 |
|||||||
| UNDERWAY! 2026 WALL CALENDAR is AVAILABLE - CLICK HERE |
|||||||
 |
|||||||
 |
U.S.S. MCGOWAN
(DD-678)RECUERDOS VIEJOS TIEMPOS
Click to view crew list
DD-678 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-678 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-678 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUN | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 30 JUN 1943 at Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. Kearny N.J. | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 14 NOV 1943 | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 20 DEC 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1951 | - | JAN | 1954 | Panama Canal |
| JAN | 1953 | - | JAN | 1954 | Guantanamo Bay |
| FEB | 1953 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 FEB 1953 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1954 | - | AUG | 1954 | European Cruise |
| AUG | 1954 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 AUG 1954 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1955 | - | MAR | 1955 | Guantanamo Bay |
| MAY | 1955 | - | AUG | 1955 | North Atlantic |
| MAY | 1956 | - | AUG | 1956 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAY | 1957 | - | SEP | 1957 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| NOV | 1960 | - | Decommissioned: 30 NOV 1960 | ||
DD-678 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Samuel McGowan
Complement: 319 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 38 knots
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to Spain 1 December 1960