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USS McGowan
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USS McGowan (DD-678) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan (1870–1934).
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Name | McGowan |
Namesake | Samuel McGowan |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J. |
Laid down | 30 June 1943 |
Launched | 14 November 1943 |
Commissioned | 20 December 1943 |
Decommissioned | 30 November 1960 |
Stricken | 1 October 1972 |
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Name | Jorge Juan |
Acquired | 1 December 1960 |
Commissioned | 1 December 1960 |
Stricken | 15 November 1988 |
Fate | Scrapped |
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Displacement | 2,050 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
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Speed | 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) |
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Complement | 319 |
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McGowan was laid down 30 June 1943 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J. launched 14 November 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Rose McG. Cantey, sister of Rear Admiral McGowan, and commissioned 20 December 1943.