USS De Haven (DD-727)

USS De Haven underway on 19 November 1970
History
United States
Name	De Haven
Namesake	Edwin De Haven
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	9 August 1943
Launched	9 January 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. H. N. De Haven
Commissioned	31 March 1944
Decommissioned	3 December 1973
Stricken	3 December 1973
Identification	Callsign: NHVF Hull number: DD-727
Honours and awards	See Awards
Fate	Transferred to South Korea, 5 December 1973
Badge
South Korea
Name	Incheon (인천)
Namesake	Incheon
Acquired	5 December 1973
Reclassified	DD-918
Stricken	1993
Identification	Hull number: DD-98
Fate	Scrapped, 1993
General characteristics
Class and type	Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer Daegu-class destroyer
Displacement	2,200 long tons (2,235 t)
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam	40 ft (12 m)
Draft	15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45,000 kW) 2 propellers
Speed	34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	336
Armament	6 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 cal guns, 12 × 40 mm AA guns, 11 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks

USS De Haven (DD-727), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Edwin J. De Haven. De Haven served aboard the Vincennes, flagship of the Wilkes Expedition, officially known as the United States Exploring Expedition, from 1839 to 1842. De Haven also served in the Mexican–American War, assisting in the capture of the Mexican schooner Creole. He was placed on the retired list in February 1862. He died in Philadelphia on 1 May 1865.

De Haven was launched on 9 January 1944 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, sponsored by Miss H. N. De Haven; and commissioned on 31 March 1944.^[1]