The Farragut-class destroyers were a class of eight 1,365-ton destroyers in the United States Navy and the first US destroyers of post-World War I design. Their construction, along with the Porter cla
USS Farragut in 1935
Porter-class destroyer
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The Porter-class destroyers were a class of eight 1,850-ton large destroyers in the United States Navy. Like the preceding Farragut-class, their construction was authorized by Congress on 26 April 191
Farragut-class destroyer (1934)
…class of eight 1,365-ton destroyers in the United States Navy and the first US destroyers of post-World War I design. Their construction, along with the Porter class, was authorized by Congress on 29 April 1916, but funding was delayed considerably. Limited to 1,500 tons standard displacement by the provisions of…
USS Balch — the eighth and final Porter-class destroyer — on 23 September 1936
USS Phelps in November 1944, with five dual-purpose 5-inch (127 mm) guns