USS Macdonough (DDG-39)
USS MacDonough (DDG-39) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | MacDonough |
| Namesake | Thomas MacDonough |
| Builder | Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Steel Corporation |
| Laid down | 15 April 1958 |
| Launched | 9 July 1959 |
| Commissioned | 4 November 1961 |
| Decommissioned | 23 October 1992 |
| Stricken | 30 November 1992 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Farragut-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 5,800 tons |
| Length | 512.5 ft (156.2 m) |
| Beam | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Complement | 377 (21 officers + 356 enlisted) |
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USS Macdonough (DLG-8/DDG-39) was a Farragut-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Thomas Macdonough, the 4th ship of the United States Navy to be named for him.