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USS Farenholt (DD-332)
Clemson-class destroyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Farenholt.
The first USS Farenholt (DD-332) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Oscar Farenholt.
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Namesake | Oscar Farenholt |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco |
Laid down | 13 September 1920 |
Launched | 9 March 1921 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Richard H. Fairweather |
Commissioned | 10 May 1921 |
Decommissioned | 20 February 1930 |
Stricken | 12 July 1930 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 10 June 1931 |
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Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,190 tons |
Length | 314 feet 5 inches (95.83 m) |
Beam | 31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m) |
Draft | 9 feet 4 inches (2.84 m) |
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Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
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Complement | 122 officers and enlisted |
Armament | 4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
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