USS McCook (DD-496), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Roderick S. McCook (1839–1886), who was an officer in the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
McCook was laid down 1 May 1941 at the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Washington; launched 30 April 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Reed Knox, granddaughter of Comdr. McCook; and commissioned 15 March 1943, Lt.Comdr. S. G. Anderson, in command.
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