Press Coverage
Worden in the newspapers, 1934-45
Until World War II, newspapers printed accounts of even trivial naval events such as ship sponsorships, minor accidents, officer promotion lists and maneuvers. Some of these accounts were extraordinarily detailed, and others were so vague as to be useless.
Wartime security put a stop to most such routine articles in the late 1930s.
Major Articles
- 23 August 1934: Building contracts announced
- 6 October 1934: Sponsor selected
- 8 October 1934: Naming controversy
- 28 October 1934: Worden named; other Farragut destroyers announced
- 29 October 1934: Photo of Worden after launch. (Newspaper unknown.)
- 3 April 1935: “Secret” guns for Worden
- 11 July 1935: Worden in Cuba
- 5 March 1936: South America visit
- 4 August 1937: Collision with destroyer Reid
- 28 August 1937: The Inter-American Technical Conference on Aviation
- 15 January 1939: Fleet visits the 1939 World’s Fair
- 27 April 1940: Worden participates in Problem XXI
- Date unknown: Yank Magazine article about Alaska Scouts.
- 11 August 1945: Worden’s loss announced
Routine Movements & Orders
- 2 March 1935: At Puget Sound
- 9 March 1935: At Portland, Oregon
- 12 March 1935: At Puget Sound
- 2 April 1935: At San Diego
- 15 April 1935: At Guaymas, Mexico
- 28 April 1935: At Punta Arenas, Puerto Rico
- 20 March 1936: Lt. (j.g.) C.B. Brooks transfered
- 11 May 1936: Lt. C.E. Olsen transfered
- 12 June 1935: At Hampton Roads, Virginia
- 1 July 1935: At New Bedford, Mass.
- 17 June 1936: At San Diego
- 20 July 1936: At Port McNeil, British Columbia
- 25 July 1936: At Yakutat, Alaska
- 10 December 1936: [Warrant Officer] Gunner C.F. Briscoe transfered
- 18 December 1936: ComDesDiv 60 moves flag to Worden
- 27 September 1937: Refuels at the Canal Zone.