USS Worden (DD-352)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Worden.
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.
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USS Worden (DD-352) | |
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United States | |
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 |
Stricken | 22 December 1944 |
Honours and awards | 4 × battle stars |
Fate | Sunk, 12 January 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Class and 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 kn (68 km/h) |
Range | 6500 nmi at 12 knots (12,000 km at 22 km/h) |
Complement | 186 officers and enlisted |
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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.