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USS MacDONOUGH was the third ship in the FARRAGUT - class of guided missile destroyers. Commissioned as a guided missile frigate (DLG), the USS MacDONOUGH was reclassified as guided missile destroyer (DDG) on June 30, 1975, changing its hullnumber from DLG 8 to DDG 39. The ship was decommissioned on October 23, 1992, and stricken from the Navy list on November 20, 1992. On December 16, 1994, the MacDONOUGH was finally sold for scrapping.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: January 27, 1956 |
| Keel laid: April 15, 1958 | |
| Launched: July 9, 1959 | |
| Commissioned: November 4, 1961 | |
| Decommissioned: October 23, 1992 | |
| Builder: Bethlehem Steel Company Shipyard, Quincy, Mass. | |
| Propulsion system:4 - 1200 psi boilers; 2 geared turbines | |
| Propellers: two | |
| Length: 512.5 feet (156.2 meters) | |
| Beam: 52 feet (15.9 meters) | |
| Draft: 25 feet (7.6 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 5,800 tons | |
| Speed: 33 knots | |
| Aircraft: none | |
| Armament: one Mk 42 5-inch/54 caliber gun, Mk 46 torpedoes from two Mk-32 triple mounts, one Mk 16 ASROC Missile Launcher, one Mk 10 Mod.0 Missile Launcher for Standard (MR) Missiles, two Mk 141 Harpoon missile launchers | |
| Crew: 21 officers and 356 enlisted |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS MacDONOUGH. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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