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USS McDougal (DD-358)
Porter-class destroyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS McDougal.
The second USS McDougal (DD-358/AG-126) was a Porter-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She named for Rear Admiral David Stockton McDougal.[1]
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Name | USS McDougal |
Namesake | Rear Admiral David McDougal |
Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
Laid down | 18 December 1933 |
Launched | 17 July 1936 |
Commissioned | 23 December 1936 |
Decommissioned | 24 June 1946 |
Stricken | 15 August 1949 |
Fate | Sold 2 August 1949 |
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Class and type | Porter-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,850 tons, 2,597 tons full |
Length | 381 ft 1 in (116.15 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 11 in (11.25 m) |
Draught | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
Propulsion | 50,000 shp (37,285 kW); Geared Turbines, 2 screws |
Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h) |
Range | 6,500 nm@ 12 knots (12,000 km@ 22 km/h) |
Complement | 194 officers and enlisted |
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McDougal was laid down by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, 18 December 1933; launched 17 July 1936; sponsored by Miss Caroline McDougal Neilson; and commissioned 23 December 1936.[1]