USS Dyson ( DD - 572 ) USS " Dyson " ( DD - 572 ) was a of the United States Navy . She was named for Rear Admiral Charles W . Dyson ( 1861 – 1930 ) . " Dyson " was launched 15 April 1942 by Consolidated Steel Corporation , Orange , Tex . , sponsored by Mrs . Charles Dyson , widow of Rear Admiral Dyson ; and commissioned 30 December 1942 , Commander Roy Alexander Gano in command . Service history . United States Navy . World War II . 1943 . After escort and screening duty along the east coast and to the Caribbean , " Dyson " sailed from New York 14 May 1943 for the Pacific . She joined Task Force 36 ( TF 36 ) at Nouméa , and served from this base and Espiritu Santo in support of the consolidation of the Solomons , patrolling , and escorting convoys . In August she began operating in the Solomons themselves . On the night of 3 / 4 September in company with she intercepted and sank two barges and damaged another between Choiseul and Kolombangara while patrolling to block Japanese movements by water . Later that month on a similar sweep , she fired on an unidentified ship which burned and disappeared from sight . Returning to Espiritu Santo in October 1943 , " Dyson " with the other ships of famed Destroyer Squadron 23 ( DesRon 23 ) sailed to cover the landings at Cape Torokina , Bougainville , and on 1 November made an attack on airfields in the Buka - Monis area and the Shortland Islands to deny their use by the Japanese to attack the Allied landings . That night in the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay , TF 39 intercepted and turned back a Japanese force sailing to attack the transports in the bay . The torpedo attacks and gunfire of " Dyson " and the other destroyers were a significant factor in sinking a Japanese cruiser and destroyer , and damaging four other enemy ships . " Dyson " saw action in the bombardment of Buka Airdrome 17 November , and on the night of 24 / 25 November , took part in the classic destroyer action , the Battle of Cape St . George in which Captain Arleigh Burke ' s destroyers sank three Japanese destroyers and severely damaged two more which were attempting to evacuate aviation personnel from the doomed Buka area to New Britain . The " Little Beavers " of Destroyer Squadron 23 won this striking victory without a casualty . 1944 . " Dyson " remained in the Solomons until March 1944 . She continued to harass the coast of Bougainville and patrol the shipping lanes to Rabaul to prevent Japanese reinforcements from reaching the northern Solomons . In February she joined the support force for the invasion of Green Island , then made two sweeps off New Ireland hunting Japanese shipping and bombarding Kavieng . On the second of these , on 22 February the destroyers sank two cargo vessels , a destroyer - minelayer , a patrol craft and two barges , and " Dyson " captured 31 of the 73 prisoners of war taken from " Claudia Maru " . On 23 February she pounded shore targets on Duke of York Island , and in March joined TF 31 to cover the invasion of Emirau . " Dyson " joined TF 58 25 March 1944 and screened the fast carriers during the raids on Palau , Yap , Ulithi and Woleai of 30 March to 1 April ; the Hollandia operations from 21 to 23 April ; and the strikes on Truk , Satawan and Ponape from 29 April to 1 May . After replenishing at Majuro , she sortied with TF 58 again in June for preinvasion strikes on Saipan and Pagan and diversionary raids on the Bonins , screened the carriers during the Battle of the Philippine Sea , then began direct participation in the capture of the Marianas . She hunted Japanese shipping off Guam and Rota , bombarded gun emplacements and fired on barges . After a west coast overhaul , " Dyson " joined TF 38 at Ulithi in November and took part in the strikes on Luzon , Formosa , the China coast , and the Nansei Shoto coordinated with the battle for Leyte and the invasion of Luzon . 1945 . Reporting to TF 78 for duty in February 1945 , she escorted convoys from San Pedro Bay to Subic Bay and patrolled and bombarded troop concentrations in the capture of Corregidor . When was damaged by a mine 26 February , " Dyson " took off her wounded and aided in the salvage operations . The destroyer continued to serve in the Philippines , taking part in the landings on Panay , Los Negros , and Mindanao Island s . On 16 May 1945 , " Dyson " arrived at Okinawa for patrol , radar picket , local escort , and air - sea rescue duty until the end of the war . She sailed for the States 10 September , arriving at Washington , D . C . , 17 October . Two days later Secretary of the Navy , James V . Forrestal presented Destroyer Squadron 23 with the Presidential Unit Citation for their outstanding performance in action in the Solomons in 1943 - 44 . Reporting to the Naval Base at Charleston , South Carolina , " Dyson " furnished electrical power for a group of decommissioned destroyers until placed out of commission in reserve 31 March 1947 . On 17 February 1960 , " Dyson " was lent to the Federal Republic of Germany . Bundesmarine . The ship served in the Bundesmarine as " Zerstörer 5 " ( D - 179 ) . " Zerstörer 5 " was stricken and transferred to Greece February 1982 , where she was cannibalized to provide spare parts for other ships . Awards . In addition to her Presidential Unit Citation , " Dyson " received 11 battle star s for World War II service .