| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Porter |
| Pennant | DD 360 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 2 Jan 1934 |
| Launched | 18 Jul 1935 |
| Commissioned | 26 Feb 1936 |
| End service | 24 Jun 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 24 June 1946 |
Commands listed for USS Phelps (DD 360)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. Albert Harold Rooks, USN | 26 Feb 1936 | ??? | |
| 2 | Cdr. Harold Biesemeier, USN | 1939 | ??? | |
| 3 | Cdr. Albert MacQueen Bledsoe, USN | 1940 | ??? | |
| 4 | Cdr. Walfred Nyquist, USN | 1941 | Dec 1941 | |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Edward Louis Beck, USN | Dec 1941 | Oct 1942 | |
| 6 | Lt.Cdr. John Ellis Edwards, USN | May 1943 | 14 Dec 1943 | |
| 7 | Lt.Cdr. David L. Martineau, USN | 14 Dec 1943 | 26 Aug 1944 | |
| 8 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Broussard Erly, USN | 26 Aug 1944 | Dec 1945 | |
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Noteable events involving Phelps include:
8 May 1942
During the Battle of the Coral Sea USS Phelps (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Beck) was ordered to sink the badly damaged US aircraft carrier USS Lexington with torpedoes in position 15º12'S, 155º27'E. (see map)