'' veterans' website] |
*[http://www.djbuckley.com/ USS ''Dennis J. Buckley'' veterans' website] |
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Revision as of 15:24, 14 June 2022
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United States | |
Name | USS Dennis J. Buckley |
Namesake | Fireman Dennis J. Buckley, Jr. (1920-1943), a U.S. Navy sailor and Silver Star recipient |
Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
Laid down | 24 July 1944 |
Launched | 20 December 1944 |
Commissioned | 2 March 1945 |
Decommissioned | 2 July 1973 |
Reclassified | DDR-808, 18 March 1949 |
Stricken | 2 July 1973 |
Motto | Experto credite |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 29 April 1974 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gearing-class destroyer |
Displacement | 3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full |
Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
Beam | 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m) |
Draft | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) |
Propulsion | Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW) |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 336 |
Armament |
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USS Dennis J. Buckley (DD/DDR-808) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy.
Namesake
Dennis Joseph Buckley Jr. was born on 22 April 1920, in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the Navy on 30 September 1940. Fireman First Class Buckley was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for displaying exceptional courage in attempting to salvage the German blockade runner Karin which had been intercepted by his ship, the destroyer USS Eberle on 10 March 1943. The explosion of demolition charges planted by the blockade runner's crew took his life.
The destroyer escort USS Dennis J. Buckley (DE-553) was named for him, but its construction was canceled on 10 June 1944.
Construction and commissioning
Dennis J. Buckley was launched on 20 December 1944 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. D. J. Buckley, mother of F/1c Buckley; and commissioned on 2 March 1945.
Service history
1945–1955
Dennis J. Buckley sailed from Norfolk on 7 November 1945 for occupation duty in the Western Pacific, arriving at Tokyo Bay on 22 December. She operated in the Marianas and visited Manila, Philippine Islands, before returning to San Diego on 13 April 1946. On her second tour of duty in the Far East, in 1947, she cruised off the coast of China providing services to the Fleet and joined in exercises off Okinawa. On 1 October 1948 she steamed for Tsingtao, China, where she patrolled during the evacuation of civilians from the threat of the Communist advance into northern China. She joined Tarawa (CV-40) and Hawkins (DD-873) and sailed by way of Hong Kong and Singapore; Colombo, Ceylon; Bahrein and Jidda, Saudi Arabia; and Port Said, Egypt, to Athens, Greece where the three ships joined others for a visit to Istanbul, Turkey. She returned to New York on 22 February 1949, completing a round-the-world cruise. Dennis J. Buckley departed New York on 1 March 1949 for a brief period of operations on the west coast, returning to the Canal Zone 10 May for exercises in Caribbean waters.
She was re-classified a radar picket destroyer, DDR-808, on 18 March 1949. She then operated along the eastern seaboard from Norfolk to NS Argentia, Newfoundland and sailed from Newport on 15 April for a tour of duty in the Mediterranean with the 6th Fleet, returning to Newport on 6 October for local and Caribbean operations. From April to October 1951 she cruised to northern Europe, visiting Plymouth, Liverpool, and Weymouth, England; Bremerhaven, Germany; Antwerp, Belgium; and Cork, Ireland and Derry, Northern Ireland.
Between 1952 and 1955, Dennis J. Buckley completed three tours of duty in the Mediterranean, and served as gunnery and engineering school ship for destroyer officers. She participated in air defense exercises in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico and trained midshipmen and reservists.
1956–1960
Dennis J. Buckley sailed from Boston on 1 May 1956 to join the Pacific Fleet. Arriving at Long Beach on 28 June, she got underway on 9 July for a tour of duty in the western Pacific from which she returned to Long Beach on 21 October. During her second Far Eastern tour, in 1957, she screened Princeton (CV-37), patrolled off Taiwan briefly, and served as flagship for Commander, Destroyer Flotillas, western Pacific, during October, when she was visited by the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Arleigh A. Burke. Local operations engaged Dennis J. Buckley until 23 August 1958 when she again sailed for the Far East where she joined Task Force 72 (TF 72) to resupply Nationalist Chinese holding the Quemoy Islands against the threat of Communist seizure.
Returning to Long Beach on 27 February 1959, she sailed again for duty in the western Pacific on 15 October. She returned to Long Beach on 11 March 1960 for operations until May, underwent a three-month overhaul, and then resumed west coast duty for the remainder of the year.
On 2 July 1973, Dennis J. Buckley was decommissioned and stricken from Naval Vessel Register and custody accepted by Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, San Diego. On 29 April 1974 the ex-Buckley was sold to Levin Metals Corp. for $314,699.00, which started scrapping her in Richmond, California on 3 July 1974.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entries can be found here and here.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Dennis J. Buckley at NavSource Naval History
- USS Dennis J. Buckley veterans' website