USS Mount McKinley

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USS Mount McKinley was a U.S. Navy amphibious force command ship that served as a key flagship and control center for major operations, including during the Korean War.

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instanceOf United States Navy ship
amphibious force command ship
command ship
armament 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
40 mm anti-aircraft guns
5-inch guns (various mounts over career)
awards battle stars for Korean War service
battle stars for Vietnam War service
battle stars for World War II service
beam 63 feet
builder North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
callSign AGC-7
commissionedOn 1944-09-01
communicationsCapability advanced communications and radar suites for its era
conflictParticipatedIn Korean War
Vietnam War
World War II
country United States of America
crewComplement approximately 1200
decommissionedOn 1970-03-26
displacement 13700 long tons (full load)
draft 24 feet
fate sold for scrapping after decommissioning
flagshipFor amphibious forces in the Pacific Fleet
function command post for large-scale landings
flagship for amphibious task forces
hullNumber AGC-7
laidDownOn 1943-10-02
launchedOn 1944-03-27
length 459 feet
maximumSpeed 16 knots
namesake Mount McKinley
linked to: Denali
navalEnsign Naval jack of the United States
notableOperation Inchon landing
linked to: Inchon Landing

World War II Pacific amphibious operations
operator United States Navy
placeBuilt Wilmington, North Carolina
linked to: Wilmington
primaryMission coordination of amphibious assaults
propulsion steam turbines
two shafts
role amphibious force flagship
command and control ship
serviceEntryEra World War II era
shipClass Mount McKinley-class amphibious force command ship
status scrapped
theaterOfOperations Korean Peninsula
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia

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Hungnam evacuation notableShip USS Mount McKinley