Saufley Photographs | World War II Database


Fletcher-class destroyer Saufley upon delivery to the Navy on 28 Aug 1942 at Kearny, New Jersey. Saufley was painted in Measure 12-modified paint scheme with colors in shades of green.	Destroyer USS Saufley on her commissioning day, 29 Aug 1942, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Note two just completed Elco 80-foot PT Boats on Saufley’s bow.

Fletcher-class destroyer USS Saufley in Measure 12-modified paint scheme with colors in shades of green, Sep 1942. Photo 1 of 2.	Fletcher-class destroyer USS Saufley in Measure 12-modified paint scheme with colors in shades of green, Sep 1942. Photo 2 of 2.

Midship section of Fletcher-class destroyer USS Saufley at Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, 22 Sep 1942. Note the two large searchlights on the after funnel and the torpedo tubes between the funnels.	Profile view of destroyer USS Saufley in her 1943 Measure 22 blue and gray paint scheme. Note her two sets of torpedo tubes amidships. The radar and gun director antennas have been removed by the censors.

Destroyer USS Saufley after her overhaul in San Francisco, California, 15 Oct 1944. Note her new Measure 31/9D black and gray paint scheme. Photo 1 of 3.	Destroyer USS Saufley after her overhaul in San Francisco, California, 15 Oct 1944. Note her new Measure 31/9D black and gray paint scheme. Photo 2 of 3.

Destroyer USS Saufley after her overhaul in San Francisco, California, 15 Oct 1944. Note her new Measure 31/9D black and gray paint scheme. Photo 3 of 3.	Destroyer USS Saufley performing rescue operations in the Atlantic 275 miles east of Florida. A Curtiss Commando airliner flying from Puerto Rico lost an engine and went down. Saufley picked up 37 survivors.

Destroyer USS Saufley during her second commission, 1950s. Note that her No. 2 gun turret has been replaced with a Mark 108 anti-submarine rocket launcher.