USS De Haven ( DD - 727 ) USS " De Haven " ( DD - 727 ) , an , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Edwin J . De Haven . De Haven served aboard the , flagship of the Wilkes Expedition , officially known as the United States Exploring Expedition , from 1839 to 1842 . De Haven also served in the Mexican - American War , assisting in the capture of the Mexican schooner " Creole " . He was placed on the retired list in February 1862 . He died at Philadelphia on 1 May 1865 . " De Haven " was launched on 9 January 1944 by Bath Iron Works Corp . , Bath , Maine , sponsored by Miss H . N . De Haven ; and commissioned on 31 March 1944 , Commander J . B . Dimmick in command Service history . United States Navy . World War II . " De Haven " escorted from Norfolk to Pearl Harbor , arriving on 3 August 1944 . She screened a convoy to Eniwetok between 16 and 30 August , and returned to Eniwetok on 5 October . A week later , she got underway for Ulithi to join TF 38 . Operating from this base , she screened the fast carriers striking Luzon in support of the invasion of Leyte during November and December . In coordination with the invasion of Lingayen Gulf , Luzon , the force hit Formosa , Luzon , Camranh Bay , Hong Kong , Hainan , and Okinawa in a score of strikes extending from 30 December 1944 to 26 January 1945 . On 10 February 1945 , " De Haven " sortied from Ulithi with TF 58 , to prepare for the invasion of Iwo Jima , striking the Japanese mainland as well as the Nansei Shoto , and then providing fire support for the invading troops . Returning to Ulithi on 4 March , she sailed 10 days later to screen air strikes on Kyushu , Japan , prior to the invasion of Okinawa . Until 13 June , she screened the carriers and gave fire support at Okinawa . On 1 July , she sailed from Leyte with TF 38 for the final air strikes and bombardments on the Japanese homeland which continued until the end of the war . Present in Tokyo Bay 2 September for the signing of the surrender , " De Haven " sailed on 20 September for the States , arriving at San Francisco on 15 October . Between 1 February 1946 and 3 February 1947 , " De Haven " served in the Western Pacific , joining the 7th Fleet in operations off the coast of China , and patrolling off the Japanese coast . She operated along the west coast through 1948 and 1949 , and on 1 May 1950 cleared San Diego for another tour of duty in the western Pacific , arriving at Yokosuka the last day of May . Korea . North Korea invaded South Korea on 25 June 1950 , " De Haven " was assigned to patrol off the Korean coast . She screened the Norwegian ship " Reinholt " evacuating American dependents from Inchon to Yokosuka ; patrolled on the blockade ; bombarded shore targets ; acted as lifeguard and communications linking ship for air strikes against Pyongyang and Haeju ; and provided call fire support for United Nations troops . On 13 and 14 September , she stood up a treacherous channel to anchor a scant 800 yards from Wolmi - do island and poured fire into the concealed gun emplacements in preparation for the assault on Inchon . " De Haven " provided gunfire support for the successful landings the following day , and for her part in this daring action was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation . Returning to blockade duty on 25 September 1950 , " De Haven " dispersed a North Korean force attempting to ambush a Korean Army unit ; aided and escorted her to Sasebo ; and provided fire support for a British Commando raid on 6 and 7 October . She cleared Yokosuka on 1 November for San Diego , arriving 18 November . During " De Haven " s second tour of Korean duty from 18 June 1951 to 17 February 1952 , she served primarily on blockade patrol . After an overhaul and local operations at San Diego , she sailed from Long Beach 16 September 1952 to serve as flagship for ships on patrol in the Chongjin - Songjin - Chaho area until 18 November . After patrol duty with TF 77 , she returned to Korean waters for duty with TF 95 on patrol off Wonsan Harbor , supporting the minesweeping operations there from 12 to 18 February . She got underway from Sasebo 22 March for Long Beach , arriving on 9 April . Refugee Controversy . According to declassified documents obtained by the Associated Press , U . S . commanders repeatedly ordered refugees from South Korea shot . While the most famous example of this policy remains the No Gun Ri Massacre , another incident , on 1 September 1950 , has been confirmed by the declassified official diary of De Haven . It states that the Navy destroyer , at Army insistence , fired on a seaside refugee encampment at Pohang , South Korea . Survivors say 100 to 200 people were killed . " De Haven " continued to alternate duty in the western Pacific with local operations along the west coast , making six voyages to the Far East from 1953 through 1959 . De Haven participated in Operation Hardtack I near Eniwetok Island during the summer of 1958 , witnessing approximately 22 nuclear detonations , one from only three nautical miles . She was also one of the US Navy vessels that ran the Chinese naval blockade on Quemoy - Matsu . On 1 February 1960 , she began a major overhaul for modernization at San Francisco , completed in September . " De Haven " returned to training activities through the remaining months of 1960 . DESOTO Patrols . " De Haven " was the namesake of the DESOTO patrol s ( DEHAVEN Special Operations off TsingtaO ) . It conducted the first patrol from 14 April 1962 to 20 April 1962 in the area focused around the Tsingtao area of the Yellow Sea . The ship was instructed not to approach any Chinese - Communist - held territory , including offshore islands closer than 10 miles . These patrols were a response to Chinese Communist ’ s unexpected re - definition of their territorial waters to include all waters shoreward from lines drawn tangentially to , and between , twelve mile circles drawn around their offshore islands . Such a declaration represented a huge expansion of their claims . This inhibited the lawful navigation of international waters and increased the likelihood and frequency of formal diplomatic " serious warnings " issued by Beijing when any Seventh Fleet units navigated through these areas . This became a situation to which Commander Seventh Fleet felt compelled to respond . There were three components to the purpose of these patrols . First , they would establish and maintain the presence of the U . S . Seventh Fleet in the international waters off the China coast and later the Vietnamese coast . Second , they would serve as a minor Cold War irritant to the Chinese Communists . Third , they would collect as much intelligence as possible during the patrols . This first DESOTO patrol was highly effective in evoking Chinese Communist reaction . For example , the " De Haven " was shadowed by three or more Chicom vessels at one time , jamming of the " De Haven " communications facilities occurred and the use of deceptive pennant numbers on the shadowing vessels all contributed to the success of the intelligence effort on this mission . Furthermore , the Chicoms issued three " serious warnings " to the " De Haven " for violation of territorial rights during the 7 days the mission was in progress in international waters . The eight subsequent patrols did not collect nearly as much intelligence as the first . These patrols were conducted in later years by other ships . These patrols and other factors eventually led to international incidents with other ships resulting in the Gulf of Tonkin incident and the Pueblo incident . Republic of Korea Navy . " De Haven " was transferred to the Republic of Korea Navy on 5 December 1973 , and renamed " Incheon " , after the Korean city of Incheon . It was first designated DD - 98 , and then DD - 918 . The ship was stricken and broken up for scrap in 1993 . Awards . " De Haven " received five battle star s for her service in World War II . In Korea , she received another six stars and a Navy Unit Commendation .