USS Farragut - Definition

Five destroyers of the United States Navy have been named USS Farragut in honor of David Farragut, an admiral of the United States Navy during the American Civil War.

• The first Farragut (TB-11), a torpedo boat destroyer, patrolled the Panama Canal during World War I.
• The second Farragut (DD-300) was a Clemson-class destroyer commissioned on 4 June 1920.
• The third Farragut (DD-348), the lead ship of her class of destroyers, was commissioned on 18 June 1934.
• The fourth Farragut (DDG-37) was also the lead ship of her class of destroyers (Farragut-class guided missile frigate/destroyer), commissioned on 10 December 1960.
• The fifth USS Farragut (DDG-99) is an flight IIa Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer ordered in 2001, under construction by the Bath Iron Works in Maine, and scheduled to be commissioned in 2006.

In the Star Trek fictional universe, the USS Farragut (NCC-60597) was a Nebula class starship in Starfleet. The Farragut rescued the crew of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) from Veridian III in 2371. In early 2373, the Farragut was assigned to evacuate Federation colonists on Ajilon Prime and was later destroyed by the Klingons near the Lembatta Cluster.

The USS Farragut (NCC-1647) was also a Constitution class starship commanded by Captain Garrovick. It was James T. Kirk's first starship post. In 2257, it was attacked by the Diakrome Cloud Creature, which killed over 200 crew members.