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USS COGHLAN (DD-606)


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CLASS - BENSON As Built.
Displacement 2395 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 348' 4"(oa) x 36' 1" x 13' 2" (Max)
Armament 4 x 5"/38AA, 6 x 0.5" MG, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 50,000 SHP; Bethlehem Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 12 Knots, Crew 208.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco.March 28 1941.
Launched February 12 1942 and commissioned July 10 1942.
Decommissioned March 31 1947.
Stricken July 1 1971.
Fate Sold June 12 1974 to Aardvark International, Chester, PA and broken up for scrap.

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55kJoseph Bulloch Coghlan, born at Frankfort, Ky., 9 December 1844, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1863. He served in Sacramento during the Civil War and led the expedition which captured the batteries at Cavite (2 May 1898) and at Isla Grande, Subic Bay (7 July) during the Spanish-American War. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1902 and died at New Rochelle, N.Y., 5 December 1908. First photo, digital ID: det 4a14680, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division photographed by Edward H. Hart.Bill Gonyo/Ron Reeves
Coghlan 82kArtist's conception of the Coghlan as she appeared in World War II by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.Navy Yard Associates
Coghlan 117kJuly 16 1942 at Bethlehem Steel in San Francisco.Ed Zajkowski
Coghlan 98kStern view of USS Coghlan (DD 606) off Mare Island on 14 June 1945.Darryl Baker
Coghlan 90kBow on view of USS Coghlan (DD 606) off Mare Island on 14 June 1945.Darryl Baker
Coghlan 93kAft plan view of USS Coghlan (DD 606) in dry dock #3 at Mare Island with USS Kimberly (DD 521) on 16 June 1945.Darryl Baker
Coghlan 84kForward plan view of USS Coghlan (DD 606) in dry dock #3 at Mare Island on 16 June 1945.Darryl Baker
Coghlan 105kAft plan view of USS Coghlan (DD 606) at Mare Island with USS Haynsworth (DD 700) inboard and YO-32 outboard on 16 June 1945.Darryl Baker
Coghlan 106kAmidships looking forward plan view of USS Coghlan (DD 606) at Mare Island with USS Haynsworth (DD 700) inboard and YO-32 outboard on 16 June 1945. She was in overhaul at the yard from 3 May until 4 July 1945.Darryl Baker
Coghlan 63kOff Korea in September 1945 as seen from the USS Wilkes (DD-441). From the collection of William J. Mosher located at the National Destroyermens Museum housed aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850).Ed Zajkowski
Coghlan 123kLate 1945 as seen from the USS Wilkes (DD-441) coming alongside to deliver mail, note missing anchor. From the collection of William J. Mosher located at the National Destroyermens Museum housed aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850).Ed Zajkowski
Coghlan 153kLate 1945 as seen from the USS Wilkes (DD-441) coming alongside to transfer a sick man. From the collection of William J. Mosher located at the National Destroyermens Museum housed aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850).Ed Zajkowski

USS COGHLAN DD-606 History
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Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

LCDR Benjamin Francis Tompkins    Jul 10 1942 - Jul 31 1943 (Later RADM)
LCDR Benjamin Ballard Cheatham    Jul 31 1943 - Mar 16 1945
CDR Irving Joseph Superfine    Mar 16 1945 - Dec 10 1946
LCDR Emory P. Boynton    Dec 10 1946 - Mar 31 1947

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Pat Arone
Address: 129 Wycombe Ave., Landsdowne, PA 19050
Phone:
E-mail: pat@aroneassociates.com


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.


Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Coghlan (DD-606) Website
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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