| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bristol |
| Pennant | DD 605 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Co. (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 16 Dec 1940 |
| Laid down | 24 Mar 1941 |
| Launched | 15 Jan 1942 |
| Commissioned | 10 Jun 1942 |
| End service | 16 Apr 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 16 April 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Caldwell (DD 605)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. John Fancis Newman, Jr., USN | 10 Jun 1942 | 22 Feb 1943 |
| 2 | T/Cdr. Horatio Alonzo Lincoln, USN | 22 Feb 1943 | 24 Feb 1944 (1) |
| 3 | T/Cdr. George Wendelburg, USN | 24 Feb 1944 | 12 Dec 1944 (1) |
| 4 | Dunlap Roberts Robinson, USNR | 12 Dec 1944 | 7 Jan 1945 (1) |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Richard Shaw Harlan, USN | 7 Jan 1945 | 30 Jan 1945 (1) |
| 6 | Cmdr Dunlap Roberts Robinson, USNR | 30 Jan 1945 | 24 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Caldwell include:
29 Dec 1944
USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. Holloway, Jr., USN) was undocked and then departed Seeadler Harbour for Pearl Harbour. No.3 propeller had been removed and sucured on the deck of the ship. During the trip to Pearl Harbour Iowa was escorted by the destroyers USS Caldwell (Lt.Cdr. D.R. Robinson, USNR), USS Killen (Cdr. H.G. Corey, USN) and USS Lamson (Cdr. J.V. Noel, Jr., USN).
For the daily positions of USS Iowa during this passage see the map below.
9 Jan 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. Holloway, Jr., USN) departed Pearl Harbour for San Francisco. She was escorted by the destroyers USS Caldwell (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Harlan, USN) and USS Killen (Cdr. H.G. Corey, USN).
For the daily positions of USS Iowa during this passage see the map below.
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