Mediterranean duty on 5 November and served in the 6th Fleet returning to Norfolk 26 February 1956. In June and July 1956, Rowe conducted another midshipman cruise, then resumed operations out of Norfolk. Attached to the 6th Fleet, 21 October 1957 to 5 March 1958, Rowe returned to European waters in June to call at ports in Sweden and Germany. Back in Norfolk in early August, she operated off the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts until decommissioned in November 1959 and berthed at Norfolk, where she remained until struck from the Navy Directory on 1 December 1974. Honors Rowe earned three battle stars for World War II service. References External links navsource.org: USS Rowe Rowe (DD-564) Rowe (DD-564) Ships built in Seattle Shipwrecks in the Caribbean Sea Ships sunk as targets 1943 ships Rowe (DD-564) Maritime incidents in 1978