USS Farenholt (DD-491)
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| Name: | USS Farenholt (DD-491) |
| Namesake: | Oscar Farenholt |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island |
| Launched: | 19 November 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 2 April 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 26 April 1946 |
| Struck: | June 1971 |
| Fate: | sold for scrapping, November 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Benson-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,620 tons |
| Length: | 348 ft 4 in (106.17 m) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
| Draught: | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) |
| Speed: | 38 knots |
| Complement: | 208 |
| Armament: | 4 x 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns, 5 x 21 inch (533 mm) tt., 6 dcp., 2 dct. |
USS Farenholt (DD-491) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Admiral Oscar Farenholt.
Farenholt was launched 19 November 1941 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Staten Island, New York; sponsored by Miss N. L. Garland, great-grandniece of Admiral Farenholt; and commissioned 2 April 1942, Lieutenant Commander E. T. Seaward in command.
Farenholt sailed from San Diego, California 1 July 1942 for Tongatapu, Tonga Islands, where between 18 and 23 July she joined in shore bombardment exercises. Sailing in the task force centered around Wasp, Farenholt took part in the invasion of Guadalcanal 7 August, the first American land offensive of the war. She screened Wasp as the aircraft carrier launched air strikes supporting the Marines in the initial days of this long and bitter struggle, and acted as flagship for Destroyer Squadron 12. After replenishing at Noumea from 3 to 8 September, she returned to the Wasp group, covering the transportation of reinforcements from Espiritu Santo to Guadalcanal. When her force was attacked by two Japanese submarines 15 September, she rescued 143 survivors of torpedoed Wasp, including the task force commander and the commanding officer of the carrier.
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