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COGSWELL DD-651

United States Navy

Ship Specifications

Length 376′-5 1/2″ft

Draft 12′-6″ft

Ship Type 2100-Ton Fletcher Class Destroyer

Commissioned / Delivered August 17, 1943

Launched June 5, 1943

Owner United States Navy

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