USS Moffett ( DD - 362 ) USS " Moffett " ( DD - 362 ) was a " Porter " - class destroyer in the United States Navy . She was named for William Moffett . " Moffett " was laid down 2 January 1934 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation , Quincy , Massachusetts ; launched 11 December 1935 ; sponsored by Miss Beverly Moffett , daughter of Rear Admiral Moffett ; and commissioned at Boston , Massachusetts 28 August 1936 , Commander Andrew H . Addoms in command . " Moffett " left Newport , Rhode Island , her base for Atlantic Fleet operations between 1936 and 1941 , on 24 April 1941 , joining the South Atlantic Neutrality Patrol off Brazil . After the fall of France , she operated out of Puerto Rico with a force guarding against hostile action by a Vichy - inclined admiral commanding the French West Indies fleet based at Martinique and Guadeloupe . She left her South Atlantic duty in August 1941 to protect " Augusta " , which was carrying President Franklin D . Roosevelt to the Atlantic Charter Conference with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at NS Argentia , Newfoundland . For the first 2 years of World War II , " Moffett " operated with typical destroyer versatility on patrol and convoy duties in the South Atlantic and Caribbean , escort missions bringing her to U . S . ports from time to time . She made several voyages to West African parts in 1943 . On 17 May 1943 , as she and " Jouett " were on escort duty in the Caribbean , she learned that patrol planes had spotted and fired upon a German submarine . At 1246 , " Moffett " sighted the German submarine " U - 128 " . The two destroyers sank the submarine with 5 inch gunfire , and then rescued 50 survivors including the German commanding officer . Three months later , while escorting " Memphis " and a merchant ship to Ascension Island , " Moffett " made contact with " U - 604 " , and again joined Navy aircraft to attack . A running fight ensued through the night , and when the submarine surfaced 95 miles north of Trinidad next morning , " Moffett " drove her down once more with five hits . Three days later , with the aid of aircraft , contact was regained and the submarine was badly damaged by " Moffett ' s " depth charges . In the dark and confusion of action , a friendly aircraft mistaking " Moffett " for the enemy made two strafing runs which caused minor damage . The stricken submarine was finally scuttled by her crew 11 August ; " Moffett " was credited with the kill . On 26 March 1944 , " Moffett " sailed as escort commander of Convoy YN - 78 , a group of tugs , barges , and patrol craft en route to England for the invasion of Normandy . After visiting Wales and Northern Ireland , " Moffett " returned to New York 11 May . " Moffett ' s " last combat experience came 1 August , when enemy planes attacked Convoy UGS - 48 as she screened it en route to Bizerte , Tunisia . Laying smoke to protect the convoy , " Moffett " went into a series of brilliant tight turns and maneuvers to dodge the torpedo planes which continued to attack through the night , and with other escorts drove them off with antiaircraft fire . She returned to New York from this mission 27 August . After a last escort voyage to Oran in April 1945 , " Moffett " began extended repairs at Boston . Towed to Charleston , South Carolina , 28 May for further repairs , " Moffett " was still in the yard at the close of the war in August , and work was stopped . She was decommissioned in Charleston 2 November 1945 and entered the Reserve Fleet . Stricken from the Navy list 28 January 1947 , " Moffett " was sold for scrapping 16 May 1947 to Boston Metals Company , Baltimore , Maryland . " Moffett " received two battle star s for World War II service . No other United States Navy ship has been named " Moffett " .