USS Porter (DD-356)

	USS Porter (DD-356)
History
United States
Name	Porter
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down	18 December 1933
Launched	12 December 1935
Commissioned	25 August 1936
Stricken	2 November 1942
Fate	Scuttled following Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands,; 26 October 1942;
General characteristics
Class and type	Porter-class destroyer
Displacement	1,850 tons
Length	381 ft (116 m)
Beam	36 ft 2 in (11.02 m)
Draft	10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)
Propulsion	50,000 shp (37,285 kW) geared turbines; 2 screws;
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h)
Range	6,500 nmi. at 12 knots; (12,000 km at 22 km/h);
Complement	194
Armament	As built:; 2 × Mk33 Gun Fire Control System; 8 × 5" (127mm)/38cal SP guns (4×2); 8 × 1.1" (28mm) AA (2x4); 8 × 21"(533mm) torpedo tubes (2x4); Circa 1942:; 1 × Mk33 Gun Fire Control System; 8 × 5" (127mm)/38cal SP guns (4×2); 2 × 40mm Bofors AA (1x2); 6 × 20mm Oerlikon AA (6x1); 2 × stern depth charge racks;

USS Porter (DD-356) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for Commodore David Porter and his son, Admiral David Dixon Porter.

History
USS Porter (DD-356)
United States
Name	Porter
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down	18 December 1933
Launched	12 December 1935
Commissioned	25 August 1936
Stricken	2 November 1942
Fate	Scuttled following Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Porter-class destroyer
Displacement	1,850 tons
Length	381 ft (116 m)
Beam	36 ft 2 in (11.02 m)
Draft	10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)
Propulsion	50,000 shp (37,285 kW) geared turbines 2 screws
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h)
Range	6,500 nmi. at 12 knots (12,000 km at 22 km/h)
Complement	194
Armament	As built: 2 × Mk33 Gun Fire Control System 8 × 5" (127mm)/38cal SP guns (4×2) 8 × 1.1" (28mm) AA (2x4) 8 × 21"(533mm) torpedo tubes (2x4) Circa 1942: 1 × Mk33 Gun Fire Control System 8 × 5" (127mm)/38cal SP guns (4×2) 2 × 40mm Bofors AA (1x2) 6 × 20mm Oerlikon AA (6x1) 2 × stern depth charge racks