in position. The explosion knocked out Badgers engines and caused significant flooding. Damage control work minimised the flooding and a tug brought the destroyer to Kerama Retto. After temporary repairs, she proceeded for an overhaul to Bremerton, Washington, arriving on 1 August. On 21 May 1946 she was placed out of commission and in reserve at Long Beach, California 1951-1957 Charles J. Badger was recommissioned 10 September 1951, and in February 1952 arrived at her new home port, Newport, R.I. From this base, she operated along the east coast and in the Caribbean, maintaining and providing services for the training of other types. Her first Atlantic crossing came from 9 June to 23 July 1953, when she sailed to visit Portsmouth, England, in company with two aircraft carriers and another destroyer. On 7 December, she cleared Newport on the first leg of a round the world cruise, which found her operating for 2 months on patrol off the Korean coast and in the Taiwan Straits. She escorted transports bringing prisoners of war who had elected to join the Chinese Nationalists from Inchon to Taiwan and took part in training operations off Japan until 22 May 1954, when she continued on around the world. Visits at Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo, Aden, Port Said, Naples, Villefranche-sur-Mer, and Lisbon, through the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean to Newport, where she arrived 17 July. Badger completed two tours of duty with the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean in early 1956 and in late 1956-early 1957, during the second of which she patrolled during the Suez Crisis. Badger was decommissioned and placed in reserve at Boston, Mass. 20 December 1957. The ship was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 1 February 1974, sold 10 May 1974 to Chile and cannibalized for spare parts. Awards She received five battle stars for World War II service. See also USS Badger References External links navsource.org: USS Charles J. Badger hazegray.org: USS Charles J. Badger Fletcher-class destroyers of the United States Navy Ships built in Staten Island 1943 ships World War II destroyers of the United States Cold War destroyers of the United States Fletcher-class destroyers of the Chilean Navy