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Coghlan alongside Markab(AD21) Dutch Harbor 3 March,
1943. Note close examination shows port side midship rail missing for 1/3
of ships length and whaleboats alongside Coghlan.
3 March, 1943, left to right unidentified DD(Dale or Monaghan,
guess by stack arrangement), Coghlan (DD606), Markab(AD21), Salt Lake
City(CA25). Coghlans # 606 can just be seen above the whale boat at left.
Just above and to the right of the Markab's hull number D21, a sailor can
be seen on deck; in a T-shirt! Ice can be seen forming on all of the ships
here.
"Dated 22 Feb, 1943. Coghlan was with Indy and the Gillespie off
Kiska and had 20/40mm gunnery practice at 1411hrs. Under those bursts 2
ships can be made out. Im guessing its the DD's. Kiska is in the
background, shot from the Indy".
12 Nov,1942. This shot from the Indy shows dutch harbor. The large
ship is the oiler Kaskaskia(A027). Ships present that day from the log are
Indy, Coghlan, Nashville, Bailey, Bancroft.
12 nov 1942 Dutch Harbor, Kaskaskia(AO27) and unnamed destroyer
coming alongside to refuel.
This is the Indy taking on fuel from the Kaskaskia in the
Aleutions. Note crew on deck on Kaskaskia.
This is a Gridley class DD coming up on the Indy for refueling.
Only 4 of that class served up there; Gridley(DD380), Craven(DD382),
McCall(DD400), and Maury(DD401) and this is one of them.
This is either the Bancroft or the Bailey taken from the
Indianapolis. They still had the 1.1" and one 20mm on the aft deckhouse.
Coghlan had 2 twin 40mms's there and was the first new destroyer to be
built with them at the yard and not as a refit later.
Battle of the Komandorskiis, March 26, 1943, by artist I. R.
Lloyd
Pictured here returning from the 2nd torpedo attack against
Hosagaya's IJN ships trying to resupply the Aleutions, is the Bailey,
nearest with shell damage midships/forcastle area. Behind her is Coghlan,
and behind in the distance is the rest of McMorris's task force screening
damaged Salt Lake City. Unfortunately, the torpedo hit on the Jap heavy
cruiser didn't occur.The intensity of the shellfire is evident.
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