USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779)

USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in December 1944. She served in the Pacific Theater during the final months of World War II, notably participating in the Okinawa campaign and surviving a kamikaze attack in May 1945. After the war, Douglas H. Fox saw extensive service during the Korean War, providing naval gunfire support and screening carrier task forces. The ship continued her career through the early Cold War, before being transferred to the Chilean Navy in 1973, where she served as Ministro Portales.