USS Harding (DD-625)
USS ''Harding'' (DD-625) (later DMS-28), a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seth Harding. ''Harding'' was launched on 28 June 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Washington, sponsored by Mrs. Sherwood A. Taffinder. The ship was commissioned on 25 May 1943. Service history After shakedown out of San Diego, ''Harding'' sailed 1 July for Norfolk, via the Panama Canal. Arriving Hampton Roads on 19 July, she trained in Chesapeake Bay and off the East Coast. She joined a convoy at Norfolk on 16 August 1943 and for the next eight months was assigned antisubmarine patrol for merchant convoys in the Atlantic. During this period of guarding the sea ''Harding'' made three round trips to Casablanca. After escorting the battleship on training exercises, ''Harding'' sailed 18 April with a convoy for Europe, and began her first great combat operation — the invasion of Normandy. She spent the month of May training with other ships betwe ...
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USS Harding (DD-625) At Anchor In October 1943
Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS ''Harding'', in honor of Seth Harding. *, was a in World War I *, was a reclassified as DMS-28. {{DEFAULTSORT:Harding United States Navy ship names ...
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