Allied Warships

USS Haynsworth (DD 700)

Destroyer of the Allen M. Sumner class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Allen M. Sumner
Pennant	DD 700
Built by	Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.)
Ordered	7 Aug 1942
Laid down	16 Dec 1943
Launched	15 Apr 1944
Commissioned	22 Jun 1944
End service	1970
History	Decommissioned 19 May 1950. Recommissioned 22 September 1950. Decommissioned in January 1970. Stricken 30 January 1970. Transferred to Taiwan 12 May 1970 being renamed Yuen Yang.

Commands listed for USS Haynsworth (DD 700)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Robert Brodie, Jr., USN	22 Jun 1944	14 Dec 1944
2	T/Cdr. Stephen Noel Tackney, USN	14 Dec 1944	17 Jul 1945
3	T/Cdr. James Edward Smith, USN	17 Jul 1945	Jun 1946

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Notable events involving Haynsworth include:

29 Jul 1944
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. Robert Brodie, Jr.) departed from New York for shakedown in the Caribbean.

1 Sep 1944
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) returns to New York upon completion of her shakedown.

20 Sep 1944
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) departed from New York to escort the British troop transport Queen Mary to Newfoundland, Canada.

20 Sep 1944
Around 1100Q/20, the troopship Queen Mary (British, 81235 GRT, built 1936) with Prime Minister Churchill on board, departed New York for the U.K. Escort was provided by the destroyers USS Haynsworth (T/Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr., USN), USS Collett (T/Cdr. J.D. Collett, USN) and USS Samuel N. Moore (T/Cdr. H.A. Lincoln, USN).

Around 0930O/20, HMS Berwick (Capt. S.H.T. Arliss, DSO, RN) departed Halifax to make rendezvous with the Queen Mary. Rendezvous was effected around 1245O/21, when the US destroyers were detached.

Around 1800N/23, HMS Devonshire (Capt. D.K. Bain, DSO, RN) took over from HMS Berwick which was then detached to proceed to the Clyde where she arrived around 1500A/26. HMS Devonshire had departed Milford Haven for the rendezvous position around 0900A/21.

Around 1225A/24, the destroyers HMS Nubian (Lt.Cdr. T.A. Pack-Beresford, RN) and HMS Serapis (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Jones, DSC, RN) joined coming from Milford Haven.

Around 0845A/25, HMS Devonshire parted company and proceeded to Milford Haven arriving there around 1130A/25.

The Queen Mary, HMS Nubian and HMS Serapis arrived at Greenock later on the 25th. (1)

22 Sep 1944
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) releases the Queen Mary to the care of British escorts and returns to New York.

27 Sep 1944
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) departed from New York for the Panama Canal zone.

12 Oct 1944
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) arrived at San Pedro.

14 Oct 1944
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) departed from San Pedro bound for Pearl Harbor.

20 Oct 1944
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) arrived at Pearl Harbor.

16 Dec 1944
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) departed from Pearl Harbor bound for Ulithi.

28 Dec 1944
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) arrived at Ulithi.

30 Dec 1944
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) departed from Ulithi with TF 38.

26 Jan 1945
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) returns to Ulithi.

10 Feb 1945
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. Stephen Noel Tackney) departed from Ulithi with TF 58.

4 Mar 1945
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. S. N. Tackney) returns to Ulithi.

14 Mar 1945
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) departed from Ulithi with TF 58.

6 Apr 1945
While supporting to Okinawa campaign USS Haynsworth (Cdr Stephen Noel Tackney) is damaged by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft in position 26°55'N, 129°29'E. 7 men were killed and 14 were wounded.

9 Apr 1945
USS Haynsworth (Cdr Stephen Noel Tackney) departed from TF 58 bound for Ulithi.

11 Apr 1945
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) arrived at Ulithi.

17 Apr 1945
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) departed from Ulithi bound for Eniwetok.

21 Apr 1945
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) arrived at Eniwetok.

22 Apr 1945
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) departed from Eniwetok bound for Pearl Harbor.

27 Apr 1945
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. S. N. Tackney) arrived at Pearl Harbor.

28 Apr 1945
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) departed from Pearl Harbor bound for the Mare Island Navy Yard to repair the damage done by the April 6th attack.

3 May 1945
USS Haynsworth (Cdr. R. Brodie, Jr.) arrived at the Mare Island Navy Yard.