| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bristol |
| Pennant | DD 491 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Staten Island, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 11 Dec 1940 |
| Launched | 11 Nov 1941 |
| Commissioned | 2 Apr 1942 |
| End service | 26 Apr 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 26 April 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Farenholt (DD 491)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Eugene Trefethen Seaward, USN | 2 Apr 1942 | 17 Jul 1943 |
| 2 | T/Cdr. Alcorn Gustav Beckmann, USN | 17 Jul 1943 | 2 Feb 1944 |
| 3 | T/Cdr. Kenneth Sydney Shook, USN | 2 Feb 1944 | 16 Dec 1944 |
| 4 | Beriah Magoffin, 3rd, USN | 16 Dec 1944 | 29 Jan 1946 |
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