USS Hartley (DE-1029)
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| Name: | USS Hartley |
| Builder: | New York Shipbuilding Company |
| Laid down: | 31 October 1955 |
| Launched: | 24 November 1956 |
| Commissioned: | 26 June 1957 |
| Decommissioned: | 8 July 1972 |
| Struck: | 8 July 1972 |
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| Fate: | Sold to Colombia |
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 Colombia
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| Name: | ARC Boyaca |
| Acquired: | 8 July 1972 |
| Struck: | 1994 |
| Identification: | DE-16 |
| Fate: | Preserved as a museum ship at Guatape, Colombia |
| 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) |
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| Speed: | 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) |
| Complement: | 170 |
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USS Hartley (DE-1029) was a Dealey-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. DE-1029 is the second ship to bear the name Hartley; she was named for Admiral Henry Hartley, who established the Deep Sea Diving School. As commander of the cruiser Chester, flagship of Service Squadron 10, Hartley participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, a major turning point of World War II, and then engaged in bombardment and salvage work at Wake Island, Marcus Island, Iwo Jima, Haha Jima, and Okinawa. After commanding SerRon 10 for a year with the rank of Commodore, Hartley returned to Washington in March 1946 for special duty. After 46 years of service to his country, he retired with the rank of Rear Admiral 1 May 1947. Admiral Hartley died at Bethesda, Maryland, 6 March 1953.
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, Lt. Comdr. C. N. Crandall, Jr., in command.
After shakedown in the Caribbean to test the latest and most efficient antisubmarine equipment, Hartley joined Escort Squadron 14 in Newport, Rhode Island, for a series of ASW and convoy tactics exercises 28 January 1958. Departing Newport on 12 May in company with CortRon 14, CortRon 10, and the aircraft carrier Wasp, Hartley deployed to the Mediterranean for operations with the 6th Fleet. During the Lebanese crisis in July she patrolled off the coast of Lebanon as the 6th Fleet acted quickly and effectively to stabilize the tense political situation and to prevent the spread of violence to other parts of the unsettled Middle East. For the next 2 months she continued peace-keeping patrols and ranged the Mediterranean from Turkey to France. She returned to Newport on 7 October.
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