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The second Beatty was laid down on Independence Day 1944 at Staten Island, N.Y., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 30 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Charles H. Drayton and her daughter Miss Mary Drayton; and commissioned on 31 March 1945, Comdr. Malcolm T. Munger in command.
The second Beatty was laid down on [[Independence Day]] 1944 at Staten Island, [[New York| N.Y]]., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 30 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Charles H. Drayton and her daughter Miss Mary Drayton; and commissioned on 31 March 1945, Comdr. Malcolm T. Munger in command.
After fitting out, the destroyer conducted her shakedown cruise in the vicinity of [[Guantanamo Bay]], [[Cuba]], and underwent post-shakedown repairs at the New York Navy Yard during late May and the first three weeks of June. Beatty operated out of Norfolk, [[Virginia|Va]]., as a training ship from late June to 24 August, and then sailed for the West Indies on another training cruise. By that time, [[Japan]] had capitulated, ending hostilities. On 12 September, she reported for duty to the Commander, Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet, but returned to training duty out of Norfolk about a week later. That service lasted until 10 November when she sailed for the Pacific. The destroyer reached [[San Diego]] on 25 November but soon continued on to [[Pearl Harbor]] where she resumed training duty.
Beatty returned to the east coast in March 1946 and operated along the eastern seaboard until heading for [[Europe]]an waters in February 1947. She reached England on 25 February and then visited ports in [[France]], [[Belgium]], [[Denmark]], [[Scotland]], [[Sweden]], and [[Portugal]]. She reached her last port of call of the deployment, Gibraltar, late in July and arrived back in Newport on 14 August. After 13 months of operations along the east coast and in the West Indies, the destroyer stood out of Newport on 13 September 1948 bound for the Mediterranean. She joined the 6th Fleet at Gibraltar on 23 September and, in addition to the usual port visits and exercises, patrolled the Palestinian coast between 2 November and 7 December during the first Arab-Israeli war. The warship completed the deployment on 23 January 1949 when she arrived back in Newport. For more than two years--with time out for an overhaul at the Boston Naval Shipyard--Beatty operated along the east coast, in the West Indies, and in the Gulf of Mexico. On 5 March 1951, the destroyer deployed to the Mediterranean Sea once again but returned to Newport at the end of the first week in June.
Beatty returned to the east coast in March 1946 and operated along the eastern seaboard until heading for European waters in February 1947. She reached England on 25 February and then visited ports in France, Belgium, Denmark, Scotland, Sweden, and Portugal. She reached her last port of call of the deployment, Gibraltar, late in July and arrived back in Newport on 14 August. After 13 months of operations along the east coast and in the West Indies, the destroyer stood out of Newport on 13 September 1948 bound for the Mediterranean. She joined the 6th Fleet at Gibraltar on 23 September and, in addition to the usual port visits and exercises, patrolled the Palestinian coast between 2 November and 7 December during the first Arab-Israeli war. The warship completed the deployment on 23 January 1949 when she arrived back in Newport. For more than two years--with time out for an overhaul at the Boston Naval Shipyard--Beatty operated along the east coast, in the West Indies, and in the Gulf of Mexico. On 5 March 1951, the destroyer deployed to the Mediterranean Sea once again but returned to Newport at the end of the first week in June.
Following an overhaul at the Boston Naval Shipyard during the summer of 1952, she resumed duty out of Newport on 26 September. For almost 13-years, Beatty operated from the base at Newport alternating deployments to the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea with operations along the east coast of the United States and in the West Indies. During several of her tours of duty in the Mediterranean, the destroyer was detached from the 6th Fleet for brief periods of service in the Indian Ocean with the Middle East Force. She also made cruises to northern European ports in 1954 and 1957 following NATO exercises in the Atlantic. She participated in type training, antisubmarine warfare (ASW), and fleet exercises during all of her assignments. Her operations out of Newport--punctuated by regular overhauls at various east coast naval shipyards--also included refresher training and summer training cruises for Naval Academy and NROTC midshipmen.
Following an overhaul at the Boston Naval Shipyard during the summer of 1952, she resumed duty out of Newport on 26 September. For almost 13-years, Beatty operated from the base at Newport alternating deployments to the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea with operations along the east coast of the [[United States]] and in the West Indies. During several of her tours of duty in the Mediterranean, the destroyer was detached from the 6th Fleet for brief periods of service in the Indian Ocean with the Middle East Force. She also made cruises to northern European ports in 1954 and 1957 following [[NATO]] exercises in the Atlantic. She participated in type training, antisubmarine warfare (ASW), and fleet exercises during all of her assignments. Her operations out of Newport--punctuated by regular overhauls at various east coast naval shipyards--also included refresher training and summer training cruises for Naval Academy and NROTC midshipmen.