USS Beale (DD-471) was a 2,050-ton Fletcher class destroyer built at Staten Island, New York. She was laid down on December 19, 1941 by the Bethlehem Steel Company; launched on August 24, 1942; sponsored by Miss Nancy Beale, a great-grandniece of the ship's namesake; and commissioned on December 23, 1942 at the New York Navy Yard. She was the second US Navy ship to be named for Brigadier General Edward Fitzgerald Beale.

Reporting to the Pacific Fleet in April 1943, Beale took part in the landings at Cape Gloucester, New Britain (December 1943 and January – February 1944); Saidor, New Guinea landings (January 2-22); bombardment of Sio, New Guinea (January 8); Admiralty Islands landings (February 27 – March 8); bombardment off Wewak, New Guinea (March 1-19), Hollandia landings (April 22); Wakde-Toem landings (May 17); Biak landings (May 27 – June 9); night destroyer action off Biak (June 8-9); Noemfoor Island landings (July 2); Wewak-Aitape landings (July 16- 24); Cape Sansapor, New Guinea landings (July 30); Peleliu, Palaus landings (September 15); and invasion of Okinawa (April 1-24, 1945). As a fitting climax to her outstanding career, she took part in the 3rd Fleet air strikes against the Japanese home islands (July 26 – August 7) bringing an end to the war.

Beale remained in the Western Pacific on occupation duty until November 1945. She then returned home and went out of commission in reserve at Charleston Navy Yard on April 11, 1946. Redesignated DDE-471 on January 2, 1951, she was converted to an anti-submarine destroyer at Boston Naval Shipyard and recommissioned on November 1. Through 1956 she made six Caribbean training cruises and one trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia. She also made three tours in the Mediterranean with the 6th Fleet. At the end of September 1968, following a final Mediterranean tour, she was decommissioned. She was sunk as a target in June 1969. Beale earned six battle stars for World War II service and one battle star during the Vietnam conflict.

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