USS Worden (DD-352)

USS Worden (DD-352)
History
United States
Name	Worden (DD-352)
Namesake	John Lorimer Worden
Builder	Puget Sound Navy Yard
Laid down	29 December 1932
Launched	27 October 1934
Commissioned	15 January 1935
Stricken	22 December 1944
Honours and awards	4 × battle stars
Fate	Sunk, 12 January 1943
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	8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
Speed	36.5 kn (68 km/h)
Range	6500 nmi at 12 knots (12,000 km at 22 km/h)
Complement	186 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) c1942: 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 third USS Worden (DD-352) was a Farragut-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Lorimer Worden.

Worden was laid down on 29 December 1932 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard; launched on 27 October 1934; sponsored by Mrs. Katrina L. Halligan, the wife of Rear Admiral John Halligan, Jr., Commander, Aircraft, Battle Force; and commissioned on 15 January 1935.