High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Fanning (DD-385), a Mahan-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Nathaniel Fanning. She first saw action during World War II immediately following the attack on Pearl Harbor. She continued to serve in the Pacific Theatre throughout the war, and was decommissioned soon thereafter. The USS Fanning was one of the last Mahan-class destroyers. It as well as the USS Dunlap were modified slightly and are sometimes referred to as the Dunlap-class.