USS Macdonough (DD-9)

USS Macdonough (DD-9)

The first USS Macdonough (DD-9) was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Thomas Macdonough

Macdonough was laid down on 10 April 1899 by the Fore River Ship & Engine Company, Weymouth, Massachusetts; launched on 24 December 1900; sponsored by Miss Lucy Shaler Macdonough, granddaughter of Commodore Macdonough; and commissioned on 5 September 1903; Lieutenant Charles S. Bookwalter in command.

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