USS McCord
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USS McCord (DD-534) was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War II.
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McCord in August 1943 | |
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United States | |
Name | McCord |
Namesake | Frank C. McCord |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California |
Laid down | 17 March 1942 |
Launched | 10 January 1943 |
Commissioned | 19 August 1943 |
Decommissioned | 9 June 1954 |
Stricken | 16 December 1971 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 2 January 1974 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,050 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) |
Installed power | 60,000 shp (45,000 kW) |
Propulsion | 2 propellers |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 336 |
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