USS Neal A . Scott ( DE - 769 ) USS " Neal A . Scott " ( DE - 769 ) was a built for the United States Navy during World War II . She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys . She was named in honor of Neal Anderson Scott who was awarded the Navy Cross for his brave actions when his ship was crashed by a Japanese torpedo plane during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands . " Neal A . Scott " was laid down on 1 June 1943 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company , Tampa , Florida ; launched on 4 June 1944 , co - sponsored by Mrs . Leigh Scott and Miss Margaret Scott , mother and sister , respectively , of Ensign Scott ; and commissioned on 31 July 1944 with Lt . P . D . Holden in command . World War II North Atlantic operations . Following shakedown off Bermuda and availability at Boston , Massachusetts , " Neal A . Scott " steamed to Norfolk , Virginia , thence to Solomons Island , Maryland , where she conducted acoustic test runs for the Naval Mine Warfare Test Station during the first two weeks of November 1944 . She then proceeded back to Norfolk whence she operated as a training ship in the lower Chesapeake Bay area until 10 December . The next day she sortied from Lynnhaven Roads in Task Force 63 to escort convoy UGS - 63 to Oran , Algeria . The convoy of approximately 100 ships in 15 columns passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on 27 December and arrived at Oran the 28th . Attacking a submarine contact . On 2 January 1945 , " Neal A . Scott " departed North Africa on her return voyage , escorting convoy GUS - 63 to Hampton Roads . On the 3rd , at 1707 , a large cloud of smoke was seen and an explosion heard from the center of the first line of the convoy . " Neal A . Scott " immediately started a submarine search on the starboard bow of the convoy . At 1739 good sonar contact was established and a depth charge attack begun . In the next six minutes 26 charges were dropped . Thirty seconds after the last charge detonated , the rumble of an underwater explosion , followed by the appearance of an oil slick off the escort ' s port quarter , was reported and sonar contact was lost . At 1755 contact was regained and a hedgehog attack was made . Two to four explosions were heard within the next half minute , and eight more were heard over a minute later , but , again , contact was lost . Contact established again at 1806 , a second hedgehog run was made . This time , however , no explosions were reported and the contact was lost . Undiscouraged , the ship continued her search until relieved by British escorts at 2345 . " Neal A . Scott " then returned to the convoy and arrived at Norfolk without further incident on 19 January . Sinking of German submarine U - 518 . In February , " Neal A . Scott " joined the Southern Forces Barrier Patrol in the North Atlantic and for the remainder of the war in Europe conducted submarine searches off the coasts of Maine , Nova Scotia and Newfoundland as part of " Operation Teardrop " . On 22 April , as she steamed in a scouting line proceeding to Argentia , Newfoundland , a submarine contact was made by another escort , . Sixteen minutes later , at 0056 , " Neal A . Scott " made a hedgehog attack . Several explosions were reported . At 0108 , " Carter " delivered a similar attack which was followed immediately by two or three detonations and then by an explosion . At 0118 , another , and heavier , explosion was felt and heard by all hands . The had been sent to the bottom of the North Atlantic . Providing Prize Crew for U - 1228 . After the surrender of Germany on 7 May , " Neal A . Scott " was ordered to intercept and bring her into port . While proceeding to the surrender point , was contacted and ordered to the surrender point . On 11 May , " U - 1228 " was intercepted and after sending a boarding party to the submarine and taking on 28 of the U - boat ' s crew , including the Captain , the escort headed for Portsmouth , New Hampshire , where she turned over her prisoners and their boat to U . S . Coast Guard officials on 17 May . Post - War activity . " Neal A . Scott " then steamed south to Bayonne , New Jersey , for availability , after which she proceeded to Florida . On 13 June she joined the Carrier Qualification Detachment at Jacksonville , Florida , and for the next two months operated as plane guard for . Detached from the Carrier Qualification Detachment , " Neal A . Scott " underwent availability at Charleston , South Carolina , and then headed for Corpus Christi , Texas , for Navy Day celebrations . She returned to Charleston on 4 November , only to depart again on the 7th . Post - War decommissioning . From Charleston she steamed back to Jacksonville where she decommissioned on 30 April 1946 and entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet , berthed at Green Cove Springs , Florida . In 1961 the escort was transferred to the Orange , Texas , berthing area where she remained until struck from the Navy Register on 1 June 1968 . She was sold July 1969 and broken up for scrap . Awards . " Neal A . Scott " received one battle star for her World War II service .