USS Lang (DD-399)
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| Namesake: | John Lang |
| Builder: | Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company |
| Laid down: | 5 April 1937 |
| Launched: | 27 August 1938 |
| Commissioned: | 30 March 1939 |
| Decommissioned: | 16 October 1945 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 31 October 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Benham-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,725 tons |
| Length: | 341 ft 1 in |
| Beam: | 35 ft 6 in |
| Draft: | 10 ft 9 in |
| Speed: | 38.5 |
| Complement: | 184 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 5-inch 38 caliber, 6 20 mm., 7 .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns. AA, 8 21" torpedo tubes, 2 depth charge tracks |
The first USS Lang (DD-399) was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Lang.
Lang was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Kearny, New Jersey, 5 April 1937; launched 27 August 1938; sponsored by Mrs. William D. Leahy, wife of Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations; and commissioned 30 March 1939, Lieutenant Commander Felix L. Johnson in command.
Lang departed New York 12 August 1939 guarding President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s passage to Campobello, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia. The President came on board the 24th at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, for transit to Fort Hancock. In November, the destroyer left Newport, Rhode Island, for Galveston, Texas, and duty on the Gulf Patrol. Transferred to the Pacific, she reached San Diego 18 March 1940 and Pearl Harbor 2 April, where she participated in fleet problems and training exercises. She voyaged between the west coast and Hawaii throughout the remainder of 1940 and into early 1941 engaged in escort duties and training.
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