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USS McDOUGAL (DD-358 / AG-126)

CLASS - PORTER As Built.
Displacement 2597 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 381' (oa) x 37' x 13' (Max)
Armament 8 x 5"/38AA (4x2), 8 x 1.1" AA (2x4), 8 x 21" tt.(2x4).
Machinery, 50,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 37 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 12 Knots, Crew 194.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by New York Shipbuilding December 18 1933.
Launched July 17 1936 and commissioned December 5 1936.
Reclassified AG-126 September 17 1945.
Decommissioned June 24 1946 at Kings Point, NY.
Stricken August 15 1949.
Fate Sold September 22 1949 and broken up for scrap.
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McDougal 62kMINSY 2861-44, Rear Admiral David S. McDougal. Born 27 Sept. 1809 died 7 Aug 1882. Namesake of destroyers USS McDougal (DD 54) and (DD 358). He served as Commandant of Mare Island Navy Yard from 13 March 1861 until 5 June 1861 and again from 17 Oct 1864 until 5 Jul 1866.Darryl Baker
McDougal 125kUndated, location unknown.-
McDougal 93kUSS Balch (DD-363), USS Moffett (DD-362), USS Winslow (DD-359), and USS McDougal (DD-358) (listed from bottom to top) moored together at San Diego, California, March 1939. A harbor oiler is alongside Balch, and what appears to be a garbage lighter is astern of the four destroyers. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.Fred Weiss
McDougal 74kUSN Photo NH 67195: Atlantic Charter Conference, 10-12 August 1941. USS McDougal (DD 358) alongside HMS Prince of Wales, to transfer President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the British battleship for a meeting with Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Photographed in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. Donation of Vice Admiral Harry Sanders, USN, Ret., 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.Joe Radigan
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