USS Agerholm

USS Agerholm (DD-826)
History
United States
NameUSS Agerholm
NamesakeHarold C. Agerholm
Laid down10 September 1945
Launched30 March 1946
Commissioned20 June 1946
Decommissioned1 December 1978
Stricken1 December 1978
IdentificationDD-826
FateSunk as a target on 18 July 1982
General characteristics
Class and typeGearing-class destroyer
Displacement2,425 tons full load
Length390.5 ft (119.0 m)
Beam41.1 ft (12.5 m)
Draft18.5 ft (5.6 m)
Speed35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement367
Armament

USS Agerholm (DD-826) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the only ship named for Harold Crist Agerholm (29 January 1925 – 7 July 1944), a Private First Class (Pfc.) in the 2nd Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps. He was killed during the assault on Saipan, and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.