USS Farenholt (DD-332)

USS Farenholt (DD-332)


For other ships of the same name, see USS Farenholt.
Career (US)
Namesake: Oscar Farenholt
Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco
Laid down: 13 September 1920
Launched: 9 March 1921
Sponsored by: Mrs. Richard H. Fairweather
Commissioned: 10 May 1921
Decommissioned: 20 February 1930
Struck: 12 July 1930
Fate: Hulk sold 10 June 1931 after partial scrapping
General characteristics
Class & type: Clemson-class destroyer
Displacement: 1,190 tons
Length: 314 feet 5 inches (95.83 m)
Beam: 31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m)
Draft: 9 feet 4 inches (2.84 m)
Propulsion: 26,500 shp (20 MW);
geared turbines,
2 screws
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h)
Range: 4,900 nmi (9,100 km)
@ 15 kt
Complement: 122 officers and enlisted
Armament: 4 × 4" (102 mm), 12 × 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes

The first USS Farenholt (DD-332) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Oscar Farenholt.

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