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USS Dempsey (DE 26)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - W - O - X

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Second Row: American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 stars - WWII Victory Medal

Specifications:
Class: Evarts
Type: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 tons (light), 1,430 tons (full)
Length: 283' 6" (wl), 289' 5" (oa)
Beam: 35' 0" (extreme)
Draft: 11' 0" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 kts
Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 - 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 - 1.1"/75 cal. Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 9 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 15 / 183

Dempsey (DE 26) Building and Operational Data:

1 October 1942: Keel laid as BDE-26 by the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, Cal.

19 February 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. G. E. Quillan

14 June 1943: Retained for U.S. Navy use and named Dempsey

24 July 1943: Commissioned, Lcdr H. A. Barnard, Jr. in command

23 November 1945: Decommissioned at San Francisco, Cal. after 2 years and 4 months of service

28 November 1945: Struck from the NVR

18 April 1947: Sold for scrapping to the National Metal & Steel Corp., Terminal Island, Los Angeles, Cal.

16 June 1947: Removed from U.S. Naval custody

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
0602602	109k	19 February 1943: Mrs. G. E. Quillan, wife of Lt. Quillan, Ship Superintendent New Construction, and sponsor of the USS *Dempsey* (DE 26) is seen at the bow of the ship prior to her launching at Mare Island. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-26-1303-43)	Darryl Baker PNCM, USNR (ret.) Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum
0602603	205k	07 July 1943: Stern view of the USS *Dempsey* (DE 26) (inboard) and USS *Duffy* (DE 27) (outboard) pictured at Mare Island Navy Yard outfitting pier. (U.S. Navy Photo #DE-26-4546-43)
0602504	152k	07 July 1943: Bow view of the USS *Dempsey* (DE 26) (inboard) and USS *Duffy* (DE 27) (outboard) pictured at Mare Island Navy Yard outfitting pier. USS *Wintle* (DE 25) is aft of *Dempsey* and *Duffy. (U.S. Navy Photo #*DE-26-4547-43)
0602604	263k	May 1944: Espiritu Santo, The New Hebrides - The crew of USS *Dempsey* pose for a photo while the ship was in port. (Photo courtesy of the USS Dempsey Association, List of names courtesy of Murray Lambert and Warren Therien)	Steve Carlson USS Dempsey Ass'n
0602602	89k	10 May 1944: Espiritu Santo, The New Hebrides - Port bow view of USS *Dempsey* (DE 26) approaching USS *ARD-10, at a Solomon Island area base. (U.S. Navy Photo #*80-G-382983 from the United States National Archives)	Mike Green Port Angeles, Wash.
0602605	88k	10 May 1944: Espiritu Santo, The New Hebrides - USS *Dempsey* (DE 26) entering the floating drydock *ARD-10* at a base in the Solomon Islands area. (U.S. Navy Photo #80-G-382982, now in the collections of the National Archives.)	Bob Hurst Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Dempsey History
View the USS Dempsey (DE 26) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
View a short article on the design and development of the Evarts Class DE submitted by Bob Sables.
View the official War History of USS Dempsey as submitted by the ship at war's end.

Dempsey's Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

Dates of Command	Commanding Officers
1.) 24 Jul. 1943 - 13 Dec. 1943	Lcdr. Harry Allan Barnard, Jr., USN (Comm. CO) (USNA '36) (Washington, D.C.)
2.) 13 Dec. 1943 - 11 Feb. 1945	Lcdr. Joseph (Stormy) Alban Weber, Jr., USNR (Chicago, Ill.) (ret. as Radm., USNR)
3.) 11 Feb. 1945 - 23 Nov. 1945	Lcdr. William C. Harris, Jr., USNR (Decomm. CO)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

None

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Additional Resources

Steve Carlson's USS Dempsey web site
Tin Can Sailors
The U.S. Navy Memorial
The Destroyer Escort Historical Museum
The Destroyer History Foundation

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