USS Saufley (DD-465)

USS Saufley (DD/DDE/EDDE-465), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Richard Caswell Saufley (1884–1916), a pioneer of naval aviation.

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''Fletcher''-class - Destroyer - United States Navy - Richard Caswell Saufley - 1884 - 1916

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Saufley was laid down on 27 January 1942 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.; launched on 19 July 1942; sponsored by Saufley's widow, Mrs. Helen O'R. Scruggs; and commissioned on 29 August 1942, Lieutenant Commander Bert F. Brown in command.

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27 January - 1942 - Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. - Kearny, N.J. - Launched - 19 July - Commissioned - 29 August

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