USS Saufley
USS ''Saufley'' (DD/DDE/EDDE-465), a , was a warship of the United States Navy named for pioneering Naval Aviator, Lieutenant Richard Saufley, USN. ''Saufley'' was laid down on 27 January 1942 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey; launched on 19 July 1942; sponsored by Saufley's widow, Mrs Helen (O’Rear) Scruggs (daughter of Judge Edward C. O’Rear of Frankfort, Kentucky), commissioned 29 August 1942. World War II Following shakedown off northern New England, ''Saufley'' made several coastal escort runs and then prepared for duty in the South Pacific. She departed Norfolk on 9 November. Arriving at Nouméa, New Caledonia, on 2 December, ''Saufley'' commenced participation in the Guadalcanal campaign three days later. 1943 Initially assigned to escort reinforcements from Espiritu Santo to Lunga Point, ''Saufley'' soon undertook anti-shipping sweeps in the waters north and west of Guadalcanal and conducted shore bombardment missions a ...
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