| USS Coghlan (DD-326) | |
|---|---|
| Career (US) |  |
| Namesake: | Joseph Coghlan |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco |
| Laid down: | 25 June 1919 |
| Launched: | 16 June 1920 |
| Commissioned: | 31 March 1921 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 May 1930 |
| Struck: | 22 October 1930 |
| Fate: | sold for scrapping 17 January 1931 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,215 tons |
| Length: | 314 feet 5 inches (95.83 m) |
| Beam: | 31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m) |
| Draft: | 9 feet 4 inches (2.84 m) |
| Propulsion: |
26,500 shp (20 MW); geared turbines, 2 screws |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range: |
4,900 nmi (9,100 km) @ 15 kt |
| Complement: | 122 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4" (102 mm), 1 × 3" (76 mm), 12 × 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
The first USS Coghlan (DD-326) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Joseph Coghlan.
History[]
Coghlan was launched 16 June 1920 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Mrs. G. Coghlan; and commissioned 31 March 1921, Lieutenant (junior grade) C. Hupp in command.
Coghlan arrived at Charleston, South Carolina, 28 December 1921 for operations in East Coast and Caribbean waters. Coghlan took part in the funeral ceremonies for President Warren G. Harding at Washington (7–9 August 1923) and served as a plane guard in the North Atlantic (24 July – 6 September 1924) during the Army's round the-world flight.
From 18 June 1925 to 11 July 1926 she served with U.S. Naval Forces Europe in the Mediterranean protecting American interests. The destroyer returned to her cruising along the east coast and in the Caribbean, served as an exhibition vessel at the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Exposition during the summer of 1926, cruised with the Special Service Squadron off Nicaragua (3 February – 31 March 1927), and took part in the Presidential Fleet Review, in Hampton Roads, 4 June 1927.
She was decommissioned at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 May 1930, and sold for scrapping 17 January 1931 under terms of the London Naval Treaty.
References[]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links[]
The original article can be found at USS Coghlan (DD-326) and the edit history here.