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The Farragut-class destroyers were a class of eight 1,365-ton destroyers in the United States Navy and the first US destroyers of post-World War I design. Their construction, along with the Porter class , was authorized by Congress on 29 April 1916, but funding was delayed considerably.
The Farragut class was the first class of missile-armed carrier escorts to be built as such for the USN. [7] The ships had an overall length of 512 feet 6 inches (156.2 m), a beam of 52 feet 4 inches (16.0 m) and a deep draft of 17 feet 9 inches (5.4 m). They displaced 5,648 long tons (5,739 t) at full load. Their crew consisted of 23 officers ...
The first USS Dewey (DD-349) was a Farragut-class destroyer of the United States Navy, launched in 1934 and named for Admiral George Dewey. Dewey served in the Pacific through World War II.
The destroyer then took up radar picket duties until proceeding on to Eniwetok Atoll. On 21 and 22 February, Macdonough shelled Japanese positions on Parry Island at the deep entrance to Eniwetok lagoon. A month later, she was a reference and rendezvous ship for carrier TF 58, then striking the Palau Islands.
USS Hull (DD-350) was a Farragut-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II.She was named for Isaac Hull.. Hull received 10 battle stars for World War II service, having sailed to Europe, and serving in the Pacific before and during the war in combat.
The third USS Worden (DD-352) was a Farragut-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II.She was named for John Lorimer Worden.. Worden was laid down on 29 December 1932 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard; launched on 27 October 1934; sponsored by Mrs. Katrina L. Halligan, the wife of Rear Admiral John Halligan, Jr., Commander, Aircraft, Battle Force; and commissioned on 15 January ...
The armament of the Farragut and Mahan class destroyers initially included five 5 inch dual purpose guns, a number later reduced to four due to stability problems and a desire for a larger torpedo armament. [2] With the introduction of the dual purpose main guns, destroyers acquired an anti-aircraft mission.
USS William V. Pratt (DLG-13/DDG-44) was a Farragut-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1961 as DLG-13 and reclassified as a guided missile destroyer, designation DDG-44, in 1975. She was named to honor Admiral William Veazie Pratt, a President of the Naval War College and a Chief of Naval Operations.