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USS Farragut (DD-348)
Farragut-class destroyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Farragut.
The third USS Farragut (DD-348) was named for Admiral David Glasgow Farragut (1801–1870). She was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy.
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Namesake | David Glasgow Farragut |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation-Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
Laid down | 20 September 1932 |
Launched | 15 March 1934 |
Commissioned | 18 June 1934 |
Decommissioned | 23 October 1945 |
Stricken | 28 January 1947 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 14 August 1947 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Farragut-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,365 tons |
Length | 341 ft 3 in (104.01 m) |
Beam | 34 ft 3 in (10.44 m) |
Draught | 16 ft 2 in (4.93 m) |
Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h) |
Complement | 160 officers and enlisted |
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