USS Fanning (DD-385)

History
United States
Namesake	Nathaniel Fanning
Builder	United Shipyards, Inc., Staten Island, New York City
Laid down	10 April 1935
Launched	18 September 1936
Commissioned	8 October 1937
Decommissioned	14 December 1945
Stricken	28 January 1947
Fate	Sold 6 January 1948, broken up for scrap.
General characteristics
Class and type	Mahan-class destroyer
Displacement	1,500 tons
Length	341 ft 4 in (104 m)
Beam	35 ft (10.7 m)
Draft	9 ft 10 in (2.8 m)
Speed	37 knots (69 km/h)
Complement	158 officers and crew
Armament	5 × 5 in (130 mm) guns, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Fanning (DD-385) was a Mahan-class destroyer, in the United States Navy named for Nathaniel Fanning. Her first action was during World War II, immediately following the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Fanning continued to serve in the Pacific Theatre throughout the war, and was decommissioned 14 December 1945. He was one of the last Mahan-class destroyers. Fanning and USS Dunlap were built from the same basic Mahan design but slightly modified. Some sources refer to them as the Dunlap-class destroyers.