USS Beale (DD-40)
USS ''Beale'' (DD-40), a served in the United States Navy during World War I and later with the United States Coast Guard. She was the first ship of the Navy to be named for Edward Fitzgerald Beale. ''Beale'' was launched on 30 April 1912 and was commissioned on 30 August 1912. She served in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea until 1915 and with the United States Fleet Forces Command, Atlantic Fleet from 1916 until being decommissioned in 1919. She was transferred to the United States Coast Guard in 1924. From 1924 to 1930 she operated to prevent rum running, rum-runners from illegally bringing alcoholic beverages into the United States. ''Beale'' was scrapped in 1934. World War I ''Beale'' was launched on 30 April 1912 by William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company of Philadelphia. She was sponsored by Mrs. John R. McLean, daughter of Lieutenant Beale. She was commissioned on 30 August 1912. ''Beale'' joined the 5th Group, Torpedo Flotilla of the United ...
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USS Beale (DD-40) Moored To A Bouy At Queenstown, Ireland, In 1918
Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name ''Beale'', in honor of Edward Fitzgerald Beale. * , was a ''Paulding''-class destroyer, commissioned in 1912 and scrapped in 1934. * , was a ''Fletcher''-class destroyer, commissioned in 1942 and struck in 1968. Sources

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