USS George K. MacKenzie

George K. MacKenzie after FRAM I conversion
History
Name	USS George K. MacKenzie
Namesake	George K. MacKenzie
Builder	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down	21 December 1944
Launched	13 May 1945
Commissioned	13 July 1945
Decommissioned	30 September 1976
Stricken	1 October 1976
Honors and awards	6 battle stars (Korea)
Fate	Sunk as a target, 15 October 1976
General characteristics
Class and type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	2,425 long tons (2,464 t) full
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.02 m)
Beam	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft	14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Propulsion	Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	336
Armament	Prior to FRAM upgrade : 6 × 5"/38 caliber guns 12 × 40 mm AA guns 11 × 20 mm AA guns 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks

USS George K. MacKenzie (DD-836) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander George K. MacKenzie (1910–1943).