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Last Address Newport, RI
Date of Passing Aug 16, 1956
Location of Interment Annapolis National Cemetery (VA) - Annapolis, Maryland
Lynde Dupuy McCormick served as vice chief of naval operations from 1950 to 1951 and as commander in chief of the United States Atlantic Fleet from 1951 to 1954, and was the first supreme allied commander of all NATO forces in the Atlantic.
Admiral McCormick died while on Active Duty as president of the Naval War College.
South Carolina Class Battleship: Displacement 16,000 Tons, Dimensions, 452' 9" (oa) x 80' 3" x 27' 1" (Max). Armament 8 x 12"/45 22 x 3"/50, 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 11" Belt, 12" Turrets, 3" Decks, 12" Conning Tower. Machinery, 16,500 IHP; 2 vertical, triple expansion engines, 2 screws. Speed, 18.5 Knots, Crew 869.
Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Cramp, Shipbuilding, Philadelphia, PA., December 18 1906. Launched July 11 1908. Commissioned March 1 1910. Decommissioned December 15 1921. Stricken November 10 1923.
Fate: Sold April 24 1924 and broken up for scrap.