USS McCormick

History
United States
NamesakeAlexander McCormick, Jr.
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number489
Laid down11 August 1919
Launched14 February 1920
Commissioned30 August 1920
Decommissioned14 October 1938
Recommissioned26 September 1939
ReclassifiedMiscellaneous auxiliary, AG-118, 30 June 1945
Decommissioned4 October 1945
Stricken24 October 1945
FateSold for scrap 15 December 1946
General characteristics
Class & typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,190 tons
Length314 feet 5 inches (95.83 m)
Beam31 feet 9 inches (9.68 m)
Draft9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 shp (20 MW);
  • geared turbines,
  • 2 screws
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement101 officers and enlisted
Armament4 x 4 in (100 mm) guns, 1 x 3 in (76 mm) gun, 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) tt.

USS McCormick (DD-223/AG-118) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant, junior grade Alexander McCormick, Jr.

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