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{{Short description|Clemson-class destroyer}}
{{other ships|USS Dale}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

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|Ship image=USS Dale (DD-290) at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 11 June 1926 (NH 55975).jpg
|Ship caption=USS ''Dale'' at the Philadelphia Naval Yard on 11 June 1926
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|Ship country=United States
|Ship flag={{USN flag|1930}}
|Ship name=''Dale''
|Ship namesake= [[Richard Dale]]{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship ordered=
|Ship builder=[[Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation]], [[Squantum Victory Yard]]{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship laid down=28 July 1919{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship launched=19 November 1919{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship acquired=
|Ship commissioned=16 February 1920{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship decommissioned=1 May 1930{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship in service=
|Ship out of service=
|Ship struck= 22 October 1930{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship reinstated=
|Ship honours=
|Ship fate=*Sold 17 January 1931
*Became commercial [[cargo ship]] ''Masaya''
*Sunk 28 March 1943{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship notes=
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|Ship class= {{sclass|Clemson|destroyer}}{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship displacement=1,190&nbsp;tons{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship tonnage={{GRT|1,174}} as ''Masaya''{{sfn|Lloyds| 1934–1935}}
|Ship length={{convert|314|ft|5|in|m|abbr=on|1}}{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship beam={{convert|31|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on|1}}{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship draft={{convert|9|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on|1}}{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship propulsion=*{{convert|26,500|shp|lk=in|abbr=on}};
*geared turbines,
*2 screws
|Ship speed=*{{convert|35|kn|lk=in}}{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
*Converted to motor power plant as ''Masaya''{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}{{sfn|Lloyds| 1934–1935}}
|Ship range=*{{convert|4,900|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|15|kn}}{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship complement=120 officers and enlisted{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship sensors=
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=* 4 × [[4"/50 caliber gun|{{convert|4|in|mm|abbr=on|0}}/50]] guns
* 2 × [[3"/23 caliber gun|{{convert|3|in|mm|abbr=on|0}}/25]] guns
* 4 × [[American 21 inch torpedo|{{convert|21|in|mm|abbr=on|0}}]] [[torpedo tube]]s{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}
|Ship armour=
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|Ship notes= Navy stripped ship of "propelling machinery, war gear, shafting, propellers and struts" before sale. Conversion involved total new power plant
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The third '''USS ''Dale'' (DD-290)''' was a {{sclass|Clemson|destroyer}} in the [[United States Navy]]. She was named for [[Richard Dale]].{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}

==Service history==
===United States Navy===
''Dale'' was launched 19 November 1919 by [[Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation]], [[Squantum, Massachusetts]]; sponsored by Mrs. A. J. Peters; and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] 16 February 1920.{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}

From 3 March to 3 April 1920 ''Dale'' patrolled [[New England]] waters aiding in the recalibration of radio compass stations in the 1st Naval District. Assigned to Destroyer Force, [[U.S. Atlantic Fleet]], she operated with destroyer squadrons along the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast, in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], and in the [[Caribbean Sea]]. Her activities included tactical exercises and battle practice; fleet maneuvers, war exercises, and fleet search problems; training naval reservists; and service from [[Norfolk, Virginia]] in the calibration of radio compass stations in the 5th Naval District.{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}

On 17 June 1924 ''Dale'' sailed from [[Newport, Rhode Island]] under the command of [[William F. Halsey, Jr.]] to make courtesy visits to ports in Germany, Denmark, Norway, Scotland, England, France, Spain, and Portugal. Arriving at [[Gibraltar]] on 21 September, she cruised in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] until June, engaging in battle practice, intelligence work, and international goodwill calls. She departed Gibraltar on 2 July 1925 for New York City, arriving on 16 July.{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}

''Dale'' operated with Destroyer Squadrons, [[Scouting Fleet]], on the [[United States East Coast]], in the Caribbean, and in the [[Panama Canal Zone]] until arrival at [[Philadelphia]], on 21 September 1929. She was [[Ship commissioning#ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] there on 1 May 1930 and sold on 17 January 1931.{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}

===Commercial banana boat===
The destroyer equipped with a new propulsion plant, converted to a banana carrier and renamed MV ''Masaya'' operating for the [[Standard Fruit Company|Standard Fruit and Steamship Co.]], of [[New Orleans]], Louisiana from 1933.{{sfn|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}}

===United States Army and fate===
With the Philippines cut off by Japanese forces the [[United States Department of War|War Department]] attempted to use [[blockade runner]]s. Some were to make the attempt from Australia or [[Java]], but some were to make the attempt directly from the United States. One recommendation, carried directly to the President of the United States, was the acquisition by bareboat charter and use of three World War I destroyers that had been converted to fast banana carriers, one immediately available in New Orleans. Cargos for two other vessels, then in the Caribbean, were to be sent to await their availability in New Orleans.{{sfn|Masterson|1949|pp=29–31}}{{sfn|Morton|1993|p=398}} Delays occurred, but ''Masaya'' departed New Orleans on 2 March 1942 with [[USS Osborne (DD-295)|''Matagalpa'']] following on 11 March and [[USS Putnam (DD-287)|''Teapa'']] on 18 March. All were delayed for repairs in [[Los Angeles]] with reloading for [[Battle of Corregidor|Corregidor]]. They reached [[Hawaii]] too late to relieve Corregidor.{{sfn|Masterson|1949|pp=29–31}} The ship was instead sent to the [[Southwest Pacific Area]], entering the [[South West Pacific Area (command)|Southwest Pacific Area command's]] permanent local fleet on 12 March 1942,{{sfn|Masterson|1949|p=Appendix 30, page 4}} where in an effort to support operations in [[Battle of Buna–Gona|Buna]] she was bombed and sunk five miles to the east of [[Oro Bay]], [[New Guinea]] on 28 March 1943.{{sfn|Gill|1968|p=280}}{{sfn|Fetterly|2013}} Casualties were 10 killed + 1 DOW/4 wounded <ref>[http://www.pacificwrecks.com/ships/usn/SS_masaya/ Pacific Wrecks profile of the SS Masaya]</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite web|ref={{sfnRef|DANFS: ''Dale'' III}} |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/d/dale-iii.html |title=''Dale'' III  |author=Naval History And Heritage Command |work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |publisher=Naval History And Heritage Command |access-date=2 February 2015}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.pacificwrecks.com/ships/usn/SS_masaya/index.html |title=The Saga of SS Masaya |first=Don|last= Fetterly |date=17 February 2013 |work=Pacific Wrecks |access-date=9 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023000923/http://www.pacificwrecks.com/ships/usn/SS_masaya/index.html |archive-date=23 October 2013 }}
*{{cite book |last=Gill |first=G. Hermon |title=Royal Australian Navy 1939–1942 |series=Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 2 – Navy |volume=2 |year=1968 |publisher=Australian War Memorial |location=Canberra |url=http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/second_world_war/volume.asp?levelID=67911 |access-date=15 July 2013 |archive-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927112028/http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/second_world_war/volume.asp?levelID=67911 |url-status=dead }}
*{{cite web |url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/34/34b0552.pdf |title=Lloyd's Register |author=Lloyds |date=1934–1935 |publisher=Lloyd's Register (through PlimsollShipData) |access-date=10 July 2013}}
*{{cite book |last=Masterson |first=Dr. James R. |title=U. S. Army Transportation in the Southwest Pacific Area 1941–1947 |year=1949 |publisher=Transportation Unit, Historical Division, Special Staff, U. S. Army |location=Washington, D. C. }}
*{{cite book | last=Morton |first=Lewis |year=1993 |title=The War in the Pacific: The Fall Of The Philippines |series=United States Army in World War II |publisher=Center of Military History, United States Army |location=Washington, D.C. |lccn=53-63678 }}
* {{cite journal|last1=Rau|first1=William M.|year=1990 |title=Question 47/88|journal=Warship International|volume=XXVII |issue=4 |page=423 |issn=0043-0374}}

==External links==
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/290.htm USS DALE (DD-290)] NavSource
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131023000923/http://www.pacificwrecks.com/ships/usn/SS_masaya/index.html The Saga of S.S. Masaya]. Don Fetterly.

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