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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Namesake | Nathaniel Fanning |
| Builder | United Shipyards, Inc., Staten Island, New York City |
| Laid down | 10 April 1935 |
| Launched | 18 September 1936 |
| Commissioned | 8 October 1937 |
| Decommissioned | 14 December 1945 |
| Stricken | 28 January 1947 |
| Fate | Sold 6 January 1948, broken up for scrap. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Mahan-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,500 tons |
| Length | 341 ft 4 in (104 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 10 in (2.8 m) |
| Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h) |
| Complement | 158 officers and crew |
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USS Fanning (DD-385) was a Mahan-class destroyer, in the United States Navy named for Nathaniel Fanning. Her first action was during World War II, immediately following the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Fanning continued to serve in the Pacific Theatre throughout the war, and was decommissioned 14 December 1945. He was one of the last Mahan-class destroyers. Fanning and USS Dunlap were built from the same basic Mahan design but slightly modified. Some sources refer to them as the Dunlap-class destroyers.