USS Cogswell ( DD - 651 ) USS " Cogswell " ( DD - 651 ) was a in the United States Navy , serving in World War II , Korean War , and Vietnam War . The ship is named in honor of Rear Admiral James Kelsey Cogswell , who served during the Spanish - American War , and Captain Francis Cogswell , who served during World War I . " Cogswell " was launched on 5 June 1943 by Bath Iron Works , Bath , Maine ; cosponsored by Mrs . D . C . Bingham , daughter of Rear Admiral Cogswell , and Mrs . Francis Cogswell , widow of Captain Cogswell ; and commissioned 17 August 1943 , Commander H . T . Deutermann in command . Service history . United States Navy . World War II . " Cogswell " arrived at Pearl Harbor 9 December 1943 for training , and there joined the screen of mighty carrier Task Force 58 for the Marshall Islands operation . At sea on this duty from 16 January to 12 February 1944 , when she put in to Majuro , " Cogswell " also bombarded Gugewe Island . She continued her screening as the carriers launched raids on Truk on 16 – 17 February and on bases in the Marianas Islands on 21 – 22 February , then sailed from Majuro to Espiritu Santo to screen carriers providing air cover for the seizure of Emirau Island from 20 – 25 March , and raiding the Palaus , Yap , and Woleai from 30 March to 1 April . The destroyer returned to Majuro on 6 April 1944 , and a week later joined the sortie for the Hollandia landings of 21 – 24 April , and air raids on Truk , Satawan , and Ponape at the close of the month . Replenishment at Majuro from 4 May to 6 June preceded " Cogswell " s assignment to screen carriers during the landings in the Marianas . On 16 June , " Cogswell " was temporarily detached to join in the bombardment of Guam , rejoining her force to guard it during the momentous air Battle of the Philippine Sea on 19 – 20 June . She continued her screening in the raids on Palau , Ulithi , Yap , Iwo Jima , and Chichi Jima from 25 July to 5 August , during the last of which she joined in the surface gunfire which sank several ships of a Japan ese convoy earlier badly mauled by carrier aircraft . From 11 – 30 August , she replenished at Eniwetok . Next at sea from 30 August to 27 September 1944 , " Cogswell " sailed in the carrier screen as strikes were hurled at targets in the Palaus and Philippines during the invasion of Peleliu . On 6 October , she sailed from Ulithi for the air strikes on Okinawa and Formosa in preparation for the Leyte landings , and fired protective antiaircraft cover for her force during the Formosa air battle of 12 – 14 October . After guarding the retirement toward safety of and , she rejoined her force for air strikes on Luzon and the Visayans , and screened them during the Battle of Surigao Strait , one phase of the decisive Battle of Leyte Gulf . She returned to Ulithi on 30 October , but put to sea 2 days later to return to the Philippines . After was damaged by a submarine ' s torpedo , " Cogswell " guarded her passage to the safety of Ulithi , then returned to screen air strikes on Luzon , the landings on Mindoro , and the air attacks on Formosa and the China coast which neutralized Japanese bases in preparation for and during the Lingayen invasion . " Cogswell " screened , hit during an air attack , into Ulithi 24 January 1945 , and sailed on to the west coast for overhaul . After sailing across the Pacific guarding convoys , " Cogswell " arrived off Okinawa on 27 May 1945 for dangerous and demanding duty as radar picket until 26 June . Among her crew since the summer of 1944 , was future astronaut Ensign Alan Shepard , who was at this time a gunnery officer . Three days later she rejoined the carrier Task Force 38 for the final series of raids against the Japanese home islands until the close of the war . Arriving in Sagami Wan on 27 August , " Cogswell " pushed on into Tokyo Bay on 2 September for the surrender ceremonies . Cogswell was given the honor of being the first USN ship to enter Tokyo Bay before the surrender . She supported the occupation in the Far East through operations in Japanese waters and escort duty to Korean ports until 5 December , when she sailed from Yokosuka for San Diego , Boston , and Charleston , South Carolina , where she was decommissioned and placed in reserve 30 April 1946 . Post World War II . Recommissioned on 7 January 1951 , " Cogswell " served with the Atlantic Fleet with Newport , Rhode Island , as her home port . Between 26 August 1952 and February 1953 , she cruised to ports of northern Europe while taking part in NATO operations , sailing on for duty with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean . She again cleared Newport on 10 August 1953 , bound for the Panama Canal and duty off Korea and patrolling in the Taiwan Straits . Continuing westward , she sailed through the Suez Canal , and completed her cruise around the world on 10 March 1954 . On 15 December 1954 , " Cogswell " arrived in San Diego to join the Pacific Fleet . From that time through 1963 , she has alternated tours of duty with the 7th Fleet in the Far East with coastwise operations . On her 1955 cruise , she took part in the evacuation of the Tachen Islands . She returned to the Far East in 1956 and each succeeding year through 1960 . In 1957 , " Cogswell " visited Australia and the Fiji Islands , and in 1958 , she took part in nuclear weapon s tests at Johnston Island , and patrolled in the Taiwan Straits when Chinese Communists resumed shelling of the offshore islands and threatened their assault . Turkish Navy . " Cogswell " made four deployments to Southeast Asia during the war in Vietnam . Following her last deployment , " Cogswell " was decommissioned on 1 October 1969 and given to the Turkish Navy , where she served as TCG " İzmit " ( D 342 ) until 1981 . She was scrapped after her service in the Turkish Navy . Honors . " Cogswell " received nine battle star s for World War II service .