USS McCaffery
USS McCaffery after FRAM II | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS McCaffery |
| Namesake | Joseph P. McCaffery |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding in San Pedro, California |
| Laid down | 1 October 1944 |
| Launched | 12 April 1945 |
| Commissioned | 26 July 1945 |
| Stricken | 30 September 1973 |
| Identification |
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| Nickname(s) | "Big Mac" |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 11 June 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gearing-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 3,460 tons (full) |
| Length | 390 ft 6 in (119 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft 10 in (12 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 4 in (4 m) |
| Propulsion | Two-screw General Electric geared turbines, 60,000 shp (45,000 kW) |
| Speed | 36.8 knots (68.2 km/h; 42.3 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 336 |
| Armament |
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USS McCaffery (DD/DDE-860) was a Gearing-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1973. She was scrapped in 1974.