USS De Haven (DD-469)
_off_Savo_Island,_January_1943.jpg) USS De Haven (DD-469) two days before sinking |
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| Overview | |
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| Type | destroyer |
| Shipyard | |
| Keel laying | September 27, 1941 |
| Launch | June 28, 1942 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | September 21, 1942 |
| Whereabouts | sunk off Savo Island on February 1, 1943 |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
2,100 ts |
| length |
114.7 meters |
| width |
12.2 meters |
| Draft |
5.4 meters |
| crew |
329 officers and men |
| drive |
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| speed |
35 knots |
| Range |
6,500 nautical miles (11,700 km) at 15 knots |
| Armament |
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The USS De Haven (DD-469) , named after Edwin De Haven , was a destroyer of Fletcher-class and stood 1942 and 1943 for a few months in the service of the United States Navy before February 1, 1943. Savo Iceland Japanese of Aircraft was sunk.
history
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The USS De Haven was laid down at Bath Iron Works in Bath , Maine , on September 27, 1941 . After the christening by Miss Helen N. De Haven, the granddaughter of the namesake, the destroyer was launched on June 28, 1942 and entered service with the US Navy on September 21, 1942 under the command of Commander Charles E. Tolman .
After the first test drives off the coast, the De Haven left Norfolk in early November 1942, crossed the Panama Canal and arrived in Tongatapu on November 28th . From there she escorted a convoy with reinforcements for the troops fighting on Guadalcanal from December 7 to 14 , then ran to Espiritu Santo and Nouméa to support the battle for the Solomon Islands. The De Haven patrolled the waters of the southern Solomon Islands to disrupt and stop the Tokyo Express , the nightly supply trips for the Japanese on Guadalcanal. In January 1943, the destroyer was involved in two shelling of Japanese positions on Kolombangara .
On February 1, 1943, the De Haven secured six armored landing craft and a seaplane tender together with the USS Nicholas , which built a beachhead near Marovo on Guadalcanal. In the afternoon of the day, the destroyer accompanied two landing vehicles back to their base when an aerial alarm was given. Nine unidentified aircraft were sighted, six of which attacked De Haven . Three attackers were shot down by the destroyer's air defense, but all planes were able to drop their bombs. Three bombs hit the De Haven , one of which hit the superstructure and the bridge, killing the commander and almost all of the ship's officers. Another close hit severely damaged the ship. After the first bomb hit, the drive failed and the destroyer began to take in water. After the front magazine exploded, De Haven broke up and sank within minutes to 9 ° 12 ′ 57 ″ S , 159 ° 48 ′ 50 ″ E , a few kilometers south of Savo Island. 157 crew members and 10 officers were killed in the attack and 38 others were wounded. One of the accompanying tank landing craft rescued the survivors from the water.
For its use during the Second World War, the De Haven received a Battle Star .
Web links
- History of USS De Haven (DD-469) in the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (English)
- USS De Haven at Destroyer History (Eng.)