USS Leary (DD-879)

USS Leary (DD-879) was a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in May 1945, shortly before the end of World War II. Initially deployed on postwar operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, Leary later underwent conversion to a radar picket destroyer (DDR-879) during the early Cold War, enhancing her air defense capabilities. Throughout her service, she participated in various NATO exercises, crisis responses such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, and routine patrols to project American naval presence. After nearly three decades of active duty, USS Leary was decommissioned in 1973 and subsequently transferred to the Pakistani Navy, where she served as Shah Jahan.