USS De Haven (DD-727)
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Overview | |
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Type | destroyer |
Shipyard | |
Keel laying | August 9, 1943 |
Launch | January 9, 1944 |
1. Period of service | |
Commissioning | March 31, 1944 |
Whereabouts | December 5, 1973 to South Korea , new name Incheon |
2. Period of service | |
Commissioning | 5th December 1973 |
Whereabouts | Scrapped |
Technical specifications | |
displacement |
2,200 ts |
length |
115 meters |
width |
12 meters |
Draft |
5 meters |
crew |
336 officers and men |
drive |
60,000 HP on 2 shafts |
speed |
34 knots |
Range |
6,500 nautical miles (11,700 km) at 15 knots |
Armament |
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The USS De Haven (DD-727) was a destroyer of Allen M. Sumner class . She was the second ship in the United States Navy to be named after the navigator and polar explorer Edwin De Haven . The launch took place on January 9, 1944 in Bath (Maine) . On March 31, 1944, John B. Dimmick became the destroyer's first in command.
history
De Haven's first mission was to escort the aircraft carrier Ranger from Norfolk Harbor to Pearl Harbor Naval Base . Here she became part of the American 7th Fleet. After orders in the South China Sea , the De Haven took part in the battle for Iwojima and Okinawa . On September 2, 1945, she was present at the signing of the Surrender of Japan in Tokyo Bay. She drove back to the United States on September 20 and arrived in San Francisco on October 15.
After the invasion of South Korea on June 25, 1950, the De Haven had the task of patrolling the Korean coast. She briefly interrupted her patrol to help retake Incheon , for which she was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation . She returned to San Diego on November 18, 1950. Her second Korean tour lasted from June 18, 1951 to February 17, 1952, during which she mainly acted in the naval blockade.
In 1962, De Haven carried out patrols for Operation Desoto, named after it .
On December 5, 1973, De Haven was transferred to South Korea , where it was renamed Incheon . In 1993 it was sold and scrapped.