&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USS_Farenholt_(DD-491).jpg) Farenholt
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Farenholt |
| Namesake | Oscar Farenholt |
| Builder | Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island |
| Launched | 19 November 1941 |
| Commissioned | 2 April 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 26 April 1946 |
| Stricken | June 1971 |
| Identification | Hull number: DD-491 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, November 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Benson-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,620 long tons (1,650 t) (standard) |
| Length | 348 ft 4 in (106.2 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 10 in (3.6 m) |
| Speed | 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) |
| Complement | 208 |
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USS Farenholt (DD-491) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Admiral Oscar Farenholt.
Farenholt was launched 19 November 1941 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Staten Island, New York; sponsored by Miss N. L. Garland, great-grandniece of Admiral Farenholt; and commissioned 2 April 1942.