USS Barton (DD-599)

	Barton in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts on 29 May 1942
History
United States
Name	USS Barton
Namesake	John Kennedy Barton
Builder	Fore River Shipyard
Laid down	20 May 1941
Launched	31 January 1942
Commissioned	29 May 1942
Identification	DD-599
Fate	Sunk by Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze, Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Benson-class destroyer
Displacement	1,620 tons
Length	347 ft 9 in (105.99 m)
Beam	36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft	17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Complement	276
Armament	4 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns; 4 × 1.1-inch/75 AA guns; 7 × 20mm AA guns; 5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes;

USS Barton (DD-599) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Rear Admiral John Kennedy Barton.

History
Barton in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts on 29 May 1942
United States
Name	USS Barton
Namesake	John Kennedy Barton
Builder	Fore River Shipyard
Laid down	20 May 1941
Launched	31 January 1942
Commissioned	29 May 1942
Identification	DD-599
Fate	Sunk by Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze, Battle of Guadalcanal,^[1] 13 November 1942
General characteristics
Class and type	Benson-class destroyer
Displacement	1,620 tons
Length	347 ft 9 in (105.99 m)
Beam	36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft	17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Complement	276
Armament	4 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns 4 × 1.1-inch/75 AA guns 7 × 20mm AA guns 5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes