USS Haraden (DD-585)

Haraden in October 1943
History
United States
NameUSS Haraden
NamesakeJonathan Haraden
BuilderBoston Navy Yard
Laid down9 November 1942
Launched19 March 1943
Commissioned16 September 1943
Decommissioned2 July 1946
Stricken1 November 1972
FateSunk as a target, November 1973
General characteristics
Class and typeFletcher-class destroyer
Displacement2,050 tons
Length376 ft (115 m)
Beam39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Draft17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
Propulsion60,000 shp (45,000 kW); 2 propellers
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement329
Armament

USS Haraden (DD-585), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Haraden (1744–1803), a privateer of the American Revolutionary War.

The second Haraden was launched by Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, 19 March 1943; sponsored by Miss Caroline E. Derby, great-great-grandniece of Captain Jonathan Haraden; and commissioned at Boston 16 September 1943.