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USS Callaghan (DD-792)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Callaghan.
USS Callaghan (DD-792), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan (1890–1942), who was killed in action in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the action.
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Namesake | Daniel J. Callaghan |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, Los Angeles |
Laid down | 21 February 1943 |
Launched | 1 August 1943 |
Commissioned | 27 November 1943 |
Fate | Sunk by Yokosuka K5Y kamikazes[1] off Okinawa, 28 July 1945 |
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Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,050 tons |
Length | 376.4 ft (114.7 m) |
Beam | 39.6 ft (12.1 m) |
Draft | 13.8 ft (4.2 m) |
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Speed | 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) |
Range | 6500 NM (12,000 km) at 15 knot |
Complement | 329 |
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Callaghan was launched 1 August 1943 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, Calif.; sponsored by Mrs. D. J. Callaghan; commissioned 27 November 1943 and reported to the Pacific Fleet.