The USS Farragut (DDG-37) was the lead ship of her class of guided-missile destroyers, constructed for the United States Navy during the 1950s. As the first class of missile-armed carrier escorts designed specifically for this purpose, the Farragut featured a length of 512 feet 6 inches (156.2 meters), a beam of 52 feet 4 inches (16.0 meters), and a deep draft of 17 feet 9 inches (5.4 meters). Displacing 5,648 long tons (5,739 tons) at full load, the vessel was crewed by 23 officers and 337 enlisted personnel. The ship's propulsion system comprised two geared steam turbines powered by four water-tube boilers, delivering approximately 85,000 shaft horsepower (63,000 kW) to achieve a top speed of 32 knots (59 km/h). Its operational range was 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h). Armament included a 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun forward, two twin mounts for 3-inch/50 caliber guns amidships, and an eight-round ASROC launcher positioned between the main gun and the bridge; uniquely, Farragut was the only ship of her class to carry an ASROC magazine behind the launcher, though this addition was later deemed to worsen her already top-heavy design. For anti-submarine defense, Farragut was equipped with two triple torpedo tube sets for 12.75-inch Mk 32 torpedoes. Her primary missile armament consisted of the Terrier surface-to-air missile system, stored in a dual-arm Mark 10 launcher with a capacity of 40 missiles, intended to defend the carrier battle group from aerial threats. Laid down on June 3, 1957, by Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts, and launched on July 15, 1958, the USS Farragut was commissioned on December 10, 1960. Originally designated DLG-6, she was reclassified as DDG-37 on June 30, 1975. The vessel served until her decommissioning on October 31, 1989, was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 1992, and was sold for scrap in 1994. The ship's bell is preserved at Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida, serving as a memorial to her distinguished service.

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