| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 657 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Staten Island, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 24 Sep 1942 |
| Launched | 3 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 23 Jul 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold on 15 August 1966 Charles J. Badger was sold to Chile as a source of spare parts for other Fletcher Class ships operating in the navy of that country. |
Commands listed for USS Charles J. Badger (DD 657)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. William Goodwin Cooper, USN | 23 Jul 1943 | Apr 1944 |
| 2 | John Henderson Cotten, USN | Apr 1944 | Sep 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Charles J. Badger include:
9 Apr 1945
USS Charles J. Badger is damaged a depth charge dropped close aboard by a Japanese assault demolition boat off Okinawa in position 26.18N, 127.39E. The explosion knocked out the destroyers engines and caused heavy flooding. (see map)
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