USS COCHRANE was the 20th CHARLES F. ADAMS-class guided missile destroyer and was last homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. COCHRANE was stricken from the Navy list on November 20, 1992, and was subsequently berthed at Pearl Harbor, HI.
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  • LT Rolando A. Ayala January 13, 2013 at 2:42pm
    REAL NAVY!
  • Michael Gray HTC USN Ret. February 1, 2010 at 6:12pm
    Welcome aboard Ron! The Cochrane was my very first ship. Came onboard in Feb. 1977, from HT "A" School as a HTFA. Left in June 1979 as a HT3. Have a lot of great memories of the old girl! Was onboard her for our famous 1979 SouthPac, what a cruise that was! Retired in 1996 from SIMA San Diego as a HTC. Great to have another old Cochranite onboard!
  • Ron Belanger January 30, 2010 at 7:48pm
    Hello, shipmates! I was WEPS on COCHRANE '81-'83. Great ship, great crew! Our CO, CDR RD Tucker, believed in working hard and playing hard. He went on to command the NEW JERSEY and became a flag officer. My guys in the weapons department were the best in the fleet. Boy, she was a great ship that could pack a punch!
  • Mac McDowell April 16, 2009 at 3:34pm
    I was an HT2 on the Cochrane from 1976 to 1978. Had a great time on a West-pac. Missed the South Pacific cruise. Had the best CO in the navy. CDR Gaston.
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USS Cochrane's Second Home Port

 Thinking back reminds me that after Yokosuka, Subic Bay was our second Home Port. We spent a lot of time there. We got the locals to do a lot of the work then it was liberty time. I remember sitting in Mariposa's drinking Red Horse watching the crowd in the street. After a few hours we hit some pretty good clubs with live bands, not records. They could really rock. If you went to a club without  live music you was in a dive. I loved going out to Grande Island for the day for swimming. Boy we…

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