USS Agerholm

USS Agerholm (DD-826)
History
United States
Name	USS Agerholm
Namesake	Harold C. Agerholm
Laid down	10 September 1945
Launched	30 March 1946
Commissioned	20 June 1946
Decommissioned	1 December 1978
Stricken	1 December 1978
Identification	DD-826
Fate	Sunk as a target on 18 July 1982
General characteristics
Class and type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	2,425 tons full load
Length	390.5 ft (119.0 m)
Beam	41.1 ft (12.5 m)
Draft	18.5 ft (5.6 m)
Speed	35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement	367
Armament	6 x 5 in (130 mm) guns 4 x 40 mm guns 5 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 depth charge projectors 2 depth charge racks

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.