USS Dyess

USS Dyess (DD/DDR-880), a Gearing-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Aquilla James Dyess (1909–1944). Dyess was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his leadership of his battalion of Marines in the Battle of Kwajalein. The ship was laid down by Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 17 August 1944, launched on 26 January 1945 and commissioned on 21 May 1945. The vessel spent the majority of her career patrolling the Mediterranean Sea with NATO forces. The ship was decommissioned on 27 January 1981 and sold to Greece the same year for spare parts.

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II

1944-08-17T00:00:00Z

1944-08-17T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1945-05-21T00:00:00Z

1945-05-21T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1981-01-27T00:00:00Z

1981-01-27T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1945-01-26T00:00:00Z

1945-01-26T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

USS Dyess (DDR-880) underway off Norway in the summer of 1958

USS Dyess (DD-880) at anchor off Bahrain on 29 June 1967 (K-38892)

USS Dyess (DD-880) refueling from USS Coral Sea (CVB-43) in the Mediterranean Sea, circa in 1951

USS Dyess (DD-880) off Orange TX in May 1945

USS Neosho (AO-143) refuels USS Independence (CVA-62) and USS Dyess (DDR-880) in July 1961

USS Dyess (DDR-880) underway in the Mediterranean Sea 1962

Description Board of USS Dyess (DD-880)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Dyess (DDR-880) underway off Norway in the summer of 1958		Commons
commons	image		USS Dyess (DD-880) at anchor off Bahrain on 29 June 1967 (K-38892)		Commons
commons	image		USS Dyess (DD-880) refueling from USS Coral Sea (CVB-43) in the Mediterranean Sea, circa in 1951		Commons
commons	image		USS Dyess (DD-880) off Orange TX in May 1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Neosho (AO-143) refuels USS Independence (CVA-62) and USS Dyess (DDR-880) in July 1961		Commons
commons	image		USS Dyess (DDR-880) underway in the Mediterranean Sea 1962		Commons
commons	image		Description Board of USS Dyess (DD-880)		Commons