USS Callaghan (DD-792)
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Construction started | February 21, 1943 |
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Launched | August 1, 1943 |
Beam | 12 m |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation |
Commissioned | 27 November 1943 |
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ID | 2211177 |
About USS Callaghan (DD-792)
USS Callaghan (DD-792), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan, who was killed in action in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the action.