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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS MacKenzie (DD-614) |
| Namesake | Alexander Slidell MacKenzie |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California |
| Laid down | 29 May 1941 |
| Launched | 27 June 1942 |
| Commissioned | 21 November 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 4 February 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1971 |
| Fate | Sunk in fleet exercises on 1 June 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Benson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,620 tons |
| Length | 348 ft 4 in (106.17 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) |
| Speed | 37.5 kts (69.5 km/h) |
| Complement | 259 |
| Armament | 4 x 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns, 4 x 40 mm., 7 x 20 mm., 5 x 21 inch (533 mm) tt., 6dcp. |
USS MacKenzie (DD-614) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named for Lieutenant Commander Alexander Slidell MacKenzie.
MacKenzie was laid down 29 May 1941 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California; launched 27 June 1942; sponsored by Miss Gail Nielsen, descendant of Lieutenant Commander MacKenzie; and commissioned 21 November 1942.