USN · DD
Dewey
Photos and infoFarragut-class destroyer. With Monssen, she guarded the oilers Cimarron and Platte during the Midway battle. Still afloat at the surrender.
| Class | Farragut class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-349 |
| Fate | Afloat. Guarded the oilers at Midway. Still afloat at the surrender. Decommissioned in 1946. |
| Armament (class) | Five 5-inch guns and two funnels. The first of the 1930s destroyers. |
| Command |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy. USS Dewey (DD-349) at sea with battleships in the 1930s.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · in the harbor; not sunk
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · in the screen; not sunk
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · escorted the oilers
