USS Farragut (DD-348)

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USS Farragut (DD-348) was a United States Navy Farragut-class destroyer commissioned in the 1930s that served prominently in the Pacific during World War II.

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instanceOf Farragut-class destroyer
United States Navy destroyer
armament 4 × 0.50 in machine guns
5 × 5 in/38 caliber guns
8 × 21 in torpedo tubes
depth charge tracks
awards Battle stars for World War II service
beam 34 ft 3 in
builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation NERFINISHED
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
classPosition lead ship of the Farragut class
commissioned 1934-06-18
conflict World War II
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crewComplement 160
decommissioned 1945-10-23
displacementFullLoad 2089 long tons
displacementStandard 1500 long tons
draft 9 ft 10 in
fate sold for scrap
homeport Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED
hullNumber DD-348
laidDown 1932-09-20
launchDate 1934-03-15
length 341 ft 4 in
maximumSpeed 36.5 knots
namedAfter David Glasgow Farragut NERFINISHED
namesake Admiral David Farragut NERFINISHED
notableFeature first U.S. post–World War I destroyer design
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Aleutian Islands campaign NERFINISHED
Attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED
Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign NERFINISHED
Guadalcanal campaign NERFINISHED
Iwo Jima operation NERFINISHED
Marianas campaign NERFINISHED
power 42,800 shp
precededBy Porter-class destroyer NERFINISHED
propulsion 2 shafts
steam turbines
range 6500 nmi at 12 knots
role anti-submarine warfare
screening aircraft carriers
shore bombardment
serviceEntryDecade 1930s
shipClass Farragut class NERFINISHED
stricken 1945-11-28
succeededBy Mahan-class destroyer NERFINISHED
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater NERFINISHED

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USS Farragut (multiple U.S. Navy ships) hasNamesake USS Farragut (DD-348)
subject surface form: USS Farragut