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Coghlan

USS Coghlan

Survived

United States Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassBenson
WarSecond World War
Main guns4 × 5″ guns

Fought at the Komandorski Islands.

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Coghlan (DD-606) at Bethlehem Steel in San Francisco, California (USA), on 16 July 1942. Photo: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 x 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns, 5 x 21 inch (533 mm) tt.
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California
Launched12 February 1942
Commissioned10 July 1942
Displacement1,620 tons
Length347 ft 9 in (105.99 m)
Speed38 kn (70 km/h)
Complement262

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

12 February 1942