USS Southerland (DD-743) [SEP] named after
USS Southerland (DD-743)
USS "Southerland" (DD-743), a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for William Henry Hudson Southerland, an admiral.
"Southerland" was laid down on 27 May 1944 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine and launched on 5 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Edmund Richardson, daughter of Rear Admiral Southerland. The destroyer was commissioned on 22 December 1944, Commander Russell C. Williams in command.
Service history.
Service history World War
4 casualties, 13 June 1952.
54. USS "Southerland" (DDR-743) minor damage after 4 hits from North Korean shore batteries; 8 casualties, 14 July 1952
55. USS "John R. Pierce" (DD-753) moderate damage after 7 hits from a North Korean shore battery at Tanchon, North Korea, 10 casualties, 6 August 1952.
56. USS "Barton" (DD-722) minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 2 casualties, 10 August