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167 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty.
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| 31k | Edwin Jess De Haven, born in 1819 in Pennsylvania was appointed Acting Midshipman at the age of 10 and Passed Midshipman 5 years later. He served in Vincennes, flagship of the Wilkes Exploring Expedition in its historic cruise of 1838 to 1842 to the Antarctic and among the Pacific Islands. De Haven served in the Mexican War, assisting in the capture of the Mexican schooner Creole. In command of the Grinnell Rescue Expedition in 1850, he led the search for Sir John Franklin lost in the Arctic. Only traces of the party were found, but De Haven discovered and named Grinnell Land, and was commended for the valuable scientific data he collected concerning the winds and currents of the ocean. He served in the Coast Survey Service until placed on the retired list in February 1862. He died at Philadelphia, Pa., 1 May 1865. Image from the USS DeHaven Association. | Bill Gonyo | |
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| 50k | Undated, wartime photo of an LCT, foreground, transferring DeHaven survivors to USS Fletcher. Photo from "United States Destroyer Operations In World War II" by Theodore Roscoe. | Robert Hurst | |
| 85k | (L-R) USS DeHaven (DD-469) and USS Taylor (DD-468) under construction at Bath, Maine on October 1 1941. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 100k | Under construction at Bath Iron Works, January 1 1942. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 94k | Under construction at Bath Iron Works, January 1 1942. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 66k | Under construction at Bath Iron Works. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 79k | In the ways just prior to launching, 28 June 28 1942. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 90k | In the ways just prior to launching, 28 June 28 1942. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 125k | Mrs. Helen N. De Haven, sponsor at De Haven’s christening, Bath Iron Works, June 28 1942. Thanks to the USS DeHaven (DD-469) Association. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 79k | Mrs. Helen N. De Haven christens the DeHaven, 28 June 28 1942. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 102k | Ready to slide down the ways. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 97k | As above. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 85k | As above. | Tommy Trampp | |
| 65k | In the water just after to launching, 28 June 28 1942. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 80k | In the water just after to launching, 28 June 28 1942. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 65k | Inclining experiment at Bath Iron Works, August 27 1942. | Pieter Bakels | |
| 133k | USS De Haven (DD-469) underway north of Savo Island, off Guadalcanal, on 30 January 1943. She was sunk by Japanese air attack in these waters on 1 February 1943. Photograph was taken from USS Fletcher (DD-445). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photo #: 80-G-284578. | Robert Hurst | |
| 118k | USS DeHaven (DD-469) passing North of Savo Island, off Guadalcanal, on 30 January 1943. She was sunk two days later on 1 February 1943 in these waters, by a Japanese air attack. Photo taken from USS Fletcher (DD-445). Source: United States National Archives, Photo No. 80-G-284577. | Mike Green | |
| 72k | Photo shows the United States Destroyer, De Haven, which was sunk February 1 1943 during a Japanese air attack off Savo Island in the South Pacific. U.S. Navy photo via OWI Radiophoto from ACME. Photo from the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 147k | Map of Iron Bottom Sound indicating where ships were sunk during the Battle of Guadalcanal. | Ron Reeves | |
CDR Charles E. Tolman Jr. Sep 21 1942 - Feb 1 1943
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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