USS McFaul (DDG-74) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for U.S. Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Donald L. McFaul. This ship is the 24th destroyer of her class. USS McFaul was the 11th ship of this class to be built at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and construction began on 26 January 1996. She was launched on 18 January 1997 and was christened on 12 April 1997. On 25 April 1998 she had her commissioning ceremony at the Garden City Terminal in Savannah, Georgia. As of July 2020 the ship is part of Destroyer Squadron 26 based out of Naval Station Norfolk.
USS McFaul (DDG-74), in the Atlantic Ocean on 5 November 2005
Humanitarian supplies being loaded on McFaul 20 August 2008, at Souda Bay, Crete for delivery to Georgia
McFaul transiting New York Harbor in 2000
Ingalls Shipbuilding is a shipyard located in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States, originally established in 1938, and now part of HII. It is a leading producer of ships for the United States Navy, and, as of 2023, is the largest private employer in Mississippi.
Aerial view of Ingalls Shipbuilding in 1985. Visible in this photo are (pierside, left to right): USS Yorktown, USS Vincennes, USS Valley Forge and USS Bunker Hill. Under construction on shore are USS Mobile Bay and USS Antietam.
Female welders at Ingalls Shipbuilding, 1943
A view of a section of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Company showing various United States Navy ships under construction: Pictured are (from left to right): USS Boxer, USS Ramage, USS Benfold, and the Israeli guided-missile corvette, INS Hanit.
