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De Haven (other)
De Haven may refer to: *De Haven, Virginia *De Haven Glacier, Wilkes Land, Antarctica *USS De Haven (DD-469), USS ''De Haven'' (DD-469), a Fletcher-class destroyer *USS De Haven (DD-727), USS ''De Haven'' (DD-727), a destroyer See also *DeHaven (surname) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Haven, Virginia
De Haven is an unincorporated community in northern Frederick County, Virginia. Originally known as Duck Race, De Haven sprang up as a farming community on Back Creek at its confluence In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river ( main stem); ... with Babbs Run. De Haven is located on Green Spring Road (VA 671) at Hodges Lane (VA 741). Historic sites *Pine Grove School *Pine Grove United Methodist Church References Unincorporated communities in Frederick County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{FrederickCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Haven Glacier
De Haven Glacier () is a broad glacier flowing to the southwest corner of Porpoise Bay. It was delineated by G.D. Blodgett (1955) from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Edwin De Haven, Acting Master on the sloop ''Vincennes'' during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. See also * List of glaciers in the Antarctic * Glaciology Glaciology (; ) is the scientific study of glaciers, or more generally ice and natural phenomena that involve ice. Glaciology is an interdisciplinary Earth science that integrates geophysics, geology, physical geography, geomorphology, c ... References * Glaciers of Wilkes Land {{WilkesLand-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS De Haven (DD-469)
USS ''De Haven'' (DD-469) was a of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named for Lieutenant Edwin J. De Haven USN (1819–1865). ''De Haven'' was the first ''Fletcher''-class ship lost in World War II, having been in commission only 133 days. ''De Haven'' was laid down by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath, Maine on 27 September 1941 and launched on 28 June 1942 by Miss H. N. De Haven, granddaughter of Lieutenant De Haven. The ship was commissioned on 21 September 1942, Commander Charles E. Tolman in command. Service history ''De Haven'' sailed from Norfolk, Va. and reached Tongatapu, Tonga Islands, 28 November 1942 to escort a convoy of troopships to Guadalcanal to relieve the Marines who had been there since the invasion landings in August. ''De Haven'' screened the transports off Guadalcanal from 7 to 14 December, then sailed out of Espiritu Santo and Nouméa in the continuing Solomon Islands operations. She patrolled in the waters of the Southern Solomons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS De Haven (DD-727)
USS ''De Haven'' (DD-727), an , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Edwin J. De Haven. De Haven served aboard the , flagship of the Wilkes Expedition, officially known as the United States Exploring Expedition, from 1839 to 1842. De Haven also served in the Mexican–American War, assisting in the capture of the Mexican schooner ''Creole''. He was placed on the retired list in February 1862. He died in Philadelphia on 1 May 1865. ''De Haven'' was launched on 9 January 1944 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, sponsored by Miss H. N. De Haven; and commissioned on 31 March 1944. Service history United States Navy ''De Haven'' escorted from Norfolk to Pearl Harbor, arriving on 3 August 1944. She screened a convoy to Eniwetok between 16 and 30 August, and returned to Eniwetok on 5 October. A week later, she got underway for Ulithi to join TF 38. Operating from this base, she screened the fast carriers striking Luzon in support of the invas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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