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Wednesday, 29 April 2026

American destroyer USS Monaghan DD-354 1933-1944

Clemson-class type. Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

USS Aylwin, Farragut-class. Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

USS Porter, Porter-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Farragut-class preceded by Clemson-class succeeded by Porter-class. Together with the Portland-class authorized by the Congress on 29 April 1916 although without the necessary funding, causing a seriously delay in actual building. Laid down by Boston Navy Yard on 21 November 1933, launched on 9 January 1935, commissioned on 19 April 1935 and lost in the Typhoon Cobra while underway from Hawaii towards Ulithi, Caroline Islands on 18 December 1944. 

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