USS McNair underway, circa 1960
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History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Frederick V. McNair, Sr. |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J. |
Laid down | 30 June 1943 |
Launched | 14 November 1943 |
Commissioned | 30 December 1943 |
Decommissioned | 30 December 1963 |
Stricken | 1 December 1974 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 10 June 1976 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
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) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) |
Range | 6,500 nautical miles at 15 kn (12,000 km at 28 km/h) |
Complement | 319 |
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USS McNair (DD-679) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy.