USS Worden (DD-352)
USS Worden (DD-352) |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Worden (DD-352) |
| Namesake: | John Lorimer Worden |
| Builder: | Puget Sound Navy Yard |
| Laid down: | 29 December 1932 |
| Launched: | 27 October 1934 |
| Commissioned: | 15 January 1935 |
| Struck: | 22 December 1944 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 12 January 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Farragut-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,726 tons |
| Length: | 341 ft 3 in (104.01 m) |
| Beam: | 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) |
| Speed: | 36.5 kts (68 km/h) |
| Range: | 6500 nmi at 12 knots (12,000 km at 22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 186 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | As Built: 5 x 5"(127mm)/38cal DP (5x1), 8 x 21" (533 mm) T Tubes (2x4), 4 x .50cal (12.7mm) MG AA (4x1) c1942: 1 x Mk 33 Gun Fire Control System 4 × 5" (127mm)/38cal DP (4x1), 8 × 21" (533 mm) T Tubes (2x4), 5 x Oerlikon 20 mm AA (5x1), 2 x Mk 51 Gun Directors 4 x Bofors 40 mm AA (2x2), 2 x Depth Charge stern racks |
The third USS Worden (DD-352) was a Farragut-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Lorimer Worden.
Worden was laid down on 29 December 1932 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard; launched on 27 October 1934; sponsored by Mrs. Katrina L. Halligan, the wife of Rear Admiral John Halligan, Jr., Commander, Aircraft, Battle Force; and commissioned on 15 January 1935, Commander Robert E. Kerr in command.
Read more about USS Worden (DD-352): Pre-World War II, Pearl Harbor, 1942, Grounding