Hull Number: DD-677
Launch Date: 10/17/1943
Commissioned Date: 11/19/1943
Decommissioned Date: 12/16/1963
Call Sign: NKKX
Voice Call Sign: PIGSTICKER (MID 50S), GATEKEEPER, BLUE GUARDIAN (44), POWDER (44)
Namesake: DAVID A. MCDERMUT
DAVID A. MCDERMUT
Disposition:
Stricken 4/1/1965. Scrapped 2/1966.