Saufley

CountryUnited States
Ship ClassFletcher-class Destroyer
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey, United States
Laid Down27 Jan 1942
Launched19 Jul 1942
Commissioned29 Aug 1942
Decommissioned12 Jun 1946
Displacement2,050 tons standard; 2,924 tons full
Length376 feet
Beam40 feet
Draft14 feet
MachineryGeneral Electric geared turbines with two screws
Power Output60,000 shaft horsepower
Speed38 knots
Range6,500nm at 15 knots
Crew273
Armament5x5" guns, 4x1.1" anti-aircraft, 4x20mm anti-aircraft, 10x21" torpedo tubes
Recommission15 Dec 1949
Second Decommission29 Jan 1965

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Saufley Operational Timeline

29 Aug 1942 Saufley was placed in commission at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York with Lieutenant Commander Bert Brown in command.
9 Nov 1942 Battleship USS Indiana, cruiser USS Columbia, and destroyers USS Saufley, USS DeHaven, and USS Champlin departed Norfolk, Virginia, United States bound for the Panama Canal.
5 Dec 1942 Destroyers USS Nicholas and USS Saufley departed Nouméa, New Caledonia escorting a convoy bound for Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
8 Dec 1942 Destroyers USS Nicholas and USS Saufley arrived off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands where the convoy she was escorting began unloading men and supplies.
21 Feb 1943 In the Russell Islands, US Marine Corps 3rd Raider Battalion landed at Pepesala Point, Pavuvu while US Army 43rd Infantry Division landed on Banika. Among the escorts for the Army landing force was the destroyer USS Saufley.
14 Aug 1943 Destroyers USS Nicholas, USS Saufley, and others departed Tulagi as an escort for troop transports bound for Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands.
15 Aug 1943 Destroyers USS Nicholas, USS Saufley, and others covered troop landings at Barakoma, Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands and then retired to Tulagi.
23 Aug 1943 Shortly after midnight, destroyers USS Nicholas, USS Chevalier, USS O’Bannon, USS Taylor, USS Saufley, USS Cony, and USS Renshaw made a patrol through Vella Gulf, Solomon Islands without locating any shipping. Persistent air attacks from Japanese aircraft resulted in no damage.
6 Oct 1943 Destroyers USS Nicholas, USS Saufley, and USS Fletcher departed Tulagi escorting a convoy of LSTs to Barakoma, Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands.
8 Oct 1943 Destroyers USS Nicholas, USS Saufley, and USS Fletcher covered a convoy of LSTs unloading at Barakoma, Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands.
9 Oct 1943 Destroyers USS Nicholas, USS Saufley, and USS Fletcher arrived at Tulagi, Solomon Islands. Later in the day, Saufley departed to escort a convoy to Nouméa, New Caledonia.
27 Nov 1944 US Navy Task Group 77.2 consisting of battleships USS Maryland, USS West Virginia, USS Colorado, and USS New Mexico, cruisers USS Denver, USS St. Louis, USS Columbia, USS Minneapolis, and USS Montpelier, destroyers USS Nicholas, USS Waller, USS Eaton, USS Cony, USS Mustin, USS Conway, USS Pringle, USS Lang, USS Sigourney, USS Saufley, USS Aulick, USS Renshaw, USS Taylor, USS Edwards, and USS Mugford, tanker USS Caribou, and other patrol craft were patrolling in Leyte Gulf, Philippines when the group came under a concentrated Japanese special air attack from 20 to 30 aircraft. All but two of the Japanese planes dived on the formation in the sustained attack. Submarine chaser SC-744 was sunk and battleship Colorado and cruisers St. Louis and Montpelier were damaged.
29 Nov 1944 US Navy Task Group 77.2 consisting of battleships USS Maryland, USS West Virginia, and USS New Mexico, cruisers USS Denver, USS Columbia, USS Minneapolis, USS Montpelier, and USS Portland, destroyers USS Nicholas, USS Waller, USS Cony, USS Conway, USS Pringle, USS Lang, USS Saufley, USS Aulick, USS Renshaw, USS Edwards, USS Mugford, and USS Connor, and other patrol craft were patrolling in Leyte Gulf, Philippines when the group came under a Japanese air attack where special attack aircraft that damaged Maryland, Saufley, and Aulick.
12 Jun 1946 Saufley was decommissioned from service.




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