USS Eversole (DD-789) (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Eversole arrived at San Diego, Calif., her home port, on 6 October 1946, and in the years prior to the Korean war, twice sailed to the Far East for duty with the 7th Fleet, patrolling off China and Japan. She sailed from San Diego on 1 May 1950 for another such tour, and thus was in the Orient upon the opening of the war. Until 8 February 1951, when she returned to San Diego, she screened the fast carrier task forces as they launched air strikes against North Korean targets. During her second tour of duty in the Korean War, from 27 August 1951 to 10 April 1952, Eversole bombarded Hngnam, Wonsan, and other points along the east coast of Korea, and served in the Blockading and Escort Force, with ships of the navies of Great Britain, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, and the Republic of Korea. From 17 November 1952 to 29 June 1953, she served a similar tour of duty.