USS Hale (DD-642)
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 United States
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| Namesake: | Eugene Hale |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | 23 November 1942 |
| Launched: | 4 April 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 15 June 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 July 1960 |
| Struck: | 2 June 1975 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Colombia 23 January 1961 |
| History | |
 Colombia
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| Name: | Antioquia |
| Acquired: | 23 January 1961 |
| Struck: | 20 December 1973 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Fletcher class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,050 tons |
| Length: | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
| Beam: | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
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| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
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| Complement: | 329 |
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USS Hale (DD-642), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Maine Senator Eugene Hale (1836–1918).
Hale was launched 4 April 1943 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. G. H. Chase, granddaughter of Senator Hale; and commissioned at Boston 15 June 1943, Commander Karl F. Poehlmann in command.
Hale conducted shakedown training in the Caribbean and training exercises on the East Coast before departing Halifax for the Pacific combat zone 21 September. She arrived Pearl Harbor via the Panama Canal 9 October 1943.
Hale departed 8 November 1943 for the invasion of the Gilbert Islands, the first step in America's amphibious sweep across Micronesia. She screened aircraft carriers in strikes on Tarawa 18–20 November, took part in the bombardment of Betio Island 19 November, and supported the landings by Marines next day. During the air attacks that followed, Hale's gunners accounted for several aircraft. After covering the retirement of damaged carrier Independence (CVL-22) for 2 days she rejoined the carrier striking force for attacks against the Marshall Islands, next target of the Pacific amphibious forces.
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