The USS Monaghan (DD-354) was an American destroyer, and the last destroyer built of the Farragut-class. It was the second ship to bear the name of Ensign John R. Monaghan, who was killed in the First Battle of Vailele during the Second Samoan Civil War.
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| - The USS Monaghan (DD-354) was an American destroyer, and the last destroyer built of the Farragut-class. It was the second ship to bear the name of Ensign John R. Monaghan, who was killed in the First Battle of Vailele during the Second Samoan Civil War.
- USS Monaghan (DD-354) was the last ship built of the Farragut-class destroyer design. She was named for Ensign John R. Monaghan. Monaghan was laid down on 21 November 1933 at the Boston Navy Yard, and launched on 9 January 1935. She was sponsored by Miss Mary F. Monaghan, niece of Ensign Monaghan, and commissioned on 19 April 1935, with Commander R. R. Thompson in command. During the next few years Monaghan operated primarily in the North Atlantic, training US Navy personnel who served in World War II. Monaghan was present during the Pearl Harbor raid on 7 December 1941. She participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway in 1942. Monaghan was sunk in a typhoon east of the Philippines in 1944.
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| - The USS Monaghan (DD-354) was an American destroyer, and the last destroyer built of the Farragut-class. It was the second ship to bear the name of Ensign John R. Monaghan, who was killed in the First Battle of Vailele during the Second Samoan Civil War.
- USS Monaghan (DD-354) was the last ship built of the Farragut-class destroyer design. She was named for Ensign John R. Monaghan. Monaghan was laid down on 21 November 1933 at the Boston Navy Yard, and launched on 9 January 1935. She was sponsored by Miss Mary F. Monaghan, niece of Ensign Monaghan, and commissioned on 19 April 1935, with Commander R. R. Thompson in command. During the next few years Monaghan operated primarily in the North Atlantic, training US Navy personnel who served in World War II. Monaghan was present during the Pearl Harbor raid on 7 December 1941. She participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway in 1942. Monaghan was sunk in a typhoon east of the Philippines in 1944.
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