USS Hale
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USS Hale may refer to:
- Hale, a gunboat that fought alongside the Union Navy forces in the capture of Jacksonville, Florida, during the American Civil War. There is nearly nothing known of this Hale other than its existence and it has been postulated that this vessel was possibly a privateerPrivateerA privateer is a private person or ship authorized by a government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping during wartime. Privateering was a way of mobilizing armed ships and sailors without having to spend public money or commit naval officers...
instead of a commissioned warship., a Wickes-class destroyer launched in 1919; transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Caldwell (I20), 1940; to the Royal Canadian Navy, 1942; scrapped in 1944, a Fletcher-class destroyer launched in 1943; transferred to Colombia as ARC Antioquia (DD-01), 1961; struck in 1973 and scrapped