Farragut_Ships

The Farragut Ships

The Five Warships That Carry the Name of
Admiral
David Glasgow Farragut

The Old Man Would Be Proud

DAMN THE TORPEDOES, FULL SPEED AHEAD !!

Topedo Boat 11 was built by Union Iron Works and launched July 16, 1898. Commissioned June 5, 1899
under the command of LCDR R. F. Nicholson USN. She was decommissioned in 1902, commissioned
into the reserve fleet in 1904 and fully commissioned again on March 28, 1908 and assigned to the Pacific
Torpedo Fleet where she became part of the California Naval Militia and served as a training ship on the
west coast. During World War I she patroled the entrances to the Panama Canal. The ship was
re-designated Coastal Torpedo Boat 5 on August 1, 1918 and was decommissioned at Mare Island on
March 13, 1919 then sold in September, 1919.

TB-11/CTB5 Specs. DISP. 279 tons. LENGTH 214'. BEAM 21'. DRAFT 6'. SPEED 30 KNOTS.
The ship was manned by a total crew of 66, officers and enlisted men.

United States Ship Farragut DD-300, a Clemson class Destroyer was built by Union Iron Works of
Bethlehem Steel and launched November of 1918 and commissioned in June 1920. When she arrived
in San Diego she was placed in reserve until March of 1922 and took up training on the west coast. In
the largest peacetime loss of Navy ships the Farragut grounded at Honda Point while sailing with 13
other destroyers. The Farragut managed to extricate herself without severe damage or loss of life,
while 7 ships were scrapped and 23 men died in the disaster. She was decommissioned in April of 1930
and stricken and sold for scrap.

DD-300 Specs. DISP. 1,100 tons. LENGTH 314 ', BEAM 31 ', DRAFT 9'. SPEED 35 knots.
She had a compliment of 95 officers and enlisted men.

United States Ship Farragut DD-348 was laid down by Bethlehem Steel in Quincy, Mass. in 1932 and
launched March 15, 1934 and commissioned June 18, 1934 under the command of CDR Elliott
Buckmaster. A Farragut class ship and the first new destroyer built in almost 14 years, the Farragut
was used largely as a development ship in the early times. In 1935 President Franklin D. Roosevelt
boarded the ship in Jacksonville, Florida. The Farragut proceeded with President Roosevelt on board
to a rendezvous with his private yacht near the Bahamas where the President transferred to the yacht
and the Farragut acted as escort for the yacht until the President re-embarked on Farragut in April of
1935 and the Farragut returned the President to Jacksonville. Later in April of 1935 Farragut
reported to San Diego, CA where she became the flag ship of Commander Destroyer Squadron Twenty.

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 the Farragut was berthed in East Loch 7.
Her engineering officer, the senior officer on board at the time of the attack, got the ship underway
and as she sailed down the channel she kept up a steady fire on the attacking aircraft. Through 1942
Farragut operated in the Hawaiian waters and from Oahu to San Francisco on submarine patrol and
escort duties. Farragut participated in the battle of the Coral Sea with the Yorktown and Lexington in
May, 1942. In June all ships were united as TF 17 and sailed to make contact with the Japanese Port
Moresby Invasion Group. Farragut's group came under heavy air attack but downed five enemy
aircraft and had no damage to any ship. Later, Farragut was involved in operations at Tarawa, the
Marshall Islands, Kwajalein and Eniwetok, Woleia and Wadke, and supported landings at Hollandia.
Farragut bombarded Saipan and Guam in 1944 and served as a radar picket through the battle of the
Philipine Sea. Farragut closed the beach at Agat, Guam, providing covering fire for the demolition
teams preparing for the assault on the island. After screening a cruiser to Saipan she returned to

Guam, and joined the Fire Support Group and engaged in the bombardment of Rota. Five days later
she cleared for overhaul at Puget Sound. Farragut returned to Ulithi to screen oilers supporting a
strike force. She served from Ulithi with this group, supporting strike forces against Iwo Jima and
Okinawa. She served screening duty with the carrier group and later picket duty at Okinawa.
The Farragut earned 14 battle stars in the Pacific during World War II. The Farragut returned home
to the Brooklyn Navy Yard in September, 1945. She was decommissioned in October 1945 and sold for
scrap in 1947.
DD-348 Specs. DISP. 1,365 tons. LENGTH 341'. BEAM 34'. DRAFT 16'.
160 Officers and enlisted crew. Armament 5 - 5"/38 guns. 8 - 21" torpedo tubes.

The United States Ship Farragut DLG-6, later DDG-37 was laid down June 1957 at Bethlehem Steel in Quincy,
Mass.   Launched in July 1958 and commissioned Dec. 10, 1960 under the command of Roger D. Spreen, CDR
USN. Farragut made a solo crossing of the Atlantic to Portsmouth, England with a single stop in Bermuda for
fuel. After visiting ports in northern Europe, Farragut joined the Sixth Fleet in the Med. and returned to her
home port in Mayport, Florida on March 1, 1962.   Shortly after Farragut arrived in Mayport the Commander
Destroyer Squadron Eight broke his flag in Farragut. In May of 1962 while on training in the Carribean, the
Farragut was the first ship to reach the space capsule Aurora 7 of Astronaut Scott Carpenter.   The ship
deployed for another Med Cruise in August 1962. During the Cuban Missle Crisis, the USS Farragut and USS
Huntington passed through the straits of Dardanelle and the Sea of Maramara into the Black Sea to observe
shipping and visit two ports in Turkey. After many fleet ops and port visits the Farragut returned to Mayport
in March 1963. The ship made more Med cruises and then was decommissioned in 1968 for some extensive
refit at which time the ship's 3"/50 gun mounts were removed, a ASROC magazine was installed and other
modifications were made before the ship was recomissioned in 1969. Farragut participated in Unitas Cruise
Ops to South America. On 30 June, 1975, the ship was re-designated DDG -37. In 1976 Farragut participated
with the Tall Ships in NYC to celebrate the bi-centennial of the United States. The Farragut was
de-commissioned on October 30, 1989 and scrapped at the Brownsville, Texas ship channel in 2006.

DLG-6/DDG-37 Specs. DISP. 5,800 tons. LENGTH 512'. BEAM 52'. DRAFT 25'. SPEED 36.5 knots.
Complement - 21 Officers and 356 enlisted. ARMAMENT 1 - 5"/54 gun, 2 triple mount torpedo tubes,
ASROC missle launcher, dual Terrier SAM missle launcher, 2 - 3"/50 twin gun mounts (later removed).

The United States Ship Farragut DDG-99 keel was laid January 9, 2004 at Bath Iron Works, Bath,
Maine. She was launched on July 23, 2005 with Senator Susan Collins of Maine as sponsor. One of
the first ships of her class to have the Mark-41 vertical launch system already fully installed and
operational. In addition, her Aegis combat system was already operational and tracking targets which
was also a first. The Farragut was commissioned at Mayport Naval Station, Mayport, Florida under
the command of Deidre L. McLay, Commander, USN on June 10, 2006. Mayport is also the current
home port of the Farragut.

General Specifications: DISPLACEMENT - 9,200 tons. Length - 509'. BEAM - 66'. DRAFT 31'
SPEED - 30 knots. Complement - 290 officers and enlisted.
ARMAMENT: One 64 cell and one 32 cell Mark 41 vertical launch systems with 96 RIM-67, SM-2,
BGM-109 Tomahawk, or RUM-139 VL-asroc, missles. One 5"/62 gun, 2 x25mmm 4x12.7mm guns.
Two Mark 46 triple torpedo tubes.
AIRCRAFT - 2 SH - 60 Sea Hawk helicopters or one Sea Hawk and one gun ship helicopter.

Lest We Forget...

The Liberty Ship
David Glasgow Farragut SS 317
United States Army Transport served in the Atlantic,
Mediterranean and Black Sea theater in 1943-1945

The Farragut was built by the Delta ship-building company in New Orleans, LA.
The keel was laid on Nov. 7, 1942 and launched on Dec. 23, 1942. Built in only
46 days.

The Liberty Ship was built and mass produced to a standardized design. The 250,000 parts
were pre-fabricated throughout the country in 250 ton sections and welded together in less
than 70 days. The Liberty was 441 feet long and 56 feet wide. A 3 cylinder reciprocating
steam engine fed by two oil burning boilers produced 2,500 HP and a speed of 11 knots.
The 5 holds could carry over 9,000 tons of cargo plus aircraft, tanks and locomotives lashed
to the deck The ships were built by 15 companies at 18 different shipyards
Liberty ships were named after prominent deceased Americans starting with Patrick Henry
and followed by the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Eighteen were named for
famous African-Americans like George Washington Carver and Steven Douglass. About 200
Liberty ships were lost during World War II. Two surviving ships, the SS Jeremiah O'Brian
in San Francisco and the John W. Brown in Baltimore serve as museum ships.

Torpedo Boat 11 - Later Coastal Torpedo Boat 5

DD - 300

DD - 348

USS Farragut DD-348 earned 14 Battle Stars in the Pacific in WWII

DLG - 6 later DDG - 37 (below)

DDG-99

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