USS Agerholm
USS Agerholm (DD-826) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Agerholm |
| Namesake | Harold C. Agerholm |
| Laid down | 10 September 1945 |
| Launched | 30 March 1946 |
| Commissioned | 20 June 1946 |
| Decommissioned | 1 December 1978 |
| Stricken | 1 December 1978 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk as a target on 18 July 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gearing-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,425 tons full load |
| Length | 390.5 ft (119.0 m) |
| Beam | 41.1 ft (12.5 m) |
| Draft | 18.5 ft (5.6 m) |
| Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 367 |
| Armament |
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USS Agerholm (DD-826) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the only ship named for Harold Crist Agerholm (29 January 1925 – 7 July 1944), a Private First Class (Pfc.) in the 2nd Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps. He was killed during the assault on Saipan, and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.