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United States Navy — Destroyer DD-677

USS McDermut (DD-677)

Fletcher-class destroyer

USS McDermut (DD-677)
Unknown author — U.S. Navy photo NH 107191 — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons Plate — DD-677 The U.S. Navy destroyer USS McDermut (DD-677) underway at sea off Quonset Point, Rhode Island (USA), circa the mid-1950s. The photo was taken from the aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CVA-20).

Service

  1. United States Navy as USS McDermut19 November 1943 — 16 December 1963653 days of the war
Full service history About 1,272 words
Fletcher-class destroyer Particulars
Name
USS McDermut
Pennant / hull number
DD-677
Namesake
David McDermut
Builder
Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.
Laid down
14 June 1943
Launched
17 October 1943
Commissioned
19 November 1943
Decommissioned
16 December 1963
Struck
1 April 1965
Fate
Sold for scrap, 4 January 1966 (1966)
Status
Scrapped

Specifications

Displacement, standard
2,050 long tons (2,083 t)
Length
114.6 m (376 ft)
Beam
11.89 m (39 ft)
Draught
5.18 m (17 ft)
Speed
35 knots (64.8 km/h, 40.3 mph)
Range
6,500 nmi (12,038 km)
Complement
319
Main gun
127 mm (5 in)

(DD‑677: dp. 2,050; l. 376'6"; b. 38'8"; dr. 17'9"; s. 35 k.; cpl. 319; a. 5 5", 10 40mm., 7 20mm., 10 21" tt., 6 dcp., 2 dct.; cl. Fletcher )

David A. McDermut, a native of New York, was appointed midshipman 8 November 1841 and attained the rank of lieutenant commander 16 July 1862. During the Civil War he served in Potomac and Marion before assuming command of Cayuga 2 December 1862. He commanded Cayuga until 18 April 1863 when he was killed in action against Confederate forces, in Sabine Pass.

The second McDermut (DD‑677) was laid down 14 June 1943 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.; launched 17 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of the 28th President of the United States; and commissioned 19 November 1943, Comdr. P. L. Wirtz in command.

Continue to the full service history About 1,272 words

From the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, compiled by the Naval History and Heritage Command (McDermut II (DD-677)). A work of the United States Government, in the public domain.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 60000 shp
  • geared turbines
  • 2 propellers
Armament
  • 5 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns
  • 10 × 40 mm AA guns
  • 7 × 20 mm AA guns
  • 10 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes
  • 6 × depth charge projectors
  • 2 × depth charge tracks

Sister ships

148 more in the class

Sources

  • Facts harvested from USS McDermut (DD-677) on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
  • Service history reproduced verbatim from McDermut II (DD-677) , Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships — public domain, a work of the United States Government.
  • Photograph: Unknown author — U.S. Navy photo NH 107191 — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons