Allied Warships

USS George K. Mackenzie (DD 836)

Destroyer of the Gearing class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassGearing 
PennantDD 836 
Built byBath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) 
Ordered14 Jun 1943 
Laid down21 Dec 1944 
Launched13 May 1945 
Commissioned13 Jul 1945 
End service 
History

Decommissioned at an unknown date.
Stricken 1 October 1976.
Sunk as a target off the coast of California 15 October 1976.

 

Commands listed for USS George K. Mackenzie (DD 836)

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1T/Cdr. Alvin Weems Slayden, USN13 Jul 1945Jan 1947

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Whitley, M. J.


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Friedman, Norman


United States Destroyer Operations In World War II.

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