USS Farragut (DDG-37)

USS Farragut (DDG-37)
History
United States
NameFarragut
NamesakeAdmiral David Farragut
Ordered27 January 1956
BuilderBethlehem Steel Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down3 June 1957
Launched18 July 1958
Acquired8 December 1960
Commissioned10 December 1960
Decommissioned30 October 1989
Reclassified30 June 1975
Stricken20 November 1992
MottoDamn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!
FateDismantled
General characteristics
Class & typeFarragut-class guided missile frigate
Displacement5,800 tons
Length512.5 ft (156.2 m)
Beam52 ft (15.8 m)
Draught25 ft (7.6 m)
Propulsion4 1200psi boilers, 2 geared turbines
Speed36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Range4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 knots (20 mph; 40 km/h)
Complement377 (21 officers + 356 enlisted)
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys		AN/SLQ-32 2 x Mark 36 Super Rapid Bloom Off-board Chaff (SRBOC) launchers
Armament

USS Farragut (DLG-6/DDG-37) was the lead ship of her class of guided-missile destroyers (originally destroyer leaders) built for the United States Navy during the 1950s.

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