its part in the Korean war, participating in the following campaigns: North Korean Aggression 17 October to 2 November 1950 Second Korean Winter 30 January to 20 March 1952 Communist China Aggression 3 November 1959-(?) to 9 January 1951 Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952 1 May to 28 June 1952 19 July to 24 August 1952 First UN Counter Offensive 5 February to 2 April 1951 Third Korean Winter 10 February to 6 April 1953 26 to 30 April 1953 Communist China Spring Offensive 26 April to 8 July 1951 Korea Summer-Fall 1953 1 May to 17 June 1953 9 to 27 July 1953 UN Summer-Fall Offensive 9 July to 22 August 1951 9 September to 7 October 1951 Later career Haven took part in fleet maneuvers and provided hospital services for sailors through 1955 and 1956 and decommissioned at Long Beach 30 June 1957. She was placed in an "In Reserve, In Service" status, and remained moored at Long Beach acting as a floating hospital. During this time she served as a backdrop for the CBS television series Hennesey. She had also appeared in the background of scenes shot at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for the film D-Day the Sixth of June, filmed in 1956. She was struck from the Navy List on 1 March 1967. Haven was returned to the Maritime Administration Reserve Fleet on 5 June 1967. Type C4-class ships of like Haven were then in demand for commercial service because of their relatively large size and engines-aft configuration. Haven was sold by the Maritime Administration in 1968, lengthened by 145 feet (44.2 m), and converted into the chemical carrier Clendenin. Renamed Alaskan upon completion of conversion, she served with Union Carbide until sold for scrap in 1987. Additional The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC) has a unit commissioned named after the USS Haven. The units name is Haven Division located in San Pedro, CA. References External links Homepage of the Haven reunion association Photo gallery of USS Haven at the U.S. Navy Historical Center in the Naval Vessel Register General Service Record USS Haven's Korean War Service Captured by Nurse's Photos Star Trek fan group from Orlando, Florida named in memory of USS Haven (AH-12) 1944 ships Haven-class hospital ships Ships built by the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company World War II auxiliary ships of the United States Korean War auxiliary ships of the United