| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bristol |
| Pennant | DD 615 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (San Pedro, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 16 Dec 1940 |
| Laid down | 29 May 1941 |
| Launched | 7 Sep 1942 |
| Commissioned | 19 Dec 1942 |
| End service | 2 Feb 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 2 February 1946. |
Commands listed for USS McLanahan (ii) (DD 615)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Harry Reid Hummer, Jr., USN | 19 Dec 1942 | 8 Aug 1943 (1) |
| 2 | T/Lt.Cdr. Nels Clarence Johnson, USN | 8 Aug 1943 | 19 Mar 1944 (1) |
| 3 | T/Cdr. Baxter Morrison McKay, USN | 19 Mar 1944 | 25 Jul 1945 (1) |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. William J. van Meter, Jr., USN | 25 Jul 1945 | 3 Oct 1945 (1) |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Orville Owen Liebschner, USN | 3 Oct 1945 | 2 Feb 1946 (1) |
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