| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 792 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (San Pedro, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 14 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 21 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 1 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 27 Nov 1943 |
| Lost | 28 Jul 1945 |
| Loss position | 25° 43'N, 126° 55'E |
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| History | Sunk by Japanese aircraft about 50 nautical miles south-west of Okinawa in position 25º43'N, 126º55'E, 49 were killed and 75 wounded there are 273 survivors which include the Commanding Officer Cdr. Charles Marriner Bertholf, USN, who were rescued by the USS Cassin Young/Prichett/LCS. |
The American destroyer USS Callaghan (DD 792) lost on 28 Jul 1945 in position 25° 43'N, 126° 55'E.Commands listed for USS Callaghan (DD 792)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. Francis Joseph Johnson, USN | 27 Nov 1943 | 31 Oct 1944 |
| 2 | Cdr. Charles Marriner Bertholf, USN | 31 Oct 1944 | 28 Jul 1945 |
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