Allied Warships

USS Dyson (DD 572)

Destroyer of the Fletcher class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Fletcher
Pennant	DD 572
Built by	Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.)
Ordered	9 Sep 1940
Laid down	25 Jun 1941
Launched	15 Apr 1942
Commissioned	30 Dec 1942
End service	31 Mar 1947
History	Decommissioned 31 March 1947. Transferred to West Germany on 23 February 1960 being renamed Z-5. Z-5 was transferred to Greece in February 1982, she was cannibalized to provide spare parts.

Commands listed for USS Dyson (DD 572)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Cdr. Roy Alexander Gano, USN	30 Dec 1942	12 Mar 1944 (1)
2	T/Cdr. James Dunnington Babb, USN	12 Mar 1944	14 Sep 1944
3	T/Cdr. Lawrence Ernest Ruff, USN	14 Sep 1944	24 Sep 1945 (1)

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Notable events involving Dyson include:

12 Apr 1943
USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. McCrea, USN) departed Gravesend Bay, New York to begin her sea trials. She was escorted by USS Gillespie (Cdr. C.C. Clement, USN), USS Dyson (Cdr. R.A. Gano, USN) and USS Brownson (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Maher, USN).

13 Apr 1943
USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. McCrea, USN) conducted sea trials off New York. She was escorted by USS Gillespie (Cdr. C.C. Clement, USN), USS Dyson (Cdr. R.A. Gano, USN) and USS Brownson (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Maher, USN).

14 Apr 1943
USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. McCrea, USN) departed New York for Hampton Roads, Virginia. She was escorted by USS Gillespie (Cdr. C.C. Clement, USN), USS Dyson (Cdr. R.A. Gano, USN) and USS Brownson (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Maher, USN).