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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Dealey |
| Namesake | Commander Samuel David Dealey (1906–1944) |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
| Laid down | 15 December 1952 |
| Launched | 8 November 1953 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Samuel D. Dealey |
| Commissioned | 3 June 1954 |
| Decommissioned | 28 July 1972 |
| Stricken | 28 July 1972 |
| Fate | Transferred to Uruguay |
 Uruguay | |
| Name | ROU 18 De Julio |
| Namesake | 18 July, the date of the adoption of Uruguay's first constitution |
| Acquired | 28 July 1972 |
| Stricken | 1991 |
| Identification | DE-3 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1991 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Dealey-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement | 1,270 long tons (1,290 t) |
| Length | 314 ft 6 in (95.86 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 9 in (11.20 m) |
| Draft | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) |
| Complement | 170 |
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USS Dealey (DE-1006), the lead ship of her class of destroyer escort, was a ship of the United States Navy in commission from 1954 to 1972 and named for Commander Samuel D. Dealey (1906–1944), who was awarded the Medal of Honor as commanding officer of the famous World War II submarine USS Harder (SS-257).