USS Sarsfield (DD-837) [SEP] named after
USS Sarsfield (DD-837)
USS "Sarsfield" (DD-837), a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named after Eugene S. Sarsfield, an officer and commander of . He disappeared after the sinking of his ship and was presumed dead on 11 July 1943.
"Sarsfield" was laid down on 15 January 1945 by the Bath Iron Works Co., Bath, Maine and launched on 27 May 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Eugene S. Sarsfiel. The ship was commissioned at Boston Naval Shipyard on
ship and helped greatly to save the lives of 9 officers and 65 men of the 284 on board.
Namesake.
In 1945, the destroyer USS "Sarsfield" (DD-837) was named in his honor. Sarsfield Playground was also named after Sarsfield.