USS Coghlan (DD-606)

DD-606: displacement 1,620; length 347'9"; beam 361"; draft 17'4"; speed 38 knots; complement 262; armament 4 5-inch, 5 21-inch torpedo tubes; class Benson )

The second Coghlan (DD-606) was launched 12 February 1942 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., Inc., San Francisco, Calif.; sponsored by Mrs. Graham Coghlan; commissioned on 10 July 1942, Lt. Cmdr. B. F. Tompkins in command; and reported to the Pacific Fleet.

Coghlan sailed from San Francisco on 22 September 1942 for Pearl Harbor and Kodiak, Alaska, arriving on 13 October for convoy and patrol duty. She supported Army landings on Amchatka 12 January 1943, and participated in the bombardment of Gibson Island at the entrance of Chicago Harbor 18 February. On 20 February, she aided in the sinking of a Japanese merchantman. On 15 March she cleared Dutch Harbor with a force to patrol against Japanese shipping south and west of Kiska to prevent reinforcement of enemy-held Attu.

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From the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, compiled by the Naval History and Heritage Command (Coghlan II (DD-606)). A work of the United States Government, in the public domain.