USS De Haven (DD-727)

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Overview
Type	destroyer
Shipyard	Bath Iron Works
Keel laying	August 9, 1943
Launch	January 9, 1944
Commissioning	March 31, 1944
Whereabouts	December 5, 1973 to South Korea , new name Incheon
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	6 × 130 mm cannon; 12 × 40 mm flak ; 11 × 20 mm anti-aircraft gun ; 10 × 533 mm torpedo tubes ; 6 × depth charges -Werfer;

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.

The De Haven (center at the bottom) provides fire protection for landing craft ( Incheon , September 15, 1950)

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.

USS De Haven (DD-727)

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