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**USS Robert H. McCard (DD-822)** was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1946. Named in honor of Sergeant Robert H. McCard, a Medal of Honor recipient from the Battle of Saipan, the ship served during the Cold War era. DD-822 operated primarily in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, conducting anti-submarine warfare exercises, NATO operations, and participating in several fleet maneuvers. After a distinguished career, the USS Robert H. McCard was decommissioned in 1973 and later transferred to the Turkish Navy, where it served as TCG Kocatepe (D354).