USS Aylwin (DD-355)

	USS Aylwin (DD-355)
History
United States
Name	Aylwin (DD-355)
Namesake	John Cushing Aylwin (1778–1812)
Builder	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Laid down	23 September 1933
Launched	10 July 1934
Commissioned	1 March 1935
Decommissioned	16 October 1945
Stricken	1 November 1945
Honors and; awards	13 × battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrap, 20 December 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Farragut-class destroyer
Displacement	1,375 tons
Length	341 ft 3 in (104.01 m)
Beam	34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)
Draft	16 ft 4 in (4.98 m)
Speed	37 kn (69 km/h)
Range	6500 nmi at 12 knots; (12,000 km at 22 km/h);
Complement	251 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 Aylwin (DD-355) was a Farragut-class destroyer, and the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant John Cushing Aylwin (1778–1812).