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USS COTTEN (DD-669)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NKEP

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 Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ. February 8 1943.
Launched June 12 1943 and commissioned July 24 1943.
Decommissioned July 15 1946, recommissioned July 3 1951.
Decommissioned May 2 1960.
Stricken December 1 1974.
Fate Sold July 31 1975 and broken up for scrap.
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Cotten 196kUndated, location unknown.Don Smith
Cotten 105kUndated, location unknown.Edward H. Cleary
Cotten 107kUndated, location unknown.Edward H. Cleary
Cotten 89kPhoto #: NH 104619. USS Cotten (DD-669) underway, probably in the New York City area when she was first completed, circa July 1943. This photograph has been retouched by wartime censors to remove radar antennas on her foremast and atop her Mark 37 gun director. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.Tony Cowart
Cotten 76kPhoto #: NH 104618. USS Cotten (DD-669) in a harbor, probably circa July 1943 in the New York City area, when she was first completed. This photograph has been retouched by wartime censors to remove radar antennas atop her foremast and Mark 37 gun director. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.Tony Cowart
Cotten 92kPhoto #: NH 104620. USS Cotten (DD-669) underway off New York City, 14 August 1943. Photographed from an aircraft based at Naval Air Station, New York. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.Tony Cowart
Cotten 71kPhoto #: NH 104395-KN. USS Cotten (DD-669) pitching as she comes alongside USS Sanborn (APA-193) at sea, circa 1945. Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Tony Cowart
Cotten 55kPhoto #: NH 104397-KN. USS Cotten (DD-669) coming alongside USS Sanborn (APA-193) at sea, circa 1945. Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Tony Cowart
Cotten 55kPhoto #: NH 104392-KN. USS Cotten (DD-669) steaming at sea, circa 1945, seen from USS Sanborn (APA-193). Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Tony Cowart
Cotten 53kPhoto #: NH 104393-KN. USS Cotten (DD-669) steaming at sea, circa 1945, seen from USS Sanborn (APA-193). Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Tony Cowart
Cotten 98kCharleston Naval Shipyard 1951 from the collection of BT3 Arlie M Huffman.J. Lassiter
Cotten 28kSeptember 1955 in the Mediterranean refueling from the USS Salome (AO-26)Bill Shukis, USN (Ret)
Cotten 21kSeptember 1955 in the MediterraneanBill Shukis, USN (Ret)
Cotten 21kSeptember 1955 in the MediterraneanBill Shukis, USN (Ret)
Cotten 21kSeptember 1955 in the Mediterranean, depth charge practiceBill Shukis, USN (Ret)
Cotten 23kSeptember 1955 in the MediterraneanBill Shukis, USN (Ret)
Cotten 29kSeptember 1955 in the Mediterranean, swim callBill Shukis, USN (Ret)
Cotten 129kOur Navy Magazine, 15 December 1956.Stanley Svec
Cotten 80kLocation unknown, circa 1957.Marc Piché
Cotten 50kShip's patch.Tom Gamstetter
USS COTTEN DD-669 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Richard A. Myers
Address: 428 Lockwood Terrace , Decatur, GA 30030
Phone: 404-373-0120
E-mail: ramunlim@yahoo.com

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