USS Barton (DD-599)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Barton.
USS Barton (DD-599) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Rear Admiral John Kennedy Barton.
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Barton in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts on 29 May 1942 | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Barton |
Namesake | John Kennedy Barton |
Builder | Fore River Shipyard |
Laid down | 20 May 1941 |
Launched | 31 January 1942 |
Commissioned | 29 May 1942 |
Identification | DD-599 |
Fate | Sunk by Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze, Battle of Guadalcanal,[1] 13 November 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Benson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,620 tons |
Length | 347 ft 9 in (105.99 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) |
Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
Complement | 276 |
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