USS Farragut (DD-348)

	USS Farragut (DD-348)
History
United States
Namesake	David Glasgow Farragut
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation-Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	20 September 1932
Launched	15 March 1934
Commissioned	18 June 1934
Decommissioned	23 October 1945
Stricken	28 January 1947
Fate	Sold for scrap, 14 August 1947
General characteristics
Class and type	Farragut-class destroyer
Displacement	1,365 tons
Length	341 ft 3 in (104.01 m)
Beam	34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)
Draught	16 ft 2 in (4.93 m)
Speed	37 knots (69 km/h)
Complement	160 officers and enlisted
Armament	As Built:; 5 × 5" (127 mm)/38 cal DP (5x1),; 8 × 21 inch (533 mm) T Tubes (2x4); 4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) MG AA (4x1); c1943:; 1 × Mk 33 Gun Fire Control System; 4 × 5" (127 mm)/38cal DP (4x1); 8 × 21" (533 mm) T Tubes (2x4); 5 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA (5x1); 2 × Mk 51 Gun Directors; 4 × Bofors 40 mm AA (2x2); 2 × Depth Charge stern racks;

The third USS Farragut (DD-348) was named for Admiral David Glasgow Farragut (1801–1870). She was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy.

History
USS Farragut (DD-348)
United States
Namesake	David Glasgow Farragut
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation-Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	20 September 1932
Launched	15 March 1934
Commissioned	18 June 1934
Decommissioned	23 October 1945
Stricken	28 January 1947
Fate	Sold for scrap, 14 August 1947
General characteristics
Class and type	Farragut-class destroyer
Displacement	1,365 tons
Length	341 ft 3 in (104.01 m)
Beam	34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)
Draught	16 ft 2 in (4.93 m)
Speed	37 knots (69 km/h)
Complement	160 officers and enlisted
Armament	As Built: 5 × 5" (127 mm)/38 cal DP (5x1), 8 × 21 inch (533 mm) T Tubes (2x4) 4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) MG AA (4x1) c1943: 1 × Mk 33 Gun Fire Control System 4 × 5" (127 mm)/38cal DP (4x1) 8 × 21" (533 mm) T Tubes (2x4) 5 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA (5x1) 2 × Mk 51 Gun Directors 4 × Bofors 40 mm AA (2x2) 2 × Depth Charge stern racks