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DD-994 / DDG-994 USS CALLAGHAN

CLASS - KIDD As Built.
Displacement 9200 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 563' (oa) x 55' x 20' 6" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/54 RF (2x1), 2 Mk 26 Launchers (2x2) 50 SAM, 16 ASROC missiles,
RGM-64(C/D) "Harpoon" anti-ship missile battery (2x4),
2x20mm Phalanx CIWS 6 x 12.75" Mk 32 ASW TT (2x3). 1 Helicopter.
Machinery, 80,000 SHP; 4 LM 2500 Gas Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 30 Knots, Range 6000 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 296.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Litton Ingalls, Pascagoula Miss. October 23 1978.
Launched December 1 1979 and commissioned August 29 1981.
Built for Iran.
Taken over by the US Navy By Executive order after the fall of the Shah in July 1979.
Reclassified Guided Missile Destroyer DDG-994 August 8 1979.
Decommissioned March 14 1998.
To Taiwan as the DDG-1802 Su-Ao, commissioned on Dec 19 2005 at Su-Ao Naval Base.

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Callaghan 30kBorn in San Francisco, Calif., 26 July 1890, Daniel Judson Callaghan graduated from the Naval Academy in 1911. His prewar service included command of Truxtun (Destroyer No. 14), staff duty afloat and ashore, and duty as Naval aide to the President. He commanded San Francisco (CA-38) from May 1941 to May 1942, then served as chief of staff to Commander, South Pacific area and South Pacific Force. Rear Admiral Callaghan was killed in action in the bitter naval Battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942 while commanding forces that helped turn back a far stronger Japanese fleet. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism during the action in which he gave his life.Bill Gonyo
Callaghan 173kUndated, location unknown.-
Callaghan 6kUndated, location unknown.-
Callaghan 150kUndated, location unknown.William T. Larkins
Callaghan 115kUndated, location unknown.Joe Radigan
Callaghan 50kUndated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.Mike Smolinski
Callaghan 42kView from the Golden Gate Bridge October 29 1981.Marc Piché
Callaghan 66kSan Francisco Fleet Week, October 29, 1981.Robert M. Cieri
Callaghan 46kView from the Golden Gate Bridge October 13 1984.Marc Piché
Callaghan 105kJanuary 14 1985, location unknown. NAS Miramar Lab photo.Robert M. Cieri
Callaghan 48kView from the Golden Gate Bridge October 12 1985.Marc Piché
Callaghan 34kSydney, Australia April 1994.Marc Piché
Callaghan 67kSan Diego, October 1994.Dale C. Haskin
Callaghan 68kJan 06 1997, Naval Station Everett, Washington: The Kidd class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Calaghan (DDG 94) docked at the pier during a snowstorm, at Naval Station Everett, WA.Fred Weiss
Callaghan 57kVancouver, British Columbia December 5 1997.Marc Piché
Callaghan 106kUSS Chandler (DD-994) as she sits in the Pacific Reserve Fleet in Bremerton, Washington in August 1998. Photo from Warship Boneyards, by Kit and Carolyn Bonner.Robert Hurst
Callaghan 73kShip's patchMike Smolinski
On Republic of China Service
Callaghan 79kSeries of 7 photos of the commisssioning of the DDG-1802 Su-Ao on Dec 19 2005 at Su-Ao Naval Base.John Donnelly
Callaghan 82kAs above.John Donnelly
Callaghan 102kAs above.John Donnelly
Callaghan 79kAs above.John Donnelly
Callaghan 70kAs above.John Donnelly
Callaghan 83kAs above.John Donnelly
Callaghan 84kAs above.John Donnelly

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Ty Chamberlain
Address: 7509 Target Lane NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120
Phone: (505) 565-5629
E-mail: tychamberlain@comcast.net


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