USS Dewey (DD-349)

History
United States
Namesake	George Dewey
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	16 December 1932
Launched	28 July 1934
Commissioned	4 October 1934
Decommissioned	19 October 1945
Stricken	1 November 1945
Honours and awards	13 × battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrap, 20 December 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Farragut-class destroyer
Displacement	1,726 tons
Length	341 ft 3 in (104.01 m)
Beam	34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
Draft	10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Speed	36 kts (67 km/h)
Complement	160 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

The first USS Dewey (DD-349) was a Farragut-class destroyer of the United States Navy, launched in 1934 and named for Admiral George Dewey. Dewey served in the Pacific through World War II. After escaping damage during the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Dewey screened the aircraft carrier USS Lexington until the carrier was lost in the Battle of the Coral Sea; then screened USS Saratoga through the Invasion of Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Following overhaul in San Francisco, Dewey spent 1943 in Alaskan waters supporting the invasions of Attu and Kiska. Dewey spent 1944 supporting raids in the Marshalls, Carolines, and Marianas, including screening carriers during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. After being damaged by Typhoon Cobra during the Recapture of the Philippines, Dewey supported the invasion of Iwo Jima and spent the remainder of the war screening replenishment oilers.