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USS JOHN RODGERS (DD-574)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NEQO

CLASS - FLETCHER As Built.
Displacement 2924 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 376' 5"(oa) x 39' 7" x 13' 9" (Max)
Armament 5 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 1.1" AA, 4 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 38 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 15 Knots, Crew 273.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Consolidated Steel, Orange TX June 25 1941.
Launched May 7 1942 and commissioned February 9 1943.
Decommissioned May 25 1946.
Stricken May 1 1968.
To Mexico August 19 1970, renamed Cuitlahuac.
Fate Retired by the Mexican Navy 16 July 2001.
As of July 2008 she is pierside in LÁZARO CÁRDENAS, Mexico with an uncertain future.

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III - 11k


IV - 68k
I - Commodore John Rodgers (naval officer, War of 1812) (1772-1838), U.S. Naval officer during the War of 1812.

II - John Rodgers ( 8 August 1812 - 5 May 1882), son of Commodore John Rodgers, was born near Havre de Grace. He was received his appointment as a Midshipman in the Navy on 18 April 1828. Service in the Mediterranean on board Constellation and Concord opened his long career of distinguished service, and he commanded an expedition of Naval Infantry and Marines in Florida during the Seminole Wars. In the mid-1850s he succeeded Commander Ringgold in command of the North Pacific Exploring and Surveying Expedition, which added greatly to our knowledge of far eastern and northern waters. Following his promotion to Commander in 1855, he married and settled to work in the Navy's Japan Office in Washington, where he was serving when the Civil War broke out.

III - Vice Admiral William Ledyard Rodgers (naval officer, World War I) (1860 - 1944), the grandson of Commodore John Rodgers and son of Rear Admiral John Rodgers.

IV - John Rodgers, great grandson of Commodore Rodgers, was born in Washington 15 January 1881 and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1903. He last served as Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics until killed in an airplane crash 27 August 1926. Digital ID: ggbain 38720, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
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Rodgers 121kView after commissioning on the Sabine River, Texas, February 1943.John Chiquoine
Rodgers 129kView of John Rodgers after section and Squadron 25 underway from New Guinea 7 May 1944. Photo by Bob Lehman.John Chiquoine
Rodgers 108kView of superstructure during overhaul in ARD at Mare Island, December 1944. Squad Dog 25 Pennant at Foremast. NARA 19N 77166.John Chiquoine
Rodgers 105kNavy Photo 277-45, forward plan view of USS John Rodgers (DD 574) at Mare Island on 9 Jan 1945. She was in overhaul at the yard from 24 Nov 44 until 10 Jan 45. USS Ammen (DD 527) is inboard and USS Walker (DD 517) is forward of John Rodgers.Darryl Baker
Rodgers 93kNavy Photo 278-45, aft plan view of USS John Rodgers (DD 574) at Mare Island on 9 Jan 1945. She was in overhaul at the yard from 24 Nov 44 until 10 Jan 45. USS Ammen (DD 527) is inboard of John Rodgers.Darryl Baker
Rodgers 97kNavy Photo 358-45, stern view of USS John Rodgers (DD 574) off San Francisco in the bay on 11 Jan 1945.Darryl Baker
Rodgers 89kNavy Photo 362-45, bow on view of USS John Rodgers (DD 574) off San Francisco in the bay on 11 Jan 1945.Darryl Baker
Rodgers 128kNARA 80G 306457, taken February 15 1945 by BENNINGTON'S V3S Division.J. Chiquoine/D. Schroeder
Rodgers 140kView from BENNINGTON refueling JOHN RODGERS in TG 15 February 1945. Archives NNSP 80G 306459.J. Chiquoine/D. Schroeder
Rodgers 196kDetail view of JOHN RODGERS fantail and equipment from BENNINGTON while refueling 15 Feb 1945. Sam Ashare collection.John Chiquoine
Rodgers 30kTwo views show storm damage to Mount One 16 Feb 1945 while operating off Iwo Jima with TG58.1.John Chiquoine
Rodgers 183kTwo views show storm damage to Mount One 16 Feb 1945 while operating off Iwo Jima with TG58.1.John Chiquoine
Rodgers 44kAA Action view from Hornet 14 May 1945 of kamikaze exploding over John Rodgers and is about to splash. NARA 80G331623.John Chiquoine
Rodgers 177kView of AA event 14 May 1945 at 0700 seen from SAN JAC. Smoke from kamikaze hit and shell bursts are in distance beyond BENNINGTON and JOHN RODGERS. NA 80G331176.John Chiquoine
Rodgers 93kView of John Rodgers on cruise from Pearl Harbor to Boston after the War, October 1945.John Chiquoine
Rodgers 103kPortrait of crew taken 8 October, 1945, while in nest at Colon, Panama. Ship was returning to the US East Coast. Photo distributed to crew.Tim Rizzuto/Anthony Finchum
Rodgers 98kNewspaper clipping from the Boston Traveler 17 October 1945.David Buell
Rodgers 252kView of JOHN RODGERS from Cooper River bridge en route to Charleston NSY 3 Nov 1945 for decommissioning. Distributed to crew, Nobby Brust collection.John Chiquoine
Rodgers 128kNest view of Converse and John Rodgers in the Charleston NSY piers, November 1945. Photo by Swede Swenson, USS Thorn.D.Schroeder/J.Chiquoine
Rodgers 76kView of the destroyer piers at Charleston Naval Shipyard between July 1950 and August 1954. Harrison (DD573), John Rodgers (DD574), Thorn (DD647), and Winslow (AG127) are identified. Photo from USNI collection.John Chiquoine
On Mexican Service
Rodgers 82k(L-R) USS Vogelgesang (DD-862) and USS John Rodgers (DD-574) in Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico in July 2006. The Rodgers is being returned to Mobile Bay for restoration while the Vogelgesang will be sunk as an artificial reef. Photos by the restoration crew who made the trip to Mexico to bring the Rodgers home and strip whatever they could use from the Vogelgesang. The restoration crew muster was Ward Brewer (Captain), Ken Guiles (Number 1), John Donovan (Gunnery Officer), John Nowakowski (Chief Engineer), Sean Quigley (Able Seaman), Jeremy Byers (Able Seaman), Jim Nowak (Chief Photographer's Mate) and Rob Harshbarger (Intel Officer).Tim Rizzuto/Anthony Finchum
Rodgers 65kAs above.Tim Rizzuto/Anthony Finchum
Rodgers 63kAs above. The restoration crew and her 2006 Mexican crew.Tim Rizzuto/Anthony Finchum

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: John Chiquoine
Address: 323 Wellington Road, West Chester, PA 19380
Phone: (610)692-2627
E-mail: dd573@aol.com
Next Reunion: Deerfield, IL, Oct 1 to 4, 2008

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


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