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U.S.S. CALLAGHAN
(DD-792)Click to view crew list
DD-792 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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FEB | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 21 FEB 1943 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company San Pedro CA | ||
AUG | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 1 AUG 1943 | ||
NOV | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 27 NOV 1943 | ||
JUL | 1945 | - | JUL | 1945 | Sunk by kamikaze off Okinawa |
DD-792 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Daniel J. Callaghan
Complement: 329 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376.4 feet
Beam: 39.6 feet
Flank Speed: 38 knot
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sunk by the Ohka bomb during the battle for Okinawa 12 Apr