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USS Worden (DD 352)
Destroyer of the Farragut class
USS Worden in November 1942 after her last refit
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Farragut |
| Pennant | DD 352 |
| Built by | Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 29 Dec 1932 |
| Launched | 27 Oct 1934 |
| Commissioned | 15 Jan 1935 |
| Lost | 12 Jan 1943 |
| History | USS Worden (Cmdr William Grady Pogue) was lost when she ran aground and was wrecked at Amchitka, Aleutians. 14 of the crew were lost in the sinking and the 233 survivors which include the Commanding officer Pogue were rescued by boats from the Arthur Middleton and Dewey. |
Commands listed for USS Worden (DD 352)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Robert Earle Kerr, USN | 15 Jun 1935 | 10 Dec 1935 |
| 2 | Lt. Clarence Edward Olsen, USN | 10 Dec 1935 | 29 Feb 1936 |
| 3 | Cdr. Henry Bryan Broadfoot, USN | 29 Feb 1936 | 5 Jun 1936 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Julian DuBois Wilson, USN | 5 Jun 1936 | 11 Jun 1938 |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Linsford Yandell Mason, Jr., USN | 11 Jun 1938 | 17 Jun 1939 |
| 6 | Lt.Cdr. Ransom Kirby Davis, USN | 17 Jun 1939 | 12 Apr 1941 |
| 7 | Lt.Cdr. William Grady Pogue, USN | 12 Apr 1941 | 12 Jan 1943 |
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