DeHaven (DD 727) - Naval Cruise Book

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Y Cont1nu1ng 1nto enemy ter r1tory the Th1rd Fleet swept southwest toward French Indo Chlna Wlth an eye on Camranh Bay and then down the coast through a monsoon str1k1ng Cam ranh Bay Sa1gon Hong Kong and Ha1nan On the 20th the force steamed northward out of the Chlna Sea 1eav1ng beh1nd 41 ene my shlps sunk and 31 dam aged 112 enemy planes de ,Z stroyed and dock o1l stor age and a1r f1eld fac1l1t1es heav1ly damaged DE HAVEN brought down several enemy planes dur1ng the rest of the war When the Commun1sts 1nvaded South Korea on 25 June 1950 DE HAVEN was moored at Sasebo Japan At 0540 the next day she sa1led to escort the Norweglan Shlp REINHOLT evacu at1ng U S dependents from Inchon to Fukuoka On the 27th DE HAVEN recelved orders to pa trol the eastern coast of Korea Command1ng the sea approaches to Inchon was the heav1ly fort1f1ed 1s1and of Wo1m1 do No Shlp could enter the t1dal bas1n the 1nner harbor or translt channel w1thout com1ng under f1re from the lsland s guns SIX destroyers and four crulsers were ass1gned the task of neu- tral1z1ng th1s form1dab1e obstacle DE HAVEN was one of them 1 Dur1ng the act1on of 13 and 14 September DE HAVENVrece1ved several 50 cal1ber h1ts wlthout serlous damage and when the destroy- ers left every gun on Wo1m1-do was Sllent The Inchon 1nvas1on was successfully ac- compllshed on 15 September 1950 DE HAVEN rendered gunflre support dur1ng the land1ngs and unt1l the 23rd ' ff? ' 1 S44 f 'V .1 ,Hr 1 '- if -- , . I I 4 f, Y V ,QNX ' V . A- 1 , , v fi a V, C444 , i r ' pei-1 ,ffm .1--ar .. 2 ' . ft' F ' ON THE NIGHTS of 6 and 7 October DE HAVEN gave her f1re support to two Br1t1sh Commando ra1ds on two ra1lway tunnels and one ra1lway brldge When one tunnel exploded the enemy opened f1re but DE HAVEN soon de stroyed the enemy guns She contlnued her rou t1ne patroll1ng on the Korean coast except for several task force m1ss1ons unt1l the end ofthe conf11ct 1 s .. . . . .,, .. . ,- Y , .1 ' A . ,Il I X'k E-. 2 . - ' 4 ' if I ' , , Q . Ji., . - A 1, d , L - Lf' A., ft x' N , ,L ,Z L- ' ' ' .. ,-4 -1' I .,,, , 'F - e-, . ul. v - Q V ', g 5, . 1: - j . , . . wa ' , -'1' r 1 1 in jflnllfkxnm. ff v ' - ' '-' .A i-'eq A . - '- vf,'r3 E2?p, g, Zll'rff1 .,l'xE-RRI ,..'hl, '. 'V -1 4 '7fy-- L , ' f - ' '- ' 'V'-9 ' -u.i'5 'f -' w a ,K . x . . ,-.-'r?,f'- 5' gf. 5, .. , J, xt. ,HA 'N 4- , - . :x 1 -- , , -- . - 1 J- S , .'. - ':- 'gf,,-ffgf... .- A . -4 , Y V . 1 Y -1 - . f - fg- - , ,. - 01:45 'f fl ' V 5'f' 1. f .E-gh A'-' ,ev-.r-q.v'9L7E'g TFf4.A'J Q- ' - ' - '. '-'-f. - '. .ff ' - V lf 1' Z- . r 1 . - - f- 5 ,,, ,,..g. . f ' -4'-1 ., Y -, -,Q -':- , .. , ' ' T: ' 5 ' -- - - f '5' A -1 4 wil' , f ' '.,.. :B ' A A ' V tl . ' . , 21 5- f- .'3 , ' ,lf-59 ' ' 7 1 bi 'Nu' -- .ri - 'lf' U. , , - .. .Y sq-,-42.4-inf'-. ' ri' uf' 1 ' r 'ELM' n m ' 3?-1-. L' ', ' Qs ' ' ,.SEf::f W.. 5X4 - V'-l..,l - 'P' 1-3. 1-.Q 4' - ' .1 a ,'-,T-Q,-'fi '-,- :U f 1 ,wif , ' - ' aft- f ---'-Q57-'aiQ.'f'1' JFS- 15411 . '5' Ffi Udyinlll 'ff' 'fl' X5 'T ' 'N' ' I A ' H . t 1' I lj :lf il- ymwtm-C31 I:glg,Z 4fQ3,5::!k!j - ... ,, 1' I - I '3 1, . , m y I ,:. Q... 5, , 4 --, , . -, ... 'I' ' , I, x. U ,,-' A., 1' 5.4--:gd . , I - , .. .u q -L .,- ' A. 1- f 2 ,. 2- 'ft fwfr:-i ' 1. . ' ,, .Y-4 fr -1 1 , , V H 0,4 14.1 ,, .1 . ,',.',.,, ,ixfivmw If H515 :QW LL ' K.: - ..- f - : ...... 4 -, , .. , i N1 .3 -A Ig Il 121511 'HM wif .xi Tis 'H F'-' , ' W -- - A ' - -s ' ' -ef-fi! .' ,' ' 'I ' ' A ' --Q. fl---' 1 ' N-L ,, , . Y D 0, ,. . vi I' AHgfQQMF.,,:, -V V ' . In JV, 4, 1-ff-fl ' '-,JY .- I' . Vtftf' , .g+ r-117 Q55-' l- ,. .rug-.. Y 1, A - . , V ' - X f- V 1 ' gg . ,.,l,g,,?sq. I ' ,...,. I, .3 21-HC 1, l Q lf. X is -X -Ex 4zfa...,.. ...,

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gi-glzfx, gi . F., 1 .QSY 5. v f 'W kj- - Q .. 'X ... 4.,,.,. at E-l : A g i 557 DE HA VEN HIGHLIGHTS ff ' DESTINED TO participate in no less than five operations during World War II, to receive the second Navy Unit Commendation awarded - Jia uf , .. r.. I 1..- during the Korean Conflict, and to support friendly troops in Vietnam, USS DE HAVEN plunged into the waters of the Kennebec River for the first time on 9 January 1944. Her keel had been laid just six weeks before at the Bath Iron Works, on 23 November 1943., DD 727 was the second destroyer to bear the name of the famed marinerand Arctic ex- plorer, Lieutenant Edwin Jesse DeHaven, USN. In February 1943 the first DE HAVEN' QDD 4695 went down fighting near Guadalcanal under the blows of Japanese dive bombers. Her fight- ing days hadlasted but a few months. ON 5 JULY 1944 DE HAVEN reported to the training command at Norfolk where she acted as instruction ship for new destroyer crews for a week and conducted high speed fueling exercises at sea. On 9 July DE HAVEN joined USS RANGER for the first of many flat- top escort assignments. After several months DE HAVEN was as- signed to operate with the fast carrier Task Force 38 as its planes hit the island bastions on the road to Tokyo. She sortied with the force on 2 November, and for the rest of the month screened their movements as they prowled just off the Philippines, attacking shipping and air- fields on Luzon and Leyte in support of the initial invasion. On the 14th she rescued a downed pilot from USS HANCOCK. Another operation was underway before the beginning of 1945 - this time a landing on the west coast of Luzon, and the fast carrier task force was again deployed to knock out enemy air opposition and shipping. In quick succession carrier planes hit Formosa, Luzon, and For- mosa again. At high speed the mighty force steamed into the South China Sea through the Bashi Channel just north of Luzon - the first U.S. surface vessels to enter those waters since the beginning of the war.

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DE HAVEN's first crew practices on mockup of ship which was then under construction. On l February 1960, the ship entered a FRAM II QFleet Rehabilitation and Moderniza- tionb overhaul at San Francisco Naval Shipyard. After seven months in the shipyard DE HAVEN could hardly be recognized. She now sported the latest sonar and radar, a new bridge, ' new masts, and superstructure, plus a flight deck and helicopter hangar. t y V DE HAVEN received her first drone anti- submarine helicopter QDASHJ aboard l October 19603 a milestone in her long and eventful career. ' On the 15th of September 1962 theiship steamed towards Chinhae, Republic of Korea QROKJ for a week of indoctrination and opera- tions with units of the ROK Navy. January 1963 found DE HAVEN conducting operations with the carrier USS YORKTOWN. When spring came, the ship had completed Project 'Mercury' briefings and practice re- hearsals of capsule recovery. On Maya 9 DE HAVEN was on station off Okinawa in the emergency recovery area,fand on May3l7 As- tronaut Cooper .made his successful flight. Later that year the ship' participated in' ASW operations with the .Chinese Navy inthe Taiwan area. .. , -, , .1 3 N FW' m '4'i:El l4'ft 4If'A'Q ' 'LFC 4''rf-Sh,-.l6?'I.1:iJ1-'5,z'f'5jQ '2f1C'iJ5''fZ,.3'r5PE3:'.:7,F-:'75!:Q'.?22i'fQjLL ?33'fL1QTfA,?Q47lei3.- ',,'-'-TZ, IjQi-'.E.:,11- ' .:. 41, Tw'-rs-1: gg2.,'p:3'-,f--gf.-?,:.'g-ga v:uz1r f...f V ' Xxx . N. rp. ,I -3-L1 ,W W K ,-7 ha, ay- 1 . if-f',L,-5-,.95:g-U ,T-wry, .A ,,:.I51,1m.aj, Q .faqs-5 wg:--5 -:jig .MQ 1 -1- sajfwt,.,3.+.5?15,my,mz?- F5 ..11.g..:-:.. ww-an ,-.gg,,AJ3.,i V EA ,.,2i., -, -1 4, , if I 1 . f'W ?.U, ,g1fv',,f15g'ffmfI!17f55gfg? ' .4 f,1I1Gif'fii'I'?L'Z 5CS'?'7W1 Ff'5'Fl7'fff:Z'.Y'57b'f'iIii3:,iI'Z2gT 5 I-:f'Tff737..9?Jli:,1'fTfffT '7f.TlfiQTL? 4 'Z 'L S193 fi? , ' T ' ' ' ' ffffiilil-El'.T E1'5'.':'f