page_title: Ocean escort
hierarchical_section_title: Ocean escort
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Dealey (DE-1006) underway during trials in the Atlantic Ocean on 28 May 1954. Dealey was unique in mounting the British Squid anti-submarine mortar, one of which is visible just forward of her bridge.
context_page_description: Ocean escort was a type of United States Navy warship. They were an evolution of the World War II destroyer escort types. The ocean escorts were intended as convoy escorts and were designed for mobilization production in wartime or low-cost mass production in peacetime. They were commissioned from 1954 through 1974, serving in the Cold War and the Vietnam War.
context_section_description: Ocean escort was a type of United States Navy warship. They were an evolution of the World War II destroyer escort types. The ocean escorts were intended as convoy escorts and were designed for mobilization production in wartime or low-cost mass production in peacetime. They were commissioned from 1954 through 1974, serving in the Cold War and the Vietnam War.
caption: USS Dealey (DE-1006), the first ocean escort
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