USS Hartley (DE-1029)

USS Hartley (DE-1029) underway in August 1957
History
United States
NameUSS Hartley
NamesakeRADM Henry Hartley, USN
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding Company
Laid down31 October 1955
Launched24 November 1956
Commissioned26 June 1957
Decommissioned8 July 1972
Stricken8 July 1972
Motto
  • By the sword we seek peace
  • Meliora[1]
FateSold to Colombia
History
Colombia
NameARC Boyaca
Acquired8 July 1972
Stricken1994
IdentificationDE-16
FatePreserved as a museum ship at Guatape, Colombia
General characteristics
Class and typeDealey-class destroyer escort
Displacement1,270 long tons (1,290 t)
Length314 ft 6 in (95.86 m)
Beam36 ft 9 in (11.20 m)
Draft18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Foster-Wheeler boilers
  • 1 × De Laval geared turbine
  • 20,000 shp (15 MW)
  • 1 shaft
Speed25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h)
Complement170
Armament

USS Hartley (DE-1029) was a Dealey-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. DE-1029 was the second ship to bear the name Hartley; she was named for Rear admiral Henry Hartley.

USS Hartley was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey, 31 October 1955; launched 24 November 1956; sponsored by Mrs. Henry Hartley, widow of Admiral Hartley; and commissioned 26 June 1957 at Philadelphia.

  1. ^ Service on USS Hartely in 1970; ship's patch with motto
  2. ^ service on board USS Hartley in 1970, confirmed from photographs