USS Barton (DD-599)
Barton in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts on 29 May 1942 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Barton |
| Namesake | John Kennedy Barton |
| Builder | Fore River Shipyard |
| Laid down | 20 May 1941 |
| Launched | 31 January 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 May 1942 |
| Identification | DD-599 |
| Fate | Sunk by Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze, Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Benson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,620 tons |
| Length | 347 ft 9 in (105.99 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 276 |
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USS Barton (DD-599) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Rear Admiral John Kennedy Barton.