USS Henderson (DD-785)

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USS Henderson (DD-785) in 1971
History
United States
Name	USS Henderson
Namesake	Lofton R. Henderson
Builder	Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington
Laid down	27 October 1944
Launched	28 May 1945
Commissioned	4 August 1945
Decommissioned	30 September 1980
Stricken	30 September 1980
Homeport	Long Beach, CA
Nickname(s)	Hendy Maru
Honors and awards	8 battle stars (Korea) 7 battle stars & Navy Unit Commendation (Vietnam)
Fate	Sold to Pakistan, 1 October 1980
Pakistan
Name	PNS Tughril (D167)
Acquired	1 October 1980
Decommissioned	2001
Renamed	Nazim, 1998
General characteristics
Class and type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.02 m)
Beam	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft	14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	336
Armament	As built : 6 × 5"/38 caliber guns 12 × 40 mm AA guns 11 × 20 mm AA guns 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes After 1962 : 4 × 5"/38 caliber guns 2 × triple Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes 1 × 8-cell ASROC box launcher 1 × QH-50C DASH ASW drone helicopter carrying 2 × Mark 44 torpedoes

USS Henderson (DD-785) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship of that name, and the first named for United States Marine Corps Major Lofton R. Henderson. The previous Henderson was named for Marine Corps Commandant Archibald Henderson.

Henderson was laid down by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington, on 27 October 1944; launched on 28 May 1945; sponsored by Mrs. A. R. Early; and commissioned at Seattle on 4 August 1945.