USN · DD

McCord

Afloat

Fletcher-class destroyer. Bethlehem, San Francisco. Laid down 17 March 1942, launched 10 January 1943, commissioned 19 August 1943. From the Marshalls through Okinawa. Seven battle stars. She was not sunk.

Class	Fletcher class
Type	Destroyer (DD)
Hull	DD-534
Builder	Bethlehem, San Francisco
Launched	1943-01-10
Commissioned	1943-08-19
Fate	Afloat. Survived the war. Decommissioned 15 January 1947. Struck 1 December 1974. Sold for scrap in 1975.
Armament (class)	Five single 5-inch guns, two funnels, and two sets of torpedo tubes.
Command	Kenny, William Talty Captain, 19 August 1943 – 26 August 1944 Michael, Fred Daniel Captain from 26 August 1944

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.

U.S. Navy photo NH 107248. USS McCord (DD-534) at anchor, circa 1943 (NH 107248).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

WKKenny, William TaltyCaptain, 19 August 1943 – 26 August 1944 FMMichael, Fred DanielCaptain from 26 August 1944

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