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USS McCORD (DD-534)


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CLASS - FLETCHER As Built.
Displacement 2924 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 376' 5"(oa) x 39' 7" x 13' 9" (Max)
Armament 5 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 1.1" AA, 4 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 38 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 15 Knots, Crew 273.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco. March 17 1942.
Launched January 10 1943 and commissioned August 19 1943.
Decommissioned January 15 1947, recommissioned August 1 1951.
Decommissioned June 9 1954.
Stricken October 1 1972.
Fate Sold January 2 1974 and broken up for scrap.

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McCord 25kComdr. Frank C. McCord, USN, born at Vincennes, Ind., 2 August 1890, was appointed midshipman 5 July 1907. From 1925 on, his career centered on naval aviation. On 30 June 1932 he reported for duty on the dirigible Akron, assuming command 3 January 1933. He died when the lighter-than-air craft crashed off the coast of New Jersey, 4 April 1933.Bill Gonyo
McCord 82kArtist's conception of the McCord as she appeared after original construction by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.Navy Yard Associates
McCord 73kUndated, location unknown.-
McCord 135kUndated, location unknown.-
McCord 72kAugust 1943, location unknown.-
McCord 90kNavy Photo 7838-43, broadside view of USS McCord (DD 534) off San Francisco on 24 Nov 1943. McCord was only at Mare Island from November 23 until 24 1943.Darryl Baker
McCord 72kNavy Photo 7840-43, bow on view of USS McCord (DD 534) off San Francisco on 24 Nov 1943. McCord was only at Mare Island from November 23 until 24 1943.Darryl Baker
McCord 89kCrew at a ship's party circa 1943-1944 from the collection of Leonard C. Anderson, Sr.Leonard C. Anderson Jr., MGYSgt USMC (Ret.)
McCord 31kEntering New York September 15 1952.Marc Piché
McCord 100kSan Francisco 1957.Robert M. Cieri

USS McCORD DD-534 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Donald F Dorsey
Address: Box 623 Ellicott City, Md 21041
Phone: 410-465-4881
E-mail: DONDO1@COMCAST.NET


Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


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Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
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Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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