USN · DD
AfloatBenson-class destroyer, DD-606. Bethlehem Steel at San Francisco launched her on 12 February 1942. Lieutenant Commander Benjamin F. Tompkins commissioned her on 10 July 1942. At the Komandorski Islands she screened Richmond and made smoke for Salt Lake City. One shell hit her. No one was killed. Not sunk. Sold for scrap in 1974.
| Class | Benson class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-606 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco |
| Launched | 1942-02-12 |
| Commissioned | 1942-07-10 |
| Fate | Afloat. In the screen at the Komandorski Islands. One shell hit her and no one was killed. Not sunk. Decommissioned 31 March 1947. Sold for scrap in 1974. |
| Armament (class) | Four 5-inch guns and two funnels. Some of the class landed a fifth gun. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy photograph. USS Coghlan (DD-606) at Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco, 16 July 1942. Public domain.
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Battle of the Komandorski Islands
1943-03-26 · one shell hit her; no one killed; not sunk
Shot and shell
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