USS Monaghan (DD-354)

USS Monaghan (DD-354)
History
United States
Name	Monaghan (DD-354)
Namesake	John R. Monaghan
Builder	Boston Navy Yard
Laid down	21 November 1933
Launched	9 January 1935
Commissioned	19 April 1935
Honours and awards	12 × battle stars
Fate	Foundered in Typhoon Cobra, 18 December 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Farragut-class destroyer
Displacement	1,500 tons
Length	341 ft 3 in (104.01 m)
Beam	34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)
Draft	8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
Speed	36.5 kts (68 km/h)
Complement	100 officers and enlisted
Armament	As Built: 5 × 5"(127mm)/38cal DP (5x1), 8 × 21 inch (533 mm) T Tubes (2x4), 4 × .50cal (12.7mm) MG AA (4x1) c1943: 1 × Mk 33 Gun Fire Control System 4 × 5" (127mm)/38cal DP (4x1), 8 × 21" (533 mm) T Tubes (2x4), 5 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA (5x1), 2 × Mk 51 Gun Directors 4 × Bofors 40 mm AA (2x2), 2 × Depth Charge stern racks

USS Monaghan (DD-354) was the last ship built of the Farragut-class destroyer design. She was named for Ensign John R. Monaghan. Monaghan was laid down on November 21, 1933 at the Boston Navy Yard, and launched on January 9, 1935. She was sponsored by Miss Mary F. Monaghan, niece of Ensign Monaghan, and commissioned on 19 April 1935. During the next few years Monaghan operated primarily in the North Atlantic, training US Navy personnel who served in World War II. Monaghan was present during the Pearl Harbor raid on December 7, 1941. She participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway in 1942. Monaghan was sunk in Typhoon Cobra east of the Philippines in 1944.