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USS McCAFFERY (DD-860 / DDE-860)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NBFK

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - SWING

CLASS - GEARING As Built.
Displacement 3460 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 390' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 4" (Max)
Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; Westinghouse Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.8 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel,San Pedro. October 1 1944.
Launched April 12 1945 and commissioned July 26 1945.
Completed FRAM upgrade November 1961.
Decommissioned and Stricken September 30 1973.
Fate Sold June 11 1974 to Northern Metals, Philadelphia and broken up for scrap.

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-Lt. Col. Joseph P. McCaffery, USMC was born on 20 August 1906 in Chester, Pennsylvania, accepted a commission in the United States Marine Corp Reserve in March 1929, after resigning a commission in the Army Reserve held from 1927. A veteran of action at Guadalcanal and New Georgia, he was fatally wounded at Cape Torokina, Bougainville on 1 November 1943, as he led his Marine Raider battalion against entrenched Japanese positions. For his valiant and inspiring leadership he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.Robert M. Cieri
McCaffery 155kUndated, location unknown.-
McCaffery 195kUndated, location unknown.-
McCaffery 100kUndated, McCaffery and sisters Fred T. Berry (DD-858) and Norris (DD-859).Bill Maslak
McCaffery 116kUSS McCaffery (DD 860) date and place unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.Darryl Baker
McCaffery 144kFebruary 1947, Approaching San Diego. She is flying the "Homeward Bound Pennant."Bill Maslak
McCaffery 166kAmidships looking forward plan view of USS Fred T. Berry (DDE 858) with USS McCaffery (DD 860) at Mare Island on 28 April 1949. Note that Mt. 52 has been removed and replace with a MK 15 Hedgehog ASW rocket launcher.Darryl Baker
McCaffery 171kAmidships looking aft plan view of USS Fred T. Berry (DDE 858) with USS McCaffery (DD 860) outboard at Mare Island on 28 April 1949.Darryl Baker
McCaffery 71kOriginal silhouette, prior to 1949 conversationBill Maslak
McCaffery 147kThree photos of the two Gearing class DDE conversions. The ships, USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858) and USS McCaffery are shown at Mare Island Navy Yard on April 28, 1949. At this time the DDE symbol had not been applied to these ships and they were initially known as "ASW DDs". The conversions were minimal, mainly involving the replacement of #2 turret with a trainable hedgehog and the addition of an HF/DF mainmast aft. All 40mm mounts remain while the 20mm battery has been disabled, with the gun barrels removed, while leaving the mounts in place.-
McCaffery 90kPost 1949 overhaul and conversionBill Maslak
McCaffery 86kPost 1949 overhaul and conversionBill Maslak
McCaffery 75kPost 1949 overhaul and conversionBill Maslak
McCaffery 99kPost 1949 overhaul and conversionBill Maslak
McCaffery 88k1954, In DDE configurationBill Maslak
McCaffery 117kThe J. P. Kennedy (DD-850), Fred T. Berry (DD-858) and McCaffery (DD-860) in Genoa, Italy May 6, 1954.Larry Bohn
McCaffery 76kL-R, USS Keppler (DDE-765), USS Fred T. Berry (DDE-858), USS Norris (DDE-859), USS McCaffery (DDE-860) and USS Harwood (DDE-861 of DesRon 6 steaming through the Caribbean in June 1956.Robert Hurst
McCaffery 42kOff Turkey during the Med. cruise of 1957Nick Donatiello YNM2 1957-1959
McCaffery 121kKiel Canal, June 1964Bill Maslak
McCaffery 57kUSS McCaffery (DD 860) starboard side to USS Bigelow (DD 942) at Kiel, Germany, 1964. Photo taken from Belgian Minesweeper G. Truffant (M 908). Belgian Navy photo.Joe Radigan
McCaffery 62kNorfolk, July 1964© Richard Leonhardt
McCaffery 74k1965 (Approx), After FRAM Overhaul and conversionBill Maslak
McCaffery 96kGrand Harbor, Malta, January 21 1966Bill Maslak
McCaffery 69kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski
McCaffery 36kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski
McCaffery 37kOne of her Squadron patches.Dave Cupples

USS McCAFFERY DD-860 / DDE-860 History
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Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

CDR Benjamin Ballard Cheatham    Jul 26 1945 - Mar 1947
CDR Ben William Sarver    Mar 1947 - Oct 1948 (Later RADM)
CDR John Thayer Wulff    Oct 1948 - Jul 1949 (Later RADM)
CDR Ellis Hole McDowell    Jul 1949 - Oct 1950
CDR Carl A. Sander Jr.    Oct 1950 - Aug 1952
CDR George R. Muse    Aug 1952 - Oct 1954 (Later RADM)
CDR James E. Miller    Oct 1954 - Apr 1956
CDR James R. McKee    Apr 1956 - Jul 1957
CDR George J. Davis    Jul 1957 - Jul 1958
CDR Thomas Marshall Lemon Jr.    Jul 1958 - Jun 1960
CDR Robert Dean Fisher    Jun 1960 - Dec 1961
CDR Keith Franklin Gillette    Dec 1961 - Jul 1963
CDR Gerald Henry Kaffer Jr.    Jul 1963 - Jul 1965
CDR Alan G. Hodge    Jul 1965 - Jul 26 1967
CDR Watt William Jordan Jr.    Jul 26 1967 - May 1969
CDR Alan F. Martin    May 1969 - Jul 15 1971
CDR Robert Rathbone Briner    Jul 15 1971 - Nov 1972
CDR Samuel William Coulbourn    Nov 1972 - Aug 1973
LCDR James B. Ferguson II    Aug 1973 - Sep 30 1973 (Later RADM)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Bill Maslak
Address: 859 Hamill Road, Verona, PA 15147
Phone:
E-mail: ussdd860@earthlink.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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