Bath Iron Works Corpn. listing for HULL 244

HULL 244 SOUTHERLAND, DD-743

2250-Ton Gearing Class Destroyer for the United States Navy.

390'-6"long, 40'-10 1/2"beam, 24'depth, 13'draft, displacement 2,246 light ship,
3,460 full load, 4 B&W boilers, 2 geared steam turbines, 69,612 horsepower, twin 
rudders, twin screws, 2 stacks, 1 mast. Keel laid May 27,1944, launched October 5,1944,
delivered and commissioned December 22,1944. Reached 34 knots on trials.  Complement of
17 officers and 257 enlisted. Assigned to the Pacific for World War II. Weaponry and 
electronics updated 1949-1950. Redesignated DDR-743. Stricken from the United States 
Navy List February 26, 1981.

Subject: USS Southerland (DD743)
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 12:39:50 EST
From: "[email protected]"
To: Destroyers Online

Just found our site and bookmarked.  Lee Wikoff told us about it.

This is LtJG James A. Weaver.  I served aboard beginning Jan. 1969 through
Jul. 1970.  I have some pictures I can send you.  I also have my old log
book.  Maybe I can find something interesting in there.  I am interested in
attending the 2000 reunion.

James

Subject: Junior Officer Aboard USS Southerland (DD 743) - J.A. McIntosh
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 09:08:06 -0600
From: "Robert S. McIntosh" "[email protected]"
To: Destroyers Online

I was browsing around the Destroyers Online site looking for information on
the USS Southerland (DD 743).  My father, J.A. McIntosh ("Mac") served
aboard the Southerland in 1945-46.  His rank was Lieutenant (JG).  He passed
away in 1990.

I don't know the exact dates, but on VJ Day, he was on leave (before active
duty after completing school & training in the V12 program) while the
Southerland was travelling through the Panama Canal (the ship was built at
Bath Iron Works, and I assume that this was its first voyage after its
shakedown cruise).  He then served aboard the ship in the Sea of Japan
(during occupation).

I spent over an hour looking at the site, enjoying every minute of it.  If
you have any questions, or if I can be of any help, please email me back.

Yours,

Robert S. McIntosh