USS Fanning (DD-385)
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 United States
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| Namesake: | Nathaniel Fanning |
| Builder: | United Shipyards, Inc., Staten Island, New York City |
| Laid down: | 10 April 1935 |
| Launched: | 18 September 1936 |
| Commissioned: | 8 October 1937 |
| Decommissioned: | 14 December 1945 |
| Struck: | 28 January 1947 |
| Fate: | Sold 6 January 1948, broken up for scrap. |
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| Class and type: | Mahan-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,500 tons |
| Length: | 341 ft 4 in (104 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 10 in (2.8 m) |
| Speed: | 37 knots (69 km/h) |
| Complement: | 158 officers and crew |
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USS Fanning (DD-385) was a Mahan-class destroyer, in the United States Navy named for Nathaniel Fanning. Her first action was during World War II, immediately following the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Fanning continued to serve in the Pacific Theatre throughout the war, and was decommissioned 14 December 1945. She was one of the last Mahan-class destroyers. Fanning and USS Dunlap were built from the same basic Mahan design but slightly modified. Some sources refer to them as the Dunlap-class destroyers.
Fanning was launched 18 September 1936 by United Shipyards, Inc., New York City; sponsored by Miss Cora A. Marsh, great-great granddaughter of Lieutenant Fanning; and commissioned 8 October 1937, Lieutenant Commander E. H. Geiselman, in command.
Trials, fitting out, shakedown, and minor repairs occupied Fanning until 22 April 1938 when she joined Philadelphia (CL-41) at Annapolis, Maryland, to escort the cruiser as she carried Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States on a Caribbean cruise. After returning to New York on 11 May, she underwent overhaul, escorted MS Kungsholm with Gustaf VI Adolf, the Crown Prince of Sweden, embarked, then sailed for the west coast to join the Battle Force in September. Based in San Diego, California the destroyer conducted antiaircraft gunnery, antisubmarine, and tactical exercises. In the next 3 years, Fanning's schedule took her back to the Atlantic once and to Hawaii several times, all the while enhancing her battle readiness.
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