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USS CHARLES H. ROAN (DD-853)


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.
Completed FRAM upgrade June 1962.
Decommissioned and Stricken September 21 1973.
To Turkey September 21 1973, renamed Maresal Fevzi Çakmak.
Fate Stricken and scrapped in April 1995.

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Roan 73kCharles Howard 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.
Roan
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 47kUndated, in the Bosphorus.Murat Kurtulmus
Roan 70kUndated, location unknown.Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
Roan 71kUndated, location unknown. TCG Istanbul D-340 (ex USS Clarence K. Bronson DD-668), TCG Izmir D-341 (ex USS Van Valkenburgh DD-656) and TCG M.F.Çakmak D-351 (ex USS Charles H. Roan DD-853).Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
Roan 55kTCG M.F.Çakmak in 1974.Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
Roan 56kDavut KARAKAYA, GMC ( Ret.), Turkish Navy at the brow of the TCG M.F.Çakmak in Port Poyraz, Gölcük-Kocaeli, Turkey in 1986.Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
Roan 53kDisplay Determination Exercises in the Mediterranean Sea during 1986.Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
Roan 73kGoing under the Bogaziçi Bridge in Instanbul, circa 1990s.Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy

USS CHARLES H. ROAN DD-853 History
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Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

CDR Richard B. Derickson    Sep 12 1946 - Jun 29 1948
CDR William Nolin Deragon    Jun 29 1948 - Nov 25 1949
CDR David L. Martineau    Nov 25 1949 - Jan 4 1951 (Later RADM)
LCDR Willis Henry Fisher    Jan 4 1951 - May 26 1952
CDR James Henry Curran    May 26 1952 - Jul 6 1954
CDR Charles Samuel Hart    Jul 6 1954 - Dec 28 1955
CDR David G. Brice    Dec 28 1955 - Aug 27 1957
CDR John Lawrence Nuttall Jr.    Aug 27 1957 - May 29 1959
CDR Thomas Patrick Connell    May 29 1959 - Aug 4 1961
LCDR Lawrence P. Treadwell Jr.    Aug 4 1961 - Mar 29 1962
CDR Charles H. Hayden    Mar 29 1962 - Oct 28 1963
LCDR William Richard Uhrig    Oct 28 1963 - Nov 29 1963 (Acting)
CDR Wallace M. Riggs    Nov 29 1963 - Dec 28 1965
CAPT Raymond E. Ward    Dec 28 1965 - Aug 14 1967
CDR Max L. Slankard    Aug 14 1967 - Aug 29 1969
CDR Robert W. Wilson Jr.    Aug 29 1969 - Sep 11 1971
CDR Charles Peter Poreda    Sep 11 1971 - Feb 12 1973
LCDR Glynn Murphy Thompson    Feb 12 1973 - Aug 27 1973
LCDR David Peter Micalchuck    Aug 27 1973 - Sep 21 1973

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.

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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