USS Haraden ( DD - 585 ) USS " Haraden " ( DD - 585 ) , a " Fletcher " - class destroyer , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Haraden ( 1744 – 1803 ) , a privateer of the American Revolutionary War . The second " Haraden " was launched by Boston Navy Yard , Boston , Mass . , 19 March 1943 ; sponsored by Miss Caroline E . Derby , great - great - grandniece of Captain Jonathan Haraden ; and commissioned at Boston 16 September 1943 , Commander H . C . Allen , Jr . , in command . History . " Haraden " departed Boston 9 October 1943 for shakedown training off Bermuda , and after its completion joined aircraft carrier " Intrepid " ( CV - 11 ) at Boston 30 November for the voyage to the Pacific . She transited the Panama Canal and arrived San Diego 21 December to join Rear Admiral Jesse Oldendorf ' s Northern Support Group for the invasion of the Marshall Islands . Escorting the main attack group of transports , " Haraden " arrived in the Marshalls 30 January , and was detached to form a screen for the battleship s and cruiser s during the heavy bombardments of Kwajalein atoll on 31 January . As troops landed under the devastating fire on Ennubir Island , " Haraden " shifted to direct fire support , turning her guns on an ammunition dump on Ennagannet Island that soon blew up with a tremendous explosion . That night she conducted anti - submarine patrol and 1 February continued fire support and patrol functions during the landings on Roi - Namur . The destroyer departed the Kwajalein area briefly for an escort voyage to the Ellice Islands 6 – 15 February , but returned to provide anti - submarine patrol for units off Kwajalein and Eniwetok until 29 February . " Haraden " arrived Pearl Harbor 8 March 1944 , and after a brief period of upkeep steamed back to the Marshalls with two fleet oilers carrying vital fuel . Arriving 1 April , she engaged in various duties in support of the operations there , including fire support and anti - submarine patrol , until departing for Pearl Harbor with escort carrier " Bataan " ( CVL - 29 ) 18 May . At Pearl Harbor " Haraden " was reassigned to escort carriers " Natoma Bay " ( CVE - 62 ) and " Manila Bay " ( CVE - 61 ) and repair ship " Hector " ( AR - 7 ) for the next major operation in the epic sweep through the Pacific — the Mariana Islands campaign . Arriving east of Saipan 22 June 1944 , " Haraden " screened her escort carriers during the launching of aircraft 22 – 24 June ; while refueling alongside " Natoma Bay " she narrowly missed being sunk by four aerial bombs in a surprise attack . Two bombs fell some 200 yards to port and two astern . " Haraden " returned to Pearl Harbor , arriving 8 July . Until 15 September she participated in training exercises and maneuvers in Hawaiian waters in preparation for the invasion of the Philippines . " Haraden " arrived Seeadler Harbor , Manus , Admiralty Islands , 2 October 1944 , and 12 days later departed as an escort unit for the large group of transports carrying invasion forces . They arrived off Leyte 20 October and " Haraden " began a long and grueling job of covering the transports during and after the main assault . Japan ese airplanes began almost continuous raids on the landing group the afternoon of 20 October , with " Haraden " acting as part of the antiaircraft screen , protecting the transports with her gunfire . The afternoon of 26 October " Haraden " formed with an escort carrier group in Leyte Gulf and steamed for Manus , arriving Seeadler Harbor 1 November 1944 . Remaining there until 12 November , the ships sailed to Palau , arriving the 18th , and from there provided air support to convoys bound to and from the Philippines until 28 November . The carrier force , with " Haraden " in the screen , departed 10 December for the Sulu Sea , en route to the invasion of Mindoro . " Haraden " and the escort carriers entered the Sulu Sea 13 December , and were attacked that day by four Japanese aircraft . " Haraden " assisted in downing three of the raiders , but the fourth banked left and dived for the destroyer . Trailing smoke from hits by " Haraden " ' s gunners , she crashed into the destroyer ' s side , putting her forward engine room out of commission and severely damaging her topside . As " Haraden " lay dead in the water , " Twiggs " ( DD - 591 ) came alongside to help and the destroyer was soon underway on her own power . She arrived at San Pedro Bay 14 December 1944 and transferred her casualties — 14 killed and 24 wounded . Steaming on toward the United States via Hawaii , she arrived at Puget Sound Navy Yard , Bremerton , Wash . , 14 January 1945 for battle repairs . Repairs and training completed , " Haraden " departed again for the Pacific 19 April from San Francisco , arriving Pearl Harbor 25 April . She performed escort duties for amphibious convoys in the Western Pacific until 6 July , when she commenced a series of training exercises off Subic Bay , Philippine Islands . " Haraden " next participated in the operations off the China coast following the surrender of Japan . She got underway 28 August with units of the 7th Fleet and made a show of force at Tsingtao and along the China coast to help stabilize the tense situation there . She arrived at Jinsen , Korea , 8 September and after another voyage down the coast of China and back , departed Jinsen with the North China occupation forces 29 September . She stood by to support the amphibious landings of occupation forces off Taku Bay 30 September – 6 October , and visited Chefoo , Shanghai , Taku , and Tsingtao in support of the occupation . Underway from Tsingtao 13 December 1945 , she steamed by way of Pearl Harbor to San Francisco , arriving 3 January 1946 . Later moved to San Diego , she remained inactive until decommissioned there 2 July 1946 . " Haraden " entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet , San Diego Group . " Haraden " was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 1 November 1972 . She was sunk as a target November 1973 . " Haraden " received five battle star s for her service in World War II .