{|     |} uss stembel (dd-644), a fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the united states navy named for rear admiral roger n. stembel (1810&ndash;1900), who served in the civil war. stembel was laid down on 21 december 1942 by the bath iron works, bath, maine; launched on 8 may 1943; sponsored by miss mary g. helfenstein; and commissioned on 16 july 1943, comdr. t. h. tonseth in command. == world war ii == stembel conducted sea trials in the casco bay area and held her shakedown cruise in bermuda waters from 11 august to 25 august. after a post-shakedown overhaul, she got underway on 2 october for san juan, puerto rico, via norfolk. upon her arrival, she was assigned to a group of warships which sailed for morocco on the 8th and arrived at casablanca on 15 october. three days later, she began a long journey to hawaii, via trinidad, the panama canal zone, and san diego. === 1944 === th
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