to 24 October 1954, 17 May to 15 November 1955, 9 July to 19 December 1956, and from 8 July to 22 December 1957. On 3 February 1958, the ship reported to Long Beach for inactivation. She was decommissioned on 27 May 1958 and assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Stembel was stricken from the US Naval Vessel Register on 1 September 1975. Contrary to what has appeared here before, the Stembel was not used in the 1959 Jerry Lewis film, Don't Give Up The Ship. The film ship was USS Vammen (DE-644). Argentine Navy (1961-1982) Stembel was loaned to the Republic of Argentina on 7 August 1961 under the Military Assistance Program and served the Argentine Navy as ARA Rosales (D-22). Rosales was stricken and broken up for scrap in 1982. Awards Stembel received nine battle stars for World War II service and three for service during the Korean War. References External links navsource.org: USS Stembel hazegray.org: USS Stembel Fletcher-class destroyers of the United States Navy Ships built in Bath, Maine 1943 ships World War II destroyers of the United States Cold War destroyers of the United States Korean War destroyers of the United States Rosales Cold War destroyers of Argentina