USS Hollister ( DD - 788 ) USS " Hollister " ( DD - 788 ) was a of the United States Navy , named for the three Hollister brothers , who were killed in 1943 while serving in the Navy during World War II . " Hollister " was launched on 9 October 1945 by Todd Shipyard , Seattle , Washington ; sponsored by Mrs . Howard J . Hollister , mother of the three Hollister brothers ; and commissioned on 29 March 1946 , Commander W . T . Samuels in command . 1946 – 1961 . After shakedown along the California coast , " Hollister " departed San Diego , California on 9 November 1946 for operations in the Far East . She arrived Shanghai , on 1 December and later that month assisted the Korean Government in the prevention of smuggling . She continued operations in Far Eastern waters until returning to San Diego on 22 June 1947 . For the next 14 months " Hollister " engaged in training exercises and fleet maneuvers along the West Coast . " Hollister " departed on 1 September 1948 for her second deployment in the western Pacific where she joined the 7th Fleet on peacekeeping operations . She returned to Long Beach on 24 April 1949 and operated in California waters until July 1950 . Immediately after North Korea invaded South Korea in June 1950 , the United States committed its military might to halting aggression . " Hollister " was among the first reinforcements rushed to the battle area , departing San Diego on 5 July . Operating with Fast Carrier Task Force 77 ( TF 77 ) , she served as a screening ship and performed plane guard duty . In mid - September " Hollister " engaged in support of the highly successful landing at Inchon . The 3d Battalion , 5th Marines landed at 06 : 33 , 15 September . Later that day General Douglas MacArthur praised the performance saying that " The Navy and Marines have never shone more brightly than this morning . " A week later " Hollister " took Rear Admiral Ewen ( TF - 77 ) for a conference with Commander 7th Fleet . In a message to his command , Admiral Ewen echoed MacArthur in praising its work : " The performance of Task Force 77 throughout the Inchon operations has added another page to the glorious history of our Navy and its airpower . It has been made possible only through the determination , the relentless effort and the esprit de corps of a team that is really great . Task Force 77 will sail for the high seas soon and will stay at sea until the North Korean Communists have their bellies full . . . " In late September the destroyer was detached for diversionary bombardment in Communist - held areas , effectively weakening enemy positions as American forces smashed north . In early November 1950 , " Hollister " sailed with the Formosa Straits patrol , returning to Korea in mid - December for support of the Hŭngnam evacuation . She continued support operations , anti - junk patrols and shore bombardment before returning to San Diego on 11 April 1951 . " Hollister " operated in the San Diego area until she returned to Korean action a year later . In late April 1955 , she resumed duties with Task Force 77 , including fire - support missions , patrol , antisubmarine warfare ( ASW ) exercises and screening duty . " Hollister " joined the Formosa patrol in August , but resumed operations in Korea before returning to San Diego on 18 November . The veteran ship operated out of San Diego until 21 July 1953 when she sailed for another Far Eastern tour . " Hollister " engaged in patrols both off Korea and Formosa to make clear America ' s objective of protecting her allies . After six months in this area she returned home on 19 February 1954 . In September , she was deployed to the Western Pacific at a time when the Chinese Communists were stirring trouble in the South China Sea . During the next three months she engaged in hunter - killer operations off Japan and had patrol duty in the South China Sea . In late January 1955 , " Hollister " accompanied the 7th Fleet in the evacuation of Chinese Nationalists from the Tachen Islands . Constant aerial coverage from this powerful carrier force enabled the Nationalists to move from an untenable position . This was considered by some as " the most forthright U . S . action against communism since the Korean War . " She returned to San Diego on 13 March for local operations . Another deployment to the Far East from 27 September 1955 to 11 March 1956 , saw " Hollister " resume her important peace keeping operations in this explosive area . Only six months passed before departing on another tour of duty with the 7th Fleet , this time visiting Samoa , New Zealand , Manus , and Guam en route to the South China Sea . In January and February 1957 , she operated with the Formosa Patrol and conducted training out of Japan before returning to San Diego 24 March . " Hollister " deployed on 25 October on her ninth Western Pacific tour . In the early months of 1958 she operated with units of the 7th Fleet on Formosa Patrol . Units in this area were placed on alert as a crisis in Indonesia threatened the existing government . The presence of U . S . seapower exerted a powerful influence ; the crisis subsided . The destroyer returned to San Diego 23 April but sailed again for the Western Pacific on 18 December to operate with the 7th Fleet . Returning San Diego on 13 June 1959 , " Hollister " spent the remainder of the year engaged in tactical exercises out of San Diego . " Hollister " departed on 6 February 1960 for her 11th Western Pacific deployment and began patrol duty in the Formosa Straits . This tour of duty also saw her engaged in various antisubmarine warfare exercises with the Philippine Navy . She returned to San Diego on 14 June to resume training and readiness operations . 1961 – 1979 . " Hollister " entered the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 15 March 1961 for FRAM ( Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization ) overhaul , remaining there through the end of the year for addition of a helicopter deck and hangar aft . After refresher training , she departed Long Beach , California on 7 June 1962 for duty with the 7th Fleet . This cruise came after the Laos crisis and Communist insurgency threatened Thailand . She remained in the Far East until 21 December 1962 when she returned to Long Beach . During 1963 " Hollister " engaged in shore bombardment exercises and antisubmarine training off the coast of California and in Hawaiian waters . In the first half of 1964 , " Hollister " engaged in antisubmarine exercises on the American West Coast . On 19 June , she departed Long Beach , California , with an antisubmarine group bound for Pearl Harbor , arriving on 27 June . After a passage to Japan , she took up station for contingency operations in the South China Sea on 4 August , and received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for her patrol services off Vietnam . After continuing these operations intermittently until 17 November , " Hollister " began transit from Yokosuka , Japan , to Long Beach on 23 December , arriving on 6 January 1965 . With three months of overhaul complete , the ship engaged in continuous training exercises from 28 May to 20 August . Deploying again to the western Pacific in August , " Hollister " was ordered to Taiwan Patrol duty on 14 September . By 22 September , she returned to Subic Bay , Philippine Islands , to commence plane guard and anti - submarine screen duties supporting . " Hollister " accompanied the aircraft carrier on " Yankee Station " off Vietnam , giving valuable support to the naval operations exercised in opposing the North Vietnamese Communists . On 19 December she left station and arrived in Yokosuka on 30 December , prior to her departure for the United States the following day . After a six - month repair and training period , " Hollister " left Long Beach on 25 June for the Far East once again . Arriving on 15 July , she screened carriers and prevented infiltration of supplies to the Viet Cong . " Hollister " remained in the Far East , where she was on station in May 1967 . In September ' 73 " Hollister " was entered into the Reserve Fleet unit Desron 27 , NAVSUPACT , Long Beach , CA with four other ships , the USS McKean DD784 , USS Higbee DD806 , USS DeHaven DD727 and the USS Henderson DD785 . She operated as a training vessel for approximately 124 Naval Reservists . She had an active duty crew of approximately 212 . During her reserve assignment she maintained high standards of preparedness to meet any assignment she was called to . " Hollister " was decommissioned in September 1979 . She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 31 August 1979 . ROCS " Shao Yang " ( DDG - 929 ) . On 3 March 1983 , " Hollister " was transferred to the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) . She served in the Republic of China Navy as ROCS " Shao Yang " ( DDG - 929 ) . She was scheduled for decommissioning on 1 June 2004 at Kaohsiung , Taiwan .