USS De Haven, DD 727

On 9 August 1943, a new Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS DeHaven, DD 727 was laid down at Bath Iron Works. She was launched 9 January 1944 and commissioned 31 March. After

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being stricken from the Navy List 3 December 1973, she was sold to South Korea and served in that country’s navy as Inchon, DD 98, until 1994, when she was scrapped.

USS Tolman, DM 28

On 10 April 1944, USS Tolman, DM 28 (ex-DD 740) was laid down at Bath and launched there 13 August. An Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer converted as a Robert H. Smith-class fast minelayer, she commissioned 27 October 1944 and decommissioned 29 January 1947, but continued to serve in the US Navy until stricken from the Navy List 1 December 1970.


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