National Archives Photo 19-N-35340. Source: Naval Historical Center Photographic Section
Bath Iron Works hull numbers 195 and 194, the future De Haven (left) and Taylor, under construction at Bath, Maine, 1 October 1941. Click on any image below to view it

Top row: De Haven under construction. Bottom rows: De Haven at launch.

in more detail.

De Haven was the sixth Fletcher-class destroyer built at Bath Iron Works, which eventually completed 31 of them before changing over production to Allen M. Sumner- and Gearing-class ships.
   At her launch 28 June 1942, she was sponsored by Miss Helen N. De Haven, granddaughter of LCdr. De Haven.
   The photos at right show progress photos of De Haven’s construction 1 October 1941 and New Year’s Day 1942, and her christening and launch in June of that year.