| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DM 30 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Staten Island, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 28 Dec 1943 |
| Launched | 20 May 1944 |
| Commissioned | 30 Sep 1944 |
| End service | 9 Apr 1958 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Former DD 750, completed as Destroyer Minelayer DM-30. |
Commands listed for USS Shea (DM 30)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Charles Cochran Kirkpatrick, USN | 30 Sep 1944 | ??? |
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Noteable events involving Shea include:
21 Oct 1944
USS Shea departs New York bound for Bermuda for her shakedown cruise.
16 Nov 1944
With her shakedown completed USS Shea departs Bermuda bound for Norfolk.
13 Dec 1944
USS Shea departs Norfolk bound for New York.
14 Dec 1944
USS Shea arrives at New York.
31 Dec 1944
USS Shea arrives at San Francisco, California.
4 Jan 1945
USS Shea departs San Francisco bound for Pearl Harbor.
2 Mar 1945
USS Shea arrives at Eniwetok.
19 Mar 1945
USS Shea departs Ulithi to participate in the Okinawa campaign.
24 Mar 1945
USS Shea arrives in the Okinawa area.
4 May 1945
While on radar picket duty of Okinawa USS Shea is hit by a Japanese Baka 'bomb' in position 27º26'N, 126º59'E. 27 men of her crew were killed and 91 were injured. Shea put into Kerama Retto for temporary repairs.
15 May 1945
Shea departs Kerama Retto bound for Ulithi.
27 May 1945
Shea departs Ulithi bound for the US east coast.
6 Jun 1945
Shea arrives at Pearl Harbor.
9 Jun 1945
Shea departs Pearl Harbor.
2 Jul 1945
Shea arrives at the Philadelphia Navy Yard for full repairs.
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