USN · DD
Farragut
Photos and infoName ship of the Farragut class, DD-348. Bethlehem Fore River launched her on 15 March 1934 and the Navy commissioned her on 18 June 1934. She was at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and was not sunk. She screened the carriers at Coral Sea and was not sunk there. Still afloat at the surrender. Decommissioned 23 October 1945 and sold for scrap on 14 August 1947. Fourteen battle stars.
| Class | Farragut class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-348 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Fore River, Quincy |
| Launched | 1934-03-15 |
| Commissioned | 1934-06-18 |
| Fate | Afloat. Screened the carriers at Coral Sea, and not sunk there. Still afloat at the surrender. Decommissioned 23 October 1945, struck 28 January 1947, sold for scrap 14 August 1947. |
| 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 Farragut (DD-348) at sea in December 1943.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Command
Buckmaster, ElliottCaptain, 18 June 1934 – 20 June 1936
Sauer, Edward PaulCaptain, 20 June 1936 – 15 May 1937
Fischler, Peter KalshCaptain, 15 May 1937 – 5 June 1938LCCorman, LewisCaptain, 5 June 1938 – 25 June 1939
Welker, George WashingtonCaptain, 25 June 1939 – 15 April 1941GHHunter, George PorterCaptain, 15 April 1941 – 25 August 1942
Rozendal, Henry DirkCaptain, 25 August 1942 – 21 June 1943EFFerguson, Edward FranklinCaptain, 21 June 1943 – 25 May 1944
Hartigan, Charles ConwayCaptain, 25 May 1944 – 23 October 1945Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · in the harbor; not sunk
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · in the screen; not sunk
