Launched: 1934 Displacement: 1358 tons 2395 tons full load
Length: 314ft. Beam: 30ft. Speed: 36.5kts. Draft: 9ft. Endurance: 2,500 nm (20 kt)
Armament: Guns: 4x5in/38 dual-purpose AA: 2x40mm twin Bofors 5x20mm Oerlikons Torpedo Tubes: 2x4 21in
The Farragut class was the first of the post-WWI destroyer designs commissioned for the U.S. Navy and served as the
prototypes for all subsequent U.S. destroyers until the Fletcher class appeared. The 5-inch guns and centerline torpedo mounts were a distinct improvement over the armament of the old Clemson and Wickes "4-stackers." Originally these ships had 5 5-inch guns, but the midships mount was removed for a pair of twin-Bofors during the war. Built to the London treaty limitations of 1500 tons for destroyers, the Farraguts were considered rather flimsy, hence the up-sizing of later classes.
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