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McGowan

USS McGowan

Survived

United States Navy

TypeDestroyer
ClassFletcher
WarSecond World War
Main guns5 × 5″ guns

Fired torpedoes at Surigao Strait. Sold to Spain in 1960 as Jorge Juan.

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS McGowan (DD-678) photographed during World War II. Photo: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 5 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns
  • 10 × 40 mm AA guns
  • 7 × 20 mm AA guns
  • 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 6 × depth charge projectors
  • 2 × depth charge tracks
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
Laid down30 June 1943
Launched14 November 1943
Commissioned20 December 1943
Displacement2,050 tons
Length376 ft 6 in (114.7 m)
Speed38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Complement319

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

14 November 1943

Battle of Surigao Strait
Survived

24–25 October 1944

First destroyer attack