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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 from the ground up 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).
A news release from the Army Corps of Engineers anticipated they would finish removing wreckage from the plane and helicopter by February 12. In pics: Memorial honours victim of DC plane crash 09: ...
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 single-engine plane – crashed into the woods close to the Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport around 5pm, according to the National Parks Service in a press release.
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.
The bodies of the pilot and co-pilot were identified earlier in the day, said Dario Pacheco, mayor of Vinhedo. Brazil authorities recover bodies of all 62 plane crash victims Skip to main content
The destroyer was homeward bound from Saipan 21 August 1945, arriving at the Brooklyn Navy Yard 25 September. Farragut was decommissioned on 23 October 1945, stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 28 January 1947 and sold for scrap on 14 August 1947. Farragut received 14 battle stars for World War II service.