USS Monaghan

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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. 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 Typhoon Cobra east of the Philippines in 1944.

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keel laying
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Monaghan (DD-354) - Passengers, June 1942 - DPLA - 49a25616d58632b0fca92abcd0308308Monaghan (DD-354) - Passengers, June 1942 - DPLA - 49a25616d58632b0fca92abcd0308308
US Navy Destroyer Squadron 20 steams through a smokescreen off San Diego on 14 September 1936
Hall PHs over Farragut class DDs 1936
Japanese midget submarine h54302
TBD sinking astern of USS Enterprise (CV-6) in May 1942
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