
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
DD-354 USS Monaghan
- Farragut Class Destroyer:
- Displacement: 1,375 tons
- Length: 341'3"
- Beam: 34'2"
- Draft: 8'10"
- Speed: 36.5 knots
- Armament: 5 5"/38, 4 1.1", 8x4 21" torpedo tubes
- Complement: 251
- Geared turbines with twin screws, 42,800 h.p.
- Built at Boston Navy Yard and commissioned 19 April 1935
: Foundered in the typhoon of 18 December 1944 off the Philippines. Only 6 hands survived the sinking, 3 of whom perished after rescue.
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Last updated:
September 13, 2000