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18k | Commander Roderick S. McCook, USN, born 10 March 1839 at New Lisbon, Ohio, was appointed midshipman 21 September 1854. From 1859 to 1861 he cruised off the coast of Africa, searching for and capturing slavers. During the Civil War, he served in Minnesota (1861), Stars and Stripes (1862), and Canonicus (1863-65). As executive officer of the latter ship, he participated in operations along the James River and in attacks on and the surrender of Fort Fisher. He was also present at the surrender of Charleston, SC in February 1865. From 1866 to 1878 he was in command of vessels of war on the West India and Asiatic stations. His last duty, 1880-82, was as lighthouse inspector, Ohio River. Promoted to commander 25 September 1873, McCook died at Vineland, New Jersey, 13 February 1886. | Bill Gonyo | |
| USS McCook (DD-496) |
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| 113k | CNO Letter of November 28 1941 changing the name of the USS Farley to the USS McCook. | Tracy White | |
| 21k | USS McCook (DD-496) alongside USS Wasp (CV-18), date unknown (photo filed 21 November 1944). US Navy BuAer photo 180183. | Christopher Karwowski Dave Wright | |
| 158k | Undated World War II image. | Captain Jerry Mason USN | |
| 149k | USS McCook (DD-496) alongside an unidentified carrier, probably Wasp (CV-18), on 01 January 1944. Both ships appear to be stationary and in the process of securing lines between them. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No.1986.150.003.015 | Mike Green caption correction: Grant Berry | |
| 136k | USS McCook (DD-496) taken in May 1943. USN photo, taken from an airship of Squadron ZP 31 out of Moffett Field near San Francisco. | David Buell | |
| 221k | USS McCook (DD-496) on August 1, 1943 on plane guard duty alongside the escort carrier USS Croatan (CVE-25). US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. 1986.150.003.019. | Mike Green | |
| 84k | The USS McCook as she appeared in March 1944. She was one of 20 Square Bridge Gleaves class units. At this time she had two twin 40mm gun mounts ahead of #53 gun and 7-20mm guns, three in front of the bridge and four grouped aft of the second stack. When completed the McCook had only 4-20mm guns installed, two forward of the bridge and two amidships. | Rick E. Davis | |
| 288k | June 23 1945, location unknown. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| 01 | LCDR Samuel Clay Anderson | 15 March 1943 - 01 February 1944 |
| 02 | CDR Ralph Lester Ramey (USNA 1935) | 01 February 1944 - 01 December 1944 |
| 03 | LCDR Charles Moore Cassel, Jr. | 01 December 1944 - 1946 |
| 04 | LCDR Thomas Joseph Rudden, Jr. | July 1947 - August 1948 |
| 05 | LCDR Andrew Douglas Jackson, Jr. | August 1948 - 27 May 1949 |
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The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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