Allied Warships

USS McLanahan (ii) (DD 615)

Destroyer of the Bristol class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBristol 
PennantDD 615 
Built byBethlehem Steel Corp. (San Pedro, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down29 May 1941 
Launched7 Sep 1942 
Commissioned19 Dec 1942 
End service2 Feb 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 2 February 1946.
Stricken 1 July 1971.
Sold 1 June 1974 and broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS McLanahan (ii) (DD 615)

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CommanderFromTo
Orville Owen Liebschner, USN2 Feb 1946
1Lt.Cdr. Harry Reid Hummer, Jr., USN19 Dec 1942Aug 1943
2Nels Clarence Johnson, USNAug 1943Sep 1944

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