USS Dewey (DD-349)
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 United States
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| Namesake: | George Dewey |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | 16 December 1932 |
| Launched: | 28 July 1934 |
| Commissioned: | 4 October 1934 |
| Decommissioned: | 19 October 1945 |
| Struck: | 1 November 1945 |
| Fate: | sold 20 December 1946 and broken up for scrap |
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| 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: | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
| Speed: | 36 kts (67 km/h) |
| Complement: | 160 officers and enlisted |
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The first USS Dewey (DD-349) was a Farragut-class destroyer of the United States Navy, launched in 1934 and named for Admiral George Dewey. Dewey served in the Pacific through World War II. After escaping damage during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dewey screened the aircraft carrier USS Lexington until the carrier was lost in the battle of the Coral Sea; then screened USS Saratoga through the invasion of Guadalcanal and the battle of the Eastern Solomons. Following overhaul in San Francisco, Dewey spent 1943 in Alaskan waters supporting the invasions of Attu and Kiska. Dewey spent 1944 supporting raids in the Marshalls, Carolines, and Marianas, including screening carriers during the battle of the Philippine Sea. After being damaged by Typhoon Cobra during the recapture of the Philippines, Dewey supported the invasion of Iwo Jima and spent the remainder of the war screening replenishment oilers.
The Dewey was launched on 28 July 1934 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, sponsored by Miss A. M. Dewey, great-grandniece of Admiral Dewey. She was commissioned on 4 October 1934, with Commander H. W. Hill in command.
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