USS Callaghan (DD-792)

History
United States
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 off Okinawa, 28 July 1945
General characteristics
Class & 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)
Propulsion	60,000 SHP (45 MW);; 2 propellers;
Speed	38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 15 knot
Complement	329
Armament	5 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns,; 10 × 40 mm AA guns,; 7 × 20 mm AA guns,; 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes;

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.

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.