USS Henderson ( DD - 785 ) USS " Henderson " ( DD - 785 ) was a of the United States Navy , the second Navy ship of that name , and the first named for United States Marine Corps Major Lofton R . Henderson . The previous " Henderson " was named for Marine Corps Commandant Archibald Henderson . " Henderson " was laid down by Todd Pacific Shipyards , Seattle , Washington , on 27 October 1944 ; launched on 28 May 1945 ; sponsored by Mrs . A . R . Early ; and commissioned at Seattle on 4 August 1945 , Commander H . A . Knoertzer in command . 1945 – 1964 . " Henderson " conducted shakedown cruise out of San Diego , then departed Seattle on 31 October for Hawaii . Upon her arrival on 7 November she operated as a screen ship for escort carrier s in Hawaiian waters and conducted experimental sonar tests with submarine s before returning to Naval Station San Diego on 23 April 1946 . After divisional exercises off California she departed on 2 December 1946 for " Operation Highjump " , an Antarctic exploration and test program . This important operation included tests of clothing and equipment as well as mapping and weather work . " Henderson " reached Sydney , Australia , on 13 March 1947 and San Diego on 6 April 1947 . After two long cruises to the Pacific in support of U . S . occupation forces in Japan . " Henderson " departed San Diego on 5 August 1950 to join the United Nations forces in Korea . Arriving Yokosuka , Japan on 19 August she served as a screening ship for fast carrier forces whose aircraft flew ground support and other missions in Korea . As U . S . forces prepared to leap northward with the Inchon invasion , " Henderson " was with the assault forces . She steamed up Flying Fish Channel on 13 September , destroying mines and bombarding the Inchon waterfront preparatory to the invasion . The destroyers also traded blows with Communist shore batteries . The gunfire support group again entered the channel into Inchon Bay 14 to 15 September , softening up shore defenses . General of the Army Douglas MacArthur soon made signal as the Marines landed that day : " The Navy and Marines have never shone more brightly than this morning . " " Henderson " remained on fire support duty at Inchon until 1 October . The destroyer returned to screening duty after Inchon , first along the coast of Korea and then in the Formosa Strait . This duty continued until she departed Keelung on 20 March , arriving San Diego on 7 April 1951 . After coastwise exercises and a cruise to Hawaii for training , " Henderson " sailed on 4 January 1952 for her second tour of duty in Korea . She arrived off Hŭngnam on 16 February to take part in the blockade of that port and the coastal areas to the north . Her duties included gunfire support and bombardment of industrial sites until 7 March , when she screened carrier off the coast of Japan . For the remainder of her tour " Henderson " operated with the fast carrier task forces around Korea and in the Formosa Strait . She departed Yokosuka on 25 July and arrived San Diego on 10 August 1952 . " Henderson " conducted training exercises off San Diego until 22 March 1953 , when she departed for her third Korean tour . She took part in the siege of Wonsan harbor , supporting Korean troops with accurate and continuous gunfire , and conducted anti - submarine operations off Okinawa . The destroyer engaged in the vital coastal patrol , maintaining Allied control of the seas around Korea , until after the Korean armistice in July 1953 . She arrived San Diego on 19 October 1953 , after a total of 22 months of Korean duty . Following Korea , " Henderson " established a pattern of cruises to the Far East , cruising to various crisis spots in the $ 3 for the next decade . Highlights of this phase of her service include protection of the Quemoy Islands from Communist aggression in September 1954 , relief of Ceylonese flood victims in January 1958 , and important fleet and individual exercises during her periods at sea . FRAM I . In the early 1960s " Henderson " was thoroughly modernized in the Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization ( FRAM ) program . She received the FRAM I refit at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard , completed in April 1962 . This modernization was to enable the World War II - destroyers to combat modern submarines . This upgrade included rebuilding the ship ' s superstructure , engines , electronic systems , radar , sonar , and weapons . The No . 2 twin 5 - inch turret was removed , as were all World War II torpedo launchers and 3 - inch twin mounts . Upgraded systems included SQS - 23 sonar , SPS - 40 air search radar , two triple Mk 32 torpedo launcher s , 8 - cell ASROC box launcher , and QH - 50C DASH ASW drone helicopter , with its own landing pad and hangar . The Gyrodyne QH - 50C DASH was an unmanned anti - submarine helicopter , controlled remotely from the ship . The drone could carry two MK . 44 homing ASW torpedoes . During this era the ASROC system had an effective range of only , but the DASH drone should allow the ship to deploy ASW attack to sonar contacts as far as away . . However , the FRAM refit did not improve defenses against aircraft , the air defense being taken over by the new guided missile - equipped ships . 1964 – 1980 . Commencing 11 August 1964 , " Henderson " began annual cruises in Vietnamese waters , supporting the 7th Fleet amphibious and shore bombardment operations , and guarding aircraft carriers on " Yankee Station " . She returned to Long Beach on 16 December , underwent modernization overhaul and intensive shore bombardment training , and returned to the intensified struggle in South Vietnam on 10 July 1965 . During the next five months she ranged the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin while screening and serving on the gun line . In December she steamed to the Gulf of Siam , where she conducted shore bombardment missions against Viet Cong positions on the Ca Mau Peninsula . As escort for , the veteran destroyer departed Hong Kong on 26 December and arrived Long Beach on 13 January 1966 . " Henderson " spent the next year serving as an anti - submarine warfare ( ASW ) school ship out of San Diego and taking part in squadron exercises out of Long Beach . Late in July she joined in a massive , but unsuccessful air - sea search for the Hawaii - bound aircraft carrying Brigadier General Joseph W . Stilwell , Jr . , USA . After completing preparations for another WestPac deployment , she returned to the troubled waters of Southeast Asia in January 1967 . Over the next four months she supported attack carrier operations and conducted more shore bombardment assignments . " Henderson " returned to Long Beach in mid - June , conducted ASW refresher training that summer and fall . After a short restricted availability in early 1968 , " Henderson " returned to Vietnam in April and resumed her familiar gunline and escort duties in the South China Sea . Interspersed with visits to Hong Kong , Subic Bay and Japan , " Henderson " remained there until 26 September when she arrived at Long Beach . During this tour of Asian waters " Henderson " also served with off the coast of North Korea in support of the captured . " Pueblo " had previously been taken by the North Korean government while steaming in the Sea of Japan . " Henderson " received a regular overhaul alongside later in the year and a dry dock period at San Francisco January through March 1969 , where she received new sonar and communications equipment . After completing the overhaul in May , " Henderson " spent the summer and fall conducting refresher training before deploying to the Far East on 18 November . Caught in a storm near Midway Island , the destroyer suffered damage to the forward 5 - inch gun mount and diverted to Yokosuka for repairs . After a brief yard period the destroyer then spent several weeks on patrol off the Korean peninsula , as tensions remained high following the shoot down of a U . S . reconnaissance aircraft the previous year . " Henderson " then spent three months off Vietnam , supporting riverine operations and participating in " Operation Ringmaster I " . During this period , the destroyer also rescued six passengers from an SH - 3 Sea King helicopter that crashed while en route from Da Nang to . Returning to Long Beach on 8 May , " Henderson " underwent several months of inspections and certifications , which ultimately kept the warship in service in contrast to the mass 1970s decommissioning of many of her war - built sister ships . Following training and preparations that fall , " Henderson " departed for her sixth Vietnam deployment on 26 January 1971 . Arriving in theater on 22 February , she served on the gunline and on " Yankee Station " , both familiar assignments . In a change of pace , the destroyer participated in an ASW exercise at one point and successfully fired an exercise torpedo against diesel - electric submarine . In April , " Henderson " conducted a variety of duties , including serving as naval gunfire support school ship at the Tabones range in the Philippines , conducting a short surveillance patrol in the Paracel Islands and visiting ports in Taiwan . Departing the region on 30 June , the destroyer swung south for visits to Manus Island , Papua New Guinea ; Cairns and Sydney , Australia ; Auckland , New Zealand ; and Pago Pago , American Samoa ; before arriving home in Long Beach on 10 August . The destroyer began another major overhaul at Long Beach that winter and began pre - deployment preparations starting in July 1972 . The warship sailed on her seventh and final Vietnam tour on 16 November , arriving in Da Nang harbor on 14 December . She spent the next few weeks conducting naval gunfire support missions , including one gunnery duel with an enemy battery on Christmas Eve that earned her the Combat Action Ribbon . On New Year ' s Eve , the destroyer ' s motor whaleboat rescued four crewmen from a crashed SH - 3 helicopter . After port visits to Singapore , Thailand and Hong Kong during truce talks , " Henderson " steamed into the Gulf of Tonkin for " Operation End Sweep " in April 1973 . After helping minesweeper s clear Haiphong harbor , the warship sailed for home , arriving in Long Beach on 26 May . After participating in two fleet exercises that summer and fall , " Henderson " was retired from active duty and assigned to the Naval Reserve Fleet in Destroyer Squadron 27 ( DesRon 27 ) on 1 October . She then moved into Long Beach Naval Shipyard for conversion to Navy distillate fuel . The active duty crew was also reduced in number and the ship only reached a full complement on drill weekends . " Henderson " spent the next six years conducting reserve training operations out of Long Beach . The destroyer spent the majority of her time sailing in local operating areas , though the warship also conducted reserve unit training cruises to Pearl Harbor or the Pacific Northwest on an annual basis . Highlights of this period included visits to the Portland Rose Festival ( where the ship was " streaked " on one occasion by two " lassies " on a nearby cabin cruiser ) , being struck by a practice torpedo fired by , and a series of excellent inspections that extended the service life of the destroyer through the end of the decade . PNS " Tughril " ( 167 ) . " Henderson " decommissioned on 30 September 1980 , was struck from the Navy list that same day and sold to Pakistan on 1 October 1980 . The destroyer served in the Pakistan Navy as PNS " Tughril " ( 167 ) . She was renamed Nazim and transferred to the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency ( MSA ) in 1998 at Karachi . The ship was finally decommissioned in 2001 . Awards . " Henderson " received eight battle star s for Korean War service , seven battle stars for Vietnam War service , and shared in the Navy Unit Commendation given her task unit for its part in the Inchon landings .