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DD-853 USS CHARLES H. ROAN


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NBDP

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - ESKIMO

CLASS - GEARING As Built.
Displacement 3460 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 390' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 4" (Max)
Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.8 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel,Quincy. September 27 1945.
Launched March 15 1946 and commissioned September 12 1946.
Decommissioned (?).
Stricken September 21 1973.
To Turkey September 21 1973, renamed Maresal Fevzi Cakmak.
Fate Stricken and scrapped in April 1995.
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Roan 73kCharles Harold Roan, born 16 August 1923 in Claude, Tex., enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve 12 December 1942. He was killed in action 18 September 1944 on Peleliu. For his selfless heroism in absorbing the impact of a hand grenade to save the lives of his four companions, Private First Class Roan was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Photo from the USMC History Division.Bill Gonyo
Roan 81kUnderway, circa 1954-1955.Jimmie E. Epling, Sr.
Roan 162kNS024238, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) and USS Charles H. Roan (DD-853) being refueled by USS Caloosahatchee (AO-98) in the Med, 1960.Image courtesy of Larry Blumenthal, "US Navy Photos"
Roan 240kArriving in the harbor at Taranto, Italy on June 29, 1964.Richard E. Manson, DK1
Roan 44kCirca 1967, location unknown.Robert Hurst
Roan 63kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski
Roan 38kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski
On Turkish Service
Roan 47kAs the TCG M.F.CAKMAK D351 in the BosphorusMurat Kurtulmus
USS CHARLES H. ROAN DD-853 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Tom Van Petten
Address: 805 Montebello Circle, Chesapeake, VA 23320
Phone: (757)436-3007
E-mail: None

Note About Contacts.

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
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Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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