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The third USS Dale (DD-290) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy.

Dale was launched November 19, 1919 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation , Squantum , Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. A. J. Peters; and commissioned February 16, 1920, Commander F. H. Roberts in command.

From March 3 to April 3, 1920 Dale cruised New England waters aiding in the recalibration of radio compass stations in the 1st Naval District. Assigned to Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet, she operated with destroyer squadrons along the Atlantic coast, in the Gulf of Mexico, and in the CaribbeanThe Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. These islands curve southward from the bottom tip of Florida to the Northwest of Venezuela in South America. There are at least 7000 islands, islets, reefs and cayes in the regio. Her activities included tactical exercises and battle practice; fleet maneuvers, war exercises, and fleet search problems; training naval reservists; and service from NorfolkNorfolk is a city in the U. state of Virginia in the United States of America. It is an independent city, and therefore part of no county. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 234,403. Norfolk is located on the Elizabeth River, on Ham in the calibration of radio compass stations in the 5th Naval District.

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Dale operated with Destroyer Squadrons, Scouting Fleet , on the Atlantic coast, in the Caribbean, and in the Panama Canal Zone until arrival at Philadelphia September 21, 1929. She was decommissioned there May 1, 1930 and sold January 17, 1931.

See USS Dale for other ships of this name.

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.