USS Southerland DD/DDR743

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#6666CC" TEXT="#080000" background="04401573.jpg"> <div> <B>USS Southerland DD/DDR743</B></div> <div> <B>NavWeaps | Tin Can Sailors |  Destroyers Online | </B><B>Destroyers by Class | Southerland | </B><B>Korean War</B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>Project </B><B>| Southerland Ca</B><B>ptains </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> USS Southerland's Member's Association</div> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#6666CC" TEXT="#080000" background="043d2013.jpg"> <div> <B><U>Important Links </U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>President's Message</B></div> <div> <B>Association Officers</B></div> <div> <B>Join The Association</B></div> <div> <B>History Project </B></div> <div> <B>Ship's Store</B></div> <div> <B>Memorial Page</B></div> <div> <B>First Ship in Tokyo Bay</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Interesting Links</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Reunion Links</B></div> <div> <B>Picture Links</B></div> <div> <B>Member Profiles </B></div> <div> <B>Sinking Details</B></div> <div> <B>Photo Album Links</B></div> <div> <B>Sea Stories & Others </B></div> <div> <B>My Cruise</B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B><U>Historical Links</U></B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U> </U></B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Southerland</B></div> <div> <B>Wikipedia</B></div> <div> <B>Kennedy</B></div> <div> <B>William Henry Hudson Southerland </B></div> <div> <B>Southerland Description</B></div> <div> <B>Bomb Tests </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Latest News </U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Next Reunion 2010 </B></div> <div> <B>Crews News </B></div> <div> <B>News Letter </B></div> <div> <B>New to Web Site </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><U>Welcome to the USS Southerland DD/DDR743 web site.</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="046e7e70.jpg" border=0 width="743" height="487" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Our Association exists for it's members; those who served in all eras through the life of the USS Southerland. From the 'PLANKOWNERS' who boarded her and breathed life into her back in 1944, and then in 1964 the crew that was with her during the FRAM overhaul, breathed new life into her Then down through the decades until she was decommissioned in 1981 as the Navy's oldest active Gearing class destroyer (at that time). </div> <bR> <div> This website serves as a portal for those who remember and keep alive the historic past that was the Southerland's. </div> <bR> <div> Our Association maintains the historical artifacts from the Ship, as well as organizes reunions every other year. Our next one sets sail in Branson, MO in 2010. Details for this reunion are available on this page under Latest News.</div> <bR> <div>                                                                              <IMG SRC="0476d6d0.jpg" border=0 width="109" height="109" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>                                                                                 </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>