List of United States Navy destroyers
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Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

s of the United States Navy
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The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

, sorted by hull number
Hull number
Hull number is a serial identification number given to a boat or ship. A lower number implies an older vessel. The precise usage varies by country and type....

. It includes all of the series DD, DL, DDG, DLG, DLGN.

CG-47 Ticonderoga and CG-48 Yorktown were approved as destroyers (DDG-47 and DDG-48) and redesignated cruisers before being laid down; it is uncertain whether CG-49 Vincennes and CG-50 Valley Forge were ever authorized as destroyers by the United States Congress (though the fact that the DDG sequence resumes with DDG-51 Arleigh Burke argues that they were).

See also, List of destroyer classes of the United States Navy

For destroyer escort
Destroyer escort
A destroyer escort is the classification for a smaller, lightly armed warship designed to be used to escort convoys of merchant marine ships, primarily of the United States Merchant Marine in World War II. It is employed primarily for anti-submarine warfare, but also provides some protection...

s, see List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy.

For destroyer minelayers, see List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy.










By hull number

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DD-1 to DD-444

  • (DD-1) Bainbridge
    USS Bainbridge (DD-1)
    The second USS Bainbridge was the first destroyer in the United States Navy and the lead ship of her class. She was named for William Bainbridge.-Construction:...

  • (DD-2) Barry
    USS Barry (DD-2)
    USS Barry , a Bainbridge-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore John Barry .-Construction:...

  • (DD-3) Chauncey
    USS Chauncey (DD-3)
    The first USS Chauncey was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy named for Commodore Isaac Chauncey.-Construction:...

  • (DD-4) Dale
    USS Dale (DD-4)
    The second USS Dale was a Bainbridge class destroyer in the United States Navy.Dale was launched on 24 July 1900 by William R. Trigg Company, Richmond, Virginia; sponsored by Miss M. H. Wilson; placed in reserve commission on 24 October 1902, Lieutenant Harry E...

  • (DD-5) Decatur
    USS Decatur (DD-5)
    The second USS Decatur was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Stephen Decatur.Decatur was launched on 26 September 1900 by William R. Trigg Company, Richmond, Virginia; sponsored by Miss M. D...

  • (DD-6) Hopkins
    USS Hopkins (DD-6)
    |-References:...

  • (DD-7) Hull
    USS Hull (DD-7)
    USS Hull was a in the United States Navy, the second ship named for Commodore Isaac Hull.Hull was launched by Harlan & Hollingsworth of Wilmington, Delaware, on 21 June 1902; sponsored by Miss Mabel Hull, a descendant of Commodore Hull; and commissioned on 20 May 1903, Lieutenant Samuel Robison...

  • (DD-8) Lawrence
    USS Lawrence (DD-8)
    The third USS Lawrence was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Captain James Lawrence.Lawrence was laid down on 10 April 1899 by Fore River Ship & Engine Company, Weymouth, Massachusetts; launched on 7 November 1900; sponsored by Miss Ruth Lawrence, great niece of Captain Lawrence; and...

  • (DD-9) Macdonough
    USS Macdonough (DD-9)
    The first USS Macdonough was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Thomas MacdonoughMacdonough was laid down on 10 April 1899 by the Fore River Ship & Engine Company, Weymouth, Massachusetts; launched on 24 December 1900; sponsored by Miss Lucy Shaler Macdonough, granddaughter...

  • (DD-10) Paul Jones
    USS Paul Jones (DD-10)
    The second USS Paul Jones was a in the United States Navy. She was named for John Paul Jones.Paul Jones was laid down on 20 April 1899 by the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California; launched on 14 June 1902; sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth Goldsborough Adams; and commissioned on 19 July 1902,...

  • (DD-11) Perry
    USS Perry (DD-11)
    The second USS Perry was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry....

  • (DD-12) Preble
    USS Preble (DD-12)
    The third USS Preble was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Edward Preble.Preble was laid down by the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, on 21 April 1899; launched on 2 March 1901; sponsored by Miss Ethel Preble; and commissioned on 14...

  • (DD-13) Stewart
    USS Stewart (DD-13)
    The first USS Stewart was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart.Stewart was laid down on 24 January 1900 at Morris Heights, New York, by the Gas Engine and Power Company; launched on 10 May 1902; sponsored by Mrs. Paul Lee Cocke, granddaughter of Rear Admiral...

  • (DD-14) Truxtun
    USS Truxtun (DD-14)
    The second USS Truxtun was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Thomas Truxtun....

  • (DD-15) Whipple
    USS Whipple (DD-15)
    The first USS Whipple was a in the United States Navy, named for Abraham Whipple.She was laid down on 13 November 1899 at Sparrows Point, Maryland, by the Maryland Steel Company; launched on 15 August 1901; sponsored by Miss Elsie Pope; and commissioned on 17 February 1903, Lieutenant Jehu V...

  • (DD-16) Worden
    USS Worden (DD-16)
    The first USS Worden was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral John Lorimer Worden.Worden was laid down at Sparrows Point, Maryland, on 13 November 1899 by the Maryland Steel Company; launched on 15 August 1901; sponsored by Mrs. Daniel F. Worden, the daughter-in-law of Rear...

  • (DD-17) Smith
    USS Smith (DD-17)
    USS Smith was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the first ship named for Lieutenant Joseph B. Smith....

  • (DD-18) Lamson
    USS Lamson (DD-18)
    USS Lamson was a Smith class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Roswell Lamson....


  • (DD-19) Preston
    USS Preston (DD-19)
    USS Preston was a Smith class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the third ship named for Samuel W. Preston....

  • (DD-20) Flusser
    USS Flusser (DD-20)
    USS Flusser was a Smith class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the second ship named for Lieutenant Commander Charles W. Flusser....

  • (DD-21) Reid
    USS Reid (DD-21)
    USS Reid was a Smith class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Samuel Chester Reid....

  • (DD-22) Paulding
    USS Paulding (DD-22)
    USS Paulding was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She served in the United States Coast Guard as CG-17. She was named for Rear Admiral Hiram A...

  • (DD-23) Drayton
    USS Drayton (DD-23)
    USS Drayton was a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the first ship named for Captain Percival Drayton....

  • (DD-24) Roe
    USS Roe (DD-24)
    USS Roe was a in the United States Navy during World War I, and later in the United States Coast Guard designated CG-18. She was the first ship named for Francis Asbury Roe....

  • (DD-25) Terry
    USS Terry (DD-25)
    USS Terry was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I, and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated CG-19. She was the first ship named for Edward Terry....

  • (DD-26) Perkins
    USS Perkins (DD-26)
    USS Perkins was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Commodore George H. Perkins....

  • (DD-27) Sterett
    USS Sterett (DD-27)
    USS Sterett was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Andrew Sterett.Sterett was laid down on 22 March 1909 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company...

  • (DD-28) McCall
    USS McCall (DD-28)
    USS McCall was a in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated CG-14...

  • (DD-29) Burrows
    USS Burrows (DD-29)
    USS Burrows was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated '...

  • (DD-30) Warrington
    USS Warrington (DD-30)
    The first USS Warrington was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Lewis Warrington.Warrington was laid down on 21 June 1909 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by the William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company; launched on 18 June 1910; sponsored by Mrs....

  • (DD-31) Mayrant
    USS Mayrant (DD-31)
    The first USS Mayrant was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Captain John Mayrant.Mayrant was laid down on 22 April 1909 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; launched on 23 April 1910; sponsored by Mrs. I. B...

  • (DD-32) Monaghan
    USS Monaghan (DD-32)
    The first USS Monaghan was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated '. She was named for Ensign John R. Monaghan....

  • (DD-33) Trippe
    USS Trippe (DD-33)
    The second USS Trippe was a in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated '. She was named for Lieutenant John Trippe....

  • (DD-34) Walke
    USS Walke (DD-34)
    The first USS Walke was a in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Rear Admiral Henry A. Walke.Walke was laid down on 5 March 1910 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company; launched on 3 November 1910; sponsored by Miss Mildred Walke Walter,...

  • (DD-35) Ammen
    USS Ammen (DD-35)
    The first USS Ammen was a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-8...

  • (DD-36) Patterson
    USS Patterson (DD-36)
    The first USS Patterson was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-16...

  • (DD-37) Fanning
    USS Fanning (DD-37)
    The first USS Fanning was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-11. She was named for Nathaniel Fanning....

  • (DD-38) Jarvis
    USS Jarvis (DD-38)
    The first USS Jarvis was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for James C. Jarvis.Jarvis was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey on 1 July 1911; launched on 4 April 1912; sponsored by Mrs. Jean King; and commissioned on 22 October...

  • (DD-39) Henley
    USS Henley (DD-39)
    The first USS Henley was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-12...

  • (DD-40) Beale
    USS Beale (DD-40)
    USS Beale , a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated CG-9. She was the first ship of the Navy to be named for Edward Fitzgerald Beale....

  • (DD-41) Jouett
    USS Jouett (DD-41)
    The first USS Jouett was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-13...

  • (DD-42) Jenkins
    USS Jenkins (DD-42)
    The first USS Jenkins was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Rear Admiral Thortan A. Jenkins....

  • (DD-43) Cassin
    USS Cassin (DD-43)
    The first USS Cassin was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War I. She was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard, where she was designated CG-1...

  • (DD-44) Cummings
    USS Cummings (DD-44)
    The first USS Cummings was a used by the United States Navy during World War I. She was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard, where she was designated CG-3. She was named for Lieutenant Commander Andrew Boyd Cummings....

  • (DD-45) Downes
    USS Downes (DD-45)
    The first USS Downes was a Cassin-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard, where she was designated CG-4. She was named for Captain John Downes....

  • (DD-46) Duncan
    USS Duncan (DD-46)
    The first USS Duncan was a in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Commander Silas Duncan.Duncan was launched on 5 April 1913 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Miss D. Clark; and commissioned on 30 August 1913, Lieutenant Commander C. E...

  • (DD-47) Aylwin
    USS Aylwin (DD-47)
    USS Aylwin was the lead ship of her class of destroyers built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of John Cushing Aylwin, a U.S...

  • (DD-48) Parker
    USS Parker (DD-48)
    USS Parker was an built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of Foxhall A. Parker, a U.S...

  • (DD-49) Benham
    USS Benham (DD-49)
    USS Benham was an built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of Rear Admiral Andrew E. K. Benham....

  • (DD-50) Balch
    USS Balch (DD-50)
    USS Balch was an built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S...

  • (DD-51) O'Brien
    USS O'Brien (DD-51)
    USS O'Brien was the lead ship of her class of destroyer built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I...

  • (DD-52) Nicholson
    USS Nicholson (DD-52)
    USS Nicholson was an built for the United States Navy before the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second U.S...

  • (DD-53) Winslow
    USS Winslow (DD-53)
    USS Winslow was an built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second US Navy vessel named in honor of John Ancrum Winslow, a US Navy officer notable for sinking the Confederate commerce raider during the American Civil War.Winslow was laid...

  • (DD-54) McDougal
    USS McDougal (DD-54)
    USS McDougal was an built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of David Stockton McDougal, a U.S...

  • (DD-55) Cushing
    USS Cushing (DD-55)
    USS Cushing was an built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of William B. Cushing, a U.S...

  • (DD-56) Ericsson
    USS Ericsson (DD-56)
    USS Ericsson was an built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second U.S...

  • (DD-57) Tucker
    USS Tucker (DD-57)
    USS Tucker was the lead ship of her class of destroyers built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named for Samuel Tucker....

  • (DD-58) Conyngham
    USS Conyngham (DD-58)
    USS Conyngham was a built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named for Gustavus Conyngham....

  • (DD-59) Porter
    USS Porter (DD-59)
    USS Porter was a built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of both David Porter and his son David Dixon Porter....

  • (DD-60) Wadsworth
    USS Wadsworth (DD-60)
    USS Wadsworth was a built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named for Alexander Scammel Wadsworth....

  • (DD-61) Jacob Jones
    USS Jacob Jones (DD-61)
    USS Jacob Jones The United States Navy's hull classification system—in which Jacob Jones would have been designated DD-61—was not implemented until July 1920...

  • (DD-62) Wainwright
    USS Wainwright (DD-62)
    USS Wainwright was a built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of U.S...

  • (DD-63) Sampson
    USS Sampson (DD-63)
    USS Sampson was the lead ship of her class of destroyers of the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for Admiral William T...

  • (DD-64) Rowan
    USS Rowan (DD-64)
    USS Rowan was a of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Vice Admiral Stephen C. Rowan .Rowan was laid down on 10 May 1915 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 23 March 1916, sponsored by Miss Louise McL...

  • (DD-65) Davis
    USS Davis (DD-65)
    USS Davis was a Sampson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Charles Henry Davis . She served with the United States Coast Guard as '....

  • (DD-66) Allen
    USS Allen (DD-66)
    USS Allen was a Sampson-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant William Henry Allen , a naval officer during the War of 1812...

  • (DD-67) Wilkes
    USS Wilkes (DD-67)
    USS Wilkes was a in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the second Navy ship named for Commodore Charles Wilkes...

  • (DD-68) Shaw
    USS Shaw (DD-68)
    USS Shaw was a in the United States Navy during World War I. She was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard as CG-22....

  • (DD-69) Caldwell
    USS Caldwell (DD-69)
    USS Caldwell was the lead ship of her class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for Lieutenant James R. Caldwell ....

  • (DD-70) Craven
    USS Craven (DD-70)
    USS Craven , a , served in the United States Navy, and later in the Royal Navy as HMS Lewes.The second US Navy ship named for Commander Tunis Craven , Craven was launched on 29 June 1918 by Norfolk Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. F. Learned, daughter of Commander Craven, and commissioned on 19 October...

  • (DD-71) Gwin
    USS Gwin (DD-71)
    USS Gwin was a Caldwell-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant Commander William Gwin ....

  • (DD-72) Conner
    USS Conner (DD-72)
    USS Conner , a Caldwell-class destroyer, served in the United States Navy, and later in the Royal Navy as HMS Leeds.-Construction:...

  • (DD-73) Stockton
    USS Stockton (DD-73)
    USS Stockton , a , served in the United States Navy, and later in the Royal Navy as HMS Ludlow.The second US Navy ship named for Captain Robert F...

  • (DD-74) Manley
    USS Manley (DD-74)
    USS Manley , a , served in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Captain John Manley ....


  • (DD-75) Wickes
    USS Wickes (DD-75)
    The first USS Wickes was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Montgomery...

  • (DD-76) Philip
    USS Philip (DD-76)
    The first USS Philip was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Lancaster. She was named for John Woodward Philip.-As USS Philip:...

  • (DD-77) Woolsey
    USS Woolsey (DD-77)
    The first USS Woolsey was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for Melancthon Taylor Woolsey.-History:...

  • (DD-78) Evans
    USS Evans (DD-78)
    The first USS Evans was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Mansfield.-As USS Evans:...

  • (DD-79) Little
    USS Little (DD-79)
    USS Little , a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I and World War II. She was the first Navy ship named for George Little ....

  • (DD-80) Kimberly
    USS Kimberly (DD-80)
    The first USS Kimberly was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for Lewis Ashfield Kimberly.-History:...

  • (DD-81) Sigourney
    USS Sigourney (DD-81)
    USS Sigourney was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the first ship named for James Butler Sigourney....

  • (DD-82) Gregory
    USS Gregory (DD-82)
    USS Gregory was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and, as APD-3 World War II. She was named for Admiral Francis Gregory USN ....

  • (DD-83) Stringham
    USS Stringham (DD-83)
    USS Stringham was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. Later she served in World War II as APD-6. She was the second ship named for Silas Horton Stringham....

  • (DD-84) Dyer
    USS Dyer (DD-84)
    USS Dyer was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for Nehemiah Mayo Dyer....

  • (DD-85) Colhoun
    USS Colhoun (DD-85)
    USS Colhoun was a in the United States Navy during World War I and as APD-2 in World War II. She was the first Navy ship named for Edmund Colhoun....

  • (DD-86) Stevens
    USS Stevens (DD-86)
    USS Stevens was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the first ship named for Thomas Holdup Stevens....

  • (DD-87) McKee
    USS McKee (DD-87)
    USS McKee was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the second ship named for Hugh W. McKee....

  • (DD-88) Robinson
    USS Robinson (DD-88)
    USS Robinson was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, later transferred to the Royal Navy, as HMS Newmarket...

  • (DD-89) Ringgold
    USS Ringgold (DD-89)
    USS Ringgold was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as a Town class destroyer named HMS Newark....

  • (DD-90) McKean
    USS McKean (DD-90)
    USS McKean was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II. She was the first ship named in honor of William Wister McKean....

  • (DD-91) Harding
    USS Harding (DD-91)
    USS Harding was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named in honor of Seth Harding....

  • (DD-92) Gridley
    USS Gridley (DD-92)
    The first USS Gridley was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named in honor of Charles Vernon Gridley.-History:...

  • (DD-93) Fairfax
    USS Fairfax (DD-93)
    USS Fairfax was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Richmond , as a Town class destroyer.-USS Fairfax:...

  • (DD-94) Taylor
    USS Taylor (DD-94)
    The first USS Taylor was a Wickes-class destroyer in World War I and the years following. She was named for Rear Admiral Henry Taylor.-History:...

  • (DD-95) Bell
    USS Bell (DD-95)
    The first USS Bell was a Wickes-class destroyer in World War I. She was named for Rear Admiral Henry H. Bell.-History:Bell was launched 20 April 1918 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-96) Stribling
    USS Stribling (DD-96)
    USS Stribling was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the years following. She was the first ship named in honor of Cornelius Stribling....

  • (DD-97) Murray
    USS Murray (DD-97)
    The second USS Murray was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Commodore Alexander Murray and Commodore Murray's grandson, Alexander Murray.-History:...

  • (DD-98) Israel
    USS Israel (DD-98)
    The first USS Israel was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the years following. She was named in honor of Joseph Israel.-History:...

  • (DD-99) Luce
    USS Luce (DD-99)
    The first USS Luce was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the years following. She was named in honor of Stephen B. Luce.-History:...

  • (DD-100) Maury
    USS Maury (DD-100)
    The first USS Maury was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the years following. She was named in honor of Matthew Fontaine Maury.-History:...

  • (DD-101) Lansdale
    USS Lansdale (DD-101)
    The first USS Lansdale was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, DM-6 in the years following. She was named in honor of Philip Van Horne Lansdale.-History:...

  • (DD-102) Mahan
    USS Mahan (DD-102)
    The first USS Mahan was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, DM-7, in the years following. She was named in honor of Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan.-History:...

  • (DD-103) Schley
    USS Schley (DD-103)
    USS Schley was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, APD-14 in the World War II...

  • (DD-104) Champlin
    USS Champlin (DD-104)
    The first USS Champlin was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named in honor of Stephen Champlin.-History:...

  • (DD-105) Mugford
    USS Mugford (DD-105)
    The first USS Mugford was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for James Mugford.-History:...

  • (DD-106) Chew
    USS Chew (DD-106)
    USS Chew was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. She was named in honor of Samuel Chew....

  • (DD-107) Hazelwood
    USS Hazelwood (DD-107)
    The first USS Hazelwood was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named in honor of John Hazelwood.-History:...

  • (DD-108) Williams
    USS Williams (DD-108)
    The second USS Williams was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS St...

  • (DD-109) Crane
    USS Crane (DD-109)
    USS Crane was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for naval officer William M. Crane.Crane was launched 4 July 1918 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Mrs. M. McGuire; and commissioned 18 April 1919,...

  • (DD-110) Hart
    USS Hart (DD-110)
    The first USS Hart was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named in honor of Ezekiel Hart and John E. Hart.-History:...

  • (DD-111) Ingraham
    USS Ingraham (DD-111)
    The first USS Ingraham was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for Duncan Nathaniel Ingraham.-History:...

  • (DD-112) Ludlow
    USS Ludlow (DD-112)
    The second USS Ludlow was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for Augustus C...

  • (DD-113) Rathburne
    USS Rathburne (DD-113)
    USS Rathburne was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the first ship named for John Peck Rathbun....

  • (DD-114) Talbot
    USS Talbot (DD-114)
    USS Talbot was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, APD-7 in the World War II...

  • (DD-115) Waters
    USS Waters (DD-115)
    USS Waters was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II, later designated APD-8...

  • (DD-116) Dent
    USS Dent (DD-116)
    USS Dent was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I and later served as APD-9 in World War II. She was named for Captain John H. Dent....

  • (DD-117) Dorsey
    USS Dorsey (DD-117)
    USS Dorsey was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for John Dorsey.Dorsey was launched 9 April 1918 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; sponsored by Mrs. A. Means, distant relative of Midshipman Dorsey; and commissioned 16...

  • (DD-118) Lea
    USS Lea (DD-118)
    USS Lea was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. She was named in honor of Edward Lea, a US Navy officer killed during the Civil War....

  • (DD-119) Lamberton
    USS Lamberton (DD-119)
    USS Lamberton / was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the only ship named for Benjamin P. Lamberton, an admiral who had served with Admiral Dewey in the Battle of Manila Bay....

  • (DD-120) Radford
    USS Radford (DD-120)
    The first USS Radford was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later reclassified AG-22. She was named for William Radford.-History:...

  • (DD-121) Montgomery
    USS Montgomery (DD-121)
    USS Montgomery was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later reclassified DM-17. She was the fifth ship named for Admiral Richard Montgomery....

  • (DD-122) Breese
    USS Breese (DD-122)
    USS Breese was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, and later redesignated, DM-18 in World War II. She was the first ship named for Captain Kidder Breese....

  • (DD-123) Gamble
    USS Gamble (DD-123)
    USS Gamble was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later converted to a minelayer in World War II. She was named for two brothers, Lieutenant Peter Gamble and Lieutenant Colonel John M...

  • (DD-124) Ramsay
    USS Ramsay (DD-124)
    USS Ramsay was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, reclassified as DM-16 during World War II and again reclassified as AG-98...

  • (DD-125) Tattnall
    USS Tattnall (DD-125)
    USS Tattnall was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the first ship named for Captain Josiah Tattnall....

  • (DD-126) Badger
    USS Badger (DD-126)
    USS Badger was a in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Commodore Oscar C. Badger.Badger was launched 24 August 1918 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. Henry F. Bryan, granddaughter of Commodore Badger; commissioned 29 May 1919,...

  • (DD-127) Twiggs
    USS Twiggs (DD-127)
    The first USS Twiggs was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Major Levi Twiggs. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy, as HMS Leamington and to the Soviet Navy as Zhguchiy, before returning to Britain to star in the film The Gift Horse,...

  • (DD-128) Babbitt
    USS Babbitt (DD-128)
    USS Babbitt was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I and World War II, later classified as AG-102. She was named for Fitz Babbitt....

  • (DD-129) DeLong
    USS DeLong (DD-129)
    USS DeLong was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Lieutenant Commander George W. DeLong , an Arctic explorer.-History:...

  • (DD-130) Jacob Jones
    USS Jacob Jones (DD-130)
    USS Jacob Jones , named for Commodore Jacob Jones USN , was a .Jacob Jones was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden, New Jersey on 21 February 1918, launched on 20 November 1918 by Mrs. Cazenove Doughton, great-granddaughter of Commodore Jones and commissioned on 20...


  • (DD-131) Buchanan
    USS Buchanan (DD-131)
    USS Buchanan , named for Franklin Buchanan, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy.Buchanan was transferred to the United Kingdom under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement in 1940 and served as HMS Campbeltown . She was destroyed during the St...

  • (DD-132) Aaron Ward
    USS Aaron Ward (DD-132)
    The first ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, USS Aaron Ward was a Wickes-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy. In 1940, she was transferred to the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Castleton....

  • (DD-133) Hale
    USS Hale (DD-133)
    The first USS Hale was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Caldwell ...

  • (DD-134) Crowninshield
    USS Crowninshield (DD-134)
    USS Crowninshield was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy between World War I and World War II. She was named for Benjamin Williams Crowninshield...

  • (DD-135) Tillman
    USS Tillman (DD-135)
    The first USS Tillman was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Senator Benjamin Tillman.-United States Navy:...

  • (DD-136) Boggs
    USS Boggs (DD-136)
    USS Boggs was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy, later redesignated as AG-19 and then as DMS-3, and back again to AG-19. She was the first ship named for Admiral Charles Boggs....

  • (DD-137) Kilty
    USS Kilty (DD-137)
    USS Kilty was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the first ship named for Admiral Augustus Kilty.Kilty was launched 25 April 1918 by the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Harrison Shapley; and commissioned 17 December 1918, Lieutenant...

  • (DD-138) Kennison
    USS Kennison (DD-138)
    USS Kennison was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later redesignated AG-83. She was the first ship named for William Kennison....

  • (DD-139) Ward
    USS Ward (DD-139)
    USS Ward was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later APD-16 in World War II...

  • (DD-140) Claxton
    USS Claxton (DD-140)
    USS Claxton , named for Thomas Claxton, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy.The ship was launched 14 January 1919 by Mare Island Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. F. W. Kellogg; and commissioned 13 September 1919, Lieutenant Commander F. T...

  • (DD-141) Hamilton
    USS Hamilton (DD-141)
    The second USS Hamilton was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I, later reclassified DMS-18 for service in World War II...

  • (DD-142) Tarbell
    USS Tarbell (DD-142)
    USS Tarbell was a in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Captain Joseph Tarbell.Tarbell was laid down on 31 December 1917 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company, launched on 28 May 1918, sponsored by Miss...

  • (DD-143) Yarnall
    USS Yarnall (DD-143)
    The first USS Yarnall was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Lincoln, to the Royal Norwegian Navy as HNoMS Lincoln, to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Lincoln, and subsequently to the Soviet Navy as Druzhny.-As USS...

  • (DD-144) Upshur
    USS Upshur (DD-144)
    USS Upshur was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during the World War II. She was the first ship named for Rear Admiral John Henry Upshur....

  • (DD-145) Greer
    USS Greer (DD-145)
    USS Greer was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy, the first ship named for Rear Admiral James A. Greer . In what became known as the "Greer Incident," she became the first U.S. Navy ship to fire on a German ship, three months before the United States officially entered World War...


  • (DD-146) Elliot
    USS Elliot (DD-146)
    USS Elliot was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, first reclassified as DMS-4, and later reclassified as AG-104. She was named for Lieutenant Commander Richard M. Elliot....

  • (DD-147) Roper
    USS Roper (DD-147)
    USS Roper was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, later converted to a high-speed transport and redesignated APD-20.She was named for Lieutenant Commander Jesse M...

  • (DD-148) Breckinridge
    USS Breckinridge (DD-148)
    USS Breckinridge was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, later reclassified as AG-112...

  • (DD-149) Barney
    USS Barney (DD-149)
    USS Barney was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, later redesignated AG-113. She was the second ship named for Commodore Joshua Barney....

  • (DD-150) Blakeley
    USS Blakeley (DD-150)
    The second USS Blakeley was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II. She was named for Captain Johnston Blakeley.-History:...

  • (DD-151) Biddle
    USS Biddle (DD-151)
    USS Biddle was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, later reclassified AG-114. She was the second ship named for Captain Nicholas Biddle....

  • (DD-152) Du Pont
    USS Du Pont (DD-152)
    USS Du Pont was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, later reclassified as AG-80. She was the second ship named for Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont....

  • (DD-153) Bernadou
    USS Bernadou (DD-153)
    USS Bernadou was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commander John Bernadou....

  • (DD-154) Ellis
    USS Ellis (DD-154)
    USS Ellis was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II. She was reclassified AG-115 on 30 June 1945. She was the second ship named for Chief Yeoman George Henry Ellis....

  • (DD-155) Cole
    USS Cole (DD-155)
    USS Cole was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later reclassified as AG-116. She was the first ship named for Edward B...

  • (DD-156) J. Fred Talbott
    USS J. Fred Talbott (DD-156)
    USS J. Fred Talbott , named for Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott , Representative from Maryland Second District from 1879 to 1885, from 1893 to 1895 and again from 1903 to 1918, was a Wickes-class destroyer....

  • (DD-157) Dickerson
    USS Dickerson (DD-157)
    USS Dickerson was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and was converted to a high-speed transport at Charleston, South Carolina and designated APD-21 in 1943...

  • (DD-158) Leary
    USS Leary (DD-158)
    USS Leary was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant Clarence F. Leary USNRF , posthumously awarded the Navy Cross in World War I....

  • (DD-159) Schenck
    USS Schenck (DD-159)
    USS Schenck was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Rear Admiral James F. Schenck, USN ....

  • (DD-160) Herbert
    USS Herbert (DD-160)
    USS Herbert was a Wickes-class destroyer. She was named for Hilary A. Herbert , Secretary of the Navy from 1893 to 1897....

  • (DD-161) Palmer
    USS Palmer (DD-161)
    USS Palmer was a Wickes-class destroyer of the United States Navy, later converted to a minesweeper and reclassified as DMS-5. She was named for Rear Admiral James Shedden Palmer USN ....

  • (DD-162) Thatcher
    USS Thatcher (DD-162)
    The first USS Thatcher was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy, later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Niagara .-As USS Thatcher:Named for Admiral Henry K...

  • (DD-163) Walker
    USS Walker (DD-163)
    The first USS Walker was a Wickes class destroyer that saw service in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Admiral John Grimes Walker.-History:...

  • (DD-164) Crosby
    USS Crosby (DD-164)
    USS Crosby was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later reclassified as APD-17. She was named for Admiral Peirce Crosby....

  • (DD-165) Meredith
    USS Meredith (DD-165)
    The first USS Meredith was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I . She was named for Jonathan Meredith.-History:...

  • (DD-166) Bush
    USS Bush (DD-166)
    USS Bush was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for Lieutenant William Sharp Bush, USMC.-History:...


  • (DD-167) Cowell
    USS Cowell (DD-167)
    The first USS Cowell was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Brighton, and later to the Soviet Navy as Zharkiy.-As USS Cowell:...

  • (DD-168) Maddox
    USS Maddox (DD-168)
    USS Maddox was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Georgetown , to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Georgetown, and then to the Soviet Navy as Doblestny .-History:Named for William A. T...

  • (DD-169) Foote
    USS Foote (DD-169)
    The second USS Foote was a in the United States Navy following World War I. She was transferred to the Royal Navy as and later to the Soviet Navy as Zhyostky.-As USS Foote:...

  • (DD-170) Kalk
    USS Kalk (DD-170)
    The first USS Kalk was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Hamilton and then into the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Hamilton ....

  • (DD-171) Burns
    USS Burns (DD-171)
    USS Burns was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I, later redesignated DM-11. She was named for Otway Burns.-History:...

  • (DD-172) Anthony
    USS Anthony (DD-172)
    USS Anthony was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Marine Sergeant Major William Anthony .-History:...

  • (DD-173) Sproston
    USS Sproston (DD-173)
    The first USS Sproston was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for John G. Sproston.-History:...

  • (DD-174) Rizal
    USS Rizal (DD-174)
    USS Rizal was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for José Rizal, a Philippine patriot.-History:...

  • (DD-175) MacKenzie
    USS MacKenzie (DD-175)
    USS MacKenzie was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I, later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Annapolis .- History :...

  • (DD-176) Renshaw
    USS Renshaw (DD-176)
    The second USS Renshaw was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for William B. Renshaw.-History:...

  • (DD-177) O'Bannon
    USS O'Bannon (DD-177)
    The first USS O'Bannon was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for Presley O'Bannon.-History:...

  • (DD-178) Hogan
    USS Hogan (DD-178)
    USS Hogan was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Seaman Daniel Hogan.Hogan was launched by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, 12 April 1919; sponsored by Mrs. Magnus A. Anderson, a sister of the Secretary of the Interior Franklin K....

  • (DD-179) Howard
    USS Howard (DD-179)
    USS Howard was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles W. Howard, who was killed in the Civil War aboard USS New Ironsides....

  • (DD-180) Stansbury
    USS Stansbury (DD-180)
    USS Stansbury was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for John Stansbury....

  • (DD-181) Hopewell
    USS Hopewell (DD-181)
    The first USS Hopewell was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Bath , a "Town"-class destroyer.-As USS Hopewell:...

  • (DD-182) Thomas
    USS Thomas (DD-182)
    The first USS Thomas was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS St Albans , as a Town class destroyer, but spent most of the war in the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy, before transferred to the Soviet Navy as...

  • (DD-183) Haraden
    USS Haraden (DD-183)
    The first USS Haraden was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Columbia , as a Town class destroyer.-History:...

  • (DD-184) Abbot
    USS Abbot (DD-184)
    The first USS Abbot was a Wickes-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy until traded to Britain at the beginning of World War II...

  • (DD-185) Bagley
    USS Bagley (DD-185)
    The second USS Bagley was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was renamed USS Doran and later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS St...

  • (DD-186) Clemson
    USS Clemson (DD-186)
    USS Clemson was the lead ship of her class of destroyers which served in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Midshipman Henry A...

  • (DD-187) Dahlgren
    USS Dahlgren (DD-187)
    USS Dahlgren was a Clemson-class destroyer which served in the United States Navy during World War II.She was named for Rear Admiral John A...

  • (DD-188) Goldsborough
    USS Goldsborough (DD-188)
    USS Goldsborough was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Louis M...

  • (DD-189) Semmes
    USS Semmes (DD-189)
    USS Semmes was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first Navy ship named for Commander , Rear Admiral , Brigadier General Raphael Semmes ....

  • (DD-190) Satterlee
    USS Satterlee (DD-190)
    USS Satterlee was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Belmont.-As USS Satterlee:...

  • (DD-191) Mason
    USS Mason (DD-191)
    USS Mason was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Broadwater .-As USS Mason:...

  • (DD-192) Graham
    USS Graham (DD-192)
    USS Graham was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Secretary of the Navy William A. Graham .-History:...

  • (DD-193) Abel P. Upshur
    USS Abel P. Upshur (DD-193)
    USS Abel P. Upshur was a Clemson-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy until traded to Britain at the beginning of World War II where she served as HMS Clare.-As USS Abel P...

  • (DD-194) Hunt
    USS Hunt (DD-194)
    USS Hunt was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the United States Coast Guard, as USCGD Hunt . She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Broadway ....

  • (DD-195) Welborn C. Wood
    USS Welborn C. Wood (DD-195)
    USS Welborn C. Wood was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She served with the United States Coast Guard as USCGD Wood. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Chesterfield....

  • (DD-196) George E. Badger
    USS George E. Badger (DD-196)
    USS George E. Badger was a in the United States Navy during World War II; she was named for Secretary of the Navy George E. Badger ....

  • (DD-197) Branch
    USS Branch (DD-197)
    USS Branch was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Beverley to serve during World War II.-As USS Branch:...

  • (DD-198) Herndon
    USS Herndon (DD-198)
    USS Herndon was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Herndon served in the United States Coast Guard as CG-17...

  • (DD-199) Dallas
    USS Dallas (DD-199)
    USS Dallas was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Captain Alexander J. Dallas, and was later renamed Alexander Dallas....

  • DD-200 to DD-205 cancelled
  • (DD-206) Chandler
    USS Chandler (DD-206)
    USS Chandler was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the only ship named for William Eaton Chandler, who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1882 to 1886....

  • (DD-207) Southard
    USS Southard (DD-207)
    USS Southard was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for Secretary of the Navy Samuel L...

  • (DD-208) Hovey
    USS Hovey (DD-208)
    USS Hovey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Ensign Charles Hovey ....

  • (DD-209) Long
    USS Long (DD-209)
    USS Long , named for John Davis Long , Secretary of the Navy from 1897 to 1902, was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy....

  • (DD-210) Broome
    USS Broome (DD-210)
    USS Broome was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named after Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel John L. Broome....

  • (DD-211) Alden
    USS Alden (DD-211)
    USS Alden was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy . Serving during World War II, Alden is the only ship of the US Navy to have been named for Rear Admiral James Alden, Jr...

  • (DD-212) Smith Thompson
    USS Smith Thompson (DD-212)
    USS Smith Thompson was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the only ship named for Secretary of the Navy Smith Thompson.-History:...

  • (DD-213) Barker
    USS Barker (DD-213)
    USS Barker was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, named for Admiral Albert S. Barker.Barker was launched 11 September 1919 by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia; sponsored by Mrs. Albert S. Barker widow of Admiral Barker; and commissioned 27 December 1919,...

  • (DD-214) Tracy
    USS Tracy (DD-214)
    USS Tracy was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Franklin Tracy....

  • (DD-215) Borie
    USS Borie (DD-215)
    USS Borie was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Ulysses S. Grant's Secretary of the Navy, Adolph E. Borie...

  • (DD-216) John D. Edwards
    USS John D. Edwards (DD-216)
    USS John D. Edwards was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant John D. Edwards....

  • (DD-217) Whipple
    USS Whipple (DD-217)
    USS Whipple , a Clemson-class destroyer was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Captain Abraham Whipple , who served in the Continental Navy....

  • (DD-218) Parrott
    USS Parrott (DD-218)
    USS Parrott was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for George Fountain Parrott....

  • (DD-219) Edsall
    USS Edsall (DD-219)
    USS Edsall , named for Seaman Norman Eckley Edsall , was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy....

  • (DD-220) MacLeish
    USS MacLeish (DD-220)
    USS MacLeish was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant Kenneth MacLeish....

  • (DD-221) Simpson
    USS Simpson (DD-221)
    USS Simpson was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Rear Admiral Edward Simpson....

  • (DD-222) Bulmer
    USS Bulmer (DD-222)
    USS Bulmer was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Captain Roscoe Bulmer, and was the last warship of the Asiatic Fleet in commission....

  • (DD-223) McCormick
    USS McCormick (DD-223)
    USS McCormick was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant, junior grade Alexander McCormick, Jr....


  • (DD-224) Stewart
    USS Stewart (DD-224)
    USS Stewart was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart. Scuttled in a port, she was later raised by the Japanese and commissioned as Patrol Boat No. 102...

  • (DD-225) Pope
    USS Pope (DD-225)
    USS Pope was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for John Pope....

  • (DD-226) Peary
    USS Peary (DD-226)
    USS Peary was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral Robert Edwin Peary.Peary was laid down by William Cramp and Sons of Philadelphia on 9 September 1919; launched on 6 April 1920; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-227) Pillsbury
    USS Pillsbury (DD-227)
    The first USS Pillsbury was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John E. Pillsbury.-History:...

  • (DD-228) John D. Ford
    USS John D. Ford (DD-228)
    USS John D. Ford was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Rear Admiral John Donaldson Ford....

  • (DD-229) Truxtun
    USS Truxtun (DD-229)
    ' was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named for Thomas Truxtun.Truxtun was laid down on 3 December 1919 and launched on 28 September 1920 from William Cramp & Sons, sponsored by Miss Isabelle Truxtun Brumby, and commissioned at the...

  • (DD-230) Paul Jones
    USS Paul Jones (DD-230)
    USS Paul Jones was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named for John Paul Jones....

  • (DD-231) Hatfield
    USS Hatfield (DD-231)
    USS Hatfield was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Hatfield, killed in action 1813....

  • (DD-232) Brooks
    USS Brooks (DD-232)
    USS Brooks was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant John Brooks, Jr.....

  • (DD-233) Gilmer
    USS Gilmer (DD-233)
    USS Gilmer was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer....

  • (DD-234) Fox
    USS Fox (DD-234)
    USS Fox was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the fourth ship named for Gustavus Vasa Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War....

  • (DD-235) Kane
    USS Kane (DD-235)
    USS Kane was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Elisha Kent Kane....

  • (DD-236) Humphreys
    USS Humphreys (DD-236)
    USS Humphreys was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Joshua Humphreys, a pioneer US shipbuilder....

  • (DD-237) McFarland
    USS McFarland (DD-237)
    USS McFarland was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient John McFarland....

  • (DD-238) James K. Paulding
    USS James K. Paulding (DD-238)
    USS James K. Paulding was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the period between World War I and World War II. She was named for former Secretary of the Navy James Kirke Paulding.-History:James K...

  • (DD-239) Overton
    USS Overton (DD-239)
    USS Overton was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Captain Macon C. Overton....

  • (DD-240) Sturtevant
    USS Sturtevant (DD-240)
    USS Sturtevant was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Albert D. Sturtevant....

  • (DD-241) Childs
    USS Childs (DD-241)
    USS Childs was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Earle W. F. Childs.-History:Childs was launched 15 September 1920 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation; sponsored by Mrs. E. W. F. Childs; and commissioned 22 October 1920, Commander I. H...

  • (DD-242) King
    USS King (DD-242)
    USS King was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Commander Frank Ragan King....

  • (DD-243) Sands
    USS Sands (DD-243)
    The first USS Sands was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Benjamin F. Sands and his son, James H...

  • (DD-244) Williamson
    USS Williamson (DD-244)
    USS Williamson was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commander William Price Williamson....


  • (DD-245) Reuben James
    USS Reuben James (DD-245)
    USS Reuben James —a post-World War I four-funnel Clemson-class destroyer—was the first United States Navy ship sunk by hostile action in World War II and the first named for Boatswain's Mate Reuben James , who distinguished himself fighting in the Barbary Wars.Reuben James was laid down on 2 April...

  • (DD-246) Bainbridge
    USS Bainbridge (DD-246)
    The third USS Bainbridge was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commodore William Bainbridge, who served in the War of 1812 and the Barbary Wars.-History:...

  • (DD-247) Goff
    USS Goff (DD-247)
    USS Goff was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Secretary of the Navy Nathan Goff, Jr....

  • (DD-248) Barry
    USS Barry (DD-248)
    Barry was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Commodore John Barry....

  • (DD-249) Hopkins
    USS Hopkins (DD-249)
    USS Hopkins was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named USS Hopkins and the second named for Esek Hopkins....

  • (DD-250) Lawrence
    USS Lawrence (DD-250)
    The fourth USS Lawrence was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for James Lawrence....

  • (DD-251) Belknap
    USS Belknap (DD-251)
    The USS Belknap was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Rear Admiral George Belknap.-History:...

  • (DD-252) McCook
    USS McCook (DD-252)
    The first USS McCook was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She transferred to the Royal Navy and then to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS St. Croix during World War II.- As USS McCook :...

  • (DD-253) McCalla
    USS McCalla (DD-253)
    The first USS McCalla was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Stanley during World War II.-As USS McCalla:...

  • (DD-254) Rodgers
    USS Rodgers (DD-254)
    The third USS Rodgers was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, transferred to the Royal Navy and served as HMS Sherwood during World War II.-As USS John Rodgers:...

  • (DD-255) Osmond Ingram
    USS Osmond Ingram (DD-255)
    USS Osmond Ingram was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Osmond Ingram.Osmond Ingram was laid down 15 October 1918 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 23 February 1919; sponsored by Mrs. N. E. Ingram, mother of Osmond Ingram; and...

  • (DD-256) Bancroft
    USS Bancroft (DD-256)
    The second USS Bancroft was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy, where she served as HMCS St. Francis during World War II.-As USS Bancroft:...

  • (DD-257) Welles
    USS Welles (DD-257)
    The first USS Welles was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Cameron during World War II.-As USS Welles:...

  • (DD-258) Aulick
    USS Aulick (DD-258)
    The second USS Aulick was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Burnham during World War II.-History:...

  • (DD-259) Turner
    USS Turner (DD-259)
    The first USS Turner was a Clemson-class destroyer in commission in the United States Navy from 1919 to 1922. She served in a non-commissioned status as the water lighter YW-56 from 1936 to 1943, and was in commission as a miscellaneous auxiliary, the second USS Moosehead , from 1943 to 1946.-As...

  • (DD-260) Gillis
    USS Gillis (DD-260)
    USS Gillis was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore John P. Gillis and Rear Admiral James Henry Gillis.-History:...

  • (DD-261) Delphy
    USS Delphy (DD-261)
    USS Delphy was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. Named for Richard Delphy, she was the flagship of the destroyer group involved in the Honda Point Disaster.-History:...

  • (DD-262) McDermut
    USS McDermut (DD-262)
    The first USS McDermut was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for David McDermut....

  • (DD-263) Laub
    USS Laub (DD-263)
    The first USS Laub was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Burwell during World War II...

  • (DD-264) McLanahan
    USS McLanahan (DD-264)
    The first USS McLanahan was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Bradford during World War II.-As USS McLanahan:...

  • (DD-265) Edwards
    USS Edwards (DD-265)
    USS Edwards was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Buxton and later in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.-As USS Edwards:...

  • (DD-266) Greene
    USS Greene (DD-266)
    USS Greene was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Samuel Greene....

  • (DD-267) Ballard
    USS Ballard (DD-267)
    The second USS Ballard was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Edward J. Ballard.-History:...

  • (DD-268) Shubrick
    USS Shubrick (DD-268)
    The third USS Shubrick was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy, where she served as HMS Ripley during World War II.-As USS Shubrick:...

  • (DD-269) Bailey
    USS Bailey (DD-269)
    The second USS Bailey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Reading during World War II.-As USS Bailey:...

  • (DD-270) Thornton
    USS Thornton (DD-270)
    The second USS Thornton was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for James and Ryan Thornton, naval officers during the American Civil War.-History:...

  • (DD-271) Morris
    USS Morris (DD-271)
    The sixth USS Morris was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Charles Morris.-History:Morris was laid down 20 July 1918 by the Fore River Plant, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum, Massachusetts; launched 12 April 1919; sponsored by Mrs. George E...

  • (DD-272) Tingey
    USS Tingey (DD-272)
    The second USS Tingey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Thomas Tingey.-History:...

  • (DD-273) Swasey
    USS Swasey (DD-273)
    The first USS Swasey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Rockingham .-USS Swasey:...

  • (DD-274) Meade
    USS Meade (DD-274)
    The first USS Meade was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Ramsey .-As USS Meade:...

  • (DD-275) Sinclair
    USS Sinclair (DD-275)
    USS Sinclair was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Captain Arthur Sinclair.-History:Sinclair was laid down on 15 October 1918 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum, Massachusetts; launched on 2 June 1919; sponsored by Mrs. George Barnett,...

  • (DD-276) McCawley
    USS McCawley (DD-276)
    The first USS McCawley was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Colonel Charles McCawley....

  • (DD-277) Moody
    USS Moody (DD-277)
    USS Moody was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Justice William Henry Moody.-History:...

  • (DD-278) Henshaw
    USS Henshaw (DD-278)
    USS Henshaw was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Secretary of the Navy David Henshaw....

  • (DD-279) Meyer
    USS Meyer (DD-279)
    USS Meyer was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for George von Lengerke Meyer.-History:...

  • (DD-280) Doyen
    USS Doyen (DD-280)
    USS Doyen was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Charles A. Doyen.-History:...

  • (DD-281) Sharkey
    USS Sharkey (DD-281)
    USS Sharkey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for William J. Sharkey.-History:...

  • (DD-282) Toucey
    USS Toucey (DD-282)
    USS Toucey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Secretary of the Navy Isaac Toucey....

  • (DD-283) Breck
    USS Breck (DD-283)
    USS Breck was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Joseph Berry Breck.-History:...

  • (DD-284) Isherwood
    USS Isherwood (DD-284)
    USS Isherwood was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Isherwood....

  • (DD-285) Case
    USS Case (DD-285)
    USS Case was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Augustus Case.-History:...

  • (DD-286) Lardner
    USS Lardner (DD-286)
    The first USS Lardner was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for James L...

  • (DD-287) Putnam
    USS Putnam (DD-287)
    USS Putnam was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Charles Putnam.-History:...

  • (DD-288) Worden
    USS Worden (DD-288)
    The second USS Worden was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Lorimer Worden.-History:...

  • (DD-289) Flusser
    USS Flusser (DD-289)
    The third USS Flusser was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Charles W. Flusser.-History:...

  • (DD-290) Dale
    USS Dale (DD-290)
    The third USS Dale was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Richard Dale.-History:Dale was launched 19 November 1919 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. A. J. Peters; and commissioned 16 February 1920, Commander F. H...

  • (DD-291) Converse
    USS Converse (DD-291)
    The first USS Converse was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for George A. Converse.-History:...

  • (DD-292) Reid
    USS Reid (DD-292)
    The second USS Reid was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Samuel Chester Reid.-History:...

  • (DD-293) Billingsley
    USS Billingsley (DD-293)
    USS Billingsley was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. The ship was named for William Billingsley, one of the first Navy pilots, Naval Aviator No...

  • (DD-294) Charles Ausburn
    USS Charles Ausburn (DD-294)
    The first USS Charles Ausburn was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Charles Lawrence Ausburne.-History:...

  • (DD-295) Osborne
    USS Osborne (DD-295)
    USS Osborne was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Weedon Osborne.-History:...

  • (DD-296) Chauncey
    USS Chauncey (DD-296)
    The second USS Chauncey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Isaac Chauncey.-History:...

  • (DD-297) Fuller
    USS Fuller (DD-297)
    USS Fuller was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was the first Navy ship named for Marine Captain Edward Fuller , who was killed in the Battle of Belleau Wood.-History:...

  • (DD-298) Percival
    USS Percival (DD-298)
    The first USS Percival was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Percival.-History:...

  • (DD-299) John Francis Burnes
    USS John Francis Burnes (DD-299)
    USS John Francis Burnes was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Francis Burnes.-History:...


  • (DD-300) Farragut
    USS Farragut (DD-300)
    The second USS Farragut was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral David Farragut.-History:...

  • (DD-301) Somers
    USS Somers (DD-301)
    USS Somers , a Clemson-class destroyer, engaged in peacetime operations with the Pacific Fleet from 1920 until she was scrapped under the London Naval Treaty in 1930...

  • (DD-302) Stoddert
    USS Stoddert (DD-302)
    USS Stoddert was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. It was named for Benjamin Stoddert.-History:...

  • (DD-303) Reno
    USS Reno (DD-303)
    The first USS Reno was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Walter E...

  • (DD-304) Farquhar
    USS Farquhar (DD-304)
    The first USS Farquhar was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Norman von Heldreich Farquhar.-History:...

  • (DD-305) Thompson
    USS Thompson (DD-305)
    USS Thompson , a Clemson-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy named in honor of Secretary of the Navy Richard W. Thompson , never saw action against an enemy. She was the first Navy ship of that name; the second, , named for Robert M...

  • (DD-306) Kennedy
    USS Kennedy (DD-306)
    The first USS Kennedy was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for the 21st Secretary of the Navy and US Representative from Maryland, John P. Kennedy.-History:...

  • (DD-307) Paul Hamilton
    USS Paul Hamilton (DD-307)
    The first USS Paul Hamilton was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Paul Hamilton.-History:...

  • (DD-308) William Jones
    USS William Jones (DD-308)
    USS William Jones , a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for William Jones.-History:William Jones was laid down on 2 October 1918, at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. She was launched on 9 April 1919, sponsored by Mrs. Ernest P...

  • (DD-309) Woodbury
    USS Woodbury (DD-309)
    The third USS Woodbury was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Levi Woodbury.-History:Woodbury was laid down on 3 October 1918 at San Francisco, California, by the Union Iron Works plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 6 February 1919;...

  • (DD-310) S. P. Lee
    USS S. P. Lee (DD-310)
    The first USS S. P. Lee was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Samuel Phillips Lee.-History:...

  • (DD-311) Nicholas
    USS Nicholas (DD-311)
    USS Nicholas was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was the first Navy ship named for Samuel Nicholas , the first Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.-History:...

  • (DD-312) Young
    USS Young (DD-312)
    The first USS Young was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Young.-History:...

  • (DD-313) Zeilin
    USS Zeilin (DD-313)
    The first USS Zeilin was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Jacob Zeilin.-History:...

  • (DD-314) Yarborough
    USS Yarborough (DD-314)
    USS Yarborough was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for George Hampton Yarborough, Jr.-History:...

  • (DD-315) La Vallette
    USS La Vallette (DD-315)
    The first USS La Vallette was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Elie A. F...

  • (DD-316) Sloat
    USS Sloat (DD-316)
    The first USS Sloat was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Drake Sloat.-History:...

  • (DD-317) Wood
    USS Wood (DD-317)
    USS Wood was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was the first Navy ship named for Navy Surgeon-General William M...

  • (DD-318) Shirk
    USS Shirk (DD-318)
    USS Shirk was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for James W. Shirk.-History:...

  • (DD-319) Kidder
    USS Kidder (DD-319)
    USS Kidder was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Hugh Kidder.-History:...

  • (DD-320) Selfridge
    USS Selfridge (DD-320)
    The first USS Selfridge was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Thomas O. Selfridge.-History:...

  • (DD-321) Marcus
    USS Marcus (DD-321)
    USS Marcus was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Arnold Marcus.-History:...

  • (DD-322) Mervine
    USS Mervine (DD-322)
    The first USS Mervine was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Rear Admiral William Mervine.-History:...

  • (DD-323) Chase
    USS Chase (DD-323)
    The first USS Chase was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Reuben Chase.-History:...

  • (DD-324) Robert Smith
    USS Robert Smith (DD-324)
    USS Robert Smith was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Robert Smith.-History:...

  • (DD-325) Mullany
    USS Mullany (DD-325)
    The first USS Mullany was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for James Robert Madison Mullany.-History:...

  • (DD-326) Coghlan
    USS Coghlan (DD-326)
    The first USS Coghlan was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Joseph Coghlan.-History:...

  • (DD-327) Preston
    USS Preston (DD-327)
    The fourth USS Preston was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Samuel W. Preston.-History:...

  • (DD-328) Lamson
    USS Lamson (DD-328)
    The second USS Lamson was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for American Civil War naval hero Roswell Lamson.-History:...

  • (DD-329) Bruce
    USS Bruce (DD-329)
    USS Bruce was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Frank Bruce.-History:...

  • (DD-330) Hull
    USS Hull (DD-330)
    The second USS Hull was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Isaac Hull.-History:...

  • (DD-331) Macdonough
    USS Macdonough (DD-331)
    The second USS Macdonough was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Thomas Macdonough.-History:...

  • (DD-332) Farenholt
    USS Farenholt (DD-332)
    The first USS Farenholt was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Oscar Farenholt.-History:...

  • (DD-333) Sumner
    USS Sumner (DD-333)
    The first USS Sumner was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Allen M...

  • (DD-334) Corry
    USS Corry (DD-334)
    The first USS Corry was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Medal of Honor recipient LCDR William M. Corry, Jr..-History:...

  • (DD-335) Melvin
    USS Melvin (DD-335)
    The first USS Melvin was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Lieutenant John T. Melvin.-History:...

  • (DD-336) Litchfield
    USS Litchfield (DD-336)
    USS Litchfield was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Litchfield.-History:...

  • (DD-337) Zane
    USS Zane (DD-337)
    USS Zane was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Randolph Zane.-History:...

  • (DD-338) Wasmuth
    USS Wasmuth (DD-338)
    USS Wasmuth was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Henry Wasmuth.-History:...

  • (DD-339) Trever
    USS Trever (DD-339)
    USS Trever was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named in memory of Lt. Cmdr. George A. Trever.-History:...

  • (DD-340) Perry
    USS Perry (DD-340)
    The third USS Perry was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was one of eight ships named for Oliver Hazard Perry.-History:...

  • (DD-341) Decatur
    USS Decatur (DD-341)
    The third USS Decatur was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Stephen Decatur.-History:...

  • (DD-342) Hulbert
    USS Hulbert (DD-342)
    The third USS Hulbert was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Henry Hulbert.-History:...

  • (DD-343) Noa
    USS Noa (DD-343)
    The first USS Noa was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Loveman Noa.-History:...

  • (DD-344) William B. Preston
    USS William B. Preston (DD-344)
    USS William B. Preston was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for William B. Preston....

  • (DD-345) Preble
    USS Preble (DD-345)
    The fourth USS Preble was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I, and saw combat in World War II as a minelayer...

  • (DD-346) Sicard
    USS Sicard (DD-346)
    USS Sicard was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Montgomery Sicard.-History:...

  • (DD-347) Pruitt
    USS Pruitt (DD-347)
    USS Pruitt was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Cpl. John H. Pruitt, USMC, World War I Medal of Honor recipient.-History:...


  • (DD-348) Farragut
    USS Farragut (DD-348)
    The third USS Farragut , named for Admiral David Glasgow Farragut USN , was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy.-History:...

  • (DD-349) Dewey
    USS Dewey (DD-349)
    The first USS Dewey was a Farragut-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral George Dewey.-History:...

  • (DD-350) Hull
    USS Hull (DD-350)
    The third USS Hull was a Farragut-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Isaac Hull....

  • (DD-351) Macdonough
    USS Macdonough (DD-351)
    The third USS Macdonough was a Farragut-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Thomas Macdonough....

  • (DD-352) Worden
    USS Worden (DD-352)
    The third USS Worden was a Farragut-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Lorimer Worden....

  • (DD-353) Dale
    USS Dale (DD-353)
    The fourth USS Dale was Farragut-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Richard Dale....

  • (DD-354) Monaghan
    USS Monaghan (DD-354)
    USS Monaghan was the last ship built of the Farragut class destroyers. She was named for Ensign John R. Monaghan. The Monaghan was laid down 21 November 1933 at Boston Navy Yard, and launched 9 January 1935. She was sponsored by Miss Mary F. Monaghan, niece of Ensign Monaghan and commissioned 19...

  • (DD-355) Aylwin
    USS Aylwin (DD-355)
    USS Aylwin , a Farragut-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant John Cushing Aylwin ....

  • (DD-356) Porter
    USS Porter (DD-356)
    USS Porter was the lead ship in her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for Commodore David Porter and his son, Admiral David Dixon Porter....

  • (DD-357) Selfridge
    USS Selfridge (DD-357)
    The second USS Selfridge was a in the United States Navy. She named for Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge and his son, Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr...


  • (DD-358) McDougal
    USS McDougal (DD-358)
    The second USS McDougal was a in the United States Navy. She named for Rear Admiral David Stockton McDougal.McDougal was laid down by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, 18 December 1933; launched 17 July 1936; sponsored by Miss Caroline McDougal Neilson; and commissioned 23...

  • (DD-359) Winslow
    USS Winslow (DD-359)
    The third USS Winslow was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow and Cameron McRae Winslow....

  • (DD-360) Phelps
    USS Phelps (DD-360)
    USS Phelps was a World War II-era Porter-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was named for Thomas Stowell Phelps. Phelps was laid down 2 January 1934 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 18 July 1935; sponsored by Mrs. Richard A. Kearny;...

  • (DD-361) Clark
    USS Clark (DD-361)
    The first USS Clark was a Porter-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Charles E. Clark.Clark was launched 15 October 1935 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. S. Robinson; and commissioned 20 May 1936, Commander H...

  • (DD-362) Moffett
    USS Moffett (DD-362)
    USS Moffett 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;...

  • (DD-363) Balch
    USS Balch (DD-363)
    USS Balch was a Porter-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Admiral George Beall Balch.The second Balch was launched 24 March 1936 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Miss Gertrude Balch, granddaughter of Admiral Balch; and commissioned...


  • (DD-364) Mahan
    USS Mahan (DD-364)
    The second USS Mahan was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan.-History:...

  • (DD-365) Cummings
    USS Cummings (DD-365)
    The second USS Cummings was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Andrew Boyd Cummings.-History:...

  • (DD-366) Drayton
    USS Drayton (DD-366)
    USS Drayton was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Captain Percival Drayton....

  • (DD-367) Lamson
    USS Lamson (DD-367)
    The third USS Lamson was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Roswell Hawkes Lamson.-History:...

  • (DD-368) Flusser
    USS Flusser (DD-368)
    The fourth USS Flusser was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles W. Flusser.-History:...

  • (DD-369) Reid
    USS Reid (DD-369)
    The third USS Reid was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Samuel Chester Reid.-History:Reid was laid down 25 June 1934 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey; launched 11 January 1936; sponsored by Mrs. Beatrice Reid Power; and commissioned...

  • (DD-370) Case
    USS Case (DD-370)
    USS Case was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Augustus Ludlow Case.Case was launched 14 September 1935 by Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts; sponsored by Miss M. R. Case; commissioned 15 September 1936, Commander J. S...

  • (DD-371) Conyngham
    USS Conyngham (DD-371)
    The second USS Conyngham was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Gustavus Conyngham.-History:...

  • (DD-372) Cassin
    USS Cassin (DD-372)
    was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for Stephen Cassin.Cassin was launched 28 October 1935 by Philadelphia Navy Yard , and commissioned 21 August 1936, Lieutenant Commander A. G...

  • (DD-373) Shaw
    USS Shaw (DD-373)
    USS Shaw , a Mahan-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain John Shaw, a Naval officer. Commissioned in 1936, she was plagued by construction deficiencies and was not fully operational until 1938...

  • (DD-374) Tucker
    USS Tucker (DD-374)
    The second USS Tucker was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Samuel Tucker.-History:...

  • (DD-375) Downes
    USS Downes (DD-375)
    USS Downes was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for John Downes.-Pre-war service:...

  • (DD-376) Cushing
    USS Cushing (DD-376)
    USS Cushing was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third Navy ship named for Commander William Barker Cushing .-History:...

  • (DD-377) Perkins
    USS Perkins (DD-377)
    The second USS Perkins was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for George Hamilton Perkins....

  • (DD-378) Smith
    USS Smith (DD-378)
    The second USS Smith was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant Joseph B. Smith, USN...

  • (DD-379) Preston
    USS Preston (DD-379)
    USS Preston was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the fifth Navy ship named for Lieutenant Samuel W. Preston ....

  • (DD-380) Gridley
    USS Gridley (DD-380)
    The second USS Gridley was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for Charles Vernon Gridley.-History:...

  • (DD-381) Somers
    USS Somers (DD-381)
    USS Somers was a destroyer commissioned in the United States Navy from 1937 to 1945. She was the lead ship of the Somers-class of destroyer leaders and was named for Richard Somers. During World War II, Somers was active in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations.-History:Somers...

  • (DD-382) Craven
    USS Craven (DD-382)
    The third USS Craven was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Tunis Augustus Macdonough Craven.-History:Craven was launched 25 February 1937 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. F. Learned, daughter of Commander Craven; and commissioned 2...

  • (DD-383) Warrington
    USS Warrington (DD-383)
    USS Warrington — a — was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lewis Warrington, who was an officer in the Navy during the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812...

  • (DD-384) Dunlap
    USS Dunlap (DD-384)
    USS Dunlap was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Brigadier General Robert H. Dunlap, USMC.-History:...

  • (DD-385) Fanning
    USS Fanning (DD-385)
    USS Fanning , 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...

  • (DD-386) Bagley
    USS Bagley (DD-386)
    USS Bagley , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ensign Worth Bagley, officer during the Spanish-American War, distinguished as the only U.S...

  • (DD-387) Blue
    USS Blue (DD-387)
    USS Blue , a Bagley-class destroyer, was the first United States Navy ship of that name, in honor of Rear Admiral Victor Blue . Blue served during World War II. She was launched 27 May 1937 by Norfolk Naval Shipyard; sponsored by Miss Kate Lilly Blue, sister of Rear Adm. Blue; and commissioned 14...


  • (DD-388) Helm
    USS Helm (DD-388)
    USS Helm was a Bagley-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Rear Admiral James Meredith Helm. Helm received 11 battle stars for her World War II service in the Pacific.-Pre-war:...

  • (DD-389) Mugford
    USS Mugford (DD-389)
    USS Mugford , a Bagley-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Mugford, who commanded the schooner Franklin in the Continental Navy, serving through 1775.-Construction:...

  • (DD-390) Ralph Talbot
    USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390)
    USS Ralph Talbot was a Bagley-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for USMC Second Lieutenant Ralph Talbot , who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I...

  • (DD-391) Henley
    USS Henley (DD-391)
    USS Henley , a Bagley-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Robert Henley, an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the War of 1812 and the Second Barbary War....

  • (DD-392) Patterson
    USS Patterson (DD-392)
    USS Patterson , a , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Daniel Todd Patterson, an officer of the US Navy that served in the Quasi-War with France, First Barbary War, and the War of 1812....

  • (DD-393) Jarvis
    USS Jarvis (DD-393)
    USS Jarvis , a Bagley-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James C. Jarvis, a U.S. Navy midshipman who was killed during the Quasi-War with France....

  • (DD-394) Sampson
    USS Sampson (DD-394)
    The second USS Sampson was a Somers-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for William Thomas Sampson.Sampson was laid down on 8 April 1936 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 16 April 1938; sponsored by Mrs. Louisa Smith Thayer; and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard...

  • (DD-395) Davis
    USS Davis (DD-395)
    The third USS Davis was a Somers-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Charles Henry Davis.Davis was launched 30 July 1938 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Miss E. Davis, granddaughter of Rear Admiral Davis; and commissioned 9 November 1938, Commander T. D...

  • (DD-396) Jouett
    USS Jouett (DD-396)
    The second USS Jouett was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral James Edward Jouett.Jouett was laid down 26 March 1936 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched 24 September 1938; sponsored by Mrs. J. R. Todd; and commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts 25 January 1939,...


  • (DD-397) Benham
    USS Benham (DD-397)
    USS Benham was the lead ship of the her class of destroyers and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Andrew Ellicot Kennedy Benham.-Construction:...

  • (DD-398) Ellet
    USS Ellet (DD-398)
    USS Ellet was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for five members of the Ellet family of Pennsylvania who rendered service during the American Civil War: Colonel Charles Ellet, Jr.; Brigadier General Alfred W. Ellet; Colonel Charles R. Ellet;...

  • (DD-399) Lang
    USS Lang (DD-399)
    The first USS Lang was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Lang.-History:...

  • (DD-400) McCall
    USS McCall (DD-400)
    The second USS McCall was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Edward R. McCall.-History:McCall was laid down 17 March 1936 at the Union Plant, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California; launched 20 November 1937; sponsored by Miss Eleanor Kempff; and commissioned...

  • (DD-401) Maury
    USS Maury (DD-401)
    The second USS Maury was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Matthew Maury.-History:Maury was laid down 24 March 1936 by Union Plant, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California; launched 14 February 1938; sponsored by Miss Virginia Lee Maury Werth, granddaughter of...

  • (DD-402) Mayrant
    USS Mayrant (DD-402)
    The second USS Mayrant was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for John Mayrant.-History:Mayrant was laid down 15 April 1937 at the Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts; launched 14 May 1938; sponsored by Mrs. E. Sheely, a descendant of Capt. John Mayrant; and...

  • (DD-403) Trippe
    USS Trippe (DD-403)
    The third USS Trippe was a in the United States Navy. She was named for John Trippe.-Operational history:Trippe was laid down on 15 April 1937 by the Boston Navy Yard, launched on 14 May 1938; sponsored by Miss Betty S. Trippe and placed in commission on 1 November 1939, Lt. Comdr. Robert L...

  • (DD-404) Rhind
    USS Rhind (DD-404)
    USS Rhind was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Alexander Colden Rhind.Rhind was laid down 22 September 1937 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched 28 July 1938; sponsored by Mrs. Frederick S. Camp; and commissioned 10 November 1939, Commander G. R...

  • (DD-405) Rowan
    USS Rowan (DD-405)
    The third USS Rowan was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Stephen C. Rowan.-History:Rowan was laid down on 25 June 1937 by the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia; launched 5 May 1938; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth H...

  • (DD-406) Stack
    USS Stack (DD-406)
    USS Stack was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Edward Stack.-History:Stack was laid down on 25 June 1937 by the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia; launched on 5 May 1938; sponsored by Miss Mary Teresa Stack; and commissioned on 20 November 1939, Lieutenant Commander Isaiah...

  • (DD-407) Sterett
    USS Sterett (DD-407)
    USS Sterett was a in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Andrew Sterett.The Sterett was laid down on 2 December 1936 at the Charleston Navy Yard; launched on 27 October 1938; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-408) Wilson
    USS Wilson (DD-408)
    USS Wilson , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Wilson, a seaman in the Union Navy during the American Civil War.-History:...


  • (DD-409) Sims
    USS Sims (DD-409)
    USS Sims was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship to be named for William Sims, an Admiral who pushed for the modernization of the Navy....

  • (DD-410) Hughes
    USS Hughes (DD-410)
    USS Hughes was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy, named after Commander Edward Merritt Hughes.Hughes was laid down on 15 September 1937 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 17 June 1939; sponsored by Mrs. Edward M...

  • (DD-411) Anderson
    USS Anderson (DD-411)
    USS Anderson was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Edwin Alexander Anderson, Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient....

  • (DD-412) Hammann
    USS Hammann (DD-412)
    USS Hammann was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Ensign Charles Hammann, a Medal of Honor recipient killed during World War I...

  • (DD-413) Mustin
    USS Mustin (DD-413)
    USS Mustin was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship of that name, in honor of Captain Henry C. Mustin , a pioneer of naval aviation....

  • (DD-414) Russell
    USS Russell (DD-414)
    USS Russell was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy, named after Rear Admiral John Henry Russell.Russell was laid down on 20 December 1937 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia; launched on 8 December 1938; sponsored by Mrs. Charles H...

  • (DD-415) O'Brien
    USS O'Brien (DD-415)
    USS O'Brien was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named in honor of Captain Jeremiah O'Brien and his five brothers, Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph, who captured the HMS Margaretta on 12 June 1775 during the American revolution.The O’Brien...

  • (DD-416) Walke
    USS Walke (DD-416)
    USS Walke was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy, named after Rear Admiral Henry A. Walke USN...

  • (DD-417) Morris
    USS Morris (DD-417)
    USS Morris , a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, was named after Commodore Charles Morris....

  • (DD-418) Roe
    USS Roe (DD-418)
    USS Roe was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Rear Admiral Francis Asbury Roe....

  • (DD-419) Wainwright
    USS Wainwright (DD-419)
    USS Wainwright was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. The ship was named to honor Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, his son, Master Jonathan Wainwright, Jr., his cousin, Commander Richard Wainwright, and also Rear Admiral Richard WainwrightWainwright was...

  • (DD-420) Buck
    USS Buck (DD-420)
    The second USS Buck , a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, was named after Quartermaster James Buck, a Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient.-Early career:...

  • (DD-421) Benson
    USS Benson (DD-421)
    USS Benson was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral William S. Benson ....

  • (DD-422) Mayo
    USS Mayo (DD-422)
    USS Mayo was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral Henry Thomas Mayo....

  • (DD-423) Gleaves
    USS Gleaves (DD-423)
    USS Gleaves , the lead ship of the Gleaves-class of destroyers, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Albert Gleaves, who is credited with improving the accuracy and precision of torpedoes and other naval arms....

  • (DD-424) Niblack
    USS Niblack (DD-424)
    USS Niblack , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Albert Parker Niblack. Niblack became the Director of Naval Intelligence 1 March 1919, and Naval Attache in London 6 August 1920. As Vice Admiral, he commanded U.S...

  • (DD-425) Madison
    USS Madison (DD-425)
    USS Madison was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She the third Navy ship of that name, and the first named for Commander James J. Madison , who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I.Madison was laid down on 19 September 1938 by the Boston Navy...

  • (DD-426) Lansdale
    USS Lansdale (DD-426)
    The second USS Lansdale was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Philip Lansdale.Lansdale was laid down on 19 December 1938 by Boston Navy Yard; launched on 30 October 1939; sponsored by Mrs. Ethel S. Lansdale, widow of the ships namesake; and commissioned on 17...

  • (DD-427) Hilary P. Jones
    USS Hilary P. Jones (DD-427)
    USS Hilary P. Jones was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral Hilary P. Jones....

  • (DD-428) Charles F. Hughes
    USS Charles F. Hughes (DD-428)
    USS Charles F. Hughes was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles Frederick Hughes....

  • (DD-429) Livermore
    USS Livermore (DD-429)
    USS Livermore , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 1st ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel Livermore, the first naval chaplain to be honored with a ship in his name....

  • (DD-430) Eberle
    USS Eberle (DD-430)
    USS Eberle was a of the United States Navy. The ship is named for Rear Admiral Edward Walter Eberle, who commanded the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets and was Chief of Naval Operations from 1923 to 1927....

  • (DD-431) Plunkett
    USS Plunkett (DD-431)
    USS Plunkett , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Charles Peshall Plunkett....

  • (DD-432) Kearny
    USS Kearny (DD-432)
    USS Kearny , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was a United States Navy ship named for Commodore Lawrence Kearny, who was known for his tenacity in capturing slave traders in West-Indian waters and his tireless efforts in fighting Greek pirates in the Mediterranean.-Early history:Kearny was launched 9...

  • (DD-433) Gwin
    USS Gwin (DD-433)
    USS Gwin , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander William Gwin, an American Civil War officer who commanded river boats against Confederate forces in Alabama....

  • (DD-434) Meredith
    USS Meredith (DD-434)
    USS Meredith , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Meredith, a United States Marine Corps Sergeant who served during the First Barbary War....

  • (DD-435) Grayson
    USS Grayson (DD-435)
    USS Grayson , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Cary Travers Grayson, who served as personal physician and aide to President Woodrow Wilson during World War I...

  • (DD-436) Monssen
    USS Monssen (DD-436)
    USS Monssen , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Mons Monssen, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions aboard the USS Missouri in 1904....

  • (DD-437) Woolsey
    USS Woolsey (DD-437)
    USS Woolsey , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship to be named Woolsey in the United States Navy. It is the first to be named for both Commodore Melancthon Brooks Woolsey and his father Commodore Melancthon Taylor Woolsey....

  • (DD-438) Ludlow
    USS Ludlow (DD-438)
    USS Ludlow , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to bear the name. The second and third Ludlow ships were named for Lieutenant Augustus C. Ludlow, second in command of the USS Chesapeake...

  • (DD-439) Edison
    USS Edison (DD-439)
    USS Edison , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Thomas Alva Edison, an inventor and businessman who developed many important devices....

  • (DD-440) Ericsson
    USS Ericsson (DD-440)
    USS Ericsson , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after John Ericsson, who is best known for devising and building the Civil War ironclad ....

  • (DD-441) Wilkes
    USS Wilkes (DD-441)
    USS Wilkes , a , was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Wilkes, who was an American naval officer and explorer....

  • (DD-442) Nicholson
    USS Nicholson (DD-442)
    USS Nicholson , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Nicholson family, which was prominent in the early history of the Navy....

  • (DD-443) Swanson
    USS Swanson (DD-443)
    USS Swanson was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson ....

  • (DD-444) Ingraham
    USS Ingraham (DD-444)
    USS Ingraham , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Duncan Ingraham , who was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal following his actions regarding Martin Koszta, a Hungarian who had declared in New York his intention of becoming an American...


DD-445 to DD-997

  • (DD-445) Fletcher
    USS Fletcher (DD-445)
    USS Fletcher , named for Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, was the lead Fletcher-class destroyer, and served in the Pacific during World War II. She received fifteen battle stars for World War II service, and five for Korean War service....

  • (DD-446) Radford
    USS Radford (DD-446)
    USS Radford , named for Rear Admiral William Radford, was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War....

  • (DD-447) Jenkins
    USS Jenkins (DD-447)
    USS Jenkins was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy, the second ship named after Rear Admiral Thornton A. Jenkins....

  • (DD-448) La Vallette
    USS La Vallette (DD-448)
    USS La Vallette was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named after Rear Admiral Elie A. F. La Vallette....

  • (DD-449) Nicholas
    USS Nicholas (DD-449)
    USS Nicholas was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, which served through most of World War II, and for 27 years and two more wars after. She was the second Navy ship to be named for Major Samuel Nicholas....

  • (DD-450) O'Bannon
    USS O'Bannon (DD-450)
    USS O'Bannon , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon , the Marine Corps's "hero of Derna"....

  • (DD-451) Chevalier
    USS Chevalier (DD-451)
    USS Chevalier , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Godfrey Chevalier....

  • DD-452 Percival cancelled
  • (DD-453) Bristol
    USS Bristol (DD-453)
    USS Bristol was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol. She was launched 25 July 1941 by Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. Powell Clayton, and commissioned 22 October 1941, Lieutenant Commander C. C...

  • (DD-454) Ellyson
    USS Ellyson (DD-454)
    USS Ellyson , a , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Theodore Gordon Ellyson, a submariner who became the first officer of the U.S. Navy to be designated a naval aviator.-Initial operations:...

  • (DD-455) Hambleton
    USS Hambleton (DD-455)
    USS Hambleton was a of the United States Navy, named for Purser Samuel Hambleton .Hambleton was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J., on 16 December 1940, launched on 26 September 1941, sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-456) Rodman
    USS Rodman (DD-456)
    USS Rodman , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Hugh Rodman....

  • (DD-457) Emmons
    USS Emmons (DD-457)
    USS Emmons was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral George F. Emmons ....

  • (DD-458) Macomb
    USS Macomb (DD-458)
    USS Macomb was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commodore William H. Macomb and Rear Admiral David B. Macomb ....

  • (DD-459) Laffey
    USS Laffey (DD-459)
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  • (DD-460) Woodworth
    USS Woodworth (DD-460)
    USS Woodworth was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commander Selim E. Woodworth....

  • (DD-461) Forrest
    USS Forrest (DD-461)
    USS Forrest , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Dulany Forrest, an officer that served during the War of 1812....

  • (DD-462) Fitch
    USS Fitch (DD-462)
    USS Fitch , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander LeRoy Fitch, an officer during the American Civil War....

  • (DD-463) Corry
    USS Corry (DD-463)
    USS Corry , a Gleaves-class destroyer, , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander William M...

  • (DD-464) Hobson
    USS Hobson (DD-464)
    USS Hobson , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Richmond Pearson Hobson, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Spanish-American War...

  • (DD-465) Saufley
    USS Saufley (DD-465)
    USS Saufley , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Richard Saufley....

  • (DD-466) Waller
    USS Waller (DD-466)
    USS Waller , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Major General Littleton Waller, USMC ....

  • (DD-467) Strong
    USS Strong (DD-467)
    USS Strong , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral James H. Strong , who distinguished himself at the Battle of Mobile Bay....

  • (DD-468) Taylor
    USS Taylor (DD-468)
    USS Taylor was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral William Rogers Taylor . She was laid down on 28 August 1941 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works Corp.; launched on 7 June 1942, sponsored by Mrs. H. A...

  • (DD-469) De Haven
    USS De Haven (DD-469)
    USS De Haven was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named for Lieutenant Edwin J. De Haven USN...

  • (DD-470) Bache
    USS Bache (DD-470)
    USS Bache , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was second ship of the United States Navy of that name. DD-470 was named for Commander George M. Bache....

  • (DD-471) Beale
    USS Beale (DD-471)
    USS Beale , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Edward Fitzgerald Beale ....

  • (DD-472) Guest
    USS Guest (DD-472)
    USS Guest , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commodore John Guest ....

  • (DD-473) Bennett
    USS Bennett (DD-473)
    USS Bennett , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the U.S. Navy that was named for the naval aviator Floyd Bennett , who flew towards the North Pole with Richard E. Byrd in 1926, but did not make it there....

  • (DD-474) Fullam
    USS Fullam (DD-474)
    USS Fullam was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. Fullam was named for Rear Admiral William Fullam ....

  • (DD-475) Hudson
    USS Hudson (DD-475)
    USS Hudson , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain William L. Hudson ....

  • (DD-476) Hutchins
    USS Hutchins (DD-476)
    USS Hutchins , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Carleton B. Hutchins , a naval aviator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-477) Pringle
    USS Pringle (DD-477)
    USS Pringle , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Joel R. P. Pringle .Pringle was laid down by the Charleston Navy Yard, on 31 July 1941; launched on 2 May 1942, sponsored by Mrs. John D. H. Kane; and commissioned on 15 September 1942, with Lieutenant Commander Harold O...

  • (DD-478) Stanly
    USS Stanly (DD-478)
    USS Stanly , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Fabius Stanly ....

  • (DD-479) Stevens
    USS Stevens (DD-479)
    USS Stevens , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of that name in the United States Navy. This ship was named for both Rear Admiral Thomas H. Stevens, Jr...

  • (DD-480) Halford
    USS Halford (DD-480)
    USS Halford , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant William Halford , a recipient of the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-481) Leutze
    USS Leutze (DD-481)
    USS Leutze was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral Eugene H. C. Leutze ....

  • DD-482 Watson cancelled
  • (DD-483) Aaron Ward
    USS Aaron Ward (DD-483)
    USS Aaron Ward was a in the service of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward. She sank on 7 April 1943 in a shoal near Tinete Point of Florida Island during Operation I-Go...

  • (DD-484) Buchanan
    USS Buchanan (DD-484)
    USS Buchanan , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Franklin Buchanan, who was an officer in the U.S...

  • (DD-485) Duncan
    USS Duncan (DD-485)
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  • (DD-486) Lansdowne
    USS Lansdowne (DD-486)
    USS Lansdowne , a , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne. He was awarded the Navy Cross "for distinguished service .....

  • (DD-487) Lardner
    USS Lardner (DD-487)
    USS Lardner , a , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral James L. Lardner, who was an officer in the Navy during the American Civil War....

  • (DD-488) McCalla
    USS McCalla (DD-488)
    USS McCalla , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Bowman H. McCalla, who served during the Spanish-American War and would eventually attain the rank of Rear Admiral ....

  • (DD-489) Mervine
    USS Mervine (DD-489)
    USS Mervine , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral William Mervine, who served during the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War...

  • (DD-490) Quick
    USS Quick (DD-490)
    USS Quick , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Sergeant Major John H...

  • (DD-491) Farenholt
    USS Farenholt (DD-491)
    USS Farenholt was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Admiral Oscar Farenholt....

  • (DD-492) Bailey
    USS Bailey (DD-492)
    USS Bailey was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named for Admiral Theodorus Bailey....

  • (DD-493) Carmick
    USS Carmick (DD-493)
    USS Carmick , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Major Daniel Carmick , an officer in the United States Marine Corps who served during the Quasi-War with France and during the War of 1812.Carmick was launched 8 March 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma...

  • (DD-494) Doyle
    USS Doyle (DD-494)
    USS Doyle , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Richard Doyle, who fought during the Barbary Wars, and died while in service in 1807....

  • (DD-495) Endicott
    USS Endicott (DD-495)
    USS Endicott , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel Endicott, who served as a quarter gunner on board Enterprise in the Barbary Wars. He volunteered to participate in the expedition under Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr., which destroyed the...

  • (DD-496) McCook
    USS McCook (DD-496)
    USS McCook , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Roderick S. McCook , who was an officer in the Union Navy during the American Civil War....

  • (DD-497) Frankford
    USS Frankford (DD-497)
    USS Frankford , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Frankford, who commanded the privateer Belvedere during the Quasi-War with France....

  • (DD-498) Philip
    USS Philip (DD-498)
    USS Philip , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral John W. Philip ....

  • (DD-499) Renshaw
    USS Renshaw (DD-499)
    USS Renshaw , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy of that name, in honor of Commander William B. Renshaw.Renshaw was laid down 7 May 1942 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey; launched on 13 October 1942, sponsored by Miss Dorothy Lillian Renshaw; and...

  • (DD-500) Ringgold
    USS Ringgold (DD-500)
    USS Ringgold , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Cadwalader Ringgold ....

  • (DD-501) Schroeder
    USS Schroeder (DD-501)
    USS Schroeder , a , was a ship of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder .Schroeder was laid down on 25 June 1942 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Kearny, N.J.; launched on 11 November 1942, sponsored by Miss Grace Wainwright Schroeder, and commissioned on 1...

  • (DD-502) Sigsbee
    USS Sigsbee (DD-502)
    USS Sigsbee , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee ....

  • DD-503 Stevenson cancelled
  • DD-504 Stockton cancelled
  • DD-505 Thorn cancelled
  • DD-506 Turner cancelled
  • (DD-507) Conway
    USS Conway (DD-507)
    USS Conway , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for William Conway, who distinguished himself during the Civil War....

  • (DD-508) Cony
    USS Cony (DD-508)
    USS Cony , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Joseph S. Cony , a naval officer during the Civil War....

  • (DD-509) Converse
    USS Converse (DD-509)
    USS Converse , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for George A. Converse .Converse was launched 30 August 1942 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Miss A. V. Jackson; and commissioned 20 November 1942, Commander D. C. E...

  • (DD-510) Eaton
    USS Eaton (DD-510)
    USS Eaton was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after William Eaton , an American soldier involved in the First Barbary War....

  • (DD-511) Foote
    USS Foote (DD-511)
    USS Foote , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Andrew Hull Foote , who served during the Civil War....

  • (DD-512) Spence
    USS Spence (DD-512)
    USS Spence , a Fletcher class destroyer, was laid down on 18 May 1942 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 27 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Eben Learned; and commissioned on 8 January 1943, Lieutenant Commander H. J. Armstrong in command. The ship was named for Robert T...

  • (DD-513) Terry
    USS Terry (DD-513)
    USS Terry , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Edward Terry ....

  • (DD-514) Thatcher
    USS Thatcher (DD-514)
    USS Thatcher , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Henry K. Thatcher ....

  • (DD-515) Anthony
    USS Anthony (DD-515)
    USS Anthony , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Sergeant Major William Anthony ....

  • (DD-516) Wadsworth
    USS Wadsworth (DD-516)
    USS Wadsworth , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore Alexander S. Wadsworth ....

  • (DD-517) Walker
    USS Walker (DD-517)
    USS Walker , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral John Grimes Walker ....

  • (DD-518) Brownson
    USS Brownson (DD-518)
    USS Brownson , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson...

  • (DD-519) Daly
    USS Daly (DD-519)
    USS Daly , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Marine Sergeant Major Daniel Daly, , one of the very few people to be twice awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-520) Isherwood
    USS Isherwood (DD-520)
    USS Isherwood , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named forRear Admiral Benjamin F. Isherwood ....

  • (DD-521) Kimberly
    USS Kimberly (DD-521)
    USS Kimberly , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly ....

  • (DD-522) Luce
    USS Luce (DD-522)
    USS Luce , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce ....

  • DD-523 to DD-525 cancelled
  • (DD-526) Abner Read
    USS Abner Read (DD-526)
    USS Abner Read was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander Abner Read....

  • (DD-527) Ammen
    USS Ammen (DD-527)
    USS Ammen , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen .Ammen was laid down on 29 November 1941 at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation; launched on 17 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Eva Ammen; and commissioned on 20 March...

  • (DD-528) Mullany
    USS Mullany (DD-528)
    USS Mullany , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral James Robert Madison Mullany .- World War II service :...

  • (DD-529) Bush
    USS Bush (DD-529)
    USS Bush , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant William Sharp Bush, USMC, who served on the during the War of 1812....

  • (DD-530) Trathen
    USS Trathen (DD-530)
    USS Trathen was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander James Trathen, commander of USS Midnight during the American Civil War....

  • (DD-531) Hazelwood
    USS Hazelwood (DD-531)
    USS Hazelwood was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy The ship was the second named for Commodore John Hazelwood; a naval leader in the American Continental Navy.- World War II :...

  • (DD-532) Heermann
    USS Heermann (DD-532)
    USS Heermann was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Fleet Surgeon Lewis Heermann ....

  • (DD-533) Hoel
    USS Hoel (DD-533)
    USS Hoel was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander William R. Hoel....

  • (DD-534) McCord
    USS McCord (DD-534)
    USS McCord was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Commander Frank C. McCord....

  • (DD-535) Miller
    USS Miller (DD-535)
    USS Miller was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy, named after Medal of Honor recipient Acting Master's Mate James Miller....

  • (DD-536) Owen
    USS Owen (DD-536)
    USS Owen , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Elias K. Owen.Owen was laid down 17 September 1942 by the Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco, California; launched 21 March 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Hope Owen; and commissioned 20 September 1943, Comdr. R. W...

  • (DD-537) The Sullivans
    USS The Sullivans (DD-537)
    USS The Sullivans is a Fletcher-class destroyer. She is the first United States Navy ship to be named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers aged 20 to 27 who lost their lives when their ship, USS Juneau, was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on...


  • (DD-538) Stephen Potter
    USS Stephen Potter (DD-538)
    USS Stephen Potter , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Ensign Stephen Potter , a naval aviator during World War I....

  • (DD-539) Tingey
    USS Tingey (DD-539)
    USS Tingey was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship to be named for Commodore Thomas Tingey ....

  • (DD-540) Twining
    USS Twining (DD-540)
    USS Twining , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Nathan C. Twining ....

  • (DD-541) Yarnall
    USS Yarnall (DD-541)
    USS Yarnall , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for LieutenantJohn Yarnall ....

  • DD-542 to DD-543 cancelled
  • (DD-544) Boyd
    USS Boyd (DD-544)
    USS Boyd was a of the United States Navy, named for Joseph Boyd, who took part in Stephen Decatur's expedition into Tripoli harbor during the First Barbary War....

  • (DD-545) Bradford
    USS Bradford (DD-545)
    USS Bradford was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Captain Gamaliel Bradford , a privateer during the Quasi-War with France....

  • (DD-546) Brown
    USS Brown (DD-546)
    USS Brown was a of the United States Navy, named for George Brown, a seaman on the crew of USS Intrepid during the raid that destroyed the captured USS Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor during the First Barbary War....

  • (DD-547) Cowell
    USS Cowell (DD-547)
    USS Cowell , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for John G. Cowell .Cowell was launched 18 March 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, California, sponsored by Mrs. R. Hepburn; and commissioned 23 August 1943, Commander C. W...

  • DD-548 to DD-549 cancelled
  • (DD-550) Capps
    USS Capps (DD-550)
    USS Capps , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Washington L. Capps ....

  • (DD-551) David W. Taylor
    USS David W. Taylor (DD-551)
    USS David W. Taylor , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral David W. Taylor ....

  • (DD-552) Evans
    USS Evans (DD-552)
    USS Evans , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans .Evans was launched on 4 October 1942 by Gulf Shipbuilding Co., Chickasaw, Alabama; sponsored by Mrs. C. E. Isherwood; and commissioned on 11 December 1943, Commander F. C...

  • (DD-553) John D. Henley
    USS John D. Henley (DD-553)
    USS John D. Henley , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Captain John D. Henley .John D...

  • (DD-554) Franks
    USS Franks (DD-554)
    USS Franks , a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, was named after Medal of Honor recipient Acting Master's Mate William Joseph Franks....

  • (DD-555) Haggard
    USS Haggard (DD-555)
    USS Haggard was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy named for Captain Haggard of the Louisa, who fought in the Quasi-War....

  • (DD-556) Hailey
    USS Hailey (DD-556)
    USS Hailey was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy named for Captain Joshua Hailey, commander of the privateer True Blood Yankee during the War of 1812....

  • (DD-557) Johnston
    USS Johnston (DD-557)
    USS Johnston was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named after Lieutenant John V. Johnston. The ship was most famous for its bold action in the Battle off Samar...

  • (DD-558) Laws
    USS Laws (DD-558)
    USS Laws , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named forAlexander Laws, who served in the Navy during the Quasi-War and First Barbary War in the early 19th century....

  • (DD-559) Longshaw
    USS Longshaw (DD-559)
    USS Longshaw , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Dr. William Longshaw, Jr. , who served in the Navy and was killed during the Civil War....

  • (DD-560) Morrison
    USS Morrison (DD-560)
    USS Morrison , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy, named for Coxswain John G. Morrison , who received the Medal of Honor for exceptional bravery during the Civil War....

  • (DD-561) Prichett
    USS Prichett (DD-561)
    USS Prichett , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Commander James M. Prichett .Prichett was laid down 20 July 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Washington; launched 31 July 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Orville A. Tucker; and commissioned 15 January 1944,...

  • (DD-562) Robinson
    USS Robinson (DD-562)
    USS Robinson , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Isaiah Robinson , who served in the Continental Navy....

  • (DD-563) Ross
    USS Ross (DD-563)
    USS Ross was a U.S. Navy Fletcher class destroyer named for Captain David Ross, a former Continental Navy lieutenant. The Ross is the only ship in U.S. naval history to survive two underwater mine explosions....

  • (DD-564) Rowe
    USS Rowe (DD-564)
    USS Rowe was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant John Rowe, who served with Lt. Stephen Decatur during the First Barbary War....

  • (DD-565) Smalley
    USS Smalley (DD-565)
    USS Smalley , a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ensign Anthony A. Smalley .Smalley was laid down on 14 February 1943 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Seattle, Wash.; launched on 27 October 1943, sponsored by Miss Lina A. Mayo; and commissioned on 31...

  • (DD-566) Stoddard
    USS Stoddard (DD-566)
    USS Stoddard was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Master's Mate James Stoddard, who was decorated for heroism during the Civil War. She was the last Fletcher to be stricken from the U.S. Navy, in 1975....

  • (DD-567) Watts
    USS Watts (DD-567)
    USS Watts was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. It was named for Captain John Watts , who fought French privateers during the Quasi-War with France....


  • (DD-568) Wren
    USS Wren (DD-568)
    USS Wren was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Sergeant Solomon Wren, USMC, who took part in Lieutenant Stephen Decatur's raid into Tripoli harbor during the First Barbary War....

  • (DD-569) Aulick
    USS Aulick (DD-569)
    USS Aulick was an American Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore John H. Aulick ....

  • (DD-570) Charles Ausburne
    USS Charles Ausburne (DD-570)
    USS Charles Ausburne , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles L. Ausburne, a sailor in World War I who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross....

  • (DD-571) Claxton
    USS Claxton (DD-571)
    USS Claxton , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Thomas Claxton, born in Baltimore, Maryland....

  • (DD-572) Dyson
    USS Dyson (DD-572)
    USS Dyson was a of the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Charles W. Dyson .Dyson was launched 15 April 1942 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Tex., sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-573) Harrison
    USS Harrison (DD-573)
    USS Harrison was a of the United States Navy. She was second Navy ship of that name, and the first named in honor of Captain Napoleon Harrison ....

  • (DD-574) John Rodgers
    USS John Rodgers (DD-574)
    USS John Rodgers was a of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship of that name, in honor of three members of the Rodgers family who served in the Navy from the War of 1812 through World War I...

  • (DD-575) McKee
    USS McKee (DD-575)
    USS McKee was a Fletcher-class destroyer, the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Hugh W. McKee....

  • (DD-576) Murray
    USS Murray (DD-576)
    The third USS Murray was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. Murry was named for Capt. Alexander Murray and his grandson Rear Adm. Alexander Murray...

  • (DD-577) Sproston
    USS Sproston (DD-577)
    USS Sproston was a Fletcher-class destroyer. She was the second ship named for Admiral John G. Sproston, an officer in the United States Navy during the Civil War.-History:...

  • (DD-578) Wickes
    USS Wickes (DD-578)
    USS Wickes , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Lambert Wickes , who served in the Continental Navy....

  • (DD-579) William D. Porter
    USS William D. Porter (DD-579)
    USS William D. Porter , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commodore William D. Porter .William D...

  • (DD-580) Young
    USS Young (DD-580)
    USS Young , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy of that name. She was the first to be named for Rear Admiral Lucien Young ....

  • (DD-581) Charrette
    USS Charrette (DD-581)
    USS Charrette was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant George Charrette , who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Spanish-American War....

  • (DD-582) Conner
    USS Conner (DD-582)
    USS Conner was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship to be named in honor of Commodore David Conner , who led U.S. Naval forces during the first part of the Mexican-American War....

  • (DD-583) Hall
    USS Hall (DD-583)
    USS Hall was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Elijah Hall , who served in the Continental Navy under John Paul Jones....

  • (DD-584) Halligan
    USS Halligan (DD-584)
    USS Halligan was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral John Halligan, Jr. .Halligan was laid down 9 November 1942 by Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts; launched 19 March 1943, sponsored by Mrs. John Halligan, widow of Admiral Halligan, and commissioned 19 August 1943,...

  • (DD-585) Haraden
    USS Haraden (DD-585)
    USS Haraden , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Haraden , a privateer of the American Revolutionary War....

  • (DD-586) Newcomb
    USS Newcomb (DD-586)
    USS Newcomb was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Commodore Frank H. Newcomb of the United States Revenue Cutter Service, Congressional Gold Medal recipient from the Spanish-American War.Newcomb was laid down 19 March 1943 by...

  • (DD-587) Bell
    USS Bell (DD-587)
    USS Bell was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Henry H. Bell ....

  • (DD-588) Burns
    USS Burns (DD-588)
    USS Hugh Burns , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Hugh Otway Burns , a privateer in the War of 1812....

  • (DD-589) Izard
    USS Izard (DD-589)
    USS Izard , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Ralph Izard ,...

  • (DD-590) Paul Hamilton
    USS Paul Hamilton (DD-590)
    USS Paul Hamilton , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Navy Secretary Paul Hamilton ....

  • (DD-591) Twiggs
    USS Twiggs (DD-591)
    USS Twiggs , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Major Levi Twiggs ....

  • (DD-592) Howorth
    USS Howorth (DD-592)
    USS Howorth was a Fletcher-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was laid down on 26 November 1941, launched on 10 January 1943, and commissioned on 3 April 1944 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. She was the 161st ship of her class. Howorth...


  • (DD-593) Killen
    USS Killen (DD-593)
    USS Killen , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Edward Killen, who served in the First Barbary War...

  • (DD-594) Hart
    USS Hart (DD-594)
    USS Hart , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy of that name, in honor of Lieutenant Patrick H...

  • (DD-595) Metcalf
    USS Metcalf (DD-595)
    USS Metcalf , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Boatswain's Mate James Metcalf, who served on the schooner Enterprise during the First Barbary War....

  • (DD-596) Shields
    USS Shields (DD-596)
    USS Shields , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Purser Thomas Shields , who fought in the Battle of New Orleans....

  • (DD-597) Wiley
    USS Wiley (DD-597)
    USS Wiley , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for William Wiley, a sailor of the Navy in the 19th century who served in the First Barbary War...

  • (DD-598) Bancroft
    USS Bancroft (DD-598)
    USS Bancroft was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named for George Bancroft.Bancroft was launched 31 December 1941 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. Hester Bancroft Berry, great-granddaughter of George Bancroft;...

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

  • (DD-600) Boyle
    USS Boyle (DD-600)
    USS Boyle was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named after Thomas Boyle, a privateer and naval officer during the War of 1812....

  • (DD-601) Champlin
    USS Champlin (DD-601)
    USS Champlin was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Stephen Champlin....

  • (DD-602) Meade
    USS Meade (DD-602)
    USS Meade was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Richard Worsam Meade and Robert Leamy Meade....

  • (DD-603) Murphy
    USS Murphy (DD-603)
    USS Murphy was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant John McLeod Murphy....

  • (DD-604) Parker
    USS Parker (DD-604)
    USS Parker was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Foxhall A. Parker, Jr..Parker was laid down 9 June 1941 by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York; launched 12 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Edward Lloyd Winder; and commissioned 31...

  • (DD-605) Caldwell
    USS Caldwell (DD-605)
    USS Caldwell was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for James R. Caldwell.Caldwell was launched 15 January 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Miss A. Caldwell; and commissioned 10 June 1942, Lieutenant Commander J. F...

  • (DD-606) Coghlan
    USS Coghlan (DD-606)
    USS Coghlan was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Joseph Bulloch Coghlan....

  • (DD-607) Frazier
    USS Frazier (DD-607)
    USS Frazier was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Daniel Frazier.Frazier was launched 17 March 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-608) Gansevoort
    USS Gansevoort (DD-608)
    USS Gansevoort was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commodore Guert Gansevoort....

  • (DD-609) Gillespie
    USS Gillespie (DD-609)
    USS Gillespie was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Major Archibald H. Gillespie....

  • (DD-610) Hobby
    USS Hobby (DD-610)
    USS Hobby was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for James H. Hobby.Hobby was launched 4 June 1942 by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-611) Kalk
    USS Kalk (DD-611)
    USS Kalk was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Lieutenant Stanton Frederick Kalk....

  • (DD-612) Kendrick
    USS Kendrick (DD-612)
    USS Kendrick was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles S. Kendrick.Kendrick was launched 2 April 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San Pedro, California; sponsored by Mrs. J. Hanson Delvac, a great-granddaughter of Acting Master Charles S. Kendrick; and...

  • (DD-613) Laub
    USS Laub (DD-613)
    USS Laub was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Henry Laub, who was killed during the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813....

  • (DD-614) MacKenzie
    USS MacKenzie (DD-614)
    USS MacKenzie was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named for Lieutenant Commander Alexander Slidell MacKenzie....

  • (DD-615) McLanahan
    USS McLanahan (DD-615)
    USS McLanahan was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for Tenant McLanahan....

  • (DD-616) Nields
    USS Nields (DD-616)
    USS Nields was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant Commander Henry C. Nields....

  • (DD-617) Ordronaux
    USS Ordronaux (DD-617)
    USS Ordronaux was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Ordronaux, the nineteenth-century privateersman....

  • (DD-618) Davison
    USS Davison (DD-618)
    USS Davison , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was named for Lieutenant Commander Gregory C. Davison , who specialized in torpedo boat operations....

  • (DD-619) Edwards
    USS Edwards (DD-619)
    USS Edwards was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named "Edwards", and the first named for Lieutenant Commander Walter A. Edwards , who as commander of in 1922 rescued nearly five hundred people from the burning French transport Vinh-Long. For his...

  • (DD-620) Glennon
    USS Glennon (DD-620)
    USS Glennon , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral James H. Glennon, who was a recipient of the Navy Cross....

  • (DD-621) Jeffers
    USS Jeffers (DD-621)
    USS Jeffers , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore William N. Jeffers.Jeffers was laid down by Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Kearny, New Jersey, 25 March 1942; launched 26 August 1942; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-622) Maddox
    USS Maddox (DD-622)
    USS Maddox , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain William A. T. Maddox....

  • (DD-623) Nelson
    USS Nelson (DD-623)
    USS Nelson , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Charles P. Nelson, who served during the Spanish-American War and World War I....

  • (DD-624) Baldwin
    USS Baldwin (DD-624)
    The USS Baldwin , was a United States Navy , in service from 1943 to 1946. She was the only ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for Charles H. Baldwin, an 1864 Medal of Honor recipient....

  • (DD-625) Harding
    USS Harding (DD-625)
    USS Harding , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seth Harding....

  • (DD-626) Satterlee
    USS Satterlee (DD-626)
    USS Satterlee was a Gleaves-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She the second Navy ship named for United States Coast Guard Captain Charles Satterlee....

  • (DD-627) Thompson
    USS Thompson (DD-627)
    USS Thompson USS Thompson USS Thompson (DD-627 (later DMS-38) was first a Gleaves-class destroyer, then became an Ellyson-class destroyer minesweeper. She was the second Navy ship named "Thompson", and the first named in honor of Robert M...


  • (DD-628) Welles
    USS Welles (DD-628)
    USS Welles , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Gideon Welles.Welles was laid down on 27 September 1941 at Seattle, Washington, by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 7 September 1942; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-629) Abbot
    USS Abbot (DD-629)
    USS Abbot was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named after Commodore Joel Abbot ....

  • (DD-630) Braine
    USS Braine (DD-630)
    USS Braine , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Daniel L. Braine , who served in the Civil War and explored the Arctic....

  • (DD-631) Erben
    USS Erben (DD-631)
    USS Erben , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Henry Erben .Erben was launched 21 March 1943 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. C. B. G. Gaillard, daughter of Rear Admiral Erben; and commissioned 28 May 1943, Commander J. H...

  • (DD-632) Cowie
    USS Cowie (DD-632)
    USS Cowie , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Thomas Jefferson Cowie....

  • (DD-633) Knight
    USS Knight (DD-633)
    USS Knight , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Austin M. Knight.Knight was laid down 18 March 1941, by Boston Navy Yard; launched 27 September 1941 Liberty Fleet Day; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth H. Royal, granddaughter of Admiral Knight,...

  • (DD-634) Doran
    USS Doran (DD-634)
    USS Doran , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Medal of Honor recipient John James Doran....

  • (DD-635) Earle
    USS Earle (DD-635)
    USS Earle , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Ralph Earle....

  • (DD-636) Butler
    USS Butler (DD-636)
    USS Butler , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler, twice awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-637) Gherardi
    USS Gherardi (DD-637)
    USS Gherardi , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi....

  • (DD-638) Herndon
    USS Herndon (DD-638)
    USS Herndon , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander William Lewis Herndon.Herndon was launched on 2 February 1942 by the Norfolk Navy Yard, sponsored by Miss Lucy Herndon Crockett, great-grandniece of Comdr. Herndon, and commissioned 20 December 1942, Comdr....

  • (DD-639) Shubrick
    USS Shubrick (DD-639)
    USS Shubrick , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral William B. Shubrick....

  • (DD-640) Beatty
    USS Beatty (DD-640)
    USS Beatty , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Frank E. Beatty.Beatty was laid down as Mullany on 1 May 1941 at the Charleston Navy Yard....

  • (DD-641) Tillman
    USS Tillman (DD-641)
    USS Tillman , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for United States Senator Ben Tillman....

  • (DD-642) Hale
    USS Hale (DD-642)
    USS Hale , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Maine Senator Eugene Hale ....

  • (DD-643) Sigourney
    USS Sigourney (DD-643)
    USS Sigourney was a Fletcher-class destroyer, the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Sigourney, an officer during the War of 1812....

  • (DD-644) Stembel
    USS Stembel (DD-644)
    USS Stembel , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Roger N. Stembel , who served in the Civil War....

  • (DD-645) Stevenson
    USS Stevenson (DD-645)
    USS Stevenson , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be assigned that name. The first vessel, Stevenson , was cancelled during construction and never completed. Both ships are named for John H...

  • (DD-646) Stockton
    USS Stockton (DD-646)
    USS Stockton , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore Robert F. Stockton....

  • (DD-647) Thorn
    USS Thorn (DD-647)
    USS Thorn , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Thorn.Thorn was laid down on 15 November 1942 at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-648) Turner
    USS Turner (DD-648)
    USS Turner , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Daniel Turner.-Commission:...

  • (DD-649) Albert W. Grant
    USS Albert W. Grant (DD-649)
    USS Albert W. Grant was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Vice Admiral Albert W. Grant , an admiral during World War I.Albert W...

  • (DD-650) Caperton
    USS Caperton (DD-650)
    USS Caperton was a of the United States Navy, named for Admiral William B. Caperton .Caperton was launched 22 May 1943 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, sponsored by Miss M. Caperton; and commissioned 30 July 1943, Commander W. J...

  • (DD-651) Cogswell
    USS Cogswell (DD-651)
    USS Cogswell was a in the United States Navy, serving in World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. The ship is named in honor of Rear Admiral James Kelsey Cogswell, who served during the Spanish-American War, and Captain Francis Cogswell, who served during World War I.Cogswell was launched on 5...

  • (DD-652) Ingersoll
    USS Ingersoll (DD-652)
    USS Ingersoll was a Fletcher class destroyer in the United States Navy, serving from 28 June 1942 through 19 May 1974. The Ingersoll was named for Admiral Royal Ingersoll, former Chief of Staff of the Atlantic Fleet in the early 20th century and his son Lieutenant Royal R. Ingersoll II who was...

  • (DD-653) Knapp
    USS Knapp (DD-653)
    USS Knapp , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Harry Shepard Knapp. Her keel was laid down on 8 March 1943 by Bath Iron Works, in Bath, Maine. She was launched on 10 July 1943, sponsored by Margaret L. and Mary C...

  • (DD-654) Bearss
    USS Bearss (DD-654)
    USS Bearss was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Brigadier General Hiram I. Bearss , USMC, who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Philippine-American War....

  • (DD-655) John Hood
    USS John Hood (DD-655)
    USS John Hood was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral John Hood .John Hood was laid down 12 October 1942 by Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.; launched 25 October 1943, sponsored by Miss Amelia O'Neal; and commissioned 7 June 1944, Commander...

  • (DD-656) Van Valkenburgh
    USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656)
    USS Van Valkenburgh was a of the United States Navy, named for Captain Franklin van Valkenburgh , captain of the battleship when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor....

  • (DD-657) Charles J. Badger
    USS Charles J. Badger (DD-657)
    USS Charles J. Badger was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger ....

  • (DD-658) Colahan
    USS Colahan (DD-658)
    USS Colahan was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commander Charles E. Colahan .Colahan was launched on 3 May 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, N.Y., sponsored by Mrs. P. C. Hinkamp, adopted granddaughter of Commander Colahan; and commissioned on 23 August...

  • (DD-659) Dashiell
    USS Dashiell (DD-659)
    USS Dashiell was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Robert B. Dashiell .Dashiell was launched 6 February 1943 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.. sponsored by Mrs. R. B. Dashiell, widow of Assistant Naval Constructor Dashiell; and commissioned...

  • (DD-660) Bullard
    USS Bullard (DD-660)
    USS Bullard was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral William H. G. Bullard ....

  • (DD-661) Kidd
    USS Kidd (DD-661)
    USS Kidd , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor...

  • (DD-662) Bennion
    USS Bennion (DD-662)
    USS Bennion was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship was named for Captain Mervyn S. Bennion who was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, while in command of . Captain Bennion was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.Bennion was launched 4 July...

  • (DD-663) Heywood L. Edwards
    USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663)
    USS Heywood L. Edwards was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Heywood L. Edwards , captain of , the first U.S. Navy ship sunk in World War II....

  • (DD-664) Richard P. Leary
    USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664)
    USS Richard P. Leary was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Richard P. Leary .Richard P. Leary was laid down 4 July 1943 at the Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.; launched 6 October 1943, sponsored by Mrs. George K. Crozer III; and commissioned 23 February 1944, Commander Frederic S...

  • (DD-665) Bryant
    USS Bryant (DD-665)
    USS Bryant was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Samuel W. Bryant .Bryant was launched 29 May 1943 by Charleston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Samuel W...

  • (DD-666) Black
    USS Black (DD-666)
    USS Black was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Hugh D. Black , who was killed in action during the sinking of his ship, in February 1942....

  • (DD-667) Chauncey
    USS Chauncey (DD-667)
    USS Chauncey was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the third Navy ship named for Commodore Isaac Chauncey ....

  • (DD-668) Clarence K. Bronson
    USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668)
    USS Clarence K. Bronson was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for naval aviator Lieutenant Clarence K. Bronson ....

  • (DD-669) Cotten
    USS Cotten (DD-669)
    USS Cotten was a of the United States Navy, named for Captain Lyman A. Cotten .Cotten was launched 12 June 1943 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. L. A. Cotten, widow of Captain Cotten; and commissioned 24 July 1943, Lieutenant Commander F. T...

  • (DD-670) Dortch
    USS Dortch (DD-670)
    USS Dortch was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the only Navy ship named for Isaac Foote Dortch, who was awarded the Navy Cross....

  • (DD-671) Gatling
    USS Gatling (DD-671)
    USS Gatling was a of the United States Navy, named for Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling, the inventor of the Gatling gun.Gatling was laid down 3 March 1943 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, N.J.; launched 20 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. John W...

  • (DD-672) Healy
    USS Healy (DD-672)
    USS Healy was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commander Howard R. Healy who had distinguished himself on board during the Battle of the Coral Sea....

  • (DD-673) Hickox
    USS Hickox (DD-673)
    USS Hickox was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Ralph Hickox .Hickox was launched 4 July 1943 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, N.J.; sponsored by Mrs. Ralph Hickox, wife of the late Commander Hickox; and commissioned 10 September 1943, Comdr. William M...

  • (DD-674) Hunt
    USS Hunt (DD-674)
    USS Hunt was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for William H. Hunt, Secretary of the Navy under President James A. Garfield....

  • (DD-675) Lewis Hancock
    USS Lewis Hancock (DD-675)
    USS Lewis Hancock was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Lewis Hancock, Jr. ....

  • (DD-676) Marshall
    USS Marshall (DD-676)
    USS Marshall was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Thomas W. Marshall, Jr. .Marshall was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J., 29 April 1943; launched 29 August 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas W. Marshall, mother of Lt. Comdr. Marshall; and...

  • (DD-677) McDermut
    USS McDermut (DD-677)
    USS McDermut was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant Commander David A. McDermut....

  • (DD-678) McGowan
    USS McGowan (DD-678)
    USS McGowan was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan ....

  • (DD-679) McNair
    USS McNair (DD-679)
    USS McNair was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Frederick V. McNair, Sr., ....

  • (DD-680) Melvin
    USS Melvin (DD-680)
    USS Melvin , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant, junior grade John T. Melvin ....

  • (DD-681) Hopewell
    USS Hopewell (DD-681)
    USS Hopewell was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named in honour of the first Hopewell which was named for Pollard Hopewell of St. Mary's county Maryland....

  • (DD-682) Porterfield
    USS Porterfield (DD-682)
    USS Porterfield was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Lewis B. Porterfield ....

  • (DD-683) Stockham
    USS Stockham (DD-683)
    USS Stockham , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Gy.Sgt. Fred W. Stockham, USMC ....


  • (DD-684) Wedderburn
    USS Wedderburn (DD-684)
    USS Wedderburn , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for lieutenant Charles F. Wedderburn, a destroyerman who was killed during World War I....

  • (DD-685) Picking
    USS Picking (DD-685)
    USS Picking , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Sherwood Picking , a submarine commander during World War I....

  • (DD-686) Halsey Powell
    USS Halsey Powell (DD-686)
    USS Halsey Powell , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Halsey Powell, , who served during World War I....

  • (DD-687) Uhlmann
    USS Uhlmann (DD-687)
    USS Uhlmann was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Ensign Robert W. Uhlmann.-World War II:...

  • (DD-688) Remey
    USS Remey (DD-688)
    USS Remey was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral George C. Remey .Remey was laid down on 22 March 1943 by the Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; launched on 25 July 1943; sponsored by Miss Angelica G. Remey, daughter of Rear Admiral Remey; and...

  • (DD-689) Wadleigh
    USS Wadleigh (DD-689)
    USS Wadleigh was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral George H. Wadleigh .Wadleigh was laid down on 5 April 1943 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works; launched on 7 August 1943; sponsored by Miss Clara F. Wadleigh, daughter of RAdm. Wadleigh; and commissioned at the Boston Navy...

  • (DD-690) Norman Scott
    USS Norman Scott (DD-690)
    USS Norman Scott was a United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer named for Rear-Admiral Norman Scott , who was killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-691) Mertz
    USS Mertz (DD-691)
    USS Mertz was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Rear Admiral Albert Mertz....


  • (DD-692) Allen M. Sumner
    USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692)
    USS Allen M. Sumner , the original Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Allen Melancthon Sumner, a USMC captain, who was killed in action during World War I....

  • (DD-693) Moale
    USS Moale (DD-693)
    USS Moale was the second Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Lieutenant Edward Moale, Jr. , who performed heroic duty during the Spanish-American War....

  • (DD-694) Ingraham
    USS Ingraham (DD-694)
    USS Ingraham was a United States Navy Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, the third ship in U.S. Navy history to be named for Duncan Ingraham. She was in commission from 1944 to 1971.-Construction and commissioning:...

  • (DD-695) Cooper
    USS Cooper (DD-695)
    USS Cooper , a , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Elmer Glenn Cooper, a naval aviator who died in a seaplane accident in 1938. The Cooper was launched 9 February 1944 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, N.J.; sponsored by Mrs. Elmer G. Cooper; and...

  • (DD-696) English
    USS English (DD-696)
    USS English , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, named for Rear Admiral Robert Henry English, a submariner who commanded the and was awarded the Navy Cross and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal...

  • (DD-697) Charles S. Sperry
    USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697)
    USS Charles S. Sperry , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Charles Stillman Sperry, the commanding officer of the . Sperry would later attain the rank of Rear Admiral....


  • (DD-698) Ault
    USS Ault (DD-698)
    USS Ault was an in the United States Navy. She was named for Commander William B. Ault, air group commander aboard . Commander Ault was declared missing in action on 8 May 1942 after leading an air attack in the Battle of the Coral Sea and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his action in...

  • (DD-699) Waldron
    USS Waldron (DD-699)
    USS Waldron , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for John C. Waldron, was a U.S. Naval aviator who led a squadron of torpedo bombers in World War II.-Construction and commissioning:...

  • (DD-700) Haynsworth
    USS Haynsworth (DD-700)
    USS Haynsworth , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander William M. Haynsworth, Jr., the commander of the , when it accidentally collided with Chemung. The resulting collision caused Ingrahams depth charges to explode while still on...

  • (DD-701) John W. Weeks
    USS John W. Weeks (DD-701)
    USS John W. Weeks , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for John Wingate Weeks, who attained the rank of Rear Admiral. Weeks was elected to the United States House of Representatives where he served until entering the United States Senate in 1913. He became Secretary of War on 4 March...

  • (DD-702) Hank
    USS Hank (DD-702)
    USS Hank , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Lieutenant Commander William Hank.Hank was launched 21 May 1944 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. William Edwin Hank, widow of Lieutenant Commander Hank; and commissioned on 28 August...

  • (DD-703) Wallace L. Lind
    USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703)
    USS Wallace L. Lind , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Captain Wallace L. Lind , who was awarded the Navy Cross during World War I....

  • (DD-704) Borie
    USS Borie (DD-704)
    The USS Borie , an , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Adolph E. Borie, Secretary of the Navy under President Ulysses S. Grant.-Construction:...

  • (DD-705) Compton
    USS Compton (DD-705)
    USS Compton , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Lewis Compton, who served in active duty in the Navy during World War I and Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 9 February 1940 to 13 February 1941....

  • (DD-706) Gainard
    USS Gainard (DD-706)
    USS Gainard , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Joseph Gainard, who was awarded the Navy Cross for distinguished service while Master of American merchant steamer City of Flint during 1939....

  • (DD-707) Soley
    USS Soley (DD-707)
    USS Soley , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for James R. Soley, who became Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1899. Soley was responsible for the collection and publication of Union and Confederate Naval records...

  • (DD-708) Harlan R. Dickson
    USS Harlan R. Dickson (DD-708)
    USS Harlan R. Dickson , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Lieutenant Commander Harlan Rockey Dickson.The Harlan R. Dickson was launched 17 December 1944 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N. J.; sponsored by Mrs. Mildred Mae Studler, mother; and commissioned at New...

  • (DD-709) Hugh Purvis
    USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709)
    USS Hugh Purvis , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is currently the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Hugh Purvis, a marine who served from 1869 to 1884 and was awarded the Medal of Honor. The ship was launched by Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey, 17...


  • (DD-710) Gearing
    USS Gearing (DD-710)
    USS Gearing was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for three generations of the Gearing family, Commander Henry Chalfant Gearing, Sr., Captain Henry Chalfant Gearing, Jr...

  • (DD-711) Eugene A. Greene
    USS Eugene A. Greene (DD-711)
    USS Eugene A. Greene was a of the United States Navy, named for Ensign Eugene A. Greene , was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism in the Battle of Midway....

  • (DD-712) Gyatt
    USS Gyatt (DD-712)
    USS Gyatt , was a in the United States Navy, named for U.S. Marine Corps Private Edward E. Gyatt. Private Gyatt was a member of the First Marine Raider Battalion in the Battle of Guadalcanal. As part of the advance force, he held his post until killed by an enemy grenade.Gyatt was built by...

  • (DD-713) Kenneth D. Bailey
    USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD-713)
    USS Kenneth D. Bailey was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Kenneth D. Bailey. The name Kenneth D. Bailey was originally was assigned to the destroyer escort USS Kenneth D. Bailey on 30 November 1943; that ship was cancelled on 10 June 1944, and the name was...

  • (DD-714) William R. Rush
    USS William R. Rush (DD-714)
    USS William R. Rush was a in the United States Navy during the Korean War. She was named for William R. Rush.William R. Rush was laid down on 15 October 1944 at Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation; launched on 8 July 1945; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-715) William M. Wood
    USS William M. Wood (DD-715)
    USS William M. Wood was a in the United States Navy during the final year of World War II. She was in commission for 31 years, from 1945 through 1976, serving in both the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. She was the second Navy ship named for Navy Surgeon-General William M. Wood .William M...

  • (DD-716) Wiltsie
    USS Wiltsie (DD-716)
    USS Wiltsie was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Irving Wiltsie.Wiltsie was laid down on 13 March 1945 at Port Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company; launched on 31 August 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Irving D. Wiltsie, the widow of Capt...

  • (DD-717) Theodore E. Chandler
    USS Theodore E. Chandler (DD-717)
    USS Theodore E. Chandler was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Theodore E. Chandler....

  • (DD-718) Hamner
    USS Hamner (DD-718)
    USS Hamner was a in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Henry Rawlings Hamner.Hamner was launched on 24 November 1945 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Port Newark, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. Henry Rawlings Hamner, wife of Lt....

  • (DD-719) Epperson
    USS Epperson (DD-719)
    USS Epperson was a of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps Private Harold G. Epperson , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Saipan....

  • DD-720 Castle cancelled
  • DD-721 Woodrow R. Thompson cancelled
  • (DD-722) Barton
    USS Barton (DD-722)
    USS Barton , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral John Kennedy Barton.-Construction:...

  • (DD-723) Walke
    USS Walke (DD-723)
    USS Walke , an , was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Henry A. Walke, a Rear Admiral during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. The third Walke was laid down on 7 June 1943 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works; launched on 27 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-724) Laffey
    USS Laffey (DD-724)
    USS Laffey , an , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Bartlett Laffey. Seaman Laffey was awarded the Medal of Honor for his stand against Confederate forces on 5 March 1864...

  • (DD-725) O'Brien
    USS O'Brien (DD-725)
    USS O'Brien , an , was the 4th ship of the United States Navy to be named after Captain Jeremiah O'Brien and his five brothers, Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph, who captured HMS Margaretta on 12 June 1775 during the American revolution.The fourth O'Brien was laid down by Bath Iron Works,...

  • (DD-726) Meredith
    USS Meredith (DD-726)
    USS Meredith , an , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Meredith, a Marine sergeant who saved the life of Lieutenant John Trippe of Vixen, during the Barbary Wars....

  • (DD-727) De Haven
    USS De Haven (DD-727)
    USS De Haven , an , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Edwin J. De Haven. De Haven served aboard the , flagship of the Wilkes Expedition, officially known as the United States Exploring Expedition, from 1839 to 1842. De Haven also served in the Mexican-American...

  • (DD-728) Mansfield
    USS Mansfield (DD-728)
    USS Mansfield , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Sergeant Duncan Mansfield, a Marine who, in 1804, during the First Barbary War sailed with Lieutenant Stephen Decatur aboard the on a covert mission to destroy the recently captured .The name Mansfield was canceled for...

  • (DD-729) Lyman K. Swenson
    USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729)
    USS Lyman K. Swenson , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was laid down 11 September 1943 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched 12 February 1944; sponsored by Miss Cecelia A. Swenson, daughter of Captain Swenson; and commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 2 May 1944, Commander Francis T. Williamson...

  • (DD-730) Collett
    USS Collett (DD-730)
    USS Collett was a World War II-era Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer in the service of the U.S. Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander John A. Collett , a Naval Aviator and commanding officer of Torpedo Squadron TEN, who was killed during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942...

  • (DD-731) Maddox
    USS Maddox (DD-731)
    USS Maddox , an was named for Captain William A. T. Maddox, USMC. She was laid down by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine on 28 October 1943, launched on 19 March 1944 by Mrs. Harry H...

  • (DD-732) Hyman
    USS Hyman (DD-732)
    USS Hyman , an , is a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Commander Willford Milton Hyman, who commanded the during the Battle of the Coral Sea. During the battle, the Sims was lost and Hyman went down with his ship. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross...

  • (DD-733) Mannert L. Abele
    USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733)
    USS Mannert L. Abele , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Mannert Lincoln Abele, a World War II submarine commander who posthumously received the Navy Cross for his heroism in the Pacific Theater. The destroyer was the first US warship...

  • (DD-734) Purdy
    USS Purdy (DD-734)
    USS Purdy , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Frederick Warren Purdy, who was awarded the Silver Star for his rescue efforts while the Strong was sinking on 5 July 1942.Purdy was laid down by the Bath Iron Works,...

  • (DD-735) Robert H. Smith
  • (DD-736) Thomas E. Fraser
  • (DD-737) Shannon
  • (DD-738) Harry F. Bauer
  • (DD-739) Adams
  • (DD-740) Tolman
  • (DD-741) Drexler
    USS Drexler (DD-741)
    USS Drexler , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Ensign Henry Clay Drexler, a Medal of Honor recipient.The Drexler was launched on 3 September 1944 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. L. A. Drexler, mother of Ensign Drexler; and commissioned on...

  • (DD-742) Frank Knox
    USS Frank Knox (DD-742)
    USS Frank Knox was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox.Frank Knox was built at Bath, Maine...

  • (DD-743) Southerland
    USS Southerland (DD-743)
    USS Southerland , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for William Henry Hudson Southerland, an admiral.Southerland was laid down on 27 May 1944 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 5 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-744) Blue
    USS Blue (DD-744)
    USS Blue , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second United States Navy ship of that name, for Lieutenant Commander John S. Blue ....

  • (DD-745) Brush
    USS Brush (DD-745)
    USS Brush , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Brush.Brush was launched 28 December 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, New York; sponsored by Miss Virginia Perkins, great-granddaughter of Charles Brush; and commissioned...

  • (DD-746) Taussig
    USS Taussig (DD-746)
    USS Taussig , an , was named for Edward D. Taussig, a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy whose career spanned over 50 years. The ship was laid down on 30 August 1943 at Staten Island, New York, by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 25 January 1944; sponsored by Miss...

  • (DD-747) Samuel N. Moore
    USS Samuel N. Moore (DD-747)
    USS Samuel N. Moore , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel N. Moore. He took command of Quincy on 20 May 1942 and died on the night of 9 August 1942 when that cruiser was sunk while fighting in the Battle of Savo Island.Samuel N...

  • (DD-748) Harry E. Hubbard
    USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748)
    USS Harry E. Hubbard , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Harry Hubbard , who was the captain of the Meredith when it was sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign.Harry E...

  • (DD-749) Henry A. Wiley
  • (DD-750) Shea
  • (DD-751) J. William Ditter
  • (DD-752) Alfred A. Cunningham
    USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752)
    USS Alfred A. Cunningham , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Alfred Austell Cunningham, a USMC officer and aviator....

  • (DD-753) John R. Pierce
    USS John R. Pierce (DD-753)
    USS John R. Pierce , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander John Reeves Pierce, who commanded , a transport submarine, which was lost during battle in January 1943. Lieutenant Commander Pierce was posthumously awarded the...

  • (DD-754) Frank E. Evans
    USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754)
    USS Frank E. Evans , an Allen M. Sumner class destroyer, was named in honor of General Frank Evans, a leader of the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I...

  • (DD-755) John A. Bole
    USS John A. Bole (DD-755)
    USS John A. Bole , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander John Archibald Bole, Jr., who was the commanding officer of which is thought to be lost on 16 February 1943.John A. Bole was renamed on 15 June 1944 prior to...

  • (DD-756) Beatty
    USS Beatty (DD-756)
    USS Beatty , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Frank Beatty....

  • (DD-757) Putnam
    USS Putnam (DD-757)
    USS Putnam , an , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Putnam. She was built and saw action in the Pacific during World War II. She was laid down 11 July 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Division, San Francisco, California; launched 26 March 1944; sponsored by...

  • (DD-758) Strong
    USS Strong (DD-758)
    USS Strong , an , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James H. Strong, a naval commander for Union forces during the American Civil War...

  • (DD-759) Lofberg
    USS Lofberg (DD-759)
    USS Lofberg , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Gus Brynolf Lofberg, Jr., who was the commander of the , which was lost in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.-History:...

  • (DD-760) John W. Thomason
    USS John W. Thomason (DD-760)
    USS John W. Thomason , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John William Thomason, Jr., a USMC officer who was awarded the Navy Cross for bravery during World War I....

  • (DD-761) Buck
    USS Buck (DD-761)
    The third USS Buck , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Buck, a Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient....

  • (DD-762) Henley
    USS Henley (DD-762)
    USS Henley , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the 4th ship of the United States Navy to be named Henley, was named after Captain Robert Henley ; an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the War of 1812 and the Second Barbary War.In addition to the 3 destroyers...

  • (DD-763) William C. Lawe
    USS William C. Lawe (DD-763)
    The third USS William C. Lawe was a of the United States Navy, named for aviation metalsmith third class William C. Lawe , who was killed in the Battle of Midway....

  • (DD-764) Lloyd Thomas
    USS Lloyd Thomas (DD-764)
    The third USS Lloyd Thomas was a in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Lieutenant Lloyd Thomas , who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism in the Battle of Midway.Lloyd Thomas was laid down by Bethlehem Steel...

  • (DD-765) Keppler
    USS Keppler (DD-765)
    The third USS Keppler was a in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Boatswain's Mate First Class Reinhardt J...

  • (DD-766) Lansdale
    USS Lansdale (DD-766)
    USS Lansdale was scheduled to be a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Philip Lansdale , a United States Navy officer....

  • (DD-767) Seymour D. Owens
    USS Seymour D. Owens (DD-767)
    USS Seymour D. Owens was scheduled to be a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Seymour D. Owens....

  • DD-768 Hoel cancelled
  • DD-769 Abner Read cancelled
  • (DD-770) Lowry
    USS Lowry (DD-770)
    USS Lowry , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Reigart Bolivar Lowry, who served in the Mexican-American War and was a member of Commodore Matthew C. Perry's expedition to Japan in 1855...

  • (DD-771) Lindsey
  • (DD-772) Gwin

  • (DD-773) Aaron Ward
    USS Aaron Ward (DM-34)
    The third ship named USS Aaron Ward in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward was a Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer in the service of the United States Navy....

     (also DM-34)
  • (DD-774) Hugh W. Hadley
    USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774)
    USS Hugh W. Hadley was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer which served in the United States Navy during World War II. It is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Hugh William Hadley, who lost his life during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.Hugh W...

  • (DD-775) Willard Keith
    USS Willard Keith (DD-775)
    USS Willard Keith , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is currently the only completed ship of the United States Navy ever named for Willard Keith, a United States Marine Corps captain who died in combat during the campaign for Guadalcanal. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions...

  • (DD-776) James C. Owens
    USS James C. Owens (DD-776)
    USS James C. Owens , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant James C. Owens, Jr., a member of Torpedo Squadron 8 on board Hornet . His entire squadron was lost in an attack against Japanese carriers 4 June during the Battle of...

  • (DD-777) Zellars
    USS Zellars (DD-777)
    USS Zellars , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Thomas Edward Zellars, a lieutenant in the United States Navy who served on the Mississippi . On 12 June 1924, Thomas Zellars and 47 other crew members died in a firing accident...

  • (DD-778) Massey
    USS Massey (DD-778)
    USS Massey , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Lance Edward Massey, who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for "extraordinary achievement in aerial combat as leader of a group of nine torpedo planes in action against enemy Japanese surface...

  • (DD-779) Douglas H. Fox
    USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779)
    USS Douglas H. Fox an , was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Douglas H. Fox, the commanding officer of the , who went down with his ship when she was torpedoed and sunk in the naval battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942...

  • (DD-780) Stormes
    USS Stormes (DD-780)
    USS Stormes , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Max Clifford Stormes, who was killed in action during the night of 14 and 15 November 1942, when Preston was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Comdr...

  • (DD-781) Robert K. Huntington
    USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781)
    USS Robert K. Huntington , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Robert Kingsbury Huntington, a naval aviator and member of Torpedo Squadron 8. The entire squadron was lost during the Battle of Midway.Robert K...

  • (DD-782) Rowan
    USS Rowan (DD-782)
    USS Rowan was a of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship named for Vice Admiral Stephen C. Rowan .Rowan was laid down on 25 March 1944 by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Seattle, Washington; launched 29 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs. David S. Folsom, great-grandniece of Vice Admiral Rowan;...

  • (DD-783) Gurke
    USS Gurke (DD-783)
    USS Gurke was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps Private Henry Gurke , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-784) McKean
    USS McKean (DD-784)
    USS McKean was a of the United States Navy built by the Todd Pacific Ship Building Company in Seattle, Washington State.-1940s:...

  • (DD-785) Henderson
    USS Henderson (DD-785)
    USS Henderson was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship of that name, and the first named for United States Marine Corps Major Lofton R. Henderson...

  • (DD-786) Richard B. Anderson
    USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786)
    USS Richard B. Anderson was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for USMC Private First Class Richard B. Anderson , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Battle of Kwajalein....

  • (DD-787) James E. Kyes
    USS James E. Kyes (DD-787)
    USS James E. Kyes was a of the United States Navy, named for Commander James E. Kyes .James E. Kyes was laid down on 27 December 1944 by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Seattle, Washington; launched on 4 August 1945; sponsored by Mrs. James E. Kyes; and commissioned on 8 February 1946, Comdr....

  • (DD-788) Hollister
    USS Hollister (DD-788)
    USS Hollister was a of the United States Navy, named for the three Hollister brothers, who were killed in 1943 while serving in the Navy during World War II....

  • (DD-789) Eversole
    USS Eversole (DD-789)
    USS Eversole was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant John T. Eversole , a naval aviator who was killed in the Battle of Midway....

  • (DD-790) Shelton
    USS Shelton (DD-790)
    USS Shelton was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Ensign James A. Shelton , who was killed in the Battle of Midway....

  • (DD-791) Seaman
  • (DD-792) Callaghan
    USS Callaghan (DD-792)
    USS Callaghan , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan , who was killed in action in the bitter Naval Battle of Guadalcanal...

  • (DD-793) Cassin Young
    USS Cassin Young (DD-793)
    USS Cassin Young , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Captain Cassin Young , who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism at Pearl Harbor and killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal....

  • (DD-794) Irwin
    USS Irwin (DD-794)
    USS Irwin , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Noble E. Irwin ....

  • (DD-795) Preston
    USS Preston (DD-795)
    USS Preston , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Samuel W. Preston ....

  • (DD-796) Benham
    USS Benham (DD-796)
    USS Benham , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Andrew E. K. Benham ....

  • (DD-797) Cushing
    USS Cushing (DD-797)
    USS Cushing was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship named for Commander William B. Cushing , who distinguished himself during the American Civil War....

  • (DD-798) Monssen
    USS Monssen (DD-798)
    USS Monssen was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant Mons Monssen , who was awarded the Medal of Honor for putting out a fire in a magazine on Missouri ....

  • (DD-799) Jarvis
    USS Jarvis (DD-799)
    USS Jarvis was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the third Navy ship named for Midshipman James C. Jarvis , who was killed at the age of 13 during the historic engagement between the famed frigate Constellation and the French frigate La Vengeance.Jarvis was laid down by the...

  • (DD-800) Porter
    USS Porter (DD-800)
    USS Porter was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship named for Commodore David Porter , and his son Admiral David Dixon Porter ....

  • (DD-801) Colhoun
    USS Colhoun (DD-801)
    USS Colhoun , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Edmund Colhoun ....

  • (DD-802) Gregory
    USS Gregory (DD-802)
    USS Gregory was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Francis H. Gregory , who served from the War of 1812 to the Civil War....

  • (DD-803) Little
    USS Little (DD-803)
    USS Little , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain George Little ....

  • (DD-804) Rooks
    USS Rooks (DD-804)
    USS Rooks was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Captain Albert H. Rooks who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor after the Battle of Sunda Strait....

  • (DD-805) Chevalier
    USS Chevalier (DD-805)
    USS Chevalier was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant Commander Godfrey DeC. Chevalier , a pioneer of naval aviation....

  • (DD-806) Higbee
    USS Higbee (DD-806)
    USS Higbee was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first US warship named for a female member of the U.S. Navy, being named for Chief Nurse Lenah S. Higbee , a pioneering Navy nurse who served as Superintendent of the U.S...

  • (DD-807) Benner
    USS Benner (DD-807)
    USS Benner was a of the United States Navy, named for Marine Second Lieutenant Stanley G. Benner , who was killed during the Battle of Guadalcanal....

  • (DD-808) Dennis J. Buckley
    USS Dennis J. Buckley (DD-808)
    USS Dennis J. Buckley was a of the United States Navy, named for Fireman First Class Dennis J. Buckley, Jr. .Dennis J. Buckley was launched on 20 December 1944 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. D. J. Buckley, mother of F/1c Buckley; and commissioned on 2 March 1945,...

  • DD-809 to DD-816 cancelled
  • (DD-817) Corry
    USS Corry (DD-817)
    USS Corry was a of the United States Navy, the third Navy ship named for Lieutenant Commander William M. Corry, Jr. , a naval aviator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-818) New
    USS New (DD-818)
    USS New was a of the United States Navy, named for USMC Private First Class John D. New , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for "selfless conduct" in the Battle of Peleliu....

  • (DD-819) Holder
    USS Holder (DD-819)
    USS Holder was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant Randolph Mitchell Holder, a Navy pilot who was killed during the Battle of Midway....

  • (DD-820) Rich
    USS Rich (DD-820)
    USS Rich was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was the second ship named in honor of Lieutenant Ralph McMaster Rich , who was awarded the Navy Cross for his leadership as a fighter pilot off the USS Enterprise during the Battle of...

  • (DD-821) Johnston
    USS Johnston (DD-821)
    USS Johnston was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant John V. Johnston, who served in the Navy during the American Civil War....

  • (DD-822) Robert H. McCard
    USS Robert H. McCard (DD-822)
    USS Robert H. McCard was a of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Robert H. McCard , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry during the Battle of Saipan....

  • (DD-823) Samuel B. Roberts
    USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823)
    USS Samuel B. Roberts , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel B. Roberts, a Navy coxswain who was killed evacuating Marines during the battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. The crew nicknamed the ship the "Steamin' Sammy B." for its busy schedule.The second Samuel B...

  • (DD-824) Basilone
    USS Basilone (DD-824)
    USS Basilone was a of the United States Navy, named for Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone , who was awarded the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action...." in the defense of Henderson Field during the 1942 Guadalcanal campaign.Basilone was laid down on July 7,...

  • (DD-825) Carpenter
    USS Carpenter (DD-825)
    USS Carpenter was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Donald M. Carpenter .Carpenter was laid down on 30 July 1945 at Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas; launched on 28 September 1945, and sponsored by Mrs. Donald M. Carpenter, widow of the ship's namesake...

  • (DD-826) Agerholm
    USS Agerholm (DD-826)
    USS Agerholm was a Gearing class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the only ship named for Harold Crist Agerholm , a Private First Class in the 2nd Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps...

  • (DD-827) Robert A. Owens
    USS Robert A. Owens (DD-827)
    USS Robert A. Owens was a of the United States Navy, named for USMC Sergeant Robert A. Owens , who was awarded both the Navy Cross and Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions in the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay....

  • (DD-828) Timmerman
    USS Timmerman (DD-828)
    USS Timmerman was a Gearing-class destroyer was an advanced-design vessel constructed for the U.S. Navy in 1954. After four years of design testing and sea trials, Timmerman was no longer needed, and was scrapped....

  • (DD-829) Myles C. Fox
    USS Myles C. Fox (DD-829)
    USS Myles C. Fox was a in the United States Navy during World War II and the years following. She was named for Myles C. Fox, a USMC lieutenant who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for actions during World War II....

  • (DD-830) Everett F. Larson
    USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830)
    USS Everett F. Larson was a of the United States Navy, named for Private First Class Everett F. Larson who was killed in the Guadalcanal campaign....

  • (DD-831) Goodrich
    USS Goodrich (DD-831)
    USS Goodrich was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich , and his son, Lieutenant Caspar Goodrich ....

  • (DD-832) Hanson
    USS Hanson (DD-832)
    USS Hanson was a of the United States Navy, named for First Lieutenant Robert M. Hanson , a United States Marine Corps quintuple ace who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously....

  • (DD-833) Herbert J. Thomas
    USS Herbert J. Thomas (DD-833)
    USS Herbert J. Thomas was a of the United States Navy. Named for Sergeant Herbert Joseph Thomas Jr., USMC, she was laid down on 30 October 1944 by Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine; launched on 25 March 1945; sponsored by Miss Audrey Irene Thomas, sister of Sergeant Thomas; and...

  • (DD-834) Turner
    USS Turner (DD-834)
    USS Turner was a of the United States Navy, the third Navy ship named for Captain Daniel Turner .Turner was laid down on 13 November 1944 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works Corp.; launched on 8 April 1945; sponsored by Miss Louise Leahy, granddaughter of Fleet Admiral William D...

  • (DD-835) Charles P. Cecil
    USS Charles P. Cecil (DD-835)
    USS Charles P. Cecil was a , the only ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral Charles P. Cecil. She was launched on 22 April 1945 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. C. P. Cecil; and commissioned on 29 June 1945 with Commander W. Outerson in command.-Service...

  • (DD-836) George K. MacKenzie
    USS George K. MacKenzie (DD-836)
    USS George K. MacKenzie was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander George K. MacKenzie .George K. MacKenzie was launched on 13 May 1945 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Miss Donna MacKenzie, daughter; and commissioned on 13 July 1945, Commander Alvin W...

  • (DD-837) Sarsfield
    USS Sarsfield (DD-837)
    USS Sarsfield , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Eugene S. Sarsfield, an officer and commander of the . He disappeared after the sinking of his ship and was presumed dead on 11 July 1943....

  • (DD-838) Ernest G. Small
    USS Ernest G. Small (DD-838)
    USS Ernest G. Small was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Ernest G. Small .Ernest G. Small was launched on 14 June 1945 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs E. G. Small; and commissioned on 21 August 1945 with Commander T. D...

  • (DD-839) Power
    USS Power (DD-839)
    USS Power was a of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named for First Lieutenant John V. Power, USMC , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Battle of Kwajalein....

  • (DD-840) Glennon
    USS Glennon (DD-840)
    USS Glennon was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral James H. Glennon .Glennon was launched on 14 July 1945 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Miss Frances Reading Glennon, granddaughter; and commissioned on 4 October 1945, Commander George W...

  • (DD-841) Noa
    USS Noa (DD-841)
    USS Noa was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Midshipman Loveman Noa .Noa was laid down by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, on 26 March 1945; launched on 30 July 1945, sponsored by Mrs. James Cary Jones, Jr., wife of Rear Admiral James Cary Jones, Jr., USN; and...

  • (DD-842) Fiske
    USS Fiske (DD-842)
    USS Fiske was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske , inventor of the Stadimeter and the aerial torpedo....

  • (DD-843) Warrington
    USS Warrington (DD-843)
    USS Warrington was a destroyer that served the U.S. Navy from the end of World War II to the Vietnam War, when she was damaged by two underwater explosions, causing her to be listed as “beyond repair” and excessed to the Navy of the Republic of China.-Built in Bath, Maine:The third U.S...

  • (DD-844) Perry
    USS Perry (DD-844)
    USS Perry was a of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship of that name and the fifth named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry . Perry, victor of the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, was one of the early heroes of the U.S...

  • (DD-845) Bausell
    USS Bausell (DD-845)
    USS Bausell was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Marine Corporal Lewis K...

  • (DD-846) Ozbourn
    USS Ozbourn (DD-846)
    USS Ozbourn was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Marine Private Joseph W...

  • (DD-847) Robert L. Wilson
    USS Robert L. Wilson (DD-847)
    USS Robert L. Wilson was a of the United States Navy, named for Marine Private First Class Robert L. Wilson , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for "conspicuous gallantry" in the Battle of Tinian....

  • (DD-848) Witek
    USS Witek (DD-848)
    USS Witek was a of the United States Navy, named for Marine Private First Class Frank P. Witek , who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroism during the Battle of Guam....

  • (DD-849) Richard E. Kraus
    USS Richard E. Kraus (DD-849)
    USS Richard E. Kraus was a of the United States Navy, named for Marine Private First Class Richard E. Kraus , who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his "conspicuous gallantry" during the Battle of Peleliu....

  • (DD-850) Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
    USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850)
    USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. is a of the United States Navy.The ship was named after Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., a naval aviator, son of the former Ambassador to Britain, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and older brother of future President John F. Kennedy. Kennedy would serve, with interruptions...

  • (DD-851) Rupertus
    USS Rupertus (DD-851)
    USS Rupertus was a of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps General William H. Rupertus .Rupertus was laid down on 2 May 1945 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts; launched on 21 September 1945; sponsored by Mrs. William H. Rupertus; and commissioned on 8 March...

  • (DD-852) Leonard F. Mason
    USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852)
    USS Leonard F. Mason was a in the United States Navy, She was named for Private First Class Leonard F. Mason USMC , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Battle of Guam.Leonard F...

  • (DD-853) Charles H. Roan
    USS Charles H. Roan (DD-853)
    USS Charles H. Roan was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship was named after Charles Howard Roan, a Marine who lost his life in action on the island of Palau....

  • DD-854 to DD-856 cancelled
  • (DD-857) Bristol
    USS Bristol (DD-857)
    USS Bristol , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol, who served as Commander-in-Chief North Atlantic Fleet from 1901 to 1903....

  • (DD-858) Fred T. Berry
    USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858)
    USS Fred T. Berry was a of the United States Navy, named for Commander Fred T. Berry .Fred T. Berry was launched on 28 January 1945 by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, California; sponsored by Mrs. Fred T. Berry, widow of Commander Berry; and commissioned on 12 May 1945, Commander N. J...

  • (DD-859) Norris
    USS Norris (DD-859)
    USS Norris was one of 98 s in the United States Navy during the end of World War II. Norris was active from 9 June 1945 to 4 December 1970. Although built too late to see action during the war, the ship served in the Pacific, Atlantic, Asiatic, and Mediterranean areas...

  • (DD-860) McCaffery
    USS McCaffery (DD-860)
    USS McCaffery was a Gearing class destroyer, named for Lieutenant Colonel Joseph P. McCaffery, USMC, killed in action at Bougainville on 1 November 1943 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross....

  • (DD-861) Harwood
    USS Harwood (DD-861)
    USS Harwood was a of the United States Navy. She was named for Commander Bruce L. Harwood USN who was twice awarded the Navy Cross, and killed in action during the Battle of Leyte Gulf....

  • (DD-862) Vogelgesang
    USS Vogelgesang (DD-862)
    USS Vogelgesang was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Carl Theodore Vogelgesang USN ....

  • (DD-863) Steinaker
    USS Steinaker (DD-863)
    The second USS Steinaker was a of the United States Navy, named for Private First Class Donald Baur Steinaker, USMCR who was killed in action on Guadalcanal and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross....

  • (DD-864) Harold J. Ellison
    USS Harold J. Ellison (DD-864)
    USS Harold J. Ellison , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ensign Harold John Ellison, a naval aviator who died during the Battle of Midway. .Harold J...

  • (DD-865) Charles R. Ware
    USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865)
    USS Charles R. Ware , was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Charles R. Ware USN , who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for heroism in the Battle of Midway....

  • (DD-866) Cone
    USS Cone (DD-866)
    USS Cone , was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Hutch Ingham Cone USN ....

  • (DD-867) Stribling
    USS Stribling (DD-867)
    USS Stribling was a in the United States Navy. She was the second US Navy ship named for Admiral Cornelius Kincheloe Stribling.Stribling was laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 15 January 1945, launched on 8 June 1945 by Mrs. W. Hunter Powell and...

  • (DD-868) Brownson
    USS Brownson (DD-868)
    USS Brownson , a Gearing-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to benamed for Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson, USN .Brownson was designed by Gibbs and Cox, Naval Architects, New York office...

  • (DD-869) Arnold J. Isbell
    USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869)
    USS Arnold J. Isbell , a Gearing-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Arnold J. Isbell, an aircraft carrier captain during World War II....

  • (DD-870) Fechteler
    USS Fechteler (DD-870)
    USS Fechteler , named for Rear Admiral Augustus Francis Fechteler USN and/or his son Lieutenant Frank Casper Fechteler , was a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 12 April 1945, launched on 19 September 1945 by Miss Joan S...

  • (DD-871) Damato
    USS Damato (DD-871)
    USS Damato was a of the United States Navy. She was named for Corporal Anthony P. Damato USMC who was killed in action during the battle of Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-872) Forrest Royal
    USS Forrest Royal (DD-872)
    USS Forrest Royal , named for Rear Admiral Forrest Beton Royal USN , was a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 8 June 1945, launched on 17 January 1946 by Miss Katherine K. Royal, the daughter of Admiral Royal and commissioned on 29...


  • (DD-873) Hawkins
    USS Hawkins (DD-873)
    USS Hawkins was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II.Hawkins was originally Beatty, but renamed 22 June 1944 and launched by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas, 7 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-874) Duncan
    USS Duncan (DD-874)
    USS Duncan was a of the United States Navy, the third named for Captain Silas Duncan USN . The ship was laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 22 May 1944, launched on 27 October 1944 by Mrs. D. C. Thayer and commissioned on 25 February 1945, Commander P. D...

  • (DD-875) Henry W. Tucker
    USS Henry W. Tucker (DD-875)
    The second USS Henry W. Tucker was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Henry W. Tucker who was killed in action during the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 May 1942 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.-History:Henry W...

  • (DD-876) Rogers
    USS Rogers (DD-876)
    USS Rogers was a of the United States Navy. She was named for three brothers — Jack E. Rogers Jr., Charles E. Rogers, and Edwin K...

  • (DD-877) Perkins
    USS Perkins (DD-877)
    USS Perkins was a in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for Commodore George H. Perkins USN ....

  • (DD-878) Vesole
    USS Vesole (DD-878)
    USS Vesole was a of the United States Navy. She was named for Ensign Kay K. Vesole USN , killed in action during an air raid at Bari, Italy on 2 December 1943, and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross....

  • (DD-879) Leary
    USS Leary (DD-879)
    USS Leary , one of the longest-lasting Gearing-class destroyers, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Clarence F. Leary USNRF , who lost his life in the line of duty...

  • (DD-880) Dyess
    USS Dyess (DD-880)
    USS Dyess , a Gearing-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Aquilla James Dyess...

  • (DD-881) Bordelon
    USS Bordelon (DD-881)
    USS Bordelon was a of the United States Navy, named for Marine Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Tarawa....

  • (DD-882) Furse
    USS Furse (DD-882)
    USS Furse was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant John H. Furse USN .Furse was laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 23 September 1944, launched on 9 March 1945 by Miss Eugenia A...

  • (DD-883) Newman K. Perry
    USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883)
    USS Newman K. Perry , a was the only ship of the United States Navy named for Ensign Newman K. Perry, USN , who was killed in a boiler explosion board on 21 July 1905....

  • (DD-884) Floyd B. Parks
    USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884)
    USS Floyd B. Parks , named for Major Floyd B. Parks USMC , was a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 30 October 1944, launched on 31 March 1945 by Mrs. Floyd B. Parks, widow of Major Parks and commissioned on 31 July 1945.Floyd B...

  • (DD-885) John R. Craig
    USS John R. Craig (DD-885)
    USS John R. Craig was a . She was named for Lieutenant Commander John R. Craig USN , commanding officer of killed in action when the submarine was sunk by enemy Japanese destroyers in the Blackett Strait on 5 March 1943 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.John R...

  • (DD-886) Orleck
    USS Orleck (DD-886)
    USS Orleck , was a in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1982. In October 1982 she was sold to Turkey and renamed Yücetepe . After her final decommissioning the Turkish government transferred Yücetepe to the Southeast Texas War Memorial and Heritage Foundation at Orange, Texas ,...

  • (DD-887) Brinkley Bass
    USS Brinkley Bass (DD-887)
    USS Brinkley Bass was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Lieutenant Commander Harry Brinkley Bass USN , who was killed in action when his plane crashed in combat during the invasion of southern France on 20 August 1944.-Construction:Brinkley Bass was laid down...

  • (DD-888) Stickell
    USS Stickell (DD-888)
    USS Stickell was a of the United States Navy. She was named for Lieutenant John H. Stickell USNR , who was killed in action at Jaluit Atoll in the Marshall Islands on 13 December 1943 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross....

  • (DD-889) O'Hare
    USS O'Hare (DD-889)
    USS O'Hare was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Edward "Butch" O'Hare, Medal of Honor recipient, who was shot down at Tarawa on 27 November 1943....

  • (DD-890) Meredith
    USS Meredith (DD-890)
    USS Meredith , a , was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Meredith USMC, a sergeant who saved the life of Lieutenant John Trippe of Vixen, during the Barbary Wars. She was laid down at the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas, on 27 January 1945; launched...

  • DD-891 to DD-926 cancelled
  • (DD-927) Mitscher
  • (DD-928) John S. McCain
  • (DD-929) Willis A. Lee
  • (DD-930) Wilkinson

  • (DD-931) Forrest Sherman
    USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931)
    USS Forrest Sherman was the lead ship of her class of destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Forrest P. Sherman USN ....

  • (DD-932) John Paul Jones
    USS John Paul Jones (DD-932)
    USS John Paul Jones , named for John Paul Jones, was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy.John Paul Jones was laid down by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine on 18 January 1954, launched on 7 May 1955 by Mrs. Carney, wife of Admiral Robert B. Carney and...

  • (DD-933) Barry
    USS Barry (DD-933)
    USS Barry was one of eighteen Forrest Sherman-class destroyers of the United States Navy, and was the third US destroyer to be named for Commodore John Barry. Commissioned in 1954, she spent most of her career in the Caribbean, Atlantic, and Mediterranean, but also served in the Vietnam War,...

  • DD-934 war prize, Japan Hanazuki
  • DD-935 war prize, German T-35 to France
  • (DD-936) Decatur
    USS Decatur (DD-936)
    The fourth USS Decatur was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur USN ....

  • (DD-937) Davis
    USS Davis (DD-937)
    USS Davis , named for Commander George Fleming Davis USN , commanding officer of USS Walke , killed in action at Lingayen Gulf on Luzon in the Philippine Islands on 6 January 1945 and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer of the United States Navy laid down...

  • (DD-938) Jonas Ingram
    USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938)
    USS Jonas Ingram , named for Admiral Jonas H. Ingram USN , awarded the Medal of Honor when a Lieutenant for his actions during the engagement of Vera Cruz on 22 April 1914, was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Quincy in Massachusetts on 15 June...

  • DD-939 war prize, German Z-39 to France
  • (DD-940) Manley
    USS Manley (DD-940)
    USS Manley , named for Captain John Manley , was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine. The keel was laid down on February 10, 1955. Manley was commissioned on February 1, 1957 and sponsored by Mrs. Arleigh A...

     
  • (DD-941) Du Pont
    USS Du Pont (DD-941)
    USS Du Pont , named for Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont USN , was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine and launched by Mrs. H. B. Du Pont, great-great-grandniece of Rear Admiral Du Pont; and commissioned 1 July 1957, Commander W. J...

  • (DD-942) Bigelow
    USS Bigelow (DD-942)
    USS Bigelow was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was named for Watertender First Class Elmer Charles Bigelow , who was killed in action extinguishing a magazine fire while serving on board Fletcher during action against enemy Japanese forces off Corregidor in...

  • (DD-943) Blandy
    USS Blandy (DD-943)
    USS Blandy was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer , named for Admiral William H. P. Blandy USN ,Blandy was built by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts and was launched 19 December 1956, sponsored by Mrs. John M. Lee, daughter of Admiral Blandy; and...

  • (DD-944) Mullinnix
    USS Mullinnix (DD-944)
    USS Mullinnix was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Henry M. Mullinnix USN , who was killed in action during World War II, when USS Liscome Bay was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-175 and sank southwest of Butaritari Island on 24 November...

  • (DD-945) Hull
    USS Hull (DD-945)
    USS Hull , named for Commodore Isaac Hull USN , was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine. Laid down on 12 September 1956 and launched 10 August 1957, by Mrs. Albert G...

  • (DD-946) Edson
    USS Edson (DD-946)
    USS Edson was a of the United States Navy, named for Major General Merritt “Red Mike” Edson USMC , who was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving as Commanding Officer of the First Marine Raider Battalion on Guadalcanal, and the Navy Cross and Silver Star for other actions in world War...

  • (DD-947) Somers
    USS Somers (DD-947)
    The sixth USS Somers was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer when her keel was laid down at the Bath Iron Works on 4 March 1958, she was launched on 30 May, and commissioned on 3 April 1959....

  • (DD-948) Morton
    USS Morton (DD-948)
    USS Morton was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commander Dudley "Mush" Morton USN , commanding officer of during World War II....

  • (DD-949) Parsons
    USS Parsons (DD-949)
    USS Parsons began her career as a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Rear Admiral William S. Parsons , who worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II....

  • (DD-950) Richard S. Edwards
    USS Richard S. Edwards (DD-950)
    USS Richard S. Edwards , named for Admiral Richard Stanislaus Edwards USN , was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company at Seattle in Washington and launched on 24 September 1957 by Mrs. W. B. Franke; and commissioned 5 February 1959, Comdr. Richard R....

  • (DD-951) Turner Joy
    USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
    USS Turner Joy was one of 18 s of the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Charles Turner Joy USN . Commissioned in 1959, she spent her entire career in the Pacific...


  • (DD-952) Charles F. Adams became DDG-2
  • (DD-953) John King became DDG-3

  • (DD-954) Lawrence became DDG-4
  • (DD-955) Biddle became DDG-5
  • (DD-956) Barney became DDG-6
  • (DD-957) Henry B. Wilson became DDG-7
  • (DD-958) Lynde McCormick became DDG-8
  • (DD-959) Towers became DDG-9
  • (DD-960) Teruzuki (for Japan)
    USS Teruzuki (DD-960)
    Terizuki , was a modified of the United States Navy built as part of the Military Aid Program, laid down by Mitsubishi at Kobe in Japan on 15 August 1958, launched on 24 June 1959 and commissioned into the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force....

  • (DD-961) Akizuki (for Japan)
  • (DD-962) Shah Jehan (for Pakistan)

  • (DD-963) Spruance
    USS Spruance (DD-963)
    USS Spruance was the lead ship of the Spruance-class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Raymond A. Spruance....

  • (DD-964) Paul F. Foster
    USS Paul F. Foster (DD-964)
    USS Paul F. Foster , named for Vice Admiral Paul F. Foster USN , was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi...


  • (DD-965) Kinkaid
    USS Kinkaid (DD-965)
    USS Kinkaid , named for Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid USN , was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.-History:...

  • (DD-966) Hewitt
    USS Hewitt (DD-966)
    USS Hewitt , named for Admiral H. Kent Hewitt USN , was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi and launched on 14 September 1974 by Mrs. Leroy Hewitt Taylor and Mrs. Gerald Hewitt Norton, daughters of Admiral Hewitt.-History:Hewitt was the...

  • (DD-967) Elliot
    USS Elliot (DD-967)
    USS Elliot was a in the United States Navy. Built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi, the ship was named for Lieutenant Commander Arthur J...

  • (DD-968) Arthur W. Radford
    USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968)
    USS Arthur W. Radford was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Arthur W. Radford USN , the first naval officer to hold the title of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Arthur W...

  • (DD-969) Peterson
    USS Peterson (DD-969)
    USS Peterson , named for Lieutenant Commander Carl Jerrold Peterson , was a laid down by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. She commissioned on July 9, 1977 and decommissioned on October 4, 2002.- Ship's history :1979 - Persian Gulf deployment...

  • (DD-970) Caron
    USS Caron (DD-970)
    USS Caron was a , named for Hospital Corpsman Third Class Wayne M. Caron , who was killed in action during the Vietnam War, and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-971) David R. Ray
    USS David R. Ray (DD-971)
    USS David R. Ray , named for Hospital Corpsman Second Class David Robert Ray, a sailor killed in 1969 and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, was a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.-Ship's history:USS David R....

  • (DD-972) Oldendorf
    USS Oldendorf (DD-972)
    USS Oldendorf , named for Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf USN, was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.-Construction:...

  • (DD-973) John Young
    USS John Young (DD-973)
    USS John Young , named for Captain John Young USN, was a Spruance-class destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.-History:...

  • (DD-974) Comte de Grasse
    USS Comte de Grasse (DD-974)
    USS Comte de Grasse , named for Admiral Francois-Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse , was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi....

  • (DD-975) O'Brien
    USS O'Brien (DD-975)
    USS O'Brien was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. It was named for Captain Jeremiah O'Brien USN and his five brothers: Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph. The O'Briens were crew members on board the sloop Unity, which captured HMS...

  • (DD-976) Merrill
    USS Merrill (DD-976)
    USS Merrill , named for Rear Admiral Aaron Stanton Merrill USN , was a laid down 16 June 1975 by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.She was launched 1 September 1976 and commissioned 11 March 1978.-History:USS Merrill had the distinction of being the...

  • (DD-977) Briscoe
    USS Briscoe (DD-977)
    USS Briscoe , named for Rear Admiral Robert Pearce Briscoe USN, was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. She was laid down 21 July 1975, launched 28 December 1976 and commissioned 3 June 1978. The ship operated out of Norfolk, Virginia...

  • (DD-978) Stump
    USS Stump (DD-978)
    USS Stump , named after Admiral Felix Budwell Stump USN, was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. The USS Stump was decommissioned and stricken on 22 October 2004.-History:...

     
  • (DD-979) Conolly
    USS Conolly (DD-979)
    USS Conolly , named for Admiral Richard Lansing Conolly USN, was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.-History:...

  • (DD-980) Moosbrugger
    USS Moosbrugger (DD-980)
    USS Moosbrugger was a Spruance-class destroyer built for the United States Navy by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi...

  • (DD-981) John Hancock
    USS John Hancock (DD-981)
    USS John Hancock , a , was the second ship of that name, and the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Hancock , the President of the Continental Congress and first signer of the Declaration of Independence....

  • (DD-982) Nicholson
    USS Nicholson (DD-982)
    USS Nicholson , a Spruance-class destroyer, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for a family which was prominent in early American naval history, including James Nicholson, the senior Continental Navy Captain, and Samuel Nicholson, the first captain of USS Constitution.-...

  • (DD-983) John Rodgers
    USS John Rodgers (DD-983)
    USS John Rodgers , a Spruance-class destroyer, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the three generations of the Rodgers family who served in the Navy....

  • (DD-984) Leftwich
    USS Leftwich (DD-984)
    USS Leftwich was a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. She was named for Lieutenant Colonel William G...

  • (DD-985) Cushing
    USS Cushing (DD-985)
    USS Cushing , named for Commander William Barker Cushing USN and was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to carry the name. Cushing was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi...

  • (DD-986) Harry W. Hill
    USS Harry W. Hill (DD-986)
    USS Harry W. Hill , named for Admiral Harry W. Hill USN, was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.-History:In late November 1982 Harry W...

  • (DD-987) O'Bannon
    USS O'Bannon (DD-987)
    USS O'Bannon , a Spruance-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon , an early hero of the US Marine Corps....

  • (DD-988) Thorn
    USS Thorn (DD-988)
    USS Thorn , a Spruance-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Jonathan Thorn , who took part in Decatur's expedition to destroy the captured frigate Philadelphia in 1804....

  • (DD-989) Deyo
    USS Deyo (DD-989)
    USS Deyo , a Spruance-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Morton L. Deyo , a veteran destroyerman and distinguished naval gunfire support task force commander of World War II....

  • (DD-990) Ingersoll
    USS Ingersoll (DD-990)
    USS Ingersoll , a Spruance-class destroyer, was the second U.S. Navy ship to be named USS Ingersoll; in this case, in honor of Admiral Royal E...

  • (DD-991) Fife
    USS Fife (DD-991)
    USS Fife , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Admiral James Fife, Jr. , a distinguished Submarine Force commander during World War II....

  • (DD-992) Fletcher
    USS Fletcher (DD-992)
    USS Fletcher , the thirtieth Spruance-class destroyer, was part of the first major class of United States Navy surface ships to be powered by gas turbines. She was commissioned in July 1980 and was deployed mainly in the western and southern Pacific, but also voyaged to the Indian Ocean and...

  • DD-993 became (DDG-993) Kidd
    USS Kidd (DDG-993)
    USS Kidd was the lead ship in her class of destroyers operated by the U.S. Navy. Derived from the Spruance class, these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. The vessel was the second named after Medal of Honor recipient Rear Admiral Isaac C...

  • DD-994 became (DDG-994) Callaghan
    USS Callaghan (DDG-994)
    USS Callaghan was the second ship of the Kidd class of destroyers operated by the U.S. Navy. Derived from the Spruance class, these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. She was named for Rear Admiral Daniel J...

  • DD-995 became (DDG-995) Scott
    USS Scott (DDG-995)
    USS Scott was a of the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Norman Scott, who was killed during a surface action at the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal aboard USS Atlanta, winning a posthumous Medal of Honor for his actions.Originally named Nader, Scott was ordered by the Shah of...

  • DD-996 became (DDG-996) Chandler
    USS Chandler (DDG-996)
    USS Chandler was the final ship in the Kidd class of guided-missile destroyers operated by the U.S. Navy. Derived from the Spruance class, these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. She was named after Rear Admiral Theodore E...

  • DD-997/998 were cancelled units ordered by the Imperial Iranian Navy pre-1980
  • (DD-997) Hayler
    USS Hayler (DD-997)
    USS Hayler , the last Spruance-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Vice Admiral Robert W. Hayler .-History:...


Destroyer Leaders

The DLG sequence was deactivated in the 1975 fleet realignment. DL-1 through DL-5 had been decommissioned prior to this time; DLG-6 Farragut through DLG-15 Preble became DDG-37 through DDG-46. DLG-16 Leahy through DLGN-40 Mississippi became CG-16 through CGN-40.
  • (DL-1) Norfolk
    USS Norfolk (DL-1)
    The second USS Norfolk was the first destroyer leader of the United States Navy. Originally projected as a hunter-killer cruiser, she was in service until 1970.-History:...

  • (DL-2) Mitscher
    USS Mitscher (DL-2)
    USS Mitscher , named for Admiral Marc "Pete" Mitscher USN , was the lead ship of her class of destroyer of the United States Navy....

  • (DL-3) John S. McCain
    USS John S. McCain (DL-3)
    The USS John S. McCain , originally designated the DD-928 but reclassified in 1951, was a destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was launched by Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine, on 12 July 1952. She was sponsored by Roberta McCain, the daughter-in-law of Admiral John S...

  • (DL-4) Willis A. Lee
    USS Willis A. Lee (DL-4)
    USS Willis A. Lee was a Mitscher-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Vice Admiral Willis A. “Ching” Lee USN .Willis A...

  • (DL-5) Wilkinson
    USS Wilkinson (DL-5)
    USS Wilkinson was a Mitscher class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Vice Admiral Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson USN ....

  • (DL-6) Farragut
  • (DL-7) Luce
  • (DL-8) Macdonough
    USS Macdonough (DDG-39)
    USS MacDonough named for Commodore Thomas Macdonough was the 4th ship of the United States Navy to be named for him.The fourth Macdonough was projected as DL-8, but redesignated DLG-8 prior to keel laying by the Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts, 16 April 1958;...

  • Hull numbers DL-9 through DL-15 were never used
  • (DLG-16) Leahy
    USS Leahy (DLG-16)
    USS Leahy was the lead ship of her class of destroyer leaders in the United States Navy. She was named for Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy.-Construction:...

  • (DLG-17) Harry E. Yarnell
  • (DLG-18) Worden
  • (DLG-19) Dale
    USS Dale (DLG-19)
    USS Dale was a United States Navy 5670-ton Leahy class cruiser. Dale was named in honor of Commodore Richard Dale .-History:...

  • (DLG-20) Richmond K. Turner
  • (DLG-21) Gridley
    USS Gridley (DLG-21)
    USS Gridley , a Leahy-class guided missile frigate, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Vernon Gridley, who distinguished himself with Admiral George Dewey's force at the Battle of Manila Bay on 1 May 1898....

  • (DLG-22) England
    USS England (DLG-22)
    The second USS England , a Leahy-class guided missile cruiser, was a ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Ensign John C. England. Originally called a "destroyer leader" or frigate, in 1975 she was re-designated a cruiser in the Navy's 1975 ship reclassification.Ensign John Charles...

  • (DLG-23) Halsey
    USS Halsey (DLG-23)
    The first USS Halsey , a Leahy-class guided missile cruiser, was a ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Fleet Admiral William Halsey...

  • (DLG-24) Reeves
    USS Reeves (DLG-24)
    USS Reeves ,a United States Navy ship named for Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves , was a Leahy-class cruiser built by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, in Bremerton, Washington....

  • (DLGN-25) Bainbridge
  • (DLG-26) Belknap
    USS Belknap (DLG-26)
    USS Belknap , named for Rear Admiral George Eugene Belknap USN , was the lead ship of her class of guided missile cruisers in the United States Navy...

  • (DLG-27) Josephus Daniels
  • (DLG-28) Wainwright
    USS Wainwright (DLG-28)
    USS Wainwright , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for members of the Wainwright family; specifically, Commander Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, his son, Master Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Jr., and his cousin, Commander Richard Wainwright, as well as Rear Admiral Richard...

  • (DLG-29) Jouett
    USS Jouett (DLG-29)
    The USS Jouett was a Belknap class cruiser laid down 25 September 1962 by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington; launched 30 June 1964; sponsored by Mrs. S. J. Ervin, Jr., wife of the Senator from North Carolina; and commissioned 3 December 1966, Captain Robert S...

  • (DLG-30) Horne
  • (DLG-31) Sterett
  • (DLG-32) William H. Standley

  • (DLG-33) Fox
    USS Fox (DLG-33)
    The USS Fox was a Belknap-class cruiser of the United States Navy, named after Gustavus V. Fox, President Abraham Lincoln's Assistant Secretary of the Navy...

  • (DLG-34) Biddle
    USS Biddle (DLG-34)
    USS Biddle , also DLG-34, named for Captain Nicholas Biddle of the Continental Navy, was a Belknap-class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy....

  • (DLGN-35) Truxtun
    USS Truxtun (DLGN-35)
    The fifth USS Truxtun was a nuclear powered cruiser in the U.S. Navy. She was launched as a destroyer leader and later reclassified as a cruiser...

  • (DLGN-36) California
  • (DLGN-37) South Carolina
  • (DLGN-38) Virginia
  • (DLGN-39) Texas
  • (DLGN-40) Mississippi

(CGN-41 Arkansas
USS Arkansas (CGN-41)
The fourth USS Arkansas was a Virginia-class nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy, in service during the 1980s and 1990s.-Construction:...

 was authorized after the 1975 fleet reorganization and was never designated with or carried the hull classification symbol DLGN)

Guided Missile Destroyers

The guided missile destroyer sequence has three irregularities: four DDGs are numbered as if they were Destroyers in the main sequence (DDG-993, -994, -995 and -996), two were redesignated as guided missile cruisers (CG) (DDG-47 and DDG-48), and two numbers were skipped (DDG-49 and DDG-50). The Zumwalt class
Zumwalt class destroyer
The Zumwalt class destroyer is a planned class of United States Navy destroyers, designed as multi-mission ships with a focus on land attack. The class is a scaled-back project that emerged after funding cuts to the larger DD-21 vessel program. The program was previously known as the "DD"...

 picks up at DDG-1000.
  • (DDG-1) Gyatt
  • (DDG-2) Charles F. Adams
    USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2)
    USS Charles F. Adams , named for Charles Francis Adams, III , was the lead ship of the her class of guided missile destroyers of the United States Navy....

  • (DDG-3) John King
    USS John King (DDG-3)
    USS John King was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy named for Medal of Honor recipient John King....

  • (DDG-4) Lawrence
    USS Lawrence (DDG-4)
    USS Lawrence , the fifth ship named for Captain James Lawrence USN , was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy....

  • (DDG-5) Biddle/Claude V. Rickets
  • (DDG-6) Barney
    USS Barney (DDG-6)
    USS Barney was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for Commodore Joshua Barney USN .Her original designation was DD-956...

  • (DDG-7) Henry B. Wilson
    USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7)
    USS Henry B. Wilson , named for Admiral Henry Braid Wilson, was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan on 28 February 1958, launched on 22 April 1959 sponsored by Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, daughter of Admiral Wilson, and...

  • (DDG-8) Lynde McCormick
    USS Lynde McCormick (DDG-8)
    USS Lynde McCormick was a Charles F. Adams-class destroyer in the United States Navy.Lynde McCormick was laid down 4 April 1958 by Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan; launched 28 July 1959; sponsored by Mrs. Lillian McCormick, wife of Admiral McCormick; and commissioned at Boston 3...

  • (DDG-9) Towers
    USS Towers (DDG-9)
    USS Towers was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy notable for action in the Vietnam War. The ship was named in honor of Admiral John Henry Towers....

  • (DDG-10) Sampson
    USS Sampson (DDG-10)
    USS Sampson , named for Admiral William T. Sampson USN , was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy....

  • (DDG-11) Sellers
    USS Sellers (DDG-11)
    USS Sellers , named for Admiral David F. Sellers USN , was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy....

  • (DDG-12) Robison
    USS Robison (DDG-12)
    USS Robison , named for Rear Admiral Samuel Shelburne Robison, was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer in the service of the United States Navy....

  • (DDG-13) Hoel
    USS Hoel (DDG-13)
    USS Hoel , named for Lieutenant Commander William R. Hoel USN , was a Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile armed destroyer....

  • (DDG-14) Buchanan
    USS Buchanan (DDG-14)
    USS Buchanan , named for Admiral Franklin Buchanan, was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy....

  • (DDG-15) Berkeley
    USS Berkeley (DDG-15)
    USS Berkeley was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Major General Randolph C. Berkeley, USMC , a Medal of Honor recipient for actions during the U.S...

  • (DDG-16) Joseph Strauss
    USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16)
    The USS Joseph Strauss , named for Admiral Joseph Strauss USN , was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer of the United States Navy....

  • (DDG-17) Conyngham
    USS Conyngham (DDG-17)
    USS Conyngham , the third ship named for Captain Gustavus Conyngham USN , was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy....

  • (DDG-18) Semmes
    USS Semmes (DDG-18)
    USS Semmes , was the second Navy ship named for Commander , Rear Admiral , Brigadier General Raphael Semmes . USS Semmes was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy.Semmes was laid down by Avondale Marine Ways, Inc...

  • (DDG-19) Tattnall
    USS Tattnall (DDG-19)
    USS Tattnall was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile-armed destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Josiah Tattnall, Jr...

  • (DDG-20) Goldsborough
    USS Goldsborough (DDG-20)
    USS Goldsborough , named for Rear Admiral Louis M. Goldsborough USN , was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer....

  • (DDG-21) Cochrane
    USS Cochrane (DDG-21)
    USS Cochrane , named for Vice Admiral Edward L. Cochrane, USN, was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer.The Cochrane was laid down by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company at Seattle, Washington on 31 July 1961, launched on 18 July 1962 and commissioned on 21 March 1964.In...

  • (DDG-22) Benjamin Stoddert
    USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22)
    USS Benjamin Stoddert , named for Benjamin Stoddert , Secretary of the Navy from 1798 to 1801, was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy....

  • (DDG-23) Richard E. Byrd
    USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23)
    USS Richard E. Byrd , a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, was named after noted polar explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd....

  • (DDG-24) Waddell
    USS Waddell (DDG-24)
    USS Waddell was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Captain James Iredell Waddell CSN ....

  • Hull number DDG-25 used for HMAS Perth
    HMAS Perth (D38)
    HMAS Perth was the lead ship of the Perth class guided missile destroyers operated by the Royal Australian Navy . Built in the United States of America to a modified version of the Charles F...

  • Hull number DDG-26 used for HMAS Hobart
    HMAS Hobart (D39)
    HMAS Hobart was a Perth class guided missile destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy . Built in the United States of America to a slight variant of the United States Navy Charles F. Adams class, she was commissioned into the RAN in 1965. In March 1967, Hobart became the first RAN combat ship...

  • Hull number DDG-27 used for HMAS Brisbane
    HMAS Brisbane (D-41)
    HMAS Brisbane was one of three Perth class guided missile destroyers to serve in the Royal Australian Navy . The United States-designed ship was laid down at Bay City, Michigan in 1965, launched in 1966 and commissioned into the RAN in 1967...

  • Hull number DDG-28 used for D185 Lütjens
    FGS Lütjens (D185)
    Lütjens was a guided missile destroyer of the Bundesmarine and later the Deutsche Marine . She was the lead ship of the Lütjens class, a modification of the Charles F. Adams class...

  • Hull number DDG-29 used for D186 Mölders
    FGS Mölders (D186)
    D186 Mölders was a guided missile destroyer of the Bundesmarine and later the Deutsche Marine . It was the second ship of the Lütjens class, a modification of the Charles F. Adams class....

  • Hull number DDG-30 used for D187 Rommel
    FGS Rommel (D187)
    D187 Rommel was a guided missile destroyer of the Bundesmarine and later the Deutsche Marine . It was the third and last ship of the Lütjens class, a modification of the Charles F. Adams class....


  • (DDG-31) Decatur
  • (DDG-32) John Paul Jones
  • (DDG-33) Parsons
  • (DDG-34) Somers
  • (DDG-35) Mitscher
  • (DDG-36) John S. McCain
  • (DDG-37) Farragut
    USS Farragut (DDG-37)
    USS Farragut , named for Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, USN , was a Farragut-class guided missile frigate laid down as DLG-6 by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Quincy, Massachusetts on June 3, 1957, launched on July 15, 1958 by Mrs. H. D. Felt, wife of the Vice Chief of Naval Operations and...

  • (DDG-38) Luce
    USS Luce (DDG-38)
    The third USS Luce was a Farragut class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. It was named for Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce .-History:...

  • (DDG-39) Macdonough
    USS Macdonough (DDG-39)
    USS MacDonough named for Commodore Thomas Macdonough was the 4th ship of the United States Navy to be named for him.The fourth Macdonough was projected as DL-8, but redesignated DLG-8 prior to keel laying by the Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts, 16 April 1958;...

  • (DDG-40) Coontz
    USS Coontz (DDG-40)
    USS Coontz was a Farragut-class destroyer leader/frigate in the United States Navy. She was named after Admiral Robert Coontz, the US Navy's second chief of naval operations....

  • (DDG-41) King
    USS King (DDG-41)
    USS King was a Farragut-class guided missile destroyer leader. She was named for Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King USN ,...

  • (DDG-42) Mahan
    USS Mahan (DDG-42)
    USS Mahan , named for Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan USN , was a Farragut-class guided missile frigate laid down as DLG-11 by the San Francisco Naval Shipyard on July 31, 1957, launched on October 7, 1959 by Mrs. H. P. Smith, wife of Vice Adm. H. Page Smith, and commissioned on December 25, 1960...

  • (DDG-43) Dahlgren
    USS Dahlgren (DDG-43)
    USS Dahlgren was a Farragut-class destroyer launched 16 March 1960 by Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and sponsored by Mrs. Katharine D. Cromwell, granddaughter of Rear Admiral John Adolphus Dahlgren. She was commissioned 8 April 1961, Commander C. E...

  • (DDG-44) William V. Pratt
    USS William V. Pratt (DDG-44)
    USS William V. Pratt was a Farragut-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1961 as DLG-13 and reclassified as a guided missile destroyer, designation DDG-44, in 1975. She was named to honor Admiral William Veazie Pratt, a President of the Naval War...

  • (DDG-45) Dewey
    USS Dewey (DDG-45)
    USS Dewey was a ship in the United States Naval Service. She was named to honor George Dewey, the United States' only Admiral of the Navy. She was the third of four ships whose namesake was Admiral Dewey. The ship's motto was The First and Finest.-Construction and design:Dewey was laid down 10...

  • (DDG-46) Preble
    USS Preble (DDG-46)
    USS Preble was a destroyer in the United States Naval Service. She was the fifth ship named to honor after Commodore Edward Preble . Preble was laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, 16 December 1957. She was launched 23 May 1959 and sponsored by Mrs. Ralph E. Wilson...

  • DDG-47 became USS Ticonderoga (CG-47)
    USS Ticonderoga (CG-47)
    USS Ticonderoga , fifth to bear the name, was a guided-missile cruiser in the service of the United States Navy. Homeported in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the "Tico" was the lead ship of her class.-History of the ship:...

    , shifted to CG 1 Jan 1980
  • DDG-48 became USS Yorktown (CG-48)
    USS Yorktown (CG-48)
    USS Yorktown was a in the United States Navy from 1984 to 2004, named for the American Revolutionary War Battle of Yorktown.-History:...

    , shifted to CG 1 Jan 1980
  • DDG-49 would have been USS Vincennes
    USS Vincennes (CG-49)
    The fourth USS Vincennes is a U.S. Navy Ticonderoga class Aegis guided missile cruiser. On July 3, 1988, the ship shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 civilian passengers on board, including 38 non-Iranians and 66 children.The ship was launched 14 April 1984 and...

    , shifted to CG 1 Jan 1980
  • DDG-50 would have been USS Valley Forge
    USS Valley Forge (CG-50)
    USS Valley Forge was a Ticonderoga-class cruiser in the United States Navy. She was named for Valley Forge, where the Continental Army camped during one winter in the American Revolution...

    , shifted to CG 1 Jan 1980
  • (DDG-51) Arleigh Burke
    USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)
    The USS Arleigh Burke , named for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN , is the lead ship of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers. She was laid down by the Bath Iron Works company at Bath, Maine, on 6 December 1988, and launched on 16 September 1989 by Mrs. Arleigh Burke...

  • (DDG-52) Barry
    USS Barry (DDG-52)
    USS Barry is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, commissioned in 1992. Barry is the fourth United States Navy ship named after the "Father of the American Navy", Commodore John Barry . Barry is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Several improvements over exist on this...

  • (DDG-53) John Paul Jones
    USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53)
    USS John Paul Jones is the third Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer and the first ship of the class homeported on the west coast. She is named after American Revolutionary War Captain John Paul Jones...

  • (DDG-54) Curtis Wilbur
    USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54)
    USS Curtis Wilbur is the fourth Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer. Curtis Wilbur was named for Curtis D. Wilbur, forty-third Secretary of the Navy, who served under President Calvin Coolidge....

  • (DDG-55) Stout
    USS Stout (DDG-55)
    USS Stout is the sixth Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, she was commissioned on 13 August 1994 and she is currently homeported in Norfolk, Virginia.-Etymology:...

  • (DDG-56) John S. McCain
    USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)
    USS John S. McCain is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is part of the Seventh Fleet, and she has her homeport at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan....

  • (DDG-57) Mitscher
    USS Mitscher (DDG-57)
    USS Mitscher became the second United States Navy warship named to honor Admiral Marc A. Mitscher , famed naval aviator and World War II aircraft carrier task group commander. In 1988 the U.S...

  • (DDG-58) Laboon
    USS Laboon (DDG-58)
    USS Laboon is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.She is named for Father John Francis Laboon , a captain in the Chaplain Corps of the United States Navy, who was awarded the Silver Star during World War II while serving on USS Peto .Laboon keel was laid down on 23 March...

  • (DDG-59) Russell
    USS Russell (DDG-59)
    USS Russell is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the second ship of the USN to carry the name Russell and is named for Rear Admiral John Henry Russell and his son, Commandant of the Marine Corps John Henry Russell, Jr..In May 2004, Russell departed for a four-month...

  • (DDG-60) Paul Hamilton
    USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60)
    USS Paul Hamilton is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.Paul Hamilton was commissioned in Charleston, South Carolina...

  • (DDG-61) Ramage
    USS Ramage (DDG-61)
    USS Ramage is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship is named for Vice Admiral Lawson P...

  • (DDG-62) Fitzgerald
    USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)
    USS Fitzgerald , named for Lieutenant William Charles Fitzgerald, USN is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was laid down by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine 9 February 1993; launched 29 January 1994; and commissioned 14 October 1995 in Newport, R.I...

  • (DDG-63) Stethem
    USS Stethem (DDG-63)
    USS Stethem is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was built in Pascagoula, Mississippi, starting on May 11, 1993. The ship was commissioned on October 21, 1995 and is based out of Yokosuka, Japan. It has operated throughout the Pacific Ocean, as well as on...

  • (DDG-64) Carney
    USS Carney (DDG-64)
    USS Carney is 14th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship is the first to be named after Admiral Robert Carney who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower administration. She was laid down 3 August 1993 at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. She was...

  • (DDG-65) Benfold
    USS Benfold (DDG-65)
    The USS Benfold is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for the USN Hospital Corpsman Edward Clyde Benfold. She is the first U.S...

  • (DDG-66) Gonzalez
    USS Gonzalez (DDG-66)
    USS Gonzalez is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez, a Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam War.-History:...

  • (DDG-67) Cole
    USS Cole (DDG-67)
    The second USS Cole is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyer homeported in NS Norfolk, Virginia. The Cole is named in honor of Marine Sergeant Darrell S. Cole, a machine-gunner killed in action on Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945, during World War II...

  • (DDG-68) The Sullivans
    USS The Sullivans (DDG-68)
    USS The Sullivans , an Arleigh Burke-class "Aegis" guided missile destroyer, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the five Sullivan brothers — George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert Sullivan, aged 20 to 27 — who lost their lives when their ship, USS...

     
  • (DDG-69) Milius
    USS Milius (DDG-69)
    The USS Milius is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. Her namesake is Commander Paul L. Milius of U.S. Navy squadron VO-67. His aircraft was hit over Laos in 1968 and he ordered his crew to bail out. Although he exited his aircraft, he was never...

  • (DDG-70) Hopper
    USS Hopper (DDG-70)
    USS Hopper , an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, is a ship of the United States Navy named for the pioneering computer scientist, Rear Admiral "Amazing Grace" Hopper....

  • (DDG-71) Ross
    USS Ross (DDG-71)
    USS Ross is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship of that name, and the first named in honor of Captain Donald K...


  • (DDG-72) Mahan
    USS Mahan (DDG-72)
    USS Mahan is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer currently in service with the United States Navy.-Overview:The USS Mahan is homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, and is one of the ships of the United States Fleet Forces Command.-Namesake:...

  • (DDG-73) Decatur
    USS Decatur (DDG-73)
    USS Decatur is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer. The fifth ship to carry the name, Decatur was laid down on 11 January 1996 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 9 November 1996, sponsored by Mrs. Joan E. Shalikashvili, wife of John M. Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;...

  • (DDG-74) McFaul
    USS McFaul (DDG-74)
    USS McFaul is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Chief Petty Officer Donald L. McFaul, a Navy SEAL who was killed in action on 20 December 1989, while serving in Panama...

  • (DDG-75) Donald Cook
    USS Donald Cook (DDG-75)
    USS Donald Cook is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy.Named for Donald Cook, a Vietnam War prisoner of war who died in captivity, the destroyer was commissioned in 1998. It was one of the first U.S. warships to come to the aid of the USS Cole after it was...

  • (DDG-76) Higgins
    USS Higgins (DDG-76)
    USS Higgins is a Flight I Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1999 and named after William R...

  • (DDG-77) O'Kane
    USS O'Kane (DDG-77)
    USS O'Kane is an in the United States Navy. The ship was built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, starting on May 8, 1997. The ship was commissioned on October 23, 1999. It is named for Medal of Honor recipient Rear Admiral Richard O'Kane....

  • (DDG-78) Porter
    USS Porter (DDG-78)
    USS Porter is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Porter is named after Commodore David Porter, and his son, Admiral David Dixon Porter....


  • (DDG-79) Oscar Austin
    USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79)
    USS Oscar Austin is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.Oscar Austin is named for Private First Class Oscar P. Austin, USMC, a recipient of the Medal of Honor...

  • (DDG-80) Roosevelt
    USS Roosevelt (DDG-80)
    USS Roosevelt is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The Roosevelt is the second Flight IIA ship and the last US Navy destroyer to carry the 5"/54 Mk. 45 mod 3 gun....

  • (DDG-81) Winston Churchill
  • (DDG-82) Lassen
    USS Lassen (DDG-82)
    USS Lassen is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. Her current commanding officer is Commander W.C...

  • (DDG-83) Howard
    USS Howard (DDG-83)
    USS Howard is the thirty-third Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy and the nineteenth built at Bath Iron Works. Her keel was laid down 9 December 1998, launched and christened 20 November 1999 and commissioned 20 October 2001.The ship is named in honor of Gunnery Sgt. Jimmie E...

  • (DDG-84) Bulkeley
    USS Bulkeley (DDG-84)
    USS Bulkeley is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named after Vice Admiral John D. Bulkeley, who was a World War II Medal of Honor recipient....

  • (DDG-85) McCampbell
    USS McCampbell (DDG-85)
    USS McCampbell is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for Captain David McCampbell , the Navy's leading ace in World War II...

  • (DDG-86) Shoup
    USS Shoup (DDG-86)
    USS Shoup is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship is named for General David M. Shoup , the 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps....

  • (DDG-87) Mason
    USS Mason (DDG-87)
    USS Mason is an in the United States Navy.Homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, the USS Mason is the 37th Arleigh Burke class destroyer and the ninth of the Flight IIA variant. She was commissioned in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in April 2003. Her first captain was Commander David Gale.This is the third...

     
  • (DDG-88) Preble
    USS Preble (DDG-88)
    USS Preble is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the sixth U.S. Navy ship named for Commodore Edward Preble...

  • (DDG-89) Mustin
    USS Mustin (DDG-89)
    The USS Mustin is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of the Mustin family. Mustin was the first Burke destroyer built with her funnels submerged into the superstructure, an additional stealth measure taken on the warships...

  • (DDG-90) Chafee
    USS Chafee (DDG-90)
    USS Chafee is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in United States Navy.She is named for Senator John Lester Hubbard Chafee , a Marine veteran of Guadalcanal....

  • (DDG-91) Pinckney
    USS Pinckney (DDG-91)
    USS Pinckney is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Cook First Class William Pinckney , who received the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue of a fellow crewmember on board Enterprise during the Battle of Santa Cruz.Pinckney was laid down on 16 July 2001...

  • (DDG-92) Momsen
    USS Momsen (DDG-92)
    The USS Momsen is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.The Momsen is the twenty-sixth destroyer of the Arleigh Burke class to be built by Bath Iron Works. She is named after Vice Admiral Charles B. "Swede" Momsen of Flushing, Queens, New York...

  • (DDG-93) Chung-Hoon
    USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93)
    USS Chung-Hoon is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyer serving in the United States Navy. Chung-Hoon was named in honor of Rear Admiral Gordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon , recipient of the Navy Cross and the Silver Star....

  • (DDG-94) Nitze
    USS Nitze (DDG-94)
    USS Nitze , an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Paul Nitze, who served as Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon B...

  • (DDG-95) James E. Williams
    USS James E. Williams (DDG-95)
    USS James E. Williams is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Petty Officer 1st Class James Eliott Williams , a Medal of Honor recipient....

  • (DDG-96) Bainbridge
    USS Bainbridge (DDG-96)
    USS Bainbridge is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the fifth ship to carry that name, and the 46th destroyer of a planned 62-ship class...

  • (DDG-97) Halsey
    USS Halsey (DDG-97)
    USS Halsey is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. Halsey is named in honor of Fleet Admiral William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. Halsey was commissioned 30 July 2005 at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California, under commanding officer Commander...

  • (DDG-98) Forrest Sherman
    USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
    USS Forrest Sherman is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Admiral Forrest Sherman, and is the second US Navy ship to bear the name....

  • (DDG-99) Farragut
    USS Farragut (DDG-99)
    USS Farragut is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the fifth Navy ship named for Admiral David Farragut , and the 49th ship of the Arleigh Burke class....

  • (DDG-100) Kidd
    USS Kidd (DDG-100)
    USS Kidd is an in the United States Navy. She is the third Navy ship named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who was on board during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was the first American flag officer to die in World War II....

  • (DDG-101) Gridley
    USS Gridley (DDG-101)
    The fourth USS Gridley is the fifty-first Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Gridley is named after Captain Charles Gridley, Commander of Admiral George Dewey's flagship Olympia, and recipient of Admiral Dewey's famous command, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" in...

  • (DDG-102) Sampson
    USS Sampson (DDG-102)
    USS Sampson is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was authorized in 2002 and is the fourth U.S. Navy ship named to honor Rear Admiral William T. Sampson.She was built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine...

  • (DDG-103) Truxtun
    USS Truxtun (DDG-103)
    USS Truxtun is a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. Her keel was laid down on 11 April 2005 and she was launched on 17 April 2007. Her commissioning ceremony was held 25 April 2009 in Charleston, South Carolina with Commander Timothy Weber as her first commanding officer...

  • (DDG-104) Sterett
    USS Sterett (DDG-104)
    USS Sterett , an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of Andrew Sterett, a naval officer who served during the Quasi-War and the Barbary Wars....

  • (DDG-105) Dewey
    USS Dewey (DDG-105)
    USS Dewey is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. Dewey is the third Navy ship named after Admiral of the Navy George Dewey, hero of the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War....

  • (DDG-106) Stockdale
    USS Stockdale (DDG-106)
    USS Stockdale is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. The third Navy ship of that name, Stockdale is named after Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale and is the 56th destroyer in her class. She was authorized on 13 September 2002 and was built by Bath...

  • (DDG-107) Gravely
    USS Gravely (DDG-107)
    USS Gravely is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named after Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.Gravely is the 57th destroyer in her class...

  • (DDG-108) Wayne E. Meyer
    USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108)
    The USS Wayne E. Meyer is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named after Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer, who is known as the Father of Aegis....

  • (DDD-109) Jason Dunham
    USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109)
    USS Jason Dunham is an in the United States Navy. She is named after Corporal Jason L. Dunham USMC, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for service in Iraq....

  • (DDG-110) William P. Lawrence
    USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110)
    USS William P. Lawrence is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer built by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. She is the 60th ship in her class....

  • (DDG-111) Spruance
    USS Spruance (DDG-111)
    USS Spruance is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer currently in service with the United States Navy. She is the 61st ship in her class.-Overview:...

  • (DDG-112) Michael Murphy
    USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112)
    PCU Michael Murphy is the 62nd ship of the s. She is named for Medal of Honor recipient Michael P. Murphy . Her contract was awarded on 13 September 2002 to the Bath Iron Works and Vice Admiral John Morgan, the first commanding officer of , made the first cut of steel. DDG-112 was named...


  • (DDG-993) Kidd
    USS Kidd (DDG-993)
    USS Kidd was the lead ship in her class of destroyers operated by the U.S. Navy. Derived from the Spruance class, these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. The vessel was the second named after Medal of Honor recipient Rear Admiral Isaac C...

  • (DDG-994) Callaghan
    USS Callaghan (DDG-994)
    USS Callaghan was the second ship of the Kidd class of destroyers operated by the U.S. Navy. Derived from the Spruance class, these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. She was named for Rear Admiral Daniel J...

  • (DDG-995) Scott
    USS Scott (DDG-995)
    USS Scott was a of the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Norman Scott, who was killed during a surface action at the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal aboard USS Atlanta, winning a posthumous Medal of Honor for his actions.Originally named Nader, Scott was ordered by the Shah of...

  • (DDG-996) Chandler
    USS Chandler (DDG-996)
    USS Chandler was the final ship in the Kidd class of guided-missile destroyers operated by the U.S. Navy. Derived from the Spruance class, these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. She was named after Rear Admiral Theodore E...

  • USS DDG-997 & 998 were cancelled Imperial Iranian units ordered pre-1980
  • (DDG-1000) Zumwalt
    USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000)
    USS Zumwalt is to be the lead ship of the Zumwalt class of guided missile destroyers and the first ship to be named for Admiral Elmo Zumwalt.-Name and hull number:...

  • (DDG-1001) Michael Monsoor
    USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001)
    USS Michael Monsoor is to be the second ship of the Zumwalt class of guided missile destroyers.-Namesake:The USS Michael Monsoor is named after Master-at-Arms Second Class Michael A. Monsoor , a United States Navy SEAL killed during the Iraq War and posthumously awarded the Medal of...




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  • (DD-132) Aaron Ward
    USS Aaron Ward (DD-132)
    The first ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, USS Aaron Ward was a Wickes-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy. In 1940, she was transferred to the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Castleton....

  • (DD-483) Aaron Ward
    USS Aaron Ward (DD-483)
    USS Aaron Ward was a in the service of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward. She sank on 7 April 1943 in a shoal near Tinete Point of Florida Island during Operation I-Go...

  • (DD-773) Aaron Ward
    USS Aaron Ward (DM-34)
    The third ship named USS Aaron Ward in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward was a Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer in the service of the United States Navy....

     (also DM-34)
  • (DD-184) Abbot
    USS Abbot (DD-184)
    The first USS Abbot was a Wickes-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy until traded to Britain at the beginning of World War II...

  • (DD-629) Abbot
    USS Abbot (DD-629)
    USS Abbot was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named after Commodore Joel Abbot ....

  • (DD-193) Abel P. Upshur
    USS Abel P. Upshur (DD-193)
    USS Abel P. Upshur was a Clemson-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy until traded to Britain at the beginning of World War II where she served as HMS Clare.-As USS Abel P...

  • (DD-526) Abner Read
    USS Abner Read (DD-526)
    USS Abner Read was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander Abner Read....

  • (DD-739) Adams
  • (DD-826) Agerholm
    USS Agerholm (DD-826)
    USS Agerholm was a Gearing class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the only ship named for Harold Crist Agerholm , a Private First Class in the 2nd Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps...

  • (DD-961) Akizuki (for Japan)
  • (DD-649) Albert W. Grant
    USS Albert W. Grant (DD-649)
    USS Albert W. Grant was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Vice Admiral Albert W. Grant , an admiral during World War I.Albert W...

  • (DD-211) Alden
    USS Alden (DD-211)
    USS Alden was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy . Serving during World War II, Alden is the only ship of the US Navy to have been named for Rear Admiral James Alden, Jr...

  • (DD-752) Alfred A. Cunningham
    USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752)
    USS Alfred A. Cunningham , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Alfred Austell Cunningham, a USMC officer and aviator....

  • (DD-66) Allen
    USS Allen (DD-66)
    USS Allen was a Sampson-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant William Henry Allen , a naval officer during the War of 1812...

  • (DD-692) Allen M. Sumner
    USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692)
    USS Allen M. Sumner , the original Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Allen Melancthon Sumner, a USMC captain, who was killed in action during World War I....

  • (DD-35) Ammen
    USS Ammen (DD-35)
    The first USS Ammen was a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-8...

  • (DD-527) Ammen
    USS Ammen (DD-527)
    USS Ammen , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen .Ammen was laid down on 29 November 1941 at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation; launched on 17 September 1942; sponsored by Miss Eva Ammen; and commissioned on 20 March...

  • (DD-411) Anderson
    USS Anderson (DD-411)
    USS Anderson was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Edwin Alexander Anderson, Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient....

  • (DD-172) Anthony
    USS Anthony (DD-172)
    USS Anthony was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Marine Sergeant Major William Anthony .-History:...

  • (DD-515) Anthony
    USS Anthony (DD-515)
    USS Anthony , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Sergeant Major William Anthony ....

  • (DDG-51) Arleigh Burke
    USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)
    The USS Arleigh Burke , named for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN , is the lead ship of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers. She was laid down by the Bath Iron Works company at Bath, Maine, on 6 December 1988, and launched on 16 September 1989 by Mrs. Arleigh Burke...

  • (DD-869) Arnold J. Isbell
    USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869)
    USS Arnold J. Isbell , a Gearing-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Arnold J. Isbell, an aircraft carrier captain during World War II....

  • (DD-968) Arthur W. Radford
    USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968)
    USS Arthur W. Radford was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Arthur W. Radford USN , the first naval officer to hold the title of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Arthur W...

  • (DD-258) Aulick
    USS Aulick (DD-258)
    The second USS Aulick was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Burnham during World War II.-History:...

  • (DD-569) Aulick
    USS Aulick (DD-569)
    USS Aulick was an American Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore John H. Aulick ....

  • (DD-698) Ault
    USS Ault (DD-698)
    USS Ault was an in the United States Navy. She was named for Commander William B. Ault, air group commander aboard . Commander Ault was declared missing in action on 8 May 1942 after leading an air attack in the Battle of the Coral Sea and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his action in...

  • (DD-355) Aylwin
    USS Aylwin (DD-355)
    USS Aylwin , a Farragut-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant John Cushing Aylwin ....

  • (DD-47) Aylwin
    USS Aylwin (DD-47)
    USS Aylwin was the lead ship of her class of destroyers built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of John Cushing Aylwin, a U.S...

  • (DD-128) Babbitt
    USS Babbitt (DD-128)
    USS Babbitt was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I and World War II, later classified as AG-102. She was named for Fitz Babbitt....

  • (DD-470) Bache
    USS Bache (DD-470)
    USS Bache , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was second ship of the United States Navy of that name. DD-470 was named for Commander George M. Bache....

  • (DD-126) Badger
    USS Badger (DD-126)
    USS Badger was a in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Commodore Oscar C. Badger.Badger was launched 24 August 1918 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. Henry F. Bryan, granddaughter of Commodore Badger; commissioned 29 May 1919,...

  • (DD-185) Bagley
    USS Bagley (DD-185)
    The second USS Bagley was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was renamed USS Doran and later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS St...

  • (DD-386) Bagley
    USS Bagley (DD-386)
    USS Bagley , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ensign Worth Bagley, officer during the Spanish-American War, distinguished as the only U.S...

  • (DD-269) Bailey
    USS Bailey (DD-269)
    The second USS Bailey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Reading during World War II.-As USS Bailey:...

  • (DD-492) Bailey
    USS Bailey (DD-492)
    USS Bailey was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named for Admiral Theodorus Bailey....

  • (DD-1) Bainbridge
    USS Bainbridge (DD-1)
    The second USS Bainbridge was the first destroyer in the United States Navy and the lead ship of her class. She was named for William Bainbridge.-Construction:...

  • (DD-246) Bainbridge
    USS Bainbridge (DD-246)
    The third USS Bainbridge was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commodore William Bainbridge, who served in the War of 1812 and the Barbary Wars.-History:...

  • (DDG-96) Bainbridge
    USS Bainbridge (DDG-96)
    USS Bainbridge is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the fifth ship to carry that name, and the 46th destroyer of a planned 62-ship class...

  • (DLGN-25) Bainbridge
  • (DD-363) Balch
    USS Balch (DD-363)
    USS Balch was a Porter-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Admiral George Beall Balch.The second Balch was launched 24 March 1936 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Miss Gertrude Balch, granddaughter of Admiral Balch; and commissioned...

  • (DD-50) Balch
    USS Balch (DD-50)
    USS Balch was an built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S...

  • (DD-624) Baldwin
    USS Baldwin (DD-624)
    The USS Baldwin , was a United States Navy , in service from 1943 to 1946. She was the only ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for Charles H. Baldwin, an 1864 Medal of Honor recipient....

  • (DD-267) Ballard
    USS Ballard (DD-267)
    The second USS Ballard was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Edward J. Ballard.-History:...

  • (DD-256) Bancroft
    USS Bancroft (DD-256)
    The second USS Bancroft was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy, where she served as HMCS St. Francis during World War II.-As USS Bancroft:...

  • (DD-598) Bancroft
    USS Bancroft (DD-598)
    USS Bancroft was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named for George Bancroft.Bancroft was launched 31 December 1941 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. Hester Bancroft Berry, great-granddaughter of George Bancroft;...

  • (DD-213) Barker
    USS Barker (DD-213)
    USS Barker was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, named for Admiral Albert S. Barker.Barker was launched 11 September 1919 by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia; sponsored by Mrs. Albert S. Barker widow of Admiral Barker; and commissioned 27 December 1919,...

  • (DD-149) Barney
    USS Barney (DD-149)
    USS Barney was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, later redesignated AG-113. She was the second ship named for Commodore Joshua Barney....

  • (DD-956) Barney became DDG-6
  • (DDG-6) Barney
    USS Barney (DDG-6)
    USS Barney was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for Commodore Joshua Barney USN .Her original designation was DD-956...

  • (DD-2) Barry
    USS Barry (DD-2)
    USS Barry , a Bainbridge-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore John Barry .-Construction:...

  • (DD-248) Barry
    USS Barry (DD-248)
    Barry was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Commodore John Barry....

  • (DD-933) Barry
    USS Barry (DD-933)
    USS Barry was one of eighteen Forrest Sherman-class destroyers of the United States Navy, and was the third US destroyer to be named for Commodore John Barry. Commissioned in 1954, she spent most of her career in the Caribbean, Atlantic, and Mediterranean, but also served in the Vietnam War,...

  • (DDG-52) Barry
    USS Barry (DDG-52)
    USS Barry is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, commissioned in 1992. Barry is the fourth United States Navy ship named after the "Father of the American Navy", Commodore John Barry . Barry is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Several improvements over exist on this...

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

  • (DD-722) Barton
    USS Barton (DD-722)
    USS Barton , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral John Kennedy Barton.-Construction:...

  • (DD-824) Basilone
    USS Basilone (DD-824)
    USS Basilone was a of the United States Navy, named for Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone , who was awarded the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action...." in the defense of Henderson Field during the 1942 Guadalcanal campaign.Basilone was laid down on July 7,...

  • (DD-845) Bausell
    USS Bausell (DD-845)
    USS Bausell was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Marine Corporal Lewis K...

  • (DD-40) Beale
    USS Beale (DD-40)
    USS Beale , a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated CG-9. She was the first ship of the Navy to be named for Edward Fitzgerald Beale....

  • (DD-471) Beale
    USS Beale (DD-471)
    USS Beale , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Edward Fitzgerald Beale ....

  • (DD-654) Bearss
    USS Bearss (DD-654)
    USS Bearss was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Brigadier General Hiram I. Bearss , USMC, who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Philippine-American War....

  • (DD-640) Beatty
    USS Beatty (DD-640)
    USS Beatty , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Frank E. Beatty.Beatty was laid down as Mullany on 1 May 1941 at the Charleston Navy Yard....

  • (DD-756) Beatty
    USS Beatty (DD-756)
    USS Beatty , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Frank Beatty....

  • (DD-251) Belknap
    USS Belknap (DD-251)
    The USS Belknap was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Rear Admiral George Belknap.-History:...

  • (DLG-26) Belknap
    USS Belknap (DLG-26)
    USS Belknap , named for Rear Admiral George Eugene Belknap USN , was the lead ship of her class of guided missile cruisers in the United States Navy...

  • (DD-587) Bell
    USS Bell (DD-587)
    USS Bell was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Henry H. Bell ....

  • (DD-95) Bell
    USS Bell (DD-95)
    The first USS Bell was a Wickes-class destroyer in World War I. She was named for Rear Admiral Henry H. Bell.-History:Bell was launched 20 April 1918 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DDG-65) Benfold
    USS Benfold (DDG-65)
    The USS Benfold is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for the USN Hospital Corpsman Edward Clyde Benfold. She is the first U.S...

  • (DD-397) Benham
    USS Benham (DD-397)
    USS Benham was the lead ship of the her class of destroyers and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Andrew Ellicot Kennedy Benham.-Construction:...

  • (DD-49) Benham
    USS Benham (DD-49)
    USS Benham was an built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of Rear Admiral Andrew E. K. Benham....

  • (DD-796) Benham
    USS Benham (DD-796)
    USS Benham , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Andrew E. K. Benham ....

  • (DDG-22) Benjamin Stoddert
    USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22)
    USS Benjamin Stoddert , named for Benjamin Stoddert , Secretary of the Navy from 1798 to 1801, was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy....

  • (DD-807) Benner
    USS Benner (DD-807)
    USS Benner was a of the United States Navy, named for Marine Second Lieutenant Stanley G. Benner , who was killed during the Battle of Guadalcanal....

  • (DD-473) Bennett
    USS Bennett (DD-473)
    USS Bennett , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the U.S. Navy that was named for the naval aviator Floyd Bennett , who flew towards the North Pole with Richard E. Byrd in 1926, but did not make it there....

  • (DD-662) Bennion
    USS Bennion (DD-662)
    USS Bennion was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship was named for Captain Mervyn S. Bennion who was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, while in command of . Captain Bennion was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.Bennion was launched 4 July...

  • (DD-421) Benson
    USS Benson (DD-421)
    USS Benson was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral William S. Benson ....

  • (DDG-15) Berkeley
    USS Berkeley (DDG-15)
    USS Berkeley was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Major General Randolph C. Berkeley, USMC , a Medal of Honor recipient for actions during the U.S...

  • (DD-153) Bernadou
    USS Bernadou (DD-153)
    USS Bernadou was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commander John Bernadou....

  • (DD-151) Biddle
    USS Biddle (DD-151)
    USS Biddle was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, later reclassified AG-114. She was the second ship named for Captain Nicholas Biddle....

  • (DD-955) Biddle became DDG-5
  • (DLG-34) Biddle
    USS Biddle (DLG-34)
    USS Biddle , also DLG-34, named for Captain Nicholas Biddle of the Continental Navy, was a Belknap-class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy....

  • (DDG-5) Biddle/Claude V. Rickets
  • (DD-942) Bigelow
    USS Bigelow (DD-942)
    USS Bigelow was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was named for Watertender First Class Elmer Charles Bigelow , who was killed in action extinguishing a magazine fire while serving on board Fletcher during action against enemy Japanese forces off Corregidor in...

  • (DD-293) Billingsley
    USS Billingsley (DD-293)
    USS Billingsley was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. The ship was named for William Billingsley, one of the first Navy pilots, Naval Aviator No...

  • (DD-666) Black
    USS Black (DD-666)
    USS Black was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Hugh D. Black , who was killed in action during the sinking of his ship, in February 1942....

  • (DD-150) Blakeley
    USS Blakeley (DD-150)
    The second USS Blakeley was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II. She was named for Captain Johnston Blakeley.-History:...

  • (DD-943) Blandy
    USS Blandy (DD-943)
    USS Blandy was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer , named for Admiral William H. P. Blandy USN ,Blandy was built by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts and was launched 19 December 1956, sponsored by Mrs. John M. Lee, daughter of Admiral Blandy; and...

  • (DD-387) Blue
    USS Blue (DD-387)
    USS Blue , a Bagley-class destroyer, was the first United States Navy ship of that name, in honor of Rear Admiral Victor Blue . Blue served during World War II. She was launched 27 May 1937 by Norfolk Naval Shipyard; sponsored by Miss Kate Lilly Blue, sister of Rear Adm. Blue; and commissioned 14...

  • (DD-744) Blue
    USS Blue (DD-744)
    USS Blue , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second United States Navy ship of that name, for Lieutenant Commander John S. Blue ....

  • (DD-136) Boggs
    USS Boggs (DD-136)
    USS Boggs was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy, later redesignated as AG-19 and then as DMS-3, and back again to AG-19. She was the first ship named for Admiral Charles Boggs....

  • (DD-881) Bordelon
    USS Bordelon (DD-881)
    USS Bordelon was a of the United States Navy, named for Marine Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Tarawa....

  • (DD-215) Borie
    USS Borie (DD-215)
    USS Borie was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Ulysses S. Grant's Secretary of the Navy, Adolph E. Borie...

  • (DD-704) Borie
    USS Borie (DD-704)
    The USS Borie , an , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Adolph E. Borie, Secretary of the Navy under President Ulysses S. Grant.-Construction:...

  • (DD-544) Boyd
    USS Boyd (DD-544)
    USS Boyd was a of the United States Navy, named for Joseph Boyd, who took part in Stephen Decatur's expedition into Tripoli harbor during the First Barbary War....

  • (DD-600) Boyle
    USS Boyle (DD-600)
    USS Boyle was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named after Thomas Boyle, a privateer and naval officer during the War of 1812....

  • (DD-545) Bradford
    USS Bradford (DD-545)
    USS Bradford was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Captain Gamaliel Bradford , a privateer during the Quasi-War with France....

  • (DD-630) Braine
    USS Braine (DD-630)
    USS Braine , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Daniel L. Braine , who served in the Civil War and explored the Arctic....

  • (DD-197) Branch
    USS Branch (DD-197)
    USS Branch was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Beverley to serve during World War II.-As USS Branch:...

  • (DD-283) Breck
    USS Breck (DD-283)
    USS Breck was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Joseph Berry Breck.-History:...

  • (DD-148) Breckinridge
    USS Breckinridge (DD-148)
    USS Breckinridge was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, later reclassified as AG-112...

  • (DD-122) Breese
    USS Breese (DD-122)
    USS Breese was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, and later redesignated, DM-18 in World War II. She was the first ship named for Captain Kidder Breese....

  • (DD-887) Brinkley Bass
    USS Brinkley Bass (DD-887)
    USS Brinkley Bass was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Lieutenant Commander Harry Brinkley Bass USN , who was killed in action when his plane crashed in combat during the invasion of southern France on 20 August 1944.-Construction:Brinkley Bass was laid down...

  • (DD-977) Briscoe
    USS Briscoe (DD-977)
    USS Briscoe , named for Rear Admiral Robert Pearce Briscoe USN, was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. She was laid down 21 July 1975, launched 28 December 1976 and commissioned 3 June 1978. The ship operated out of Norfolk, Virginia...

  • (DD-453) Bristol
    USS Bristol (DD-453)
    USS Bristol was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol. She was launched 25 July 1941 by Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. Powell Clayton, and commissioned 22 October 1941, Lieutenant Commander C. C...

  • (DD-857) Bristol
    USS Bristol (DD-857)
    USS Bristol , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol, who served as Commander-in-Chief North Atlantic Fleet from 1901 to 1903....

  • (DD-232) Brooks
    USS Brooks (DD-232)
    USS Brooks was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant John Brooks, Jr.....

  • (DD-210) Broome
    USS Broome (DD-210)
    USS Broome was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named after Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel John L. Broome....

  • (DD-546) Brown
    USS Brown (DD-546)
    USS Brown was a of the United States Navy, named for George Brown, a seaman on the crew of USS Intrepid during the raid that destroyed the captured USS Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor during the First Barbary War....

  • (DD-518) Brownson
    USS Brownson (DD-518)
    USS Brownson , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson...

  • (DD-868) Brownson
    USS Brownson (DD-868)
    USS Brownson , a Gearing-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to benamed for Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson, USN .Brownson was designed by Gibbs and Cox, Naval Architects, New York office...

  • (DD-329) Bruce
    USS Bruce (DD-329)
    USS Bruce was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Frank Bruce.-History:...

  • (DD-745) Brush
    USS Brush (DD-745)
    USS Brush , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Brush.Brush was launched 28 December 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, New York; sponsored by Miss Virginia Perkins, great-granddaughter of Charles Brush; and commissioned...

  • (DD-665) Bryant
    USS Bryant (DD-665)
    USS Bryant was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Samuel W. Bryant .Bryant was launched 29 May 1943 by Charleston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Samuel W...

  • (DD-131) Buchanan
    USS Buchanan (DD-131)
    USS Buchanan , named for Franklin Buchanan, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy.Buchanan was transferred to the United Kingdom under the Destroyers for Bases Agreement in 1940 and served as HMS Campbeltown . She was destroyed during the St...

  • (DD-484) Buchanan
    USS Buchanan (DD-484)
    USS Buchanan , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Franklin Buchanan, who was an officer in the U.S...

  • (DDG-14) Buchanan
    USS Buchanan (DDG-14)
    USS Buchanan , named for Admiral Franklin Buchanan, was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy....

  • (DD-420) Buck
    USS Buck (DD-420)
    The second USS Buck , a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, was named after Quartermaster James Buck, a Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient.-Early career:...

  • (DD-761) Buck
    USS Buck (DD-761)
    The third USS Buck , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Buck, a Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient....

  • (DDG-84) Bulkeley
    USS Bulkeley (DDG-84)
    USS Bulkeley is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named after Vice Admiral John D. Bulkeley, who was a World War II Medal of Honor recipient....

  • (DD-660) Bullard
    USS Bullard (DD-660)
    USS Bullard was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral William H. G. Bullard ....

  • (DD-222) Bulmer
    USS Bulmer (DD-222)
    USS Bulmer was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Captain Roscoe Bulmer, and was the last warship of the Asiatic Fleet in commission....

  • (DD-171) Burns
    USS Burns (DD-171)
    USS Burns was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I, later redesignated DM-11. She was named for Otway Burns.-History:...

  • (DD-588) Burns
    USS Burns (DD-588)
    USS Hugh Burns , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Hugh Otway Burns , a privateer in the War of 1812....

  • (DD-29) Burrows
    USS Burrows (DD-29)
    USS Burrows was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated '...

  • (DD-166) Bush
    USS Bush (DD-166)
    USS Bush was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for Lieutenant William Sharp Bush, USMC.-History:...

  • (DD-529) Bush
    USS Bush (DD-529)
    USS Bush , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant William Sharp Bush, USMC, who served on the during the War of 1812....

  • (DD-636) Butler
    USS Butler (DD-636)
    USS Butler , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler, twice awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-605) Caldwell
    USS Caldwell (DD-605)
    USS Caldwell was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for James R. Caldwell.Caldwell was launched 15 January 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Miss A. Caldwell; and commissioned 10 June 1942, Lieutenant Commander J. F...

  • (DD-69) Caldwell
    USS Caldwell (DD-69)
    USS Caldwell was the lead ship of her class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for Lieutenant James R. Caldwell ....

  • (DLGN-36) California
  • (DD-792) Callaghan
    USS Callaghan (DD-792)
    USS Callaghan , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan , who was killed in action in the bitter Naval Battle of Guadalcanal...

  • (DDG-994) Callaghan
    USS Callaghan (DDG-994)
    USS Callaghan was the second ship of the Kidd class of destroyers operated by the U.S. Navy. Derived from the Spruance class, these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. She was named for Rear Admiral Daniel J...

  • (DD-650) Caperton
    USS Caperton (DD-650)
    USS Caperton was a of the United States Navy, named for Admiral William B. Caperton .Caperton was launched 22 May 1943 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, sponsored by Miss M. Caperton; and commissioned 30 July 1943, Commander W. J...

  • (DD-550) Capps
    USS Capps (DD-550)
    USS Capps , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Washington L. Capps ....

  • (DD-493) Carmick
    USS Carmick (DD-493)
    USS Carmick , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Major Daniel Carmick , an officer in the United States Marine Corps who served during the Quasi-War with France and during the War of 1812.Carmick was launched 8 March 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma...

  • (DDG-64) Carney
    USS Carney (DDG-64)
    USS Carney is 14th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship is the first to be named after Admiral Robert Carney who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower administration. She was laid down 3 August 1993 at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. She was...

  • (DD-970) Caron
    USS Caron (DD-970)
    USS Caron was a , named for Hospital Corpsman Third Class Wayne M. Caron , who was killed in action during the Vietnam War, and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-825) Carpenter
    USS Carpenter (DD-825)
    USS Carpenter was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Donald M. Carpenter .Carpenter was laid down on 30 July 1945 at Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas; launched on 28 September 1945, and sponsored by Mrs. Donald M. Carpenter, widow of the ship's namesake...

  • (DD-285) Case
    USS Case (DD-285)
    USS Case was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Augustus Case.-History:...

  • (DD-370) Case
    USS Case (DD-370)
    USS Case was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Augustus Ludlow Case.Case was launched 14 September 1935 by Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts; sponsored by Miss M. R. Case; commissioned 15 September 1936, Commander J. S...

  • (DD-372) Cassin
    USS Cassin (DD-372)
    was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for Stephen Cassin.Cassin was launched 28 October 1935 by Philadelphia Navy Yard , and commissioned 21 August 1936, Lieutenant Commander A. G...

  • (DD-43) Cassin
    USS Cassin (DD-43)
    The first USS Cassin was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War I. She was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard, where she was designated CG-1...

  • (DD-793) Cassin Young
    USS Cassin Young (DD-793)
    USS Cassin Young , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Captain Cassin Young , who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism at Pearl Harbor and killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal....

  • (DDG-90) Chafee
    USS Chafee (DDG-90)
    USS Chafee is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in United States Navy.She is named for Senator John Lester Hubbard Chafee , a Marine veteran of Guadalcanal....

  • (DD-104) Champlin
    USS Champlin (DD-104)
    The first USS Champlin was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named in honor of Stephen Champlin.-History:...

  • (DD-601) Champlin
    USS Champlin (DD-601)
    USS Champlin was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Stephen Champlin....

  • (DD-206) Chandler
    USS Chandler (DD-206)
    USS Chandler was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the only ship named for William Eaton Chandler, who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1882 to 1886....

  • (DDG-996) Chandler
    USS Chandler (DDG-996)
    USS Chandler was the final ship in the Kidd class of guided-missile destroyers operated by the U.S. Navy. Derived from the Spruance class, these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. She was named after Rear Admiral Theodore E...

  • (DD-294) Charles Ausburn
    USS Charles Ausburn (DD-294)
    The first USS Charles Ausburn was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Charles Lawrence Ausburne.-History:...

  • (DD-570) Charles Ausburne
    USS Charles Ausburne (DD-570)
    USS Charles Ausburne , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles L. Ausburne, a sailor in World War I who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross....

  • (DD-952) Charles F. Adams became DDG-2
  • (DDG-2) Charles F. Adams
    USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2)
    USS Charles F. Adams , named for Charles Francis Adams, III , was the lead ship of the her class of guided missile destroyers of the United States Navy....

  • (DD-428) Charles F. Hughes
    USS Charles F. Hughes (DD-428)
    USS Charles F. Hughes was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles Frederick Hughes....

  • (DD-853) Charles H. Roan
    USS Charles H. Roan (DD-853)
    USS Charles H. Roan was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship was named after Charles Howard Roan, a Marine who lost his life in action on the island of Palau....

  • (DD-657) Charles J. Badger
    USS Charles J. Badger (DD-657)
    USS Charles J. Badger was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger ....

  • (DD-835) Charles P. Cecil
    USS Charles P. Cecil (DD-835)
    USS Charles P. Cecil was a , the only ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral Charles P. Cecil. She was launched on 22 April 1945 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. C. P. Cecil; and commissioned on 29 June 1945 with Commander W. Outerson in command.-Service...

  • (DD-865) Charles R. Ware
    USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865)
    USS Charles R. Ware , was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Charles R. Ware USN , who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for heroism in the Battle of Midway....

  • (DD-697) Charles S. Sperry
    USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697)
    USS Charles S. Sperry , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Charles Stillman Sperry, the commanding officer of the . Sperry would later attain the rank of Rear Admiral....

  • (DD-581) Charrette
    USS Charrette (DD-581)
    USS Charrette was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant George Charrette , who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Spanish-American War....

  • (DD-323) Chase
    USS Chase (DD-323)
    The first USS Chase was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Reuben Chase.-History:...

  • (DD-296) Chauncey
    USS Chauncey (DD-296)
    The second USS Chauncey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Isaac Chauncey.-History:...

  • (DD-3) Chauncey
    USS Chauncey (DD-3)
    The first USS Chauncey was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy named for Commodore Isaac Chauncey.-Construction:...

  • (DD-667) Chauncey
    USS Chauncey (DD-667)
    USS Chauncey was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the third Navy ship named for Commodore Isaac Chauncey ....

  • (DD-451) Chevalier
    USS Chevalier (DD-451)
    USS Chevalier , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Godfrey Chevalier....

  • (DD-805) Chevalier
    USS Chevalier (DD-805)
    USS Chevalier was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant Commander Godfrey DeC. Chevalier , a pioneer of naval aviation....

  • (DD-106) Chew
    USS Chew (DD-106)
    USS Chew was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. She was named in honor of Samuel Chew....

  • (DD-241) Childs
    USS Childs (DD-241)
    USS Childs was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Earle W. F. Childs.-History:Childs was launched 15 September 1920 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation; sponsored by Mrs. E. W. F. Childs; and commissioned 22 October 1920, Commander I. H...

  • (DDG-93) Chung-Hoon
    USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93)
    USS Chung-Hoon is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyer serving in the United States Navy. Chung-Hoon was named in honor of Rear Admiral Gordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon , recipient of the Navy Cross and the Silver Star....

  • (DD-668) Clarence K. Bronson
    USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668)
    USS Clarence K. Bronson was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for naval aviator Lieutenant Clarence K. Bronson ....

  • (DD-361) Clark
    USS Clark (DD-361)
    The first USS Clark was a Porter-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Charles E. Clark.Clark was launched 15 October 1935 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. S. Robinson; and commissioned 20 May 1936, Commander H...

  • (DD-140) Claxton
    USS Claxton (DD-140)
    USS Claxton , named for Thomas Claxton, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy.The ship was launched 14 January 1919 by Mare Island Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. F. W. Kellogg; and commissioned 13 September 1919, Lieutenant Commander F. T...

  • (DD-571) Claxton
    USS Claxton (DD-571)
    USS Claxton , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Thomas Claxton, born in Baltimore, Maryland....

  • (DD-186) Clemson
    USS Clemson (DD-186)
    USS Clemson was the lead ship of her class of destroyers which served in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Midshipman Henry A...

  • (DDG-21) Cochrane
    USS Cochrane (DDG-21)
    USS Cochrane , named for Vice Admiral Edward L. Cochrane, USN, was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer.The Cochrane was laid down by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company at Seattle, Washington on 31 July 1961, launched on 18 July 1962 and commissioned on 21 March 1964.In...

  • (DD-326) Coghlan
    USS Coghlan (DD-326)
    The first USS Coghlan was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Joseph Coghlan.-History:...

  • (DD-606) Coghlan
    USS Coghlan (DD-606)
    USS Coghlan was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Joseph Bulloch Coghlan....

  • (DD-651) Cogswell
    USS Cogswell (DD-651)
    USS Cogswell was a in the United States Navy, serving in World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. The ship is named in honor of Rear Admiral James Kelsey Cogswell, who served during the Spanish-American War, and Captain Francis Cogswell, who served during World War I.Cogswell was launched on 5...

  • (DD-658) Colahan
    USS Colahan (DD-658)
    USS Colahan was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commander Charles E. Colahan .Colahan was launched on 3 May 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, N.Y., sponsored by Mrs. P. C. Hinkamp, adopted granddaughter of Commander Colahan; and commissioned on 23 August...

  • (DD-155) Cole
    USS Cole (DD-155)
    USS Cole was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later reclassified as AG-116. She was the first ship named for Edward B...

  • (DDG-67) Cole
    USS Cole (DDG-67)
    The second USS Cole is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyer homeported in NS Norfolk, Virginia. The Cole is named in honor of Marine Sergeant Darrell S. Cole, a machine-gunner killed in action on Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945, during World War II...

  • (DD-801) Colhoun
    USS Colhoun (DD-801)
    USS Colhoun , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Edmund Colhoun ....

  • (DD-85) Colhoun
    USS Colhoun (DD-85)
    USS Colhoun was a in the United States Navy during World War I and as APD-2 in World War II. She was the first Navy ship named for Edmund Colhoun....

  • (DD-730) Collett
    USS Collett (DD-730)
    USS Collett was a World War II-era Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer in the service of the U.S. Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander John A. Collett , a Naval Aviator and commanding officer of Torpedo Squadron TEN, who was killed during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942...

  • (DD-705) Compton
    USS Compton (DD-705)
    USS Compton , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Lewis Compton, who served in active duty in the Navy during World War I and Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 9 February 1940 to 13 February 1941....

  • (DD-974) Comte de Grasse
    USS Comte de Grasse (DD-974)
    USS Comte de Grasse , named for Admiral Francois-Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse , was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi....

  • (DD-866) Cone
    USS Cone (DD-866)
    USS Cone , was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Hutch Ingham Cone USN ....

  • (DD-582) Conner
    USS Conner (DD-582)
    USS Conner was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship to be named in honor of Commodore David Conner , who led U.S. Naval forces during the first part of the Mexican-American War....

  • (DD-72) Conner
    USS Conner (DD-72)
    USS Conner , a Caldwell-class destroyer, served in the United States Navy, and later in the Royal Navy as HMS Leeds.-Construction:...

  • (DD-979) Conolly
    USS Conolly (DD-979)
    USS Conolly , named for Admiral Richard Lansing Conolly USN, was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.-History:...

  • (DD-291) Converse
    USS Converse (DD-291)
    The first USS Converse was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for George A. Converse.-History:...

  • (DD-509) Converse
    USS Converse (DD-509)
    USS Converse , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for George A. Converse .Converse was launched 30 August 1942 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Miss A. V. Jackson; and commissioned 20 November 1942, Commander D. C. E...

  • (DD-507) Conway
    USS Conway (DD-507)
    USS Conway , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for William Conway, who distinguished himself during the Civil War....

  • (DD-508) Cony
    USS Cony (DD-508)
    USS Cony , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Joseph S. Cony , a naval officer during the Civil War....

  • (DD-371) Conyngham
    USS Conyngham (DD-371)
    The second USS Conyngham was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Gustavus Conyngham.-History:...

  • (DD-58) Conyngham
    USS Conyngham (DD-58)
    USS Conyngham was a built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named for Gustavus Conyngham....

  • (DDG-17) Conyngham
    USS Conyngham (DDG-17)
    USS Conyngham , the third ship named for Captain Gustavus Conyngham USN , was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy....

  • (DDG-40) Coontz
    USS Coontz (DDG-40)
    USS Coontz was a Farragut-class destroyer leader/frigate in the United States Navy. She was named after Admiral Robert Coontz, the US Navy's second chief of naval operations....

  • (DL-9) Coontz
  • (DD-695) Cooper
    USS Cooper (DD-695)
    USS Cooper , a , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Elmer Glenn Cooper, a naval aviator who died in a seaplane accident in 1938. The Cooper was launched 9 February 1944 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, N.J.; sponsored by Mrs. Elmer G. Cooper; and...

  • (DD-334) Corry
    USS Corry (DD-334)
    The first USS Corry was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Medal of Honor recipient LCDR William M. Corry, Jr..-History:...

  • (DD-463) Corry
    USS Corry (DD-463)
    USS Corry , a Gleaves-class destroyer, , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander William M...

  • (DD-817) Corry
    USS Corry (DD-817)
    USS Corry was a of the United States Navy, the third Navy ship named for Lieutenant Commander William M. Corry, Jr. , a naval aviator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-669) Cotten
    USS Cotten (DD-669)
    USS Cotten was a of the United States Navy, named for Captain Lyman A. Cotten .Cotten was launched 12 June 1943 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. L. A. Cotten, widow of Captain Cotten; and commissioned 24 July 1943, Lieutenant Commander F. T...

  • (DD-167) Cowell
    USS Cowell (DD-167)
    The first USS Cowell was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Brighton, and later to the Soviet Navy as Zharkiy.-As USS Cowell:...

  • (DD-547) Cowell
    USS Cowell (DD-547)
    USS Cowell , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for John G. Cowell .Cowell was launched 18 March 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, California, sponsored by Mrs. R. Hepburn; and commissioned 23 August 1943, Commander C. W...

  • (DD-632) Cowie
    USS Cowie (DD-632)
    USS Cowie , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Thomas Jefferson Cowie....

  • (DD-109) Crane
    USS Crane (DD-109)
    USS Crane was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for naval officer William M. Crane.Crane was launched 4 July 1918 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Mrs. M. McGuire; and commissioned 18 April 1919,...

  • (DD-382) Craven
    USS Craven (DD-382)
    The third USS Craven was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Tunis Augustus Macdonough Craven.-History:Craven was launched 25 February 1937 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. F. Learned, daughter of Commander Craven; and commissioned 2...

  • (DD-70) Craven
    USS Craven (DD-70)
    USS Craven , a , served in the United States Navy, and later in the Royal Navy as HMS Lewes.The second US Navy ship named for Commander Tunis Craven , Craven was launched on 29 June 1918 by Norfolk Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. F. Learned, daughter of Commander Craven, and commissioned on 19 October...

  • (DD-164) Crosby
    USS Crosby (DD-164)
    USS Crosby was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later reclassified as APD-17. She was named for Admiral Peirce Crosby....

  • (DD-134) Crowninshield
    USS Crowninshield (DD-134)
    USS Crowninshield was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy between World War I and World War II. She was named for Benjamin Williams Crowninshield...

  • (DD-365) Cummings
    USS Cummings (DD-365)
    The second USS Cummings was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Andrew Boyd Cummings.-History:...

  • (DD-44) Cummings
    USS Cummings (DD-44)
    The first USS Cummings was a used by the United States Navy during World War I. She was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard, where she was designated CG-3. She was named for Lieutenant Commander Andrew Boyd Cummings....

  • (DDG-54) Curtis Wilbur
    USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54)
    USS Curtis Wilbur is the fourth Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer. Curtis Wilbur was named for Curtis D. Wilbur, forty-third Secretary of the Navy, who served under President Calvin Coolidge....

  • (DD-376) Cushing
    USS Cushing (DD-376)
    USS Cushing was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third Navy ship named for Commander William Barker Cushing .-History:...

  • (DD-55) Cushing
    USS Cushing (DD-55)
    USS Cushing was an built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of William B. Cushing, a U.S...

  • (DD-797) Cushing
    USS Cushing (DD-797)
    USS Cushing was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship named for Commander William B. Cushing , who distinguished himself during the American Civil War....

  • (DD-985) Cushing
    USS Cushing (DD-985)
    USS Cushing , named for Commander William Barker Cushing USN and was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to carry the name. Cushing was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi...

  • (DD-187) Dahlgren
    USS Dahlgren (DD-187)
    USS Dahlgren was a Clemson-class destroyer which served in the United States Navy during World War II.She was named for Rear Admiral John A...

  • (DDG-43) Dahlgren
    USS Dahlgren (DDG-43)
    USS Dahlgren was a Farragut-class destroyer launched 16 March 1960 by Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and sponsored by Mrs. Katharine D. Cromwell, granddaughter of Rear Admiral John Adolphus Dahlgren. She was commissioned 8 April 1961, Commander C. E...

  • (DL-12) Dahlgren
  • (DD-290) Dale
    USS Dale (DD-290)
    The third USS Dale was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Richard Dale.-History:Dale was launched 19 November 1919 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. A. J. Peters; and commissioned 16 February 1920, Commander F. H...

  • (DD-353) Dale
    USS Dale (DD-353)
    The fourth USS Dale was Farragut-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Richard Dale....

  • (DD-4) Dale
    USS Dale (DD-4)
    The second USS Dale was a Bainbridge class destroyer in the United States Navy.Dale was launched on 24 July 1900 by William R. Trigg Company, Richmond, Virginia; sponsored by Miss M. H. Wilson; placed in reserve commission on 24 October 1902, Lieutenant Harry E...

  • (DLG-19) Dale
    USS Dale (DLG-19)
    USS Dale was a United States Navy 5670-ton Leahy class cruiser. Dale was named in honor of Commodore Richard Dale .-History:...

  • (DD-199) Dallas
    USS Dallas (DD-199)
    USS Dallas was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Captain Alexander J. Dallas, and was later renamed Alexander Dallas....

  • (DD-519) Daly
    USS Daly (DD-519)
    USS Daly , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Marine Sergeant Major Daniel Daly, , one of the very few people to be twice awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-871) Damato
    USS Damato (DD-871)
    USS Damato was a of the United States Navy. She was named for Corporal Anthony P. Damato USMC who was killed in action during the battle of Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-659) Dashiell
    USS Dashiell (DD-659)
    USS Dashiell was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Robert B. Dashiell .Dashiell was launched 6 February 1943 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J.. sponsored by Mrs. R. B. Dashiell, widow of Assistant Naval Constructor Dashiell; and commissioned...

  • (DD-971) David R. Ray
    USS David R. Ray (DD-971)
    USS David R. Ray , named for Hospital Corpsman Second Class David Robert Ray, a sailor killed in 1969 and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, was a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.-Ship's history:USS David R....

  • (DD-551) David W. Taylor
    USS David W. Taylor (DD-551)
    USS David W. Taylor , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral David W. Taylor ....

  • (DD-395) Davis
    USS Davis (DD-395)
    The third USS Davis was a Somers-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Charles Henry Davis.Davis was launched 30 July 1938 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Miss E. Davis, granddaughter of Rear Admiral Davis; and commissioned 9 November 1938, Commander T. D...

  • (DD-65) Davis
    USS Davis (DD-65)
    USS Davis was a Sampson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Charles Henry Davis . She served with the United States Coast Guard as '....

  • (DD-937) Davis
    USS Davis (DD-937)
    USS Davis , named for Commander George Fleming Davis USN , commanding officer of USS Walke , killed in action at Lingayen Gulf on Luzon in the Philippine Islands on 6 January 1945 and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer of the United States Navy laid down...

  • (DD-618) Davison
    USS Davison (DD-618)
    USS Davison , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was named for Lieutenant Commander Gregory C. Davison , who specialized in torpedo boat operations....

  • (DD-469) De Haven
    USS De Haven (DD-469)
    USS De Haven was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named for Lieutenant Edwin J. De Haven USN...

  • (DD-727) De Haven
    USS De Haven (DD-727)
    USS De Haven , an , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Edwin J. De Haven. De Haven served aboard the , flagship of the Wilkes Expedition, officially known as the United States Exploring Expedition, from 1839 to 1842. De Haven also served in the Mexican-American...

  • (DD-341) Decatur
    USS Decatur (DD-341)
    The third USS Decatur was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Stephen Decatur.-History:...

  • (DD-5) Decatur
    USS Decatur (DD-5)
    The second USS Decatur was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Stephen Decatur.Decatur was launched on 26 September 1900 by William R. Trigg Company, Richmond, Virginia; sponsored by Miss M. D...

  • (DD-936) Decatur
    USS Decatur (DD-936)
    The fourth USS Decatur was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur USN ....

  • (DDG-31) Decatur
  • (DDG-73) Decatur
    USS Decatur (DDG-73)
    USS Decatur is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer. The fifth ship to carry the name, Decatur was laid down on 11 January 1996 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 9 November 1996, sponsored by Mrs. Joan E. Shalikashvili, wife of John M. Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;...

  • (DD-129) DeLong
    USS DeLong (DD-129)
    USS DeLong was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Lieutenant Commander George W. DeLong , an Arctic explorer.-History:...

  • (DD-261) Delphy
    USS Delphy (DD-261)
    USS Delphy was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. Named for Richard Delphy, she was the flagship of the destroyer group involved in the Honda Point Disaster.-History:...

  • (DD-808) Dennis J. Buckley
    USS Dennis J. Buckley (DD-808)
    USS Dennis J. Buckley was a of the United States Navy, named for Fireman First Class Dennis J. Buckley, Jr. .Dennis J. Buckley was launched on 20 December 1944 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. D. J. Buckley, mother of F/1c Buckley; and commissioned on 2 March 1945,...

  • (DD-116) Dent
    USS Dent (DD-116)
    USS Dent was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I and later served as APD-9 in World War II. She was named for Captain John H. Dent....

  • (DD-349) Dewey
    USS Dewey (DD-349)
    The first USS Dewey was a Farragut-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral George Dewey.-History:...

  • (DDG-105) Dewey
    USS Dewey (DDG-105)
    USS Dewey is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. Dewey is the third Navy ship named after Admiral of the Navy George Dewey, hero of the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War....

  • (DDG-45) Dewey
    USS Dewey (DDG-45)
    USS Dewey was a ship in the United States Naval Service. She was named to honor George Dewey, the United States' only Admiral of the Navy. She was the third of four ships whose namesake was Admiral Dewey. The ship's motto was The First and Finest.-Construction and design:Dewey was laid down 10...

  • (DL-14) Dewey
  • (DD-989) Deyo
    USS Deyo (DD-989)
    USS Deyo , a Spruance-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Morton L. Deyo , a veteran destroyerman and distinguished naval gunfire support task force commander of World War II....

  • (DD-157) Dickerson
    USS Dickerson (DD-157)
    USS Dickerson was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and was converted to a high-speed transport at Charleston, South Carolina and designated APD-21 in 1943...

  • (DDG-75) Donald Cook
    USS Donald Cook (DDG-75)
    USS Donald Cook is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy.Named for Donald Cook, a Vietnam War prisoner of war who died in captivity, the destroyer was commissioned in 1998. It was one of the first U.S. warships to come to the aid of the USS Cole after it was...

  • (DD-634) Doran
    USS Doran (DD-634)
    USS Doran , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Medal of Honor recipient John James Doran....

  • (DD-117) Dorsey
    USS Dorsey (DD-117)
    USS Dorsey was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for John Dorsey.Dorsey was launched 9 April 1918 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; sponsored by Mrs. A. Means, distant relative of Midshipman Dorsey; and commissioned 16...

  • (DD-670) Dortch
    USS Dortch (DD-670)
    USS Dortch was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the only Navy ship named for Isaac Foote Dortch, who was awarded the Navy Cross....

  • (DD-779) Douglas H. Fox
    USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779)
    USS Douglas H. Fox an , was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Douglas H. Fox, the commanding officer of the , who went down with his ship when she was torpedoed and sunk in the naval battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942...

  • (DD-375) Downes
    USS Downes (DD-375)
    USS Downes was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for John Downes.-Pre-war service:...

  • (DD-45) Downes
    USS Downes (DD-45)
    The first USS Downes was a Cassin-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard, where she was designated CG-4. She was named for Captain John Downes....

  • (DD-280) Doyen
    USS Doyen (DD-280)
    USS Doyen was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Charles A. Doyen.-History:...

  • (DD-494) Doyle
    USS Doyle (DD-494)
    USS Doyle , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Richard Doyle, who fought during the Barbary Wars, and died while in service in 1807....

  • (DD-23) Drayton
    USS Drayton (DD-23)
    USS Drayton was a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the first ship named for Captain Percival Drayton....

  • (DD-366) Drayton
    USS Drayton (DD-366)
    USS Drayton was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Captain Percival Drayton....

  • (DD-741) Drexler
    USS Drexler (DD-741)
    USS Drexler , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Ensign Henry Clay Drexler, a Medal of Honor recipient.The Drexler was launched on 3 September 1944 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. L. A. Drexler, mother of Ensign Drexler; and commissioned on...

  • (DD-152) Du Pont
    USS Du Pont (DD-152)
    USS Du Pont was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, later reclassified as AG-80. She was the second ship named for Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont....

  • (DD-941) Du Pont
    USS Du Pont (DD-941)
    USS Du Pont , named for Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont USN , was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine and launched by Mrs. H. B. Du Pont, great-great-grandniece of Rear Admiral Du Pont; and commissioned 1 July 1957, Commander W. J...

  • (DD-46) Duncan
    USS Duncan (DD-46)
    The first USS Duncan was a in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Commander Silas Duncan.Duncan was launched on 5 April 1913 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Miss D. Clark; and commissioned on 30 August 1913, Lieutenant Commander C. E...

  • (DD-485) Duncan
    USS Duncan (DD-485)
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  • (DD-874) Duncan
    USS Duncan (DD-874)
    USS Duncan was a of the United States Navy, the third named for Captain Silas Duncan USN . The ship was laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 22 May 1944, launched on 27 October 1944 by Mrs. D. C. Thayer and commissioned on 25 February 1945, Commander P. D...

  • (DD-384) Dunlap
    USS Dunlap (DD-384)
    USS Dunlap was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Brigadier General Robert H. Dunlap, USMC.-History:...

  • (DD-84) Dyer
    USS Dyer (DD-84)
    USS Dyer was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for Nehemiah Mayo Dyer....

  • (DD-880) Dyess
    USS Dyess (DD-880)
    USS Dyess , a Gearing-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Aquilla James Dyess...

  • (DD-572) Dyson
    USS Dyson (DD-572)
    USS Dyson was a of the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Charles W. Dyson .Dyson was launched 15 April 1942 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Tex., sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-635) Earle
    USS Earle (DD-635)
    USS Earle , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Ralph Earle....

  • (DD-510) Eaton
    USS Eaton (DD-510)
    USS Eaton was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after William Eaton , an American soldier involved in the First Barbary War....

  • (DD-430) Eberle
    USS Eberle (DD-430)
    USS Eberle was a of the United States Navy. The ship is named for Rear Admiral Edward Walter Eberle, who commanded the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets and was Chief of Naval Operations from 1923 to 1927....

  • (DD-439) Edison
    USS Edison (DD-439)
    USS Edison , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Thomas Alva Edison, an inventor and businessman who developed many important devices....

  • (DD-219) Edsall
    USS Edsall (DD-219)
    USS Edsall , named for Seaman Norman Eckley Edsall , was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy....

  • (DD-946) Edson
    USS Edson (DD-946)
    USS Edson was a of the United States Navy, named for Major General Merritt “Red Mike” Edson USMC , who was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving as Commanding Officer of the First Marine Raider Battalion on Guadalcanal, and the Navy Cross and Silver Star for other actions in world War...

  • (DD-265) Edwards
    USS Edwards (DD-265)
    USS Edwards was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Buxton and later in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.-As USS Edwards:...

  • (DD-619) Edwards
    USS Edwards (DD-619)
    USS Edwards was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named "Edwards", and the first named for Lieutenant Commander Walter A. Edwards , who as commander of in 1922 rescued nearly five hundred people from the burning French transport Vinh-Long. For his...

  • (DD-398) Ellet
    USS Ellet (DD-398)
    USS Ellet was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for five members of the Ellet family of Pennsylvania who rendered service during the American Civil War: Colonel Charles Ellet, Jr.; Brigadier General Alfred W. Ellet; Colonel Charles R. Ellet;...

  • (DD-146) Elliot
    USS Elliot (DD-146)
    USS Elliot was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, first reclassified as DMS-4, and later reclassified as AG-104. She was named for Lieutenant Commander Richard M. Elliot....

  • (DD-967) Elliot
    USS Elliot (DD-967)
    USS Elliot was a in the United States Navy. Built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi, the ship was named for Lieutenant Commander Arthur J...

  • (DD-154) Ellis
    USS Ellis (DD-154)
    USS Ellis was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II. She was reclassified AG-115 on 30 June 1945. She was the second ship named for Chief Yeoman George Henry Ellis....

  • (DD-454) Ellyson
    USS Ellyson (DD-454)
    USS Ellyson , a , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Theodore Gordon Ellyson, a submariner who became the first officer of the U.S. Navy to be designated a naval aviator.-Initial operations:...

  • (DD-457) Emmons
    USS Emmons (DD-457)
    USS Emmons was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral George F. Emmons ....

  • (DD-495) Endicott
    USS Endicott (DD-495)
    USS Endicott , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel Endicott, who served as a quarter gunner on board Enterprise in the Barbary Wars. He volunteered to participate in the expedition under Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr., which destroyed the...

  • (DLG-22) England
    USS England (DLG-22)
    The second USS England , a Leahy-class guided missile cruiser, was a ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Ensign John C. England. Originally called a "destroyer leader" or frigate, in 1975 she was re-designated a cruiser in the Navy's 1975 ship reclassification.Ensign John Charles...

  • (DD-696) English
    USS English (DD-696)
    USS English , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, named for Rear Admiral Robert Henry English, a submariner who commanded the and was awarded the Navy Cross and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal...

  • (DD-719) Epperson
    USS Epperson (DD-719)
    USS Epperson was a of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps Private Harold G. Epperson , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Saipan....

  • (DD-631) Erben
    USS Erben (DD-631)
    USS Erben , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Henry Erben .Erben was launched 21 March 1943 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. C. B. G. Gaillard, daughter of Rear Admiral Erben; and commissioned 28 May 1943, Commander J. H...

  • (DD-440) Ericsson
    USS Ericsson (DD-440)
    USS Ericsson , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after John Ericsson, who is best known for devising and building the Civil War ironclad ....

  • (DD-56) Ericsson
    USS Ericsson (DD-56)
    USS Ericsson was an built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second U.S...

  • (DD-838) Ernest G. Small
    USS Ernest G. Small (DD-838)
    USS Ernest G. Small was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Ernest G. Small .Ernest G. Small was launched on 14 June 1945 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs E. G. Small; and commissioned on 21 August 1945 with Commander T. D...

  • (DD-711) Eugene A. Greene
    USS Eugene A. Greene (DD-711)
    USS Eugene A. Greene was a of the United States Navy, named for Ensign Eugene A. Greene , was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism in the Battle of Midway....

  • (DD-552) Evans
    USS Evans (DD-552)
    USS Evans , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans .Evans was launched on 4 October 1942 by Gulf Shipbuilding Co., Chickasaw, Alabama; sponsored by Mrs. C. E. Isherwood; and commissioned on 11 December 1943, Commander F. C...

  • (DD-78) Evans
    USS Evans (DD-78)
    The first USS Evans was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Mansfield.-As USS Evans:...

  • (DD-830) Everett F. Larson
    USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830)
    USS Everett F. Larson was a of the United States Navy, named for Private First Class Everett F. Larson who was killed in the Guadalcanal campaign....

  • (DD-789) Eversole
    USS Eversole (DD-789)
    USS Eversole was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant John T. Eversole , a naval aviator who was killed in the Battle of Midway....

  • (DD-93) Fairfax
    USS Fairfax (DD-93)
    USS Fairfax was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Richmond , as a Town class destroyer.-USS Fairfax:...

  • (DD-37) Fanning
    USS Fanning (DD-37)
    The first USS Fanning was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-11. She was named for Nathaniel Fanning....

  • (DD-385) Fanning
    USS Fanning (DD-385)
    USS Fanning , 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...

  • (DD-332) Farenholt
    USS Farenholt (DD-332)
    The first USS Farenholt was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Oscar Farenholt.-History:...

  • (DD-491) Farenholt
    USS Farenholt (DD-491)
    USS Farenholt was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Admiral Oscar Farenholt....

  • (DD-304) Farquhar
    USS Farquhar (DD-304)
    The first USS Farquhar was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Norman von Heldreich Farquhar.-History:...

  • (DD-300) Farragut
    USS Farragut (DD-300)
    The second USS Farragut was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral David Farragut.-History:...

  • (DD-348) Farragut
    USS Farragut (DD-348)
    The third USS Farragut , named for Admiral David Glasgow Farragut USN , was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy.-History:...

  • (DDG-37) Farragut
    USS Farragut (DDG-37)
    USS Farragut , named for Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, USN , was a Farragut-class guided missile frigate laid down as DLG-6 by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Quincy, Massachusetts on June 3, 1957, launched on July 15, 1958 by Mrs. H. D. Felt, wife of the Vice Chief of Naval Operations and...

  • (DDG-99) Farragut
    USS Farragut (DDG-99)
    USS Farragut is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the fifth Navy ship named for Admiral David Farragut , and the 49th ship of the Arleigh Burke class....

  • (DL-6) Farragut
  • (DD-870) Fechteler
    USS Fechteler (DD-870)
    USS Fechteler , named for Rear Admiral Augustus Francis Fechteler USN and/or his son Lieutenant Frank Casper Fechteler , was a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 12 April 1945, launched on 19 September 1945 by Miss Joan S...

  • (DD-991) Fife
    USS Fife (DD-991)
    USS Fife , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Admiral James Fife, Jr. , a distinguished Submarine Force commander during World War II....

  • (DD-842) Fiske
    USS Fiske (DD-842)
    USS Fiske was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske , inventor of the Stadimeter and the aerial torpedo....

  • (DD-462) Fitch
    USS Fitch (DD-462)
    USS Fitch , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander LeRoy Fitch, an officer during the American Civil War....

  • (DDG-62) Fitzgerald
    USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)
    USS Fitzgerald , named for Lieutenant William Charles Fitzgerald, USN is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was laid down by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine 9 February 1993; launched 29 January 1994; and commissioned 14 October 1995 in Newport, R.I...

  • (DD-445) Fletcher
    USS Fletcher (DD-445)
    USS Fletcher , named for Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, was the lead Fletcher-class destroyer, and served in the Pacific during World War II. She received fifteen battle stars for World War II service, and five for Korean War service....

  • (DD-992) Fletcher
    USS Fletcher (DD-992)
    USS Fletcher , the thirtieth Spruance-class destroyer, was part of the first major class of United States Navy surface ships to be powered by gas turbines. She was commissioned in July 1980 and was deployed mainly in the western and southern Pacific, but also voyaged to the Indian Ocean and...

  • (DD-884) Floyd B. Parks
    USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884)
    USS Floyd B. Parks , named for Major Floyd B. Parks USMC , was a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 30 October 1944, launched on 31 March 1945 by Mrs. Floyd B. Parks, widow of Major Parks and commissioned on 31 July 1945.Floyd B...

  • (DD-20) Flusser
    USS Flusser (DD-20)
    USS Flusser was a Smith class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the second ship named for Lieutenant Commander Charles W. Flusser....

  • (DD-289) Flusser
    USS Flusser (DD-289)
    The third USS Flusser was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Charles W. Flusser.-History:...

  • (DD-368) Flusser
    USS Flusser (DD-368)
    The fourth USS Flusser was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles W. Flusser.-History:...

  • (DD-169) Foote
    USS Foote (DD-169)
    The second USS Foote was a in the United States Navy following World War I. She was transferred to the Royal Navy as and later to the Soviet Navy as Zhyostky.-As USS Foote:...

  • (DD-511) Foote
    USS Foote (DD-511)
    USS Foote , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Andrew Hull Foote , who served during the Civil War....

  • (DD-228) Ford
  • (DD-461) Forrest
    USS Forrest (DD-461)
    USS Forrest , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Dulany Forrest, an officer that served during the War of 1812....

  • (DD-872) Forrest Royal
    USS Forrest Royal (DD-872)
    USS Forrest Royal , named for Rear Admiral Forrest Beton Royal USN , was a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 8 June 1945, launched on 17 January 1946 by Miss Katherine K. Royal, the daughter of Admiral Royal and commissioned on 29...

  • (DD-931) Forrest Sherman
    USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931)
    USS Forrest Sherman was the lead ship of her class of destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Forrest P. Sherman USN ....

  • (DDG-98) Forrest Sherman
    USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
    USS Forrest Sherman is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Admiral Forrest Sherman, and is the second US Navy ship to bear the name....

  • (DD-234) Fox
    USS Fox (DD-234)
    USS Fox was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the fourth ship named for Gustavus Vasa Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War....

  • (DLG-33) Fox
    USS Fox (DLG-33)
    The USS Fox was a Belknap-class cruiser of the United States Navy, named after Gustavus V. Fox, President Abraham Lincoln's Assistant Secretary of the Navy...

  • (DD-754) Frank E. Evans
    USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754)
    USS Frank E. Evans , an Allen M. Sumner class destroyer, was named in honor of General Frank Evans, a leader of the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I...

  • (DD-742) Frank Knox
    USS Frank Knox (DD-742)
    USS Frank Knox was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox.Frank Knox was built at Bath, Maine...

  • (DD-497) Frankford
    USS Frankford (DD-497)
    USS Frankford , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Frankford, who commanded the privateer Belvedere during the Quasi-War with France....

  • (DD-554) Franks
    USS Franks (DD-554)
    USS Franks , a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, was named after Medal of Honor recipient Acting Master's Mate William Joseph Franks....

  • (DD-607) Frazier
    USS Frazier (DD-607)
    USS Frazier was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Daniel Frazier.Frazier was launched 17 March 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-858) Fred T. Berry
    USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858)
    USS Fred T. Berry was a of the United States Navy, named for Commander Fred T. Berry .Fred T. Berry was launched on 28 January 1945 by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, California; sponsored by Mrs. Fred T. Berry, widow of Commander Berry; and commissioned on 12 May 1945, Commander N. J...

  • (DD-474) Fullam
    USS Fullam (DD-474)
    USS Fullam was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. Fullam was named for Rear Admiral William Fullam ....

  • (DD-297) Fuller
    USS Fuller (DD-297)
    USS Fuller was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was the first Navy ship named for Marine Captain Edward Fuller , who was killed in the Battle of Belleau Wood.-History:...

  • (DD-882) Furse
    USS Furse (DD-882)
    USS Furse was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant John H. Furse USN .Furse was laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 23 September 1944, launched on 9 March 1945 by Miss Eugenia A...

  • (DD-706) Gainard
    USS Gainard (DD-706)
    USS Gainard , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Joseph Gainard, who was awarded the Navy Cross for distinguished service while Master of American merchant steamer City of Flint during 1939....

  • (DD-123) Gamble
    USS Gamble (DD-123)
    USS Gamble was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later converted to a minelayer in World War II. She was named for two brothers, Lieutenant Peter Gamble and Lieutenant Colonel John M...

  • (DD-608) Gansevoort
    USS Gansevoort (DD-608)
    USS Gansevoort was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commodore Guert Gansevoort....

  • (DD-671) Gatling
    USS Gatling (DD-671)
    USS Gatling was a of the United States Navy, named for Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling, the inventor of the Gatling gun.Gatling was laid down 3 March 1943 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, N.J.; launched 20 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. John W...

  • (DD-710) Gearing
    USS Gearing (DD-710)
    USS Gearing was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for three generations of the Gearing family, Commander Henry Chalfant Gearing, Sr., Captain Henry Chalfant Gearing, Jr...

  • (DD-196) George E. Badger
    USS George E. Badger (DD-196)
    USS George E. Badger was a in the United States Navy during World War II; she was named for Secretary of the Navy George E. Badger ....

  • (DD-836) George K. MacKenzie
    USS George K. MacKenzie (DD-836)
    USS George K. MacKenzie was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander George K. MacKenzie .George K. MacKenzie was launched on 13 May 1945 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Miss Donna MacKenzie, daughter; and commissioned on 13 July 1945, Commander Alvin W...

  • (DD-637) Gherardi
    USS Gherardi (DD-637)
    USS Gherardi , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi....

  • (DD-609) Gillespie
    USS Gillespie (DD-609)
    USS Gillespie was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Major Archibald H. Gillespie....

  • (DD-260) Gillis
    USS Gillis (DD-260)
    USS Gillis was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore John P. Gillis and Rear Admiral James Henry Gillis.-History:...

  • (DD-233) Gilmer
    USS Gilmer (DD-233)
    USS Gilmer was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer....

  • (DD-423) Gleaves
    USS Gleaves (DD-423)
    USS Gleaves , the lead ship of the Gleaves-class of destroyers, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Albert Gleaves, who is credited with improving the accuracy and precision of torpedoes and other naval arms....

  • (DD-620) Glennon
    USS Glennon (DD-620)
    USS Glennon , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral James H. Glennon, who was a recipient of the Navy Cross....

  • (DD-840) Glennon
    USS Glennon (DD-840)
    USS Glennon was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral James H. Glennon .Glennon was launched on 14 July 1945 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Miss Frances Reading Glennon, granddaughter; and commissioned on 4 October 1945, Commander George W...

  • (DD-247) Goff
    USS Goff (DD-247)
    USS Goff was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Secretary of the Navy Nathan Goff, Jr....

  • (DD-188) Goldsborough
    USS Goldsborough (DD-188)
    USS Goldsborough was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Louis M...

  • (DDG-20) Goldsborough
    USS Goldsborough (DDG-20)
    USS Goldsborough , named for Rear Admiral Louis M. Goldsborough USN , was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer....

  • (DDG-66) Gonzalez
    USS Gonzalez (DDG-66)
    USS Gonzalez is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez, a Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam War.-History:...

  • (DD-831) Goodrich
    USS Goodrich (DD-831)
    USS Goodrich was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich , and his son, Lieutenant Caspar Goodrich ....

  • (DD-192) Graham
    USS Graham (DD-192)
    USS Graham was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Secretary of the Navy William A. Graham .-History:...

  • (DDG-107) Gravely
    USS Gravely (DDG-107)
    USS Gravely is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named after Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.Gravely is the 57th destroyer in her class...

  • (DD-435) Grayson
    USS Grayson (DD-435)
    USS Grayson , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Cary Travers Grayson, who served as personal physician and aide to President Woodrow Wilson during World War I...

  • (DD-266) Greene
    USS Greene (DD-266)
    USS Greene was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Samuel Greene....

  • (DD-145) Greer
    USS Greer (DD-145)
    USS Greer was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy, the first ship named for Rear Admiral James A. Greer . In what became known as the "Greer Incident," she became the first U.S. Navy ship to fire on a German ship, three months before the United States officially entered World War...

  • (DD-802) Gregory
    USS Gregory (DD-802)
    USS Gregory was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Francis H. Gregory , who served from the War of 1812 to the Civil War....

  • (DD-82) Gregory
    USS Gregory (DD-82)
    USS Gregory was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and, as APD-3 World War II. She was named for Admiral Francis Gregory USN ....

  • (DD-380) Gridley
    USS Gridley (DD-380)
    The second USS Gridley was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for Charles Vernon Gridley.-History:...

  • (DD-92) Gridley
    USS Gridley (DD-92)
    The first USS Gridley was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named in honor of Charles Vernon Gridley.-History:...

  • (DDG-101) Gridley
    USS Gridley (DDG-101)
    The fourth USS Gridley is the fifty-first Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Gridley is named after Captain Charles Gridley, Commander of Admiral George Dewey's flagship Olympia, and recipient of Admiral Dewey's famous command, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" in...

  • (DLG-21) Gridley
    USS Gridley (DLG-21)
    USS Gridley , a Leahy-class guided missile frigate, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Vernon Gridley, who distinguished himself with Admiral George Dewey's force at the Battle of Manila Bay on 1 May 1898....

  • (DD-472) Guest
    USS Guest (DD-472)
    USS Guest , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commodore John Guest ....

  • (DD-783) Gurke
    USS Gurke (DD-783)
    USS Gurke was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps Private Henry Gurke , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-433) Gwin
    USS Gwin (DD-433)
    USS Gwin , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander William Gwin, an American Civil War officer who commanded river boats against Confederate forces in Alabama....

  • (DD-71) Gwin
    USS Gwin (DD-71)
    USS Gwin was a Caldwell-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant Commander William Gwin ....

  • (DD-772) Gwin
  • (DD-712) Gyatt
    USS Gyatt (DD-712)
    USS Gyatt , was a in the United States Navy, named for U.S. Marine Corps Private Edward E. Gyatt. Private Gyatt was a member of the First Marine Raider Battalion in the Battle of Guadalcanal. As part of the advance force, he held his post until killed by an enemy grenade.Gyatt was built by...

  • (DDG-1) Gyatt
  • (DD-555) Haggard
    USS Haggard (DD-555)
    USS Haggard was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy named for Captain Haggard of the Louisa, who fought in the Quasi-War....

  • (DD-556) Hailey
    USS Hailey (DD-556)
    USS Hailey was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy named for Captain Joshua Hailey, commander of the privateer True Blood Yankee during the War of 1812....

  • (DD-133) Hale
    USS Hale (DD-133)
    The first USS Hale was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Caldwell ...

  • (DD-642) Hale
    USS Hale (DD-642)
    USS Hale , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Maine Senator Eugene Hale ....

  • (DD-480) Halford
    USS Halford (DD-480)
    USS Halford , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant William Halford , a recipient of the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-583) Hall
    USS Hall (DD-583)
    USS Hall was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Elijah Hall , who served in the Continental Navy under John Paul Jones....

  • (DD-584) Halligan
    USS Halligan (DD-584)
    USS Halligan was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral John Halligan, Jr. .Halligan was laid down 9 November 1942 by Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts; launched 19 March 1943, sponsored by Mrs. John Halligan, widow of Admiral Halligan, and commissioned 19 August 1943,...

  • (DDG-97) Halsey
    USS Halsey (DDG-97)
    USS Halsey is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. Halsey is named in honor of Fleet Admiral William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. Halsey was commissioned 30 July 2005 at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California, under commanding officer Commander...

  • (DLG-23) Halsey
    USS Halsey (DLG-23)
    The first USS Halsey , a Leahy-class guided missile cruiser, was a ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Fleet Admiral William Halsey...

  • (DD-686) Halsey Powell
    USS Halsey Powell (DD-686)
    USS Halsey Powell , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Halsey Powell, , who served during World War I....

  • (DD-455) Hambleton
    USS Hambleton (DD-455)
    USS Hambleton was a of the United States Navy, named for Purser Samuel Hambleton .Hambleton was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J., on 16 December 1940, launched on 26 September 1941, sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-141) Hamilton
    USS Hamilton (DD-141)
    The second USS Hamilton was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I, later reclassified DMS-18 for service in World War II...

  • (DD-412) Hammann
    USS Hammann (DD-412)
    USS Hammann was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Ensign Charles Hammann, a Medal of Honor recipient killed during World War I...

  • (DD-718) Hamner
    USS Hamner (DD-718)
    USS Hamner was a in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Henry Rawlings Hamner.Hamner was launched on 24 November 1945 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Port Newark, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. Henry Rawlings Hamner, wife of Lt....

  • (DD-702) Hank
    USS Hank (DD-702)
    USS Hank , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Lieutenant Commander William Hank.Hank was launched 21 May 1944 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. William Edwin Hank, widow of Lieutenant Commander Hank; and commissioned on 28 August...

  • (DD-832) Hanson
    USS Hanson (DD-832)
    USS Hanson was a of the United States Navy, named for First Lieutenant Robert M. Hanson , a United States Marine Corps quintuple ace who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously....

  • (DD-183) Haraden
    USS Haraden (DD-183)
    The first USS Haraden was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Columbia , as a Town class destroyer.-History:...

  • (DD-585) Haraden
    USS Haraden (DD-585)
    USS Haraden , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Haraden , a privateer of the American Revolutionary War....

  • (DD-625) Harding
    USS Harding (DD-625)
    USS Harding , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seth Harding....

  • (DD-91) Harding
    USS Harding (DD-91)
    USS Harding was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named in honor of Seth Harding....

  • (DD-708) Harlan R. Dickson
    USS Harlan R. Dickson (DD-708)
    USS Harlan R. Dickson , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Lieutenant Commander Harlan Rockey Dickson.The Harlan R. Dickson was launched 17 December 1944 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N. J.; sponsored by Mrs. Mildred Mae Studler, mother; and commissioned at New...

  • (DD-864) Harold J. Ellison
    USS Harold J. Ellison (DD-864)
    USS Harold J. Ellison , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ensign Harold John Ellison, a naval aviator who died during the Battle of Midway. .Harold J...

  • (DD-573) Harrison
    USS Harrison (DD-573)
    USS Harrison was a of the United States Navy. She was second Navy ship of that name, and the first named in honor of Captain Napoleon Harrison ....

  • (DD-748) Harry E. Hubbard
    USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748)
    USS Harry E. Hubbard , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Harry Hubbard , who was the captain of the Meredith when it was sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign.Harry E...

  • (DLG-17) Harry E. Yarnell
  • (DD-738) Harry F. Bauer
  • (DD-986) Harry W. Hill
    USS Harry W. Hill (DD-986)
    USS Harry W. Hill , named for Admiral Harry W. Hill USN, was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.-History:In late November 1982 Harry W...

  • (DD-110) Hart
    USS Hart (DD-110)
    The first USS Hart was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named in honor of Ezekiel Hart and John E. Hart.-History:...

  • (DD-594) Hart
    USS Hart (DD-594)
    USS Hart , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy of that name, in honor of Lieutenant Patrick H...

  • (DD-861) Harwood
    USS Harwood (DD-861)
    USS Harwood was a of the United States Navy. She was named for Commander Bruce L. Harwood USN who was twice awarded the Navy Cross, and killed in action during the Battle of Leyte Gulf....

  • (DD-231) Hatfield
    USS Hatfield (DD-231)
    USS Hatfield was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Hatfield, killed in action 1813....

  • (DD-873) Hawkins
    USS Hawkins (DD-873)
    USS Hawkins was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II.Hawkins was originally Beatty, but renamed 22 June 1944 and launched by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas, 7 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-997) Hayler
    USS Hayler (DD-997)
    USS Hayler , the last Spruance-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Vice Admiral Robert W. Hayler .-History:...

  • (DD-700) Haynsworth
    USS Haynsworth (DD-700)
    USS Haynsworth , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander William M. Haynsworth, Jr., the commander of the , when it accidentally collided with Chemung. The resulting collision caused Ingrahams depth charges to explode while still on...

  • (DD-107) Hazelwood
    USS Hazelwood (DD-107)
    The first USS Hazelwood was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named in honor of John Hazelwood.-History:...

  • (DD-531) Hazelwood
    USS Hazelwood (DD-531)
    USS Hazelwood was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy The ship was the second named for Commodore John Hazelwood; a naval leader in the American Continental Navy.- World War II :...

  • (DD-672) Healy
    USS Healy (DD-672)
    USS Healy was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commander Howard R. Healy who had distinguished himself on board during the Battle of the Coral Sea....

  • (DD-532) Heermann
    USS Heermann (DD-532)
    USS Heermann was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Fleet Surgeon Lewis Heermann ....

  • (DD-388) Helm
    USS Helm (DD-388)
    USS Helm was a Bagley-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Rear Admiral James Meredith Helm. Helm received 11 battle stars for her World War II service in the Pacific.-Pre-war:...

  • (DD-785) Henderson
    USS Henderson (DD-785)
    USS Henderson was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship of that name, and the first named for United States Marine Corps Major Lofton R. Henderson...

  • (DD-39) Henley
    USS Henley (DD-39)
    The first USS Henley was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-12...

  • (DD-391) Henley
    USS Henley (DD-391)
    USS Henley , a Bagley-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Robert Henley, an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the War of 1812 and the Second Barbary War....

  • (DD-762) Henley
    USS Henley (DD-762)
    USS Henley , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the 4th ship of the United States Navy to be named Henley, was named after Captain Robert Henley ; an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the War of 1812 and the Second Barbary War.In addition to the 3 destroyers...

  • (DD-749) Henry A. Wiley
  • (DD-957) Henry B. Wilson became DDG-7
  • (DDG-7) Henry B. Wilson
    USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7)
    USS Henry B. Wilson , named for Admiral Henry Braid Wilson, was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan on 28 February 1958, launched on 22 April 1959 sponsored by Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, daughter of Admiral Wilson, and...

  • (DD-875) Henry W. Tucker
    USS Henry W. Tucker (DD-875)
    The second USS Henry W. Tucker was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Henry W. Tucker who was killed in action during the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 May 1942 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.-History:Henry W...

  • (DD-278) Henshaw
    USS Henshaw (DD-278)
    USS Henshaw was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Secretary of the Navy David Henshaw....

  • (DD-160) Herbert
    USS Herbert (DD-160)
    USS Herbert was a Wickes-class destroyer. She was named for Hilary A. Herbert , Secretary of the Navy from 1893 to 1897....

  • (DD-833) Herbert J. Thomas
    USS Herbert J. Thomas (DD-833)
    USS Herbert J. Thomas was a of the United States Navy. Named for Sergeant Herbert Joseph Thomas Jr., USMC, she was laid down on 30 October 1944 by Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine; launched on 25 March 1945; sponsored by Miss Audrey Irene Thomas, sister of Sergeant Thomas; and...

  • (DD-198) Herndon
    USS Herndon (DD-198)
    USS Herndon was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Herndon served in the United States Coast Guard as CG-17...

  • (DD-638) Herndon
    USS Herndon (DD-638)
    USS Herndon , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander William Lewis Herndon.Herndon was launched on 2 February 1942 by the Norfolk Navy Yard, sponsored by Miss Lucy Herndon Crockett, great-grandniece of Comdr. Herndon, and commissioned 20 December 1942, Comdr....

  • (DD-966) Hewitt
    USS Hewitt (DD-966)
    USS Hewitt , named for Admiral H. Kent Hewitt USN , was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi and launched on 14 September 1974 by Mrs. Leroy Hewitt Taylor and Mrs. Gerald Hewitt Norton, daughters of Admiral Hewitt.-History:Hewitt was the...

  • (DD-663) Heywood L. Edwards
    USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663)
    USS Heywood L. Edwards was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Heywood L. Edwards , captain of , the first U.S. Navy ship sunk in World War II....

  • (DD-673) Hickox
    USS Hickox (DD-673)
    USS Hickox was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Ralph Hickox .Hickox was launched 4 July 1943 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, N.J.; sponsored by Mrs. Ralph Hickox, wife of the late Commander Hickox; and commissioned 10 September 1943, Comdr. William M...

  • (DD-806) Higbee
    USS Higbee (DD-806)
    USS Higbee was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first US warship named for a female member of the U.S. Navy, being named for Chief Nurse Lenah S. Higbee , a pioneering Navy nurse who served as Superintendent of the U.S...

  • (DDG-76) Higgins
    USS Higgins (DDG-76)
    USS Higgins is a Flight I Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1999 and named after William R...

  • (DD-427) Hilary P. Jones
    USS Hilary P. Jones (DD-427)
    USS Hilary P. Jones was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral Hilary P. Jones....

  • (DD-610) Hobby
    USS Hobby (DD-610)
    USS Hobby was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for James H. Hobby.Hobby was launched 4 June 1942 by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-464) Hobson
    USS Hobson (DD-464)
    USS Hobson , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Richmond Pearson Hobson, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Spanish-American War...

  • (DD-533) Hoel
    USS Hoel (DD-533)
    USS Hoel was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander William R. Hoel....

  • (DDG-13) Hoel
    USS Hoel (DDG-13)
    USS Hoel , named for Lieutenant Commander William R. Hoel USN , was a Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile armed destroyer....

  • (DD-178) Hogan
    USS Hogan (DD-178)
    USS Hogan was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Seaman Daniel Hogan.Hogan was launched by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, 12 April 1919; sponsored by Mrs. Magnus A. Anderson, a sister of the Secretary of the Interior Franklin K....

  • (DD-819) Holder
    USS Holder (DD-819)
    USS Holder was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant Randolph Mitchell Holder, a Navy pilot who was killed during the Battle of Midway....

  • (DD-788) Hollister
    USS Hollister (DD-788)
    USS Hollister was a of the United States Navy, named for the three Hollister brothers, who were killed in 1943 while serving in the Navy during World War II....

  • (DD-181) Hopewell
    USS Hopewell (DD-181)
    The first USS Hopewell was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Bath , a "Town"-class destroyer.-As USS Hopewell:...

  • (DD-681) Hopewell
    USS Hopewell (DD-681)
    USS Hopewell was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named in honour of the first Hopewell which was named for Pollard Hopewell of St. Mary's county Maryland....

  • (DD-249) Hopkins
    USS Hopkins (DD-249)
    USS Hopkins was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named USS Hopkins and the second named for Esek Hopkins....

  • (DD-6) Hopkins
    USS Hopkins (DD-6)
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  • (DDG-70) Hopper
    USS Hopper (DDG-70)
    USS Hopper , an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, is a ship of the United States Navy named for the pioneering computer scientist, Rear Admiral "Amazing Grace" Hopper....

  • (DLG-30) Horne
  • (DD-208) Hovey
    USS Hovey (DD-208)
    USS Hovey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Ensign Charles Hovey ....

  • (DD-179) Howard
    USS Howard (DD-179)
    USS Howard was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles W. Howard, who was killed in the Civil War aboard USS New Ironsides....

  • (DDG-83) Howard
    USS Howard (DDG-83)
    USS Howard is the thirty-third Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy and the nineteenth built at Bath Iron Works. Her keel was laid down 9 December 1998, launched and christened 20 November 1999 and commissioned 20 October 2001.The ship is named in honor of Gunnery Sgt. Jimmie E...

  • (DD-592) Howorth
    USS Howorth (DD-592)
    USS Howorth was a Fletcher-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was laid down on 26 November 1941, launched on 10 January 1943, and commissioned on 3 April 1944 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. She was the 161st ship of her class. Howorth...

  • (DD-475) Hudson
    USS Hudson (DD-475)
    USS Hudson , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain William L. Hudson ....

  • (DD-709) Hugh Purvis
    USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709)
    USS Hugh Purvis , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is currently the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Hugh Purvis, a marine who served from 1869 to 1884 and was awarded the Medal of Honor. The ship was launched by Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey, 17...

  • (DD-774) Hugh W. Hadley
    USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774)
    USS Hugh W. Hadley was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer which served in the United States Navy during World War II. It is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Hugh William Hadley, who lost his life during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.Hugh W...

  • (DD-410) Hughes
    USS Hughes (DD-410)
    USS Hughes was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy, named after Commander Edward Merritt Hughes.Hughes was laid down on 15 September 1937 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 17 June 1939; sponsored by Mrs. Edward M...

  • (DD-342) Hulbert
    USS Hulbert (DD-342)
    The third USS Hulbert was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Henry Hulbert.-History:...

  • (DD-330) Hull
    USS Hull (DD-330)
    The second USS Hull was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Isaac Hull.-History:...

  • (DD-350) Hull
    USS Hull (DD-350)
    The third USS Hull was a Farragut-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Isaac Hull....

  • (DD-7) Hull
    USS Hull (DD-7)
    USS Hull was a in the United States Navy, the second ship named for Commodore Isaac Hull.Hull was launched by Harlan & Hollingsworth of Wilmington, Delaware, on 21 June 1902; sponsored by Miss Mabel Hull, a descendant of Commodore Hull; and commissioned on 20 May 1903, Lieutenant Samuel Robison...

  • (DD-945) Hull
    USS Hull (DD-945)
    USS Hull , named for Commodore Isaac Hull USN , was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine. Laid down on 12 September 1956 and launched 10 August 1957, by Mrs. Albert G...

  • (DD-236) Humphreys
    USS Humphreys (DD-236)
    USS Humphreys was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Joshua Humphreys, a pioneer US shipbuilder....

  • (DD-194) Hunt
    USS Hunt (DD-194)
    USS Hunt was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the United States Coast Guard, as USCGD Hunt . She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Broadway ....

  • (DD-674) Hunt
    USS Hunt (DD-674)
    USS Hunt was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for William H. Hunt, Secretary of the Navy under President James A. Garfield....

  • (DD-476) Hutchins
    USS Hutchins (DD-476)
    USS Hutchins , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Carleton B. Hutchins , a naval aviator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-732) Hyman
    USS Hyman (DD-732)
    USS Hyman , an , is a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Commander Willford Milton Hyman, who commanded the during the Battle of the Coral Sea. During the battle, the Sims was lost and Hyman went down with his ship. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross...

  • (DD-652) Ingersoll
    USS Ingersoll (DD-652)
    USS Ingersoll was a Fletcher class destroyer in the United States Navy, serving from 28 June 1942 through 19 May 1974. The Ingersoll was named for Admiral Royal Ingersoll, former Chief of Staff of the Atlantic Fleet in the early 20th century and his son Lieutenant Royal R. Ingersoll II who was...

  • (DD-990) Ingersoll
    USS Ingersoll (DD-990)
    USS Ingersoll , a Spruance-class destroyer, was the second U.S. Navy ship to be named USS Ingersoll; in this case, in honor of Admiral Royal E...

  • (DD-111) Ingraham
    USS Ingraham (DD-111)
    The first USS Ingraham was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for Duncan Nathaniel Ingraham.-History:...

  • (DD-444) Ingraham
    USS Ingraham (DD-444)
    USS Ingraham , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Duncan Ingraham , who was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal following his actions regarding Martin Koszta, a Hungarian who had declared in New York his intention of becoming an American...

  • (DD-694) Ingraham
    USS Ingraham (DD-694)
    USS Ingraham was a United States Navy Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, the third ship in U.S. Navy history to be named for Duncan Ingraham. She was in commission from 1944 to 1971.-Construction and commissioning:...

  • (DD-794) Irwin
    USS Irwin (DD-794)
    USS Irwin , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Noble E. Irwin ....

  • (DD-284) Isherwood
    USS Isherwood (DD-284)
    USS Isherwood was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Isherwood....

  • (DD-520) Isherwood
    USS Isherwood (DD-520)
    USS Isherwood , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named forRear Admiral Benjamin F. Isherwood ....

  • (DD-98) Israel
    USS Israel (DD-98)
    The first USS Israel was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the years following. She was named in honor of Joseph Israel.-History:...

  • (DD-589) Izard
    USS Izard (DD-589)
    USS Izard , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Ralph Izard ,...

  • (DD-156) J. Fred Talbott
    USS J. Fred Talbott (DD-156)
    USS J. Fred Talbott , named for Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott , Representative from Maryland Second District from 1879 to 1885, from 1893 to 1895 and again from 1903 to 1918, was a Wickes-class destroyer....

  • (DD-751) J. William Ditter
  • (DD-130) Jacob Jones
    USS Jacob Jones (DD-130)
    USS Jacob Jones , named for Commodore Jacob Jones USN , was a .Jacob Jones was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden, New Jersey on 21 February 1918, launched on 20 November 1918 by Mrs. Cazenove Doughton, great-granddaughter of Commodore Jones and commissioned on 20...

  • (DD-61) Jacob Jones
    USS Jacob Jones (DD-61)
    USS Jacob Jones The United States Navy's hull classification system—in which Jacob Jones would have been designated DD-61—was not implemented until July 1920...

  • (DD-776) James C. Owens
    USS James C. Owens (DD-776)
    USS James C. Owens , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant James C. Owens, Jr., a member of Torpedo Squadron 8 on board Hornet . His entire squadron was lost in an attack against Japanese carriers 4 June during the Battle of...

  • (DD-787) James E. Kyes
    USS James E. Kyes (DD-787)
    USS James E. Kyes was a of the United States Navy, named for Commander James E. Kyes .James E. Kyes was laid down on 27 December 1944 by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Seattle, Washington; launched on 4 August 1945; sponsored by Mrs. James E. Kyes; and commissioned on 8 February 1946, Comdr....

  • (DDG-95) James E. Williams
    USS James E. Williams (DDG-95)
    USS James E. Williams is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Petty Officer 1st Class James Eliott Williams , a Medal of Honor recipient....

  • (DD-238) James K. Paulding
    USS James K. Paulding (DD-238)
    USS James K. Paulding was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the period between World War I and World War II. She was named for former Secretary of the Navy James Kirke Paulding.-History:James K...

  • (DD-38) Jarvis
    USS Jarvis (DD-38)
    The first USS Jarvis was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for James C. Jarvis.Jarvis was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey on 1 July 1911; launched on 4 April 1912; sponsored by Mrs. Jean King; and commissioned on 22 October...

  • (DD-393) Jarvis
    USS Jarvis (DD-393)
    USS Jarvis , a Bagley-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James C. Jarvis, a U.S. Navy midshipman who was killed during the Quasi-War with France....

  • (DD-799) Jarvis
    USS Jarvis (DD-799)
    USS Jarvis was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the third Navy ship named for Midshipman James C. Jarvis , who was killed at the age of 13 during the historic engagement between the famed frigate Constellation and the French frigate La Vengeance.Jarvis was laid down by the...

  • (DD-621) Jeffers
    USS Jeffers (DD-621)
    USS Jeffers , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore William N. Jeffers.Jeffers was laid down by Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Kearny, New Jersey, 25 March 1942; launched 26 August 1942; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-42) Jenkins
    USS Jenkins (DD-42)
    The first USS Jenkins was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Rear Admiral Thortan A. Jenkins....

  • (DD-447) Jenkins
    USS Jenkins (DD-447)
    USS Jenkins was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy, the second ship named after Rear Admiral Thornton A. Jenkins....

  • (DD-755) John A. Bole
    USS John A. Bole (DD-755)
    USS John A. Bole , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander John Archibald Bole, Jr., who was the commanding officer of which is thought to be lost on 16 February 1943.John A. Bole was renamed on 15 June 1944 prior to...

  • (DD-216) John D. Edwards
    USS John D. Edwards (DD-216)
    USS John D. Edwards was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant John D. Edwards....

  • (DD-553) John D. Henley
    USS John D. Henley (DD-553)
    USS John D. Henley , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Captain John D. Henley .John D...

  • (DD-299) John Francis Burnes
    USS John Francis Burnes (DD-299)
    USS John Francis Burnes was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Francis Burnes.-History:...

  • (DD-981) John Hancock
    USS John Hancock (DD-981)
    USS John Hancock , a , was the second ship of that name, and the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Hancock , the President of the Continental Congress and first signer of the Declaration of Independence....

  • (DD-655) John Hood
    USS John Hood (DD-655)
    USS John Hood was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral John Hood .John Hood was laid down 12 October 1942 by Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Ala.; launched 25 October 1943, sponsored by Miss Amelia O'Neal; and commissioned 7 June 1944, Commander...

  • (DD-953) John King became DDG-3
  • (DDG-3) John King
    USS John King (DDG-3)
    USS John King was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy named for Medal of Honor recipient John King....

  • (DD-932) John Paul Jones
    USS John Paul Jones (DD-932)
    USS John Paul Jones , named for John Paul Jones, was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy.John Paul Jones was laid down by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine on 18 January 1954, launched on 7 May 1955 by Mrs. Carney, wife of Admiral Robert B. Carney and...

  • (DDG-32) John Paul Jones
  • (DDG-53) John Paul Jones
    USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53)
    USS John Paul Jones is the third Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer and the first ship of the class homeported on the west coast. She is named after American Revolutionary War Captain John Paul Jones...

  • (DD-885) John R. Craig
    USS John R. Craig (DD-885)
    USS John R. Craig was a . She was named for Lieutenant Commander John R. Craig USN , commanding officer of killed in action when the submarine was sunk by enemy Japanese destroyers in the Blackett Strait on 5 March 1943 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.John R...

  • (DD-753) John R. Pierce
    USS John R. Pierce (DD-753)
    USS John R. Pierce , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander John Reeves Pierce, who commanded , a transport submarine, which was lost during battle in January 1943. Lieutenant Commander Pierce was posthumously awarded the...

  • (DD-574) John Rodgers
    USS John Rodgers (DD-574)
    USS John Rodgers was a of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship of that name, in honor of three members of the Rodgers family who served in the Navy from the War of 1812 through World War I...

  • (DD-983) John Rodgers
    USS John Rodgers (DD-983)
    USS John Rodgers , a Spruance-class destroyer, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the three generations of the Rodgers family who served in the Navy....

  • (DD-928) John S. McCain
  • (DDG-36) John S. McCain
  • (DDG-56) John S. McCain
    USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)
    USS John S. McCain is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is part of the Seventh Fleet, and she has her homeport at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan....

  • (DL-3) John S. McCain
    USS John S. McCain (DL-3)
    The USS John S. McCain , originally designated the DD-928 but reclassified in 1951, was a destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was launched by Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine, on 12 July 1952. She was sponsored by Roberta McCain, the daughter-in-law of Admiral John S...

  • (DD-760) John W. Thomason
    USS John W. Thomason (DD-760)
    USS John W. Thomason , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John William Thomason, Jr., a USMC officer who was awarded the Navy Cross for bravery during World War I....

  • (DD-701) John W. Weeks
    USS John W. Weeks (DD-701)
    USS John W. Weeks , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for John Wingate Weeks, who attained the rank of Rear Admiral. Weeks was elected to the United States House of Representatives where he served until entering the United States Senate in 1913. He became Secretary of War on 4 March...

  • (DD-973) John Young
    USS John Young (DD-973)
    USS John Young , named for Captain John Young USN, was a Spruance-class destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.-History:...

  • (DD-557) Johnston
    USS Johnston (DD-557)
    USS Johnston was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named after Lieutenant John V. Johnston. The ship was most famous for its bold action in the Battle off Samar...

  • (DD-821) Johnston
    USS Johnston (DD-821)
    USS Johnston was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant John V. Johnston, who served in the Navy during the American Civil War....

  • (DD-938) Jonas Ingram
    USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938)
    USS Jonas Ingram , named for Admiral Jonas H. Ingram USN , awarded the Medal of Honor when a Lieutenant for his actions during the engagement of Vera Cruz on 22 April 1914, was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Quincy in Massachusetts on 15 June...

  • (DD-850) Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
    USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850)
    USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. is a of the United States Navy.The ship was named after Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., a naval aviator, son of the former Ambassador to Britain, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and older brother of future President John F. Kennedy. Kennedy would serve, with interruptions...

  • (DDG-16) Joseph Strauss
    USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16)
    The USS Joseph Strauss , named for Admiral Joseph Strauss USN , was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer of the United States Navy....

  • (DLG-27) Josephus Daniels
  • (DD-396) Jouett
    USS Jouett (DD-396)
    The second USS Jouett was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral James Edward Jouett.Jouett was laid down 26 March 1936 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched 24 September 1938; sponsored by Mrs. J. R. Todd; and commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts 25 January 1939,...

  • (DD-41) Jouett
    USS Jouett (DD-41)
    The first USS Jouett was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-13...

  • (DLG-29) Jouett
    USS Jouett (DLG-29)
    The USS Jouett was a Belknap class cruiser laid down 25 September 1962 by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington; launched 30 June 1964; sponsored by Mrs. S. J. Ervin, Jr., wife of the Senator from North Carolina; and commissioned 3 December 1966, Captain Robert S...

  • (DD-170) Kalk
    USS Kalk (DD-170)
    The first USS Kalk was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Hamilton and then into the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Hamilton ....

  • (DD-611) Kalk
    USS Kalk (DD-611)
    USS Kalk was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Lieutenant Stanton Frederick Kalk....

  • (DD-235) Kane
    USS Kane (DD-235)
    USS Kane was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Elisha Kent Kane....

  • (DD-432) Kearny
    USS Kearny (DD-432)
    USS Kearny , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was a United States Navy ship named for Commodore Lawrence Kearny, who was known for his tenacity in capturing slave traders in West-Indian waters and his tireless efforts in fighting Greek pirates in the Mediterranean.-Early history:Kearny was launched 9...

  • (DD-612) Kendrick
    USS Kendrick (DD-612)
    USS Kendrick was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles S. Kendrick.Kendrick was launched 2 April 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San Pedro, California; sponsored by Mrs. J. Hanson Delvac, a great-granddaughter of Acting Master Charles S. Kendrick; and...

  • (DD-306) Kennedy
    USS Kennedy (DD-306)
    The first USS Kennedy was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for the 21st Secretary of the Navy and US Representative from Maryland, John P. Kennedy.-History:...

  • (DD-713) Kenneth D. Bailey
    USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD-713)
    USS Kenneth D. Bailey was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Kenneth D. Bailey. The name Kenneth D. Bailey was originally was assigned to the destroyer escort USS Kenneth D. Bailey on 30 November 1943; that ship was cancelled on 10 June 1944, and the name was...

  • (DD-138) Kennison
    USS Kennison (DD-138)
    USS Kennison was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later redesignated AG-83. She was the first ship named for William Kennison....

  • (DD-765) Keppler
    USS Keppler (DD-765)
    The third USS Keppler was a in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Boatswain's Mate First Class Reinhardt J...

  • (DD-661) Kidd
    USS Kidd (DD-661)
    USS Kidd , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor...

  • (DDG-100) Kidd
    USS Kidd (DDG-100)
    USS Kidd is an in the United States Navy. She is the third Navy ship named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who was on board during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was the first American flag officer to die in World War II....

  • (DDG-993) Kidd
    USS Kidd (DDG-993)
    USS Kidd was the lead ship in her class of destroyers operated by the U.S. Navy. Derived from the Spruance class, these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. The vessel was the second named after Medal of Honor recipient Rear Admiral Isaac C...

  • (DD-319) Kidder
    USS Kidder (DD-319)
    USS Kidder was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Hugh Kidder.-History:...

  • (DD-593) Killen
    USS Killen (DD-593)
    USS Killen , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Edward Killen, who served in the First Barbary War...

  • (DD-137) Kilty
    USS Kilty (DD-137)
    USS Kilty was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the first ship named for Admiral Augustus Kilty.Kilty was launched 25 April 1918 by the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Harrison Shapley; and commissioned 17 December 1918, Lieutenant...

  • (DD-521) Kimberly
    USS Kimberly (DD-521)
    USS Kimberly , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly ....

  • (DD-80) Kimberly
    USS Kimberly (DD-80)
    The first USS Kimberly was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for Lewis Ashfield Kimberly.-History:...

  • (DD-242) King
    USS King (DD-242)
    USS King was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Commander Frank Ragan King....

  • (DDG-41) King
    USS King (DDG-41)
    USS King was a Farragut-class guided missile destroyer leader. She was named for Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King USN ,...

  • (DL-10) King
  • (DD-965) Kinkaid
    USS Kinkaid (DD-965)
    USS Kinkaid , named for Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid USN , was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.-History:...

  • (DD-653) Knapp
    USS Knapp (DD-653)
    USS Knapp , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Harry Shepard Knapp. Her keel was laid down on 8 March 1943 by Bath Iron Works, in Bath, Maine. She was launched on 10 July 1943, sponsored by Margaret L. and Mary C...

  • (DD-633) Knight
    USS Knight (DD-633)
    USS Knight , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Austin M. Knight.Knight was laid down 18 March 1941, by Boston Navy Yard; launched 27 September 1941 Liberty Fleet Day; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth H. Royal, granddaughter of Admiral Knight,...

  • (DD-315) La Vallette
    USS La Vallette (DD-315)
    The first USS La Vallette was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Elie A. F...

  • (DD-448) La Vallette
    USS La Vallette (DD-448)
    USS La Vallette was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named after Rear Admiral Elie A. F. La Vallette....

  • (DDG-58) Laboon
    USS Laboon (DDG-58)
    USS Laboon is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.She is named for Father John Francis Laboon , a captain in the Chaplain Corps of the United States Navy, who was awarded the Silver Star during World War II while serving on USS Peto .Laboon keel was laid down on 23 March...

  • (DD-459) Laffey
    USS Laffey (DD-459)
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  • (DD-724) Laffey
    USS Laffey (DD-724)
    USS Laffey , an , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Bartlett Laffey. Seaman Laffey was awarded the Medal of Honor for his stand against Confederate forces on 5 March 1864...

  • (DD-119) Lamberton
    USS Lamberton (DD-119)
    USS Lamberton / was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the only ship named for Benjamin P. Lamberton, an admiral who had served with Admiral Dewey in the Battle of Manila Bay....

  • (DD-18) Lamson
    USS Lamson (DD-18)
    USS Lamson was a Smith class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Roswell Lamson....

  • (DD-328) Lamson
    USS Lamson (DD-328)
    The second USS Lamson was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for American Civil War naval hero Roswell Lamson.-History:...

  • (DD-367) Lamson
    USS Lamson (DD-367)
    The third USS Lamson was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Roswell Hawkes Lamson.-History:...

  • (DD-399) Lang
    USS Lang (DD-399)
    The first USS Lang was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Lang.-History:...

  • (DD-101) Lansdale
    USS Lansdale (DD-101)
    The first USS Lansdale was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, DM-6 in the years following. She was named in honor of Philip Van Horne Lansdale.-History:...

  • (DD-426) Lansdale
    USS Lansdale (DD-426)
    The second USS Lansdale was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Philip Lansdale.Lansdale was laid down on 19 December 1938 by Boston Navy Yard; launched on 30 October 1939; sponsored by Mrs. Ethel S. Lansdale, widow of the ships namesake; and commissioned on 17...

  • (DD-766) Lansdale
    USS Lansdale (DD-766)
    USS Lansdale was scheduled to be a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Philip Lansdale , a United States Navy officer....

  • (DD-486) Lansdowne
    USS Lansdowne (DD-486)
    USS Lansdowne , a , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne. He was awarded the Navy Cross "for distinguished service .....

  • (DD-286) Lardner
    USS Lardner (DD-286)
    The first USS Lardner was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for James L...

  • (DD-487) Lardner
    USS Lardner (DD-487)
    USS Lardner , a , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral James L. Lardner, who was an officer in the Navy during the American Civil War....

  • (DDG-82) Lassen
    USS Lassen (DDG-82)
    USS Lassen is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. Her current commanding officer is Commander W.C...

  • (DD-263) Laub
    USS Laub (DD-263)
    The first USS Laub was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Burwell during World War II...

  • (DD-613) Laub
    USS Laub (DD-613)
    USS Laub was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Henry Laub, who was killed during the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813....

  • (DD-250) Lawrence
    USS Lawrence (DD-250)
    The fourth USS Lawrence was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for James Lawrence....

  • (DD-8) Lawrence
    USS Lawrence (DD-8)
    The third USS Lawrence was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Captain James Lawrence.Lawrence was laid down on 10 April 1899 by Fore River Ship & Engine Company, Weymouth, Massachusetts; launched on 7 November 1900; sponsored by Miss Ruth Lawrence, great niece of Captain Lawrence; and...

  • (DD-954) Lawrence became DDG-4
  • (DDG-4) Lawrence
    USS Lawrence (DDG-4)
    USS Lawrence , the fifth ship named for Captain James Lawrence USN , was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy....

  • (DD-558) Laws
    USS Laws (DD-558)
    USS Laws , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named forAlexander Laws, who served in the Navy during the Quasi-War and First Barbary War in the early 19th century....

  • (DD-118) Lea
    USS Lea (DD-118)
    USS Lea was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. She was named in honor of Edward Lea, a US Navy officer killed during the Civil War....

  • (DLG-16) Leahy
    USS Leahy (DLG-16)
    USS Leahy was the lead ship of her class of destroyer leaders in the United States Navy. She was named for Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy.-Construction:...

  • (DD-158) Leary
    USS Leary (DD-158)
    USS Leary was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant Clarence F. Leary USNRF , posthumously awarded the Navy Cross in World War I....

  • (DD-879) Leary
    USS Leary (DD-879)
    USS Leary , one of the longest-lasting Gearing-class destroyers, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Clarence F. Leary USNRF , who lost his life in the line of duty...

  • (DD-984) Leftwich
    USS Leftwich (DD-984)
    USS Leftwich was a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. She was named for Lieutenant Colonel William G...

  • (DD-852) Leonard F. Mason
    USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852)
    USS Leonard F. Mason was a in the United States Navy, She was named for Private First Class Leonard F. Mason USMC , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Battle of Guam.Leonard F...

  • (DD-481) Leutze
    USS Leutze (DD-481)
    USS Leutze was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral Eugene H. C. Leutze ....

  • (DD-675) Lewis Hancock
    USS Lewis Hancock (DD-675)
    USS Lewis Hancock was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Lewis Hancock, Jr. ....

  • (DD-771) Lindsey
  • (DD-336) Litchfield
    USS Litchfield (DD-336)
    USS Litchfield was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Litchfield.-History:...

  • (DD-79) Little
    USS Little (DD-79)
    USS Little , a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I and World War II. She was the first Navy ship named for George Little ....

  • (DD-803) Little
    USS Little (DD-803)
    USS Little , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain George Little ....

  • (DD-429) Livermore
    USS Livermore (DD-429)
    USS Livermore , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 1st ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel Livermore, the first naval chaplain to be honored with a ship in his name....

  • (DD-764) Lloyd Thomas
    USS Lloyd Thomas (DD-764)
    The third USS Lloyd Thomas was a in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Lieutenant Lloyd Thomas , who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism in the Battle of Midway.Lloyd Thomas was laid down by Bethlehem Steel...

  • (DD-759) Lofberg
    USS Lofberg (DD-759)
    USS Lofberg , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Gus Brynolf Lofberg, Jr., who was the commander of the , which was lost in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.-History:...

  • (DD-209) Long
    USS Long (DD-209)
    USS Long , named for John Davis Long , Secretary of the Navy from 1897 to 1902, was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy....

  • (DD-559) Longshaw
    USS Longshaw (DD-559)
    USS Longshaw , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Dr. William Longshaw, Jr. , who served in the Navy and was killed during the Civil War....

  • (DD-770) Lowry
    USS Lowry (DD-770)
    USS Lowry , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Reigart Bolivar Lowry, who served in the Mexican-American War and was a member of Commodore Matthew C. Perry's expedition to Japan in 1855...

  • (DD-522) Luce
    USS Luce (DD-522)
    USS Luce , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce ....

  • (DD-99) Luce
    USS Luce (DD-99)
    The first USS Luce was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the years following. She was named in honor of Stephen B. Luce.-History:...

  • (DDG-38) Luce
    USS Luce (DDG-38)
    The third USS Luce was a Farragut class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. It was named for Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce .-History:...

  • (DL-7) Luce
  • (DD-112) Ludlow
    USS Ludlow (DD-112)
    The second USS Ludlow was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for Augustus C...

  • (DD-438) Ludlow
    USS Ludlow (DD-438)
    USS Ludlow , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to bear the name. The second and third Ludlow ships were named for Lieutenant Augustus C. Ludlow, second in command of the USS Chesapeake...

  • (DD-729) Lyman K. Swenson
    USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729)
    USS Lyman K. Swenson , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was laid down 11 September 1943 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched 12 February 1944; sponsored by Miss Cecelia A. Swenson, daughter of Captain Swenson; and commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 2 May 1944, Commander Francis T. Williamson...

  • (DD-958) Lynde McCormick became DDG-8
  • (DDG-8) Lynde McCormick
    USS Lynde McCormick (DDG-8)
    USS Lynde McCormick was a Charles F. Adams-class destroyer in the United States Navy.Lynde McCormick was laid down 4 April 1958 by Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan; launched 28 July 1959; sponsored by Mrs. Lillian McCormick, wife of Admiral McCormick; and commissioned at Boston 3...

  • (DD-331) Macdonough
    USS Macdonough (DD-331)
    The second USS Macdonough was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Thomas Macdonough.-History:...

  • (DD-351) Macdonough
    USS Macdonough (DD-351)
    The third USS Macdonough was a Farragut-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Thomas Macdonough....

  • (DD-9) Macdonough
    USS Macdonough (DD-9)
    The first USS Macdonough was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Thomas MacdonoughMacdonough was laid down on 10 April 1899 by the Fore River Ship & Engine Company, Weymouth, Massachusetts; launched on 24 December 1900; sponsored by Miss Lucy Shaler Macdonough, granddaughter...

  • (DDG-39) Macdonough
    USS Macdonough (DDG-39)
    USS MacDonough named for Commodore Thomas Macdonough was the 4th ship of the United States Navy to be named for him.The fourth Macdonough was projected as DL-8, but redesignated DLG-8 prior to keel laying by the Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts, 16 April 1958;...

  • (DL-8) Macdonough
    USS Macdonough (DDG-39)
    USS MacDonough named for Commodore Thomas Macdonough was the 4th ship of the United States Navy to be named for him.The fourth Macdonough was projected as DL-8, but redesignated DLG-8 prior to keel laying by the Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts, 16 April 1958;...

  • (DD-175) MacKenzie
    USS MacKenzie (DD-175)
    USS MacKenzie was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I, later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Annapolis .- History :...

  • (DD-614) MacKenzie
    USS MacKenzie (DD-614)
    USS MacKenzie was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named for Lieutenant Commander Alexander Slidell MacKenzie....

  • (DD-220) MacLeish
    USS MacLeish (DD-220)
    USS MacLeish was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant Kenneth MacLeish....

  • (DD-458) Macomb
    USS Macomb (DD-458)
    USS Macomb was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commodore William H. Macomb and Rear Admiral David B. Macomb ....

  • (DD-168) Maddox
    USS Maddox (DD-168)
    USS Maddox was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Georgetown , to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Georgetown, and then to the Soviet Navy as Doblestny .-History:Named for William A. T...

  • (DD-622) Maddox
    USS Maddox (DD-622)
    USS Maddox , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain William A. T. Maddox....

  • (DD-731) Maddox
    USS Maddox (DD-731)
    USS Maddox , an was named for Captain William A. T. Maddox, USMC. She was laid down by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine on 28 October 1943, launched on 19 March 1944 by Mrs. Harry H...

  • (DD-425) Madison
    USS Madison (DD-425)
    USS Madison was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She the third Navy ship of that name, and the first named for Commander James J. Madison , who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I.Madison was laid down on 19 September 1938 by the Boston Navy...

  • (DD-102) Mahan
    USS Mahan (DD-102)
    The first USS Mahan was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, DM-7, in the years following. She was named in honor of Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan.-History:...

  • (DD-364) Mahan
    USS Mahan (DD-364)
    The second USS Mahan was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan.-History:...

  • (DDG-42) Mahan
    USS Mahan (DDG-42)
    USS Mahan , named for Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan USN , was a Farragut-class guided missile frigate laid down as DLG-11 by the San Francisco Naval Shipyard on July 31, 1957, launched on October 7, 1959 by Mrs. H. P. Smith, wife of Vice Adm. H. Page Smith, and commissioned on December 25, 1960...

  • (DDG-72) Mahan
    USS Mahan (DDG-72)
    USS Mahan is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer currently in service with the United States Navy.-Overview:The USS Mahan is homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, and is one of the ships of the United States Fleet Forces Command.-Namesake:...

  • (DL-11) Mahan
  • (DD-74) Manley
    USS Manley (DD-74)
    USS Manley , a , served in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Captain John Manley ....

  • (DD-940) Manley
    USS Manley (DD-940)
    USS Manley , named for Captain John Manley , was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine. The keel was laid down on February 10, 1955. Manley was commissioned on February 1, 1957 and sponsored by Mrs. Arleigh A...

  • (DD-733) Mannert L. Abele
    USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733)
    USS Mannert L. Abele , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Mannert Lincoln Abele, a World War II submarine commander who posthumously received the Navy Cross for his heroism in the Pacific Theater. The destroyer was the first US warship...

  • (DD-728) Mansfield
    USS Mansfield (DD-728)
    USS Mansfield , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Sergeant Duncan Mansfield, a Marine who, in 1804, during the First Barbary War sailed with Lieutenant Stephen Decatur aboard the on a covert mission to destroy the recently captured .The name Mansfield was canceled for...

  • (DD-321) Marcus
    USS Marcus (DD-321)
    USS Marcus was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Arnold Marcus.-History:...

  • (DD-676) Marshall
    USS Marshall (DD-676)
    USS Marshall was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Thomas W. Marshall, Jr. .Marshall was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J., 29 April 1943; launched 29 August 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas W. Marshall, mother of Lt. Comdr. Marshall; and...

  • (DD-191) Mason
    USS Mason (DD-191)
    USS Mason was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Broadwater .-As USS Mason:...

  • (DDG-87) Mason
    USS Mason (DDG-87)
    USS Mason is an in the United States Navy.Homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, the USS Mason is the 37th Arleigh Burke class destroyer and the ninth of the Flight IIA variant. She was commissioned in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in April 2003. Her first captain was Commander David Gale.This is the third...

  • (DD-778) Massey
    USS Massey (DD-778)
    USS Massey , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Lance Edward Massey, who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for "extraordinary achievement in aerial combat as leader of a group of nine torpedo planes in action against enemy Japanese surface...

  • (DD-100) Maury
    USS Maury (DD-100)
    The first USS Maury was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the years following. She was named in honor of Matthew Fontaine Maury.-History:...

  • (DD-401) Maury
    USS Maury (DD-401)
    The second USS Maury was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Matthew Maury.-History:Maury was laid down 24 March 1936 by Union Plant, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California; launched 14 February 1938; sponsored by Miss Virginia Lee Maury Werth, granddaughter of...

  • (DD-422) Mayo
    USS Mayo (DD-422)
    USS Mayo was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral Henry Thomas Mayo....

  • (DD-31) Mayrant
    USS Mayrant (DD-31)
    The first USS Mayrant was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Captain John Mayrant.Mayrant was laid down on 22 April 1909 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; launched on 23 April 1910; sponsored by Mrs. I. B...

  • (DD-402) Mayrant
    USS Mayrant (DD-402)
    The second USS Mayrant was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for John Mayrant.-History:Mayrant was laid down 15 April 1937 at the Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts; launched 14 May 1938; sponsored by Mrs. E. Sheely, a descendant of Capt. John Mayrant; and...

  • (DD-860) McCaffery
    USS McCaffery (DD-860)
    USS McCaffery was a Gearing class destroyer, named for Lieutenant Colonel Joseph P. McCaffery, USMC, killed in action at Bougainville on 1 November 1943 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross....

  • (DD-28) McCall
    USS McCall (DD-28)
    USS McCall was a in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated CG-14...

  • (DD-400) McCall
    USS McCall (DD-400)
    The second USS McCall was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Edward R. McCall.-History:McCall was laid down 17 March 1936 at the Union Plant, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California; launched 20 November 1937; sponsored by Miss Eleanor Kempff; and commissioned...

  • (DD-253) McCalla
    USS McCalla (DD-253)
    The first USS McCalla was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Stanley during World War II.-As USS McCalla:...

  • (DD-488) McCalla
    USS McCalla (DD-488)
    USS McCalla , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Bowman H. McCalla, who served during the Spanish-American War and would eventually attain the rank of Rear Admiral ....

  • (DDG-85) McCampbell
    USS McCampbell (DDG-85)
    USS McCampbell is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for Captain David McCampbell , the Navy's leading ace in World War II...

  • (DD-276) McCawley
    USS McCawley (DD-276)
    The first USS McCawley was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Colonel Charles McCawley....

  • (DD-252) McCook
    USS McCook (DD-252)
    The first USS McCook was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She transferred to the Royal Navy and then to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS St. Croix during World War II.- As USS McCook :...

  • (DD-496) McCook
    USS McCook (DD-496)
    USS McCook , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Roderick S. McCook , who was an officer in the Union Navy during the American Civil War....

  • (DD-534) McCord
    USS McCord (DD-534)
    USS McCord was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Commander Frank C. McCord....

  • (DD-223) McCormick
    USS McCormick (DD-223)
    USS McCormick was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant, junior grade Alexander McCormick, Jr....

  • (DD-262) McDermut
    USS McDermut (DD-262)
    The first USS McDermut was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for David McDermut....

  • (DD-677) McDermut
    USS McDermut (DD-677)
    USS McDermut was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant Commander David A. McDermut....

  • (DD-358) McDougal
    USS McDougal (DD-358)
    The second USS McDougal was a in the United States Navy. She named for Rear Admiral David Stockton McDougal.McDougal was laid down by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, 18 December 1933; launched 17 July 1936; sponsored by Miss Caroline McDougal Neilson; and commissioned 23...

  • (DD-54) McDougal
    USS McDougal (DD-54)
    USS McDougal was an built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of David Stockton McDougal, a U.S...

  • (DD-237) McFarland
    USS McFarland (DD-237)
    USS McFarland was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient John McFarland....

  • (DDG-74) McFaul
    USS McFaul (DDG-74)
    USS McFaul is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Chief Petty Officer Donald L. McFaul, a Navy SEAL who was killed in action on 20 December 1989, while serving in Panama...

  • (DD-678) McGowan
    USS McGowan (DD-678)
    USS McGowan was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan ....

  • (DD-784) McKean
    USS McKean (DD-784)
    USS McKean was a of the United States Navy built by the Todd Pacific Ship Building Company in Seattle, Washington State.-1940s:...

  • (DD-90) McKean
    USS McKean (DD-90)
    USS McKean was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II. She was the first ship named in honor of William Wister McKean....

  • (DD-575) McKee
    USS McKee (DD-575)
    USS McKee was a Fletcher-class destroyer, the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Hugh W. McKee....

  • (DD-87) McKee
    USS McKee (DD-87)
    USS McKee was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the second ship named for Hugh W. McKee....

  • (DD-264) McLanahan
    USS McLanahan (DD-264)
    The first USS McLanahan was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Bradford during World War II.-As USS McLanahan:...

  • (DD-615) McLanahan
    USS McLanahan (DD-615)
    USS McLanahan was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for Tenant McLanahan....

  • (DD-679) McNair
    USS McNair (DD-679)
    USS McNair was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Frederick V. McNair, Sr., ....

  • (DD-274) Meade
    USS Meade (DD-274)
    The first USS Meade was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Ramsey .-As USS Meade:...

  • (DD-602) Meade
    USS Meade (DD-602)
    USS Meade was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Richard Worsam Meade and Robert Leamy Meade....

  • (DD-335) Melvin
    USS Melvin (DD-335)
    The first USS Melvin was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Lieutenant John T. Melvin.-History:...

  • (DD-680) Melvin
    USS Melvin (DD-680)
    USS Melvin , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant, junior grade John T. Melvin ....

  • (DD-165) Meredith
    USS Meredith (DD-165)
    The first USS Meredith was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I . She was named for Jonathan Meredith.-History:...

  • (DD-434) Meredith
    USS Meredith (DD-434)
    USS Meredith , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Meredith, a United States Marine Corps Sergeant who served during the First Barbary War....

  • (DD-726) Meredith
    USS Meredith (DD-726)
    USS Meredith , an , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Meredith, a Marine sergeant who saved the life of Lieutenant John Trippe of Vixen, during the Barbary Wars....

  • (DD-890) Meredith
    USS Meredith (DD-890)
    USS Meredith , a , was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Meredith USMC, a sergeant who saved the life of Lieutenant John Trippe of Vixen, during the Barbary Wars. She was laid down at the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas, on 27 January 1945; launched...

  • (DD-976) Merrill
    USS Merrill (DD-976)
    USS Merrill , named for Rear Admiral Aaron Stanton Merrill USN , was a laid down 16 June 1975 by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.She was launched 1 September 1976 and commissioned 11 March 1978.-History:USS Merrill had the distinction of being the...

  • (DD-691) Mertz
    USS Mertz (DD-691)
    USS Mertz was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Rear Admiral Albert Mertz....

  • (DD-322) Mervine
    USS Mervine (DD-322)
    The first USS Mervine was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Rear Admiral William Mervine.-History:...

  • (DD-489) Mervine
    USS Mervine (DD-489)
    USS Mervine , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral William Mervine, who served during the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War...

  • (DD-595) Metcalf
    USS Metcalf (DD-595)
    USS Metcalf , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Boatswain's Mate James Metcalf, who served on the schooner Enterprise during the First Barbary War....

  • (DD-279) Meyer
    USS Meyer (DD-279)
    USS Meyer was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for George von Lengerke Meyer.-History:...

  • (DDG-1001) Michael Monsoor
    USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001)
    USS Michael Monsoor is to be the second ship of the Zumwalt class of guided missile destroyers.-Namesake:The USS Michael Monsoor is named after Master-at-Arms Second Class Michael A. Monsoor , a United States Navy SEAL killed during the Iraq War and posthumously awarded the Medal of...

  • (DDG-69) Milius
    USS Milius (DDG-69)
    The USS Milius is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. Her namesake is Commander Paul L. Milius of U.S. Navy squadron VO-67. His aircraft was hit over Laos in 1968 and he ordered his crew to bail out. Although he exited his aircraft, he was never...

  • (DD-535) Miller
    USS Miller (DD-535)
    USS Miller was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy, named after Medal of Honor recipient Acting Master's Mate James Miller....

  • (DLGN-40) Mississippi
  • (DD-927) Mitscher
  • (DDG-35) Mitscher
  • (DDG-57) Mitscher
    USS Mitscher (DDG-57)
    USS Mitscher became the second United States Navy warship named to honor Admiral Marc A. Mitscher , famed naval aviator and World War II aircraft carrier task group commander. In 1988 the U.S...

  • (DL-2) Mitscher
    USS Mitscher (DL-2)
    USS Mitscher , named for Admiral Marc "Pete" Mitscher USN , was the lead ship of her class of destroyer of the United States Navy....

  • (DD-693) Moale
    USS Moale (DD-693)
    USS Moale was the second Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Lieutenant Edward Moale, Jr. , who performed heroic duty during the Spanish-American War....

  • (DD-362) Moffett
    USS Moffett (DD-362)
    USS Moffett 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;...

  • (DDG-92) Momsen
    USS Momsen (DDG-92)
    The USS Momsen is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.The Momsen is the twenty-sixth destroyer of the Arleigh Burke class to be built by Bath Iron Works. She is named after Vice Admiral Charles B. "Swede" Momsen of Flushing, Queens, New York...

  • (DD-32) Monaghan
    USS Monaghan (DD-32)
    The first USS Monaghan was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated '. She was named for Ensign John R. Monaghan....

  • (DD-354) Monaghan
    USS Monaghan (DD-354)
    USS Monaghan was the last ship built of the Farragut class destroyers. She was named for Ensign John R. Monaghan. The Monaghan was laid down 21 November 1933 at Boston Navy Yard, and launched 9 January 1935. She was sponsored by Miss Mary F. Monaghan, niece of Ensign Monaghan and commissioned 19...

  • (DD-436) Monssen
    USS Monssen (DD-436)
    USS Monssen , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Mons Monssen, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions aboard the USS Missouri in 1904....

  • (DD-798) Monssen
    USS Monssen (DD-798)
    USS Monssen was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant Mons Monssen , who was awarded the Medal of Honor for putting out a fire in a magazine on Missouri ....

  • (DD-121) Montgomery
    USS Montgomery (DD-121)
    USS Montgomery was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later reclassified DM-17. She was the fifth ship named for Admiral Richard Montgomery....

  • (DD-277) Moody
    USS Moody (DD-277)
    USS Moody was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Justice William Henry Moody.-History:...

  • (DD-980) Moosbrugger
    USS Moosbrugger (DD-980)
    USS Moosbrugger was a Spruance-class destroyer built for the United States Navy by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi...

  • (DD-271) Morris
    USS Morris (DD-271)
    The sixth USS Morris was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Charles Morris.-History:Morris was laid down 20 July 1918 by the Fore River Plant, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum, Massachusetts; launched 12 April 1919; sponsored by Mrs. George E...

  • (DD-417) Morris
    USS Morris (DD-417)
    USS Morris , a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, was named after Commodore Charles Morris....

  • (DD-560) Morrison
    USS Morrison (DD-560)
    USS Morrison , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy, named for Coxswain John G. Morrison , who received the Medal of Honor for exceptional bravery during the Civil War....

  • (DD-948) Morton
    USS Morton (DD-948)
    USS Morton was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commander Dudley "Mush" Morton USN , commanding officer of during World War II....

  • (DD-105) Mugford
    USS Mugford (DD-105)
    The first USS Mugford was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for James Mugford.-History:...

  • (DD-389) Mugford
    USS Mugford (DD-389)
    USS Mugford , a Bagley-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Mugford, who commanded the schooner Franklin in the Continental Navy, serving through 1775.-Construction:...

  • (DD-325) Mullany
    USS Mullany (DD-325)
    The first USS Mullany was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for James Robert Madison Mullany.-History:...

  • (DD-528) Mullany
    USS Mullany (DD-528)
    USS Mullany , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral James Robert Madison Mullany .- World War II service :...

  • (DD-944) Mullinnix
    USS Mullinnix (DD-944)
    USS Mullinnix was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Henry M. Mullinnix USN , who was killed in action during World War II, when USS Liscome Bay was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-175 and sank southwest of Butaritari Island on 24 November...

  • (DD-603) Murphy
    USS Murphy (DD-603)
    USS Murphy was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant John McLeod Murphy....

  • (DD-576) Murray
    USS Murray (DD-576)
    The third USS Murray was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. Murry was named for Capt. Alexander Murray and his grandson Rear Adm. Alexander Murray...

  • (DD-97) Murray
    USS Murray (DD-97)
    The second USS Murray was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Commodore Alexander Murray and Commodore Murray's grandson, Alexander Murray.-History:...

  • (DD-413) Mustin
    USS Mustin (DD-413)
    USS Mustin was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship of that name, in honor of Captain Henry C. Mustin , a pioneer of naval aviation....

  • (DDG-89) Mustin
    USS Mustin (DDG-89)
    The USS Mustin is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of the Mustin family. Mustin was the first Burke destroyer built with her funnels submerged into the superstructure, an additional stealth measure taken on the warships...

  • (DD-829) Myles C. Fox
    USS Myles C. Fox (DD-829)
    USS Myles C. Fox was a in the United States Navy during World War II and the years following. She was named for Myles C. Fox, a USMC lieutenant who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for actions during World War II....

  • (DD-623) Nelson
    USS Nelson (DD-623)
    USS Nelson , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Charles P. Nelson, who served during the Spanish-American War and World War I....

  • (DD-818) New
    USS New (DD-818)
    USS New was a of the United States Navy, named for USMC Private First Class John D. New , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for "selfless conduct" in the Battle of Peleliu....

  • (DD-586) Newcomb
    USS Newcomb (DD-586)
    USS Newcomb was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Commodore Frank H. Newcomb of the United States Revenue Cutter Service, Congressional Gold Medal recipient from the Spanish-American War.Newcomb was laid down 19 March 1943 by...

  • (DD-883) Newman K. Perry
    USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883)
    USS Newman K. Perry , a was the only ship of the United States Navy named for Ensign Newman K. Perry, USN , who was killed in a boiler explosion board on 21 July 1905....

  • (DD-424) Niblack
    USS Niblack (DD-424)
    USS Niblack , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Albert Parker Niblack. Niblack became the Director of Naval Intelligence 1 March 1919, and Naval Attache in London 6 August 1920. As Vice Admiral, he commanded U.S...

  • (DD-311) Nicholas
    USS Nicholas (DD-311)
    USS Nicholas was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was the first Navy ship named for Samuel Nicholas , the first Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.-History:...

  • (DD-449) Nicholas
    USS Nicholas (DD-449)
    USS Nicholas was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, which served through most of World War II, and for 27 years and two more wars after. She was the second Navy ship to be named for Major Samuel Nicholas....

  • (DD-442) Nicholson
    USS Nicholson (DD-442)
    USS Nicholson , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Nicholson family, which was prominent in the early history of the Navy....

  • (DD-52) Nicholson
    USS Nicholson (DD-52)
    USS Nicholson was an built for the United States Navy before the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second U.S...

  • (DD-982) Nicholson
    USS Nicholson (DD-982)
    USS Nicholson , a Spruance-class destroyer, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for a family which was prominent in early American naval history, including James Nicholson, the senior Continental Navy Captain, and Samuel Nicholson, the first captain of USS Constitution.-...

  • (DD-616) Nields
    USS Nields (DD-616)
    USS Nields was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant Commander Henry C. Nields....

  • (DDG-94) Nitze
    USS Nitze (DDG-94)
    USS Nitze , an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Paul Nitze, who served as Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon B...

  • (DD-343) Noa
    USS Noa (DD-343)
    The first USS Noa was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Loveman Noa.-History:...

  • (DD-841) Noa
    USS Noa (DD-841)
    USS Noa was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Midshipman Loveman Noa .Noa was laid down by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, on 26 March 1945; launched on 30 July 1945, sponsored by Mrs. James Cary Jones, Jr., wife of Rear Admiral James Cary Jones, Jr., USN; and...

  • (DL-1) Norfolk
    USS Norfolk (DL-1)
    The second USS Norfolk was the first destroyer leader of the United States Navy. Originally projected as a hunter-killer cruiser, she was in service until 1970.-History:...

  • (DD-690) Norman Scott
    USS Norman Scott (DD-690)
    USS Norman Scott was a United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer named for Rear-Admiral Norman Scott , who was killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and awarded the Medal of Honor....

  • (DD-859) Norris
    USS Norris (DD-859)
    USS Norris was one of 98 s in the United States Navy during the end of World War II. Norris was active from 9 June 1945 to 4 December 1970. Although built too late to see action during the war, the ship served in the Pacific, Atlantic, Asiatic, and Mediterranean areas...

  • (DD-177) O'Bannon
    USS O'Bannon (DD-177)
    The first USS O'Bannon was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for Presley O'Bannon.-History:...

  • (DD-450) O'Bannon
    USS O'Bannon (DD-450)
    USS O'Bannon , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon , the Marine Corps's "hero of Derna"....

  • (DD-987) O'Bannon
    USS O'Bannon (DD-987)
    USS O'Bannon , a Spruance-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon , an early hero of the US Marine Corps....

  • (DD-415) O'Brien
    USS O'Brien (DD-415)
    USS O'Brien was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named in honor of Captain Jeremiah O'Brien and his five brothers, Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph, who captured the HMS Margaretta on 12 June 1775 during the American revolution.The O’Brien...

  • (DD-51) O'Brien
    USS O'Brien (DD-51)
    USS O'Brien was the lead ship of her class of destroyer built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I...

  • (DD-725) O'Brien
    USS O'Brien (DD-725)
    USS O'Brien , an , was the 4th ship of the United States Navy to be named after Captain Jeremiah O'Brien and his five brothers, Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph, who captured HMS Margaretta on 12 June 1775 during the American revolution.The fourth O'Brien was laid down by Bath Iron Works,...

  • (DD-975) O'Brien
    USS O'Brien (DD-975)
    USS O'Brien was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. It was named for Captain Jeremiah O'Brien USN and his five brothers: Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph. The O'Briens were crew members on board the sloop Unity, which captured HMS...

  • (DD-889) O'Hare
    USS O'Hare (DD-889)
    USS O'Hare was a of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Edward "Butch" O'Hare, Medal of Honor recipient, who was shot down at Tarawa on 27 November 1943....

  • (DDG-77) O'Kane
    USS O'Kane (DDG-77)
    USS O'Kane is an in the United States Navy. The ship was built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, starting on May 8, 1997. The ship was commissioned on October 23, 1999. It is named for Medal of Honor recipient Rear Admiral Richard O'Kane....

  • (DD-972) Oldendorf
    USS Oldendorf (DD-972)
    USS Oldendorf , named for Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf USN, was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.-Construction:...

  • (DD-617) Ordronaux
    USS Ordronaux (DD-617)
    USS Ordronaux was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Ordronaux, the nineteenth-century privateersman....

  • (DD-886) Orleck
    USS Orleck (DD-886)
    USS Orleck , was a in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1982. In October 1982 she was sold to Turkey and renamed Yücetepe . After her final decommissioning the Turkish government transferred Yücetepe to the Southeast Texas War Memorial and Heritage Foundation at Orange, Texas ,...

  • (DD-295) Osborne
    USS Osborne (DD-295)
    USS Osborne was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Weedon Osborne.-History:...

  • (DDG-79) Oscar Austin
    USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79)
    USS Oscar Austin is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.Oscar Austin is named for Private First Class Oscar P. Austin, USMC, a recipient of the Medal of Honor...

  • (DD-255) Osmond Ingram
    USS Osmond Ingram (DD-255)
    USS Osmond Ingram was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Osmond Ingram.Osmond Ingram was laid down 15 October 1918 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 23 February 1919; sponsored by Mrs. N. E. Ingram, mother of Osmond Ingram; and...

  • (DD-239) Overton
    USS Overton (DD-239)
    USS Overton was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Captain Macon C. Overton....

  • (DD-536) Owen
    USS Owen (DD-536)
    USS Owen , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Elias K. Owen.Owen was laid down 17 September 1942 by the Bethlehem Steel Corp., San Francisco, California; launched 21 March 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Hope Owen; and commissioned 20 September 1943, Comdr. R. W...

  • (DD-846) Ozbourn
    USS Ozbourn (DD-846)
    USS Ozbourn was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Marine Private Joseph W...

  • (DD-161) Palmer
    USS Palmer (DD-161)
    USS Palmer was a Wickes-class destroyer of the United States Navy, later converted to a minesweeper and reclassified as DMS-5. She was named for Rear Admiral James Shedden Palmer USN ....

  • (DD-48) Parker
    USS Parker (DD-48)
    USS Parker was an built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of Foxhall A. Parker, a U.S...

  • (DD-604) Parker
    USS Parker (DD-604)
    USS Parker was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Foxhall A. Parker, Jr..Parker was laid down 9 June 1941 by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York; launched 12 May 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Edward Lloyd Winder; and commissioned 31...

  • (DD-218) Parrott
    USS Parrott (DD-218)
    USS Parrott was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for George Fountain Parrott....

  • (DD-949) Parsons
    USS Parsons (DD-949)
    USS Parsons began her career as a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Rear Admiral William S. Parsons , who worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II....

  • (DDG-33) Parsons
  • (DD-36) Patterson
    USS Patterson (DD-36)
    The first USS Patterson was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-16...

  • (DD-392) Patterson
    USS Patterson (DD-392)
    USS Patterson , a , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Daniel Todd Patterson, an officer of the US Navy that served in the Quasi-War with France, First Barbary War, and the War of 1812....

  • (DD-964) Paul F. Foster
    USS Paul F. Foster (DD-964)
    USS Paul F. Foster , named for Vice Admiral Paul F. Foster USN , was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi...

  • (DD-307) Paul Hamilton
    USS Paul Hamilton (DD-307)
    The first USS Paul Hamilton was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Paul Hamilton.-History:...

  • (DD-590) Paul Hamilton
    USS Paul Hamilton (DD-590)
    USS Paul Hamilton , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Navy Secretary Paul Hamilton ....

  • (DDG-60) Paul Hamilton
    USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60)
    USS Paul Hamilton is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.Paul Hamilton was commissioned in Charleston, South Carolina...

  • (DD-10) Paul Jones
    USS Paul Jones (DD-10)
    The second USS Paul Jones was a in the United States Navy. She was named for John Paul Jones.Paul Jones was laid down on 20 April 1899 by the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California; launched on 14 June 1902; sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth Goldsborough Adams; and commissioned on 19 July 1902,...

  • (DD-230) Paul Jones
    USS Paul Jones (DD-230)
    USS Paul Jones was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named for John Paul Jones....

  • (DD-22) Paulding
    USS Paulding (DD-22)
    USS Paulding was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She served in the United States Coast Guard as CG-17. She was named for Rear Admiral Hiram A...

  • (DD-226) Peary
    USS Peary (DD-226)
    USS Peary was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral Robert Edwin Peary.Peary was laid down by William Cramp and Sons of Philadelphia on 9 September 1919; launched on 6 April 1920; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-298) Percival
    USS Percival (DD-298)
    The first USS Percival was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Percival.-History:...

  • (DD-26) Perkins
    USS Perkins (DD-26)
    USS Perkins was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Commodore George H. Perkins....

  • (DD-377) Perkins
    USS Perkins (DD-377)
    The second USS Perkins was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for George Hamilton Perkins....

  • (DD-877) Perkins
    USS Perkins (DD-877)
    USS Perkins was a in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for Commodore George H. Perkins USN ....

  • (DD-11) Perry
    USS Perry (DD-11)
    The second USS Perry was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry....

  • (DD-340) Perry
    USS Perry (DD-340)
    The third USS Perry was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was one of eight ships named for Oliver Hazard Perry.-History:...

  • (DD-844) Perry
    USS Perry (DD-844)
    USS Perry was a of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship of that name and the fifth named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry . Perry, victor of the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, was one of the early heroes of the U.S...

  • (DD-969) Peterson
    USS Peterson (DD-969)
    USS Peterson , named for Lieutenant Commander Carl Jerrold Peterson , was a laid down by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. She commissioned on July 9, 1977 and decommissioned on October 4, 2002.- Ship's history :1979 - Persian Gulf deployment...

  • (DD-360) Phelps
    USS Phelps (DD-360)
    USS Phelps was a World War II-era Porter-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was named for Thomas Stowell Phelps. Phelps was laid down 2 January 1934 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 18 July 1935; sponsored by Mrs. Richard A. Kearny;...

  • (DD-498) Philip
    USS Philip (DD-498)
    USS Philip , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral John W. Philip ....

  • (DD-76) Philip
    USS Philip (DD-76)
    The first USS Philip was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Lancaster. She was named for John Woodward Philip.-As USS Philip:...

  • (DD-685) Picking
    USS Picking (DD-685)
    USS Picking , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Sherwood Picking , a submarine commander during World War I....

  • (DD-227) Pillsbury
    USS Pillsbury (DD-227)
    The first USS Pillsbury was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John E. Pillsbury.-History:...

  • (DDG-91) Pinckney
    USS Pinckney (DDG-91)
    USS Pinckney is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Cook First Class William Pinckney , who received the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue of a fellow crewmember on board Enterprise during the Battle of Santa Cruz.Pinckney was laid down on 16 July 2001...

  • (DD-431) Plunkett
    USS Plunkett (DD-431)
    USS Plunkett , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Charles Peshall Plunkett....

  • (DD-225) Pope
    USS Pope (DD-225)
    USS Pope was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for John Pope....

  • (DD-356) Porter
    USS Porter (DD-356)
    USS Porter was the lead ship in her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for Commodore David Porter and his son, Admiral David Dixon Porter....

  • (DD-59) Porter
    USS Porter (DD-59)
    USS Porter was a built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of both David Porter and his son David Dixon Porter....

  • (DD-800) Porter
    USS Porter (DD-800)
    USS Porter was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship named for Commodore David Porter , and his son Admiral David Dixon Porter ....

  • (DDG-78) Porter
    USS Porter (DDG-78)
    USS Porter is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Porter is named after Commodore David Porter, and his son, Admiral David Dixon Porter....

  • (DD-682) Porterfield
    USS Porterfield (DD-682)
    USS Porterfield was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Lewis B. Porterfield ....

  • (DD-839) Power
    USS Power (DD-839)
    USS Power was a of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named for First Lieutenant John V. Power, USMC , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Battle of Kwajalein....

  • (DD-12) Preble
    USS Preble (DD-12)
    The third USS Preble was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Edward Preble.Preble was laid down by the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, on 21 April 1899; launched on 2 March 1901; sponsored by Miss Ethel Preble; and commissioned on 14...

  • (DD-345) Preble
    USS Preble (DD-345)
    The fourth USS Preble was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I, and saw combat in World War II as a minelayer...

  • (DDG-46) Preble
    USS Preble (DDG-46)
    USS Preble was a destroyer in the United States Naval Service. She was the fifth ship named to honor after Commodore Edward Preble . Preble was laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, 16 December 1957. She was launched 23 May 1959 and sponsored by Mrs. Ralph E. Wilson...

  • (DDG-88) Preble
    USS Preble (DDG-88)
    USS Preble is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the sixth U.S. Navy ship named for Commodore Edward Preble...

  • (DL-15) Preble
  • (DD-19) Preston
    USS Preston (DD-19)
    USS Preston was a Smith class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the third ship named for Samuel W. Preston....

  • (DD-327) Preston
    USS Preston (DD-327)
    The fourth USS Preston was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Samuel W. Preston.-History:...

  • (DD-379) Preston
    USS Preston (DD-379)
    USS Preston was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the fifth Navy ship named for Lieutenant Samuel W. Preston ....

  • (DD-795) Preston
    USS Preston (DD-795)
    USS Preston , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Samuel W. Preston ....

  • (DD-561) Prichett
    USS Prichett (DD-561)
    USS Prichett , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Commander James M. Prichett .Prichett was laid down 20 July 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Washington; launched 31 July 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Orville A. Tucker; and commissioned 15 January 1944,...

  • (DD-477) Pringle
    USS Pringle (DD-477)
    USS Pringle , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Joel R. P. Pringle .Pringle was laid down by the Charleston Navy Yard, on 31 July 1941; launched on 2 May 1942, sponsored by Mrs. John D. H. Kane; and commissioned on 15 September 1942, with Lieutenant Commander Harold O...

  • (DD-347) Pruitt
    USS Pruitt (DD-347)
    USS Pruitt was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Cpl. John H. Pruitt, USMC, World War I Medal of Honor recipient.-History:...

  • (DD-734) Purdy
    USS Purdy (DD-734)
    USS Purdy , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Frederick Warren Purdy, who was awarded the Silver Star for his rescue efforts while the Strong was sinking on 5 July 1942.Purdy was laid down by the Bath Iron Works,...

  • (DD-287) Putnam
    USS Putnam (DD-287)
    USS Putnam was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Charles Putnam.-History:...

  • (DD-757) Putnam
    USS Putnam (DD-757)
    USS Putnam , an , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Putnam. She was built and saw action in the Pacific during World War II. She was laid down 11 July 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Division, San Francisco, California; launched 26 March 1944; sponsored by...

  • (DD-490) Quick
    USS Quick (DD-490)
    USS Quick , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Sergeant Major John H...

  • (DD-120) Radford
    USS Radford (DD-120)
    The first USS Radford was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later reclassified AG-22. She was named for William Radford.-History:...

  • (DD-446) Radford
    USS Radford (DD-446)
    USS Radford , named for Rear Admiral William Radford, was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War....

  • (DD-390) Ralph Talbot
    USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390)
    USS Ralph Talbot was a Bagley-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for USMC Second Lieutenant Ralph Talbot , who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I...

  • (DDG-61) Ramage
    USS Ramage (DDG-61)
    USS Ramage is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship is named for Vice Admiral Lawson P...

  • (DD-124) Ramsay
    USS Ramsay (DD-124)
    USS Ramsay was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, reclassified as DM-16 during World War II and again reclassified as AG-98...

  • (DD-113) Rathburne
    USS Rathburne (DD-113)
    USS Rathburne was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the first ship named for John Peck Rathbun....

  • (DLG-24) Reeves
    USS Reeves (DLG-24)
    USS Reeves ,a United States Navy ship named for Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves , was a Leahy-class cruiser built by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, in Bremerton, Washington....

  • (DD-21) Reid
    USS Reid (DD-21)
    USS Reid was a Smith class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Samuel Chester Reid....

  • (DD-292) Reid
    USS Reid (DD-292)
    The second USS Reid was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Samuel Chester Reid.-History:...

  • (DD-369) Reid
    USS Reid (DD-369)
    The third USS Reid was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Samuel Chester Reid.-History:Reid was laid down 25 June 1934 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey; launched 11 January 1936; sponsored by Mrs. Beatrice Reid Power; and commissioned...

  • (DD-688) Remey
    USS Remey (DD-688)
    USS Remey was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral George C. Remey .Remey was laid down on 22 March 1943 by the Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; launched on 25 July 1943; sponsored by Miss Angelica G. Remey, daughter of Rear Admiral Remey; and...

  • (DD-303) Reno
    USS Reno (DD-303)
    The first USS Reno was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Walter E...

  • (DD-176) Renshaw
    USS Renshaw (DD-176)
    The second USS Renshaw was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for William B. Renshaw.-History:...

  • (DD-499) Renshaw
    USS Renshaw (DD-499)
    USS Renshaw , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy of that name, in honor of Commander William B. Renshaw.Renshaw was laid down 7 May 1942 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey; launched on 13 October 1942, sponsored by Miss Dorothy Lillian Renshaw; and...

  • (DD-245) Reuben James
    USS Reuben James (DD-245)
    USS Reuben James —a post-World War I four-funnel Clemson-class destroyer—was the first United States Navy ship sunk by hostile action in World War II and the first named for Boatswain's Mate Reuben James , who distinguished himself fighting in the Barbary Wars.Reuben James was laid down on 2 April...

  • (DD-404) Rhind
    USS Rhind (DD-404)
    USS Rhind was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Alexander Colden Rhind.Rhind was laid down 22 September 1937 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched 28 July 1938; sponsored by Mrs. Frederick S. Camp; and commissioned 10 November 1939, Commander G. R...

  • (DD-820) Rich
    USS Rich (DD-820)
    USS Rich was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was the second ship named in honor of Lieutenant Ralph McMaster Rich , who was awarded the Navy Cross for his leadership as a fighter pilot off the USS Enterprise during the Battle of...

  • (DD-786) Richard B. Anderson
    USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786)
    USS Richard B. Anderson was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for USMC Private First Class Richard B. Anderson , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Battle of Kwajalein....

  • (DDG-23) Richard E. Byrd
    USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23)
    USS Richard E. Byrd , a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, was named after noted polar explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd....

  • (DD-849) Richard E. Kraus
    USS Richard E. Kraus (DD-849)
    USS Richard E. Kraus was a of the United States Navy, named for Marine Private First Class Richard E. Kraus , who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his "conspicuous gallantry" during the Battle of Peleliu....

  • (DD-664) Richard P. Leary
    USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664)
    USS Richard P. Leary was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Richard P. Leary .Richard P. Leary was laid down 4 July 1943 at the Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.; launched 6 October 1943, sponsored by Mrs. George K. Crozer III; and commissioned 23 February 1944, Commander Frederic S...

  • (DD-950) Richard S. Edwards
    USS Richard S. Edwards (DD-950)
    USS Richard S. Edwards , named for Admiral Richard Stanislaus Edwards USN , was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company at Seattle in Washington and launched on 24 September 1957 by Mrs. W. B. Franke; and commissioned 5 February 1959, Comdr. Richard R....

  • (DLG-20) Richmond K. Turner
  • (DD-500) Ringgold
    USS Ringgold (DD-500)
    USS Ringgold , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Cadwalader Ringgold ....

  • (DD-89) Ringgold
    USS Ringgold (DD-89)
    USS Ringgold was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as a Town class destroyer named HMS Newark....

  • (DD-174) Rizal
    USS Rizal (DD-174)
    USS Rizal was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for José Rizal, a Philippine patriot.-History:...

  • (DD-827) Robert A. Owens
    USS Robert A. Owens (DD-827)
    USS Robert A. Owens was a of the United States Navy, named for USMC Sergeant Robert A. Owens , who was awarded both the Navy Cross and Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions in the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay....

  • (DD-822) Robert H. McCard
    USS Robert H. McCard (DD-822)
    USS Robert H. McCard was a of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Robert H. McCard , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry during the Battle of Saipan....

  • (DD-735) Robert H. Smith
  • (DD-781) Robert K. Huntington
    USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781)
    USS Robert K. Huntington , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Robert Kingsbury Huntington, a naval aviator and member of Torpedo Squadron 8. The entire squadron was lost during the Battle of Midway.Robert K...

  • (DD-847) Robert L. Wilson
    USS Robert L. Wilson (DD-847)
    USS Robert L. Wilson was a of the United States Navy, named for Marine Private First Class Robert L. Wilson , who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for "conspicuous gallantry" in the Battle of Tinian....

  • (DD-324) Robert Smith
    USS Robert Smith (DD-324)
    USS Robert Smith was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Robert Smith.-History:...

  • (DD-562) Robinson
    USS Robinson (DD-562)
    USS Robinson , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Isaiah Robinson , who served in the Continental Navy....

  • (DD-88) Robinson
    USS Robinson (DD-88)
    USS Robinson was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, later transferred to the Royal Navy, as HMS Newmarket...

  • (DDG-12) Robison
    USS Robison (DDG-12)
    USS Robison , named for Rear Admiral Samuel Shelburne Robison, was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer in the service of the United States Navy....

  • (DD-254) Rodgers
    USS Rodgers (DD-254)
    The third USS Rodgers was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, transferred to the Royal Navy and served as HMS Sherwood during World War II.-As USS John Rodgers:...

  • (DD-456) Rodman
    USS Rodman (DD-456)
    USS Rodman , a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Hugh Rodman....

  • (DD-24) Roe
    USS Roe (DD-24)
    USS Roe was a in the United States Navy during World War I, and later in the United States Coast Guard designated CG-18. She was the first ship named for Francis Asbury Roe....

  • (DD-418) Roe
    USS Roe (DD-418)
    USS Roe was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Rear Admiral Francis Asbury Roe....

  • (DD-876) Rogers
    USS Rogers (DD-876)
    USS Rogers was a of the United States Navy. She was named for three brothers — Jack E. Rogers Jr., Charles E. Rogers, and Edwin K...

  • (DD-804) Rooks
    USS Rooks (DD-804)
    USS Rooks was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Captain Albert H. Rooks who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor after the Battle of Sunda Strait....

  • (DDG-80) Roosevelt
    USS Roosevelt (DDG-80)
    USS Roosevelt is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The Roosevelt is the second Flight IIA ship and the last US Navy destroyer to carry the 5"/54 Mk. 45 mod 3 gun....

  • (DD-147) Roper
    USS Roper (DD-147)
    USS Roper was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, later converted to a high-speed transport and redesignated APD-20.She was named for Lieutenant Commander Jesse M...

  • (DD-563) Ross
    USS Ross (DD-563)
    USS Ross was a U.S. Navy Fletcher class destroyer named for Captain David Ross, a former Continental Navy lieutenant. The Ross is the only ship in U.S. naval history to survive two underwater mine explosions....

  • (DDG-71) Ross
    USS Ross (DDG-71)
    USS Ross is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship of that name, and the first named in honor of Captain Donald K...

  • (DD-405) Rowan
    USS Rowan (DD-405)
    The third USS Rowan was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Stephen C. Rowan.-History:Rowan was laid down on 25 June 1937 by the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia; launched 5 May 1938; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth H...

  • (DD-64) Rowan
    USS Rowan (DD-64)
    USS Rowan was a of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Vice Admiral Stephen C. Rowan .Rowan was laid down on 10 May 1915 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 23 March 1916, sponsored by Miss Louise McL...

  • (DD-782) Rowan
    USS Rowan (DD-782)
    USS Rowan was a of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship named for Vice Admiral Stephen C. Rowan .Rowan was laid down on 25 March 1944 by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Seattle, Washington; launched 29 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs. David S. Folsom, great-grandniece of Vice Admiral Rowan;...

  • (DD-564) Rowe
    USS Rowe (DD-564)
    USS Rowe was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant John Rowe, who served with Lt. Stephen Decatur during the First Barbary War....

  • (DD-851) Rupertus
    USS Rupertus (DD-851)
    USS Rupertus was a of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps General William H. Rupertus .Rupertus was laid down on 2 May 1945 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts; launched on 21 September 1945; sponsored by Mrs. William H. Rupertus; and commissioned on 8 March...

  • (DD-414) Russell
    USS Russell (DD-414)
    USS Russell was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy, named after Rear Admiral John Henry Russell.Russell was laid down on 20 December 1937 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia; launched on 8 December 1938; sponsored by Mrs. Charles H...

  • (DDG-59) Russell
    USS Russell (DDG-59)
    USS Russell is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the second ship of the USN to carry the name Russell and is named for Rear Admiral John Henry Russell and his son, Commandant of the Marine Corps John Henry Russell, Jr..In May 2004, Russell departed for a four-month...

  • (DD-310) S. P. Lee
    USS S. P. Lee (DD-310)
    The first USS S. P. Lee was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Samuel Phillips Lee.-History:...

  • (DD-394) Sampson
    USS Sampson (DD-394)
    The second USS Sampson was a Somers-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for William Thomas Sampson.Sampson was laid down on 8 April 1936 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 16 April 1938; sponsored by Mrs. Louisa Smith Thayer; and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard...

  • (DD-63) Sampson
    USS Sampson (DD-63)
    USS Sampson was the lead ship of her class of destroyers of the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for Admiral William T...

  • (DDG-10) Sampson
    USS Sampson (DDG-10)
    USS Sampson , named for Admiral William T. Sampson USN , was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy....

  • (DDG-102) Sampson
    USS Sampson (DDG-102)
    USS Sampson is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was authorized in 2002 and is the fourth U.S. Navy ship named to honor Rear Admiral William T. Sampson.She was built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine...

  • (DD-823) Samuel B. Roberts
    USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823)
    USS Samuel B. Roberts , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel B. Roberts, a Navy coxswain who was killed evacuating Marines during the battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. The crew nicknamed the ship the "Steamin' Sammy B." for its busy schedule.The second Samuel B...

  • (DD-747) Samuel N. Moore
    USS Samuel N. Moore (DD-747)
    USS Samuel N. Moore , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel N. Moore. He took command of Quincy on 20 May 1942 and died on the night of 9 August 1942 when that cruiser was sunk while fighting in the Battle of Savo Island.Samuel N...

  • (DD-243) Sands
    USS Sands (DD-243)
    The first USS Sands was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Benjamin F. Sands and his son, James H...

  • (DD-837) Sarsfield
    USS Sarsfield (DD-837)
    USS Sarsfield , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Eugene S. Sarsfield, an officer and commander of the . He disappeared after the sinking of his ship and was presumed dead on 11 July 1943....

  • (DD-190) Satterlee
    USS Satterlee (DD-190)
    USS Satterlee was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Belmont.-As USS Satterlee:...

  • (DD-626) Satterlee
    USS Satterlee (DD-626)
    USS Satterlee was a Gleaves-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She the second Navy ship named for United States Coast Guard Captain Charles Satterlee....

  • (DD-465) Saufley
    USS Saufley (DD-465)
    USS Saufley , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Richard Saufley....

  • (DD-159) Schenck
    USS Schenck (DD-159)
    USS Schenck was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Rear Admiral James F. Schenck, USN ....

  • (DD-103) Schley
    USS Schley (DD-103)
    USS Schley was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, APD-14 in the World War II...

  • (DD-501) Schroeder
    USS Schroeder (DD-501)
    USS Schroeder , a , was a ship of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder .Schroeder was laid down on 25 June 1942 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Kearny, N.J.; launched on 11 November 1942, sponsored by Miss Grace Wainwright Schroeder, and commissioned on 1...

  • (DDG-995) Scott
    USS Scott (DDG-995)
    USS Scott was a of the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Norman Scott, who was killed during a surface action at the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal aboard USS Atlanta, winning a posthumous Medal of Honor for his actions.Originally named Nader, Scott was ordered by the Shah of...

  • (DD-791) Seaman
  • (DD-320) Selfridge
    USS Selfridge (DD-320)
    The first USS Selfridge was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Thomas O. Selfridge.-History:...

  • (DD-357) Selfridge
    USS Selfridge (DD-357)
    The second USS Selfridge was a in the United States Navy. She named for Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge and his son, Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr...

  • (DDG-11) Sellers
    USS Sellers (DDG-11)
    USS Sellers , named for Admiral David F. Sellers USN , was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy....

  • (DD-189) Semmes
    USS Semmes (DD-189)
    USS Semmes was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first Navy ship named for Commander , Rear Admiral , Brigadier General Raphael Semmes ....

  • (DDG-18) Semmes
    USS Semmes (DDG-18)
    USS Semmes , was the second Navy ship named for Commander , Rear Admiral , Brigadier General Raphael Semmes . USS Semmes was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy.Semmes was laid down by Avondale Marine Ways, Inc...

  • (DD-767) Seymour D. Owens
    USS Seymour D. Owens (DD-767)
    USS Seymour D. Owens was scheduled to be a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Seymour D. Owens....

  • (DD-962) Shah Jehan (for Pakistan)
  • (DD-737) Shannon
  • (DD-281) Sharkey
    USS Sharkey (DD-281)
    USS Sharkey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for William J. Sharkey.-History:...

  • (DD-373) Shaw
    USS Shaw (DD-373)
    USS Shaw , a Mahan-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain John Shaw, a Naval officer. Commissioned in 1936, she was plagued by construction deficiencies and was not fully operational until 1938...

  • (DD-68) Shaw
    USS Shaw (DD-68)
    USS Shaw was a in the United States Navy during World War I. She was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard as CG-22....

  • (DD-750) Shea
  • (DD-790) Shelton
    USS Shelton (DD-790)
    USS Shelton was a of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Ensign James A. Shelton , who was killed in the Battle of Midway....

  • (DD-596) Shields
    USS Shields (DD-596)
    USS Shields , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Purser Thomas Shields , who fought in the Battle of New Orleans....

  • (DD-318) Shirk
    USS Shirk (DD-318)
    USS Shirk was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for James W. Shirk.-History:...

  • (DDG-86) Shoup
    USS Shoup (DDG-86)
    USS Shoup is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship is named for General David M. Shoup , the 22nd Commandant of the Marine Corps....

  • (DD-268) Shubrick
    USS Shubrick (DD-268)
    The third USS Shubrick was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy, where she served as HMS Ripley during World War II.-As USS Shubrick:...

  • (DD-639) Shubrick
    USS Shubrick (DD-639)
    USS Shubrick , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral William B. Shubrick....

  • (DD-346) Sicard
    USS Sicard (DD-346)
    USS Sicard was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Montgomery Sicard.-History:...

  • (DD-643) Sigourney
    USS Sigourney (DD-643)
    USS Sigourney was a Fletcher-class destroyer, the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Sigourney, an officer during the War of 1812....

  • (DD-81) Sigourney
    USS Sigourney (DD-81)
    USS Sigourney was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the first ship named for James Butler Sigourney....

  • (DD-502) Sigsbee
    USS Sigsbee (DD-502)
    USS Sigsbee , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee ....

  • (DD-221) Simpson
    USS Simpson (DD-221)
    USS Simpson was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Rear Admiral Edward Simpson....

  • (DD-409) Sims
    USS Sims (DD-409)
    USS Sims was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship to be named for William Sims, an Admiral who pushed for the modernization of the Navy....

  • (DD-275) Sinclair
    USS Sinclair (DD-275)
    USS Sinclair was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Captain Arthur Sinclair.-History:Sinclair was laid down on 15 October 1918 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum, Massachusetts; launched on 2 June 1919; sponsored by Mrs. George Barnett,...

  • (DD-316) Sloat
    USS Sloat (DD-316)
    The first USS Sloat was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Drake Sloat.-History:...

  • (DD-565) Smalley
    USS Smalley (DD-565)
    USS Smalley , a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ensign Anthony A. Smalley .Smalley was laid down on 14 February 1943 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Seattle, Wash.; launched on 27 October 1943, sponsored by Miss Lina A. Mayo; and commissioned on 31...

  • (DD-17) Smith
    USS Smith (DD-17)
    USS Smith was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the first ship named for Lieutenant Joseph B. Smith....

  • (DD-378) Smith
    USS Smith (DD-378)
    The second USS Smith was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Lieutenant Joseph B. Smith, USN...

  • (DD-212) Smith Thompson
    USS Smith Thompson (DD-212)
    USS Smith Thompson was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the only ship named for Secretary of the Navy Smith Thompson.-History:...

  • (DD-707) Soley
    USS Soley (DD-707)
    USS Soley , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for James R. Soley, who became Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1899. Soley was responsible for the collection and publication of Union and Confederate Naval records...

  • (DD-301) Somers
    USS Somers (DD-301)
    USS Somers , a Clemson-class destroyer, engaged in peacetime operations with the Pacific Fleet from 1920 until she was scrapped under the London Naval Treaty in 1930...

  • (DD-381) Somers
    USS Somers (DD-381)
    USS Somers was a destroyer commissioned in the United States Navy from 1937 to 1945. She was the lead ship of the Somers-class of destroyer leaders and was named for Richard Somers. During World War II, Somers was active in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations.-History:Somers...

  • (DD-947) Somers
    USS Somers (DD-947)
    The sixth USS Somers was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer when her keel was laid down at the Bath Iron Works on 4 March 1958, she was launched on 30 May, and commissioned on 3 April 1959....

  • (DDG-34) Somers
  • (DLGN-37) South Carolina
  • (DD-207) Southard
    USS Southard (DD-207)
    USS Southard was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for Secretary of the Navy Samuel L...

  • (DD-743) Southerland
    USS Southerland (DD-743)
    USS Southerland , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for William Henry Hudson Southerland, an admiral.Southerland was laid down on 27 May 1944 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 5 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-512) Spence
    USS Spence (DD-512)
    USS Spence , a Fletcher class destroyer, was laid down on 18 May 1942 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 27 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Eben Learned; and commissioned on 8 January 1943, Lieutenant Commander H. J. Armstrong in command. The ship was named for Robert T...

  • (DD-173) Sproston
    USS Sproston (DD-173)
    The first USS Sproston was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for John G. Sproston.-History:...

  • (DD-577) Sproston
    USS Sproston (DD-577)
    USS Sproston was a Fletcher-class destroyer. She was the second ship named for Admiral John G. Sproston, an officer in the United States Navy during the Civil War.-History:...

  • (DD-963) Spruance
    USS Spruance (DD-963)
    USS Spruance was the lead ship of the Spruance-class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Raymond A. Spruance....

  • (DD-406) Stack
    USS Stack (DD-406)
    USS Stack was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Edward Stack.-History:Stack was laid down on 25 June 1937 by the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia; launched on 5 May 1938; sponsored by Miss Mary Teresa Stack; and commissioned on 20 November 1939, Lieutenant Commander Isaiah...

  • (DD-478) Stanly
    USS Stanly (DD-478)
    USS Stanly , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Fabius Stanly ....

  • (DD-180) Stansbury
    USS Stansbury (DD-180)
    USS Stansbury was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II . She was named for John Stansbury....

  • (DD-863) Steinaker
    USS Steinaker (DD-863)
    The second USS Steinaker was a of the United States Navy, named for Private First Class Donald Baur Steinaker, USMCR who was killed in action on Guadalcanal and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross....

  • (DD-644) Stembel
    USS Stembel (DD-644)
    USS Stembel , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Roger N. Stembel , who served in the Civil War....

  • (DD-538) Stephen Potter
    USS Stephen Potter (DD-538)
    USS Stephen Potter , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Ensign Stephen Potter , a naval aviator during World War I....

  • (DD-27) Sterett
    USS Sterett (DD-27)
    USS Sterett was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Andrew Sterett.Sterett was laid down on 22 March 1909 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company...

  • (DD-407) Sterett
    USS Sterett (DD-407)
    USS Sterett was a in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Andrew Sterett.The Sterett was laid down on 2 December 1936 at the Charleston Navy Yard; launched on 27 October 1938; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DDG-104) Sterett
    USS Sterett (DDG-104)
    USS Sterett , an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of Andrew Sterett, a naval officer who served during the Quasi-War and the Barbary Wars....

  • (DLG-31) Sterett
  • (DDG-63) Stethem
    USS Stethem (DDG-63)
    USS Stethem is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was built in Pascagoula, Mississippi, starting on May 11, 1993. The ship was commissioned on October 21, 1995 and is based out of Yokosuka, Japan. It has operated throughout the Pacific Ocean, as well as on...

  • (DD-479) Stevens
    USS Stevens (DD-479)
    USS Stevens , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of that name in the United States Navy. This ship was named for both Rear Admiral Thomas H. Stevens, Jr...

  • (DD-86) Stevens
    USS Stevens (DD-86)
    USS Stevens was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the first ship named for Thomas Holdup Stevens....

  • (DD-645) Stevenson
    USS Stevenson (DD-645)
    USS Stevenson , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be assigned that name. The first vessel, Stevenson , was cancelled during construction and never completed. Both ships are named for John H...

  • (DD-13) Stewart
    USS Stewart (DD-13)
    The first USS Stewart was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart.Stewart was laid down on 24 January 1900 at Morris Heights, New York, by the Gas Engine and Power Company; launched on 10 May 1902; sponsored by Mrs. Paul Lee Cocke, granddaughter of Rear Admiral...

  • (DD-224) Stewart
    USS Stewart (DD-224)
    USS Stewart was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart. Scuttled in a port, she was later raised by the Japanese and commissioned as Patrol Boat No. 102...

  • (DD-888) Stickell
    USS Stickell (DD-888)
    USS Stickell was a of the United States Navy. She was named for Lieutenant John H. Stickell USNR , who was killed in action at Jaluit Atoll in the Marshall Islands on 13 December 1943 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross....

  • (DDG-106) Stockdale
    USS Stockdale (DDG-106)
    USS Stockdale is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. The third Navy ship of that name, Stockdale is named after Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale and is the 56th destroyer in her class. She was authorized on 13 September 2002 and was built by Bath...

  • (DD-683) Stockham
    USS Stockham (DD-683)
    USS Stockham , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Gy.Sgt. Fred W. Stockham, USMC ....

  • (DD-646) Stockton
    USS Stockton (DD-646)
    USS Stockton , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore Robert F. Stockton....

  • (DD-73) Stockton
    USS Stockton (DD-73)
    USS Stockton , a , served in the United States Navy, and later in the Royal Navy as HMS Ludlow.The second US Navy ship named for Captain Robert F...

  • (DD-566) Stoddard
    USS Stoddard (DD-566)
    USS Stoddard was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Master's Mate James Stoddard, who was decorated for heroism during the Civil War. She was the last Fletcher to be stricken from the U.S. Navy, in 1975....

  • (DD-302) Stoddert
    USS Stoddert (DD-302)
    USS Stoddert was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. It was named for Benjamin Stoddert.-History:...

  • (DD-780) Stormes
    USS Stormes (DD-780)
    USS Stormes , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Max Clifford Stormes, who was killed in action during the night of 14 and 15 November 1942, when Preston was sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Comdr...

  • (DDG-55) Stout
    USS Stout (DDG-55)
    USS Stout is the sixth Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, she was commissioned on 13 August 1994 and she is currently homeported in Norfolk, Virginia.-Etymology:...

  • (DD-867) Stribling
    USS Stribling (DD-867)
    USS Stribling was a in the United States Navy. She was the second US Navy ship named for Admiral Cornelius Kincheloe Stribling.Stribling was laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 15 January 1945, launched on 8 June 1945 by Mrs. W. Hunter Powell and...

  • (DD-96) Stribling
    USS Stribling (DD-96)
    USS Stribling was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and the years following. She was the first ship named in honor of Cornelius Stribling....

  • (DD-83) Stringham
    USS Stringham (DD-83)
    USS Stringham was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. Later she served in World War II as APD-6. She was the second ship named for Silas Horton Stringham....

  • (DD-467) Strong
    USS Strong (DD-467)
    USS Strong , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral James H. Strong , who distinguished himself at the Battle of Mobile Bay....

  • (DD-758) Strong
    USS Strong (DD-758)
    USS Strong , an , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James H. Strong, a naval commander for Union forces during the American Civil War...

  • (DD-978) Stump
    USS Stump (DD-978)
    USS Stump , named after Admiral Felix Budwell Stump USN, was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. The USS Stump was decommissioned and stricken on 22 October 2004.-History:...

  • (DD-240) Sturtevant
    USS Sturtevant (DD-240)
    USS Sturtevant was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Albert D. Sturtevant....

  • (DD-333) Sumner
    USS Sumner (DD-333)
    The first USS Sumner was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Allen M...

  • (DD-443) Swanson
    USS Swanson (DD-443)
    USS Swanson was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson ....

  • (DD-273) Swasey
    USS Swasey (DD-273)
    The first USS Swasey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Rockingham .-USS Swasey:...

  • (DD-114) Talbot
    USS Talbot (DD-114)
    USS Talbot was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, APD-7 in the World War II...

  • (DD-142) Tarbell
    USS Tarbell (DD-142)
    USS Tarbell was a in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Captain Joseph Tarbell.Tarbell was laid down on 31 December 1917 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company, launched on 28 May 1918, sponsored by Miss...

  • (DD-125) Tattnall
    USS Tattnall (DD-125)
    USS Tattnall was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the first ship named for Captain Josiah Tattnall....

  • (DDG-19) Tattnall
    USS Tattnall (DDG-19)
    USS Tattnall was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile-armed destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Josiah Tattnall, Jr...

  • (DD-746) Taussig
    USS Taussig (DD-746)
    USS Taussig , an , was named for Edward D. Taussig, a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy whose career spanned over 50 years. The ship was laid down on 30 August 1943 at Staten Island, New York, by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 25 January 1944; sponsored by Miss...

  • (DD-468) Taylor
    USS Taylor (DD-468)
    USS Taylor was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral William Rogers Taylor . She was laid down on 28 August 1941 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works Corp.; launched on 7 June 1942, sponsored by Mrs. H. A...

  • (DD-94) Taylor
    USS Taylor (DD-94)
    The first USS Taylor was a Wickes-class destroyer in World War I and the years following. She was named for Rear Admiral Henry Taylor.-History:...

  • (DD-25) Terry
    USS Terry (DD-25)
    USS Terry was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I, and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated CG-19. She was the first ship named for Edward Terry....

  • (DD-513) Terry
    USS Terry (DD-513)
    USS Terry , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Edward Terry ....

  • (DD-960) Teruzuki (for Japan)
    USS Teruzuki (DD-960)
    Terizuki , was a modified of the United States Navy built as part of the Military Aid Program, laid down by Mitsubishi at Kobe in Japan on 15 August 1958, launched on 24 June 1959 and commissioned into the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force....

  • (DLGN-39) Texas
  • (DD-162) Thatcher
    USS Thatcher (DD-162)
    The first USS Thatcher was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy, later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Niagara .-As USS Thatcher:Named for Admiral Henry K...

  • (DD-514) Thatcher
    USS Thatcher (DD-514)
    USS Thatcher , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Henry K. Thatcher ....

  • (DD-537) The Sullivans
    USS The Sullivans (DD-537)
    USS The Sullivans is a Fletcher-class destroyer. She is the first United States Navy ship to be named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers aged 20 to 27 who lost their lives when their ship, USS Juneau, was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on...

  • (DDG-68) The Sullivans
    USS The Sullivans (DDG-68)
    USS The Sullivans , an Arleigh Burke-class "Aegis" guided missile destroyer, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the five Sullivan brothers — George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert Sullivan, aged 20 to 27 — who lost their lives when their ship, USS...

  • (DD-717) Theodore E. Chandler
    USS Theodore E. Chandler (DD-717)
    USS Theodore E. Chandler was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was named for Theodore E. Chandler....

  • (DD-182) Thomas
    USS Thomas (DD-182)
    The first USS Thomas was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS St Albans , as a Town class destroyer, but spent most of the war in the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy, before transferred to the Soviet Navy as...

  • (DD-736) Thomas E. Fraser
  • (DD-305) Thompson
    USS Thompson (DD-305)
    USS Thompson , a Clemson-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy named in honor of Secretary of the Navy Richard W. Thompson , never saw action against an enemy. She was the first Navy ship of that name; the second, , named for Robert M...

  • (DD-627) Thompson
    USS Thompson (DD-627)
    USS Thompson USS Thompson USS Thompson (DD-627 (later DMS-38) was first a Gleaves-class destroyer, then became an Ellyson-class destroyer minesweeper. She was the second Navy ship named "Thompson", and the first named in honor of Robert M...

  • (DD-647) Thorn
    USS Thorn (DD-647)
    USS Thorn , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Thorn.Thorn was laid down on 15 November 1942 at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-988) Thorn
    USS Thorn (DD-988)
    USS Thorn , a Spruance-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Jonathan Thorn , who took part in Decatur's expedition to destroy the captured frigate Philadelphia in 1804....

  • (DD-270) Thornton
    USS Thornton (DD-270)
    The second USS Thornton was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for James and Ryan Thornton, naval officers during the American Civil War.-History:...

  • (DD-135) Tillman
    USS Tillman (DD-135)
    The first USS Tillman was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Senator Benjamin Tillman.-United States Navy:...

  • (DD-641) Tillman
    USS Tillman (DD-641)
    USS Tillman , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for United States Senator Ben Tillman....

  • (DD-828) Timmerman
    USS Timmerman (DD-828)
    USS Timmerman was a Gearing-class destroyer was an advanced-design vessel constructed for the U.S. Navy in 1954. After four years of design testing and sea trials, Timmerman was no longer needed, and was scrapped....

  • (DD-272) Tingey
    USS Tingey (DD-272)
    The second USS Tingey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Thomas Tingey.-History:...

  • (DD-539) Tingey
    USS Tingey (DD-539)
    USS Tingey was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship to be named for Commodore Thomas Tingey ....

  • (DD-740) Tolman
  • (DD-282) Toucey
    USS Toucey (DD-282)
    USS Toucey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Secretary of the Navy Isaac Toucey....

  • (DD-959) Towers became DDG-9
  • (DDG-9) Towers
    USS Towers (DDG-9)
    USS Towers was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy notable for action in the Vietnam War. The ship was named in honor of Admiral John Henry Towers....

  • (DD-214) Tracy
    USS Tracy (DD-214)
    USS Tracy was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Franklin Tracy....

  • (DD-530) Trathen
    USS Trathen (DD-530)
    USS Trathen was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander James Trathen, commander of USS Midnight during the American Civil War....

  • (DD-339) Trever
    USS Trever (DD-339)
    USS Trever was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named in memory of Lt. Cmdr. George A. Trever.-History:...

  • (DD-33) Trippe
    USS Trippe (DD-33)
    The second USS Trippe was a in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated '. She was named for Lieutenant John Trippe....

  • (DD-403) Trippe
    USS Trippe (DD-403)
    The third USS Trippe was a in the United States Navy. She was named for John Trippe.-Operational history:Trippe was laid down on 15 April 1937 by the Boston Navy Yard, launched on 14 May 1938; sponsored by Miss Betty S. Trippe and placed in commission on 1 November 1939, Lt. Comdr. Robert L...

  • (DD-14) Truxtun
    USS Truxtun (DD-14)
    The second USS Truxtun was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for Commodore Thomas Truxtun....

  • (DD-229) Truxtun
    USS Truxtun (DD-229)
    ' was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named for Thomas Truxtun.Truxtun was laid down on 3 December 1919 and launched on 28 September 1920 from William Cramp & Sons, sponsored by Miss Isabelle Truxtun Brumby, and commissioned at the...

  • (DDG-103) Truxtun
    USS Truxtun (DDG-103)
    USS Truxtun is a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. Her keel was laid down on 11 April 2005 and she was launched on 17 April 2007. Her commissioning ceremony was held 25 April 2009 in Charleston, South Carolina with Commander Timothy Weber as her first commanding officer...

  • (DLGN-35) Truxtun
    USS Truxtun (DLGN-35)
    The fifth USS Truxtun was a nuclear powered cruiser in the U.S. Navy. She was launched as a destroyer leader and later reclassified as a cruiser...

  • (DD-374) Tucker
    USS Tucker (DD-374)
    The second USS Tucker was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Samuel Tucker.-History:...

  • (DD-57) Tucker
    USS Tucker (DD-57)
    USS Tucker was the lead ship of her class of destroyers built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named for Samuel Tucker....

  • (DD-259) Turner
    USS Turner (DD-259)
    The first USS Turner was a Clemson-class destroyer in commission in the United States Navy from 1919 to 1922. She served in a non-commissioned status as the water lighter YW-56 from 1936 to 1943, and was in commission as a miscellaneous auxiliary, the second USS Moosehead , from 1943 to 1946.-As...

  • (DD-648) Turner
    USS Turner (DD-648)
    USS Turner , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Daniel Turner.-Commission:...

  • (DD-834) Turner
    USS Turner (DD-834)
    USS Turner was a of the United States Navy, the third Navy ship named for Captain Daniel Turner .Turner was laid down on 13 November 1944 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works Corp.; launched on 8 April 1945; sponsored by Miss Louise Leahy, granddaughter of Fleet Admiral William D...

  • (DD-951) Turner Joy
    USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
    USS Turner Joy was one of 18 s of the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Charles Turner Joy USN . Commissioned in 1959, she spent her entire career in the Pacific...

  • (DD-127) Twiggs
    USS Twiggs (DD-127)
    The first USS Twiggs was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Major Levi Twiggs. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy, as HMS Leamington and to the Soviet Navy as Zhguchiy, before returning to Britain to star in the film The Gift Horse,...

  • (DD-591) Twiggs
    USS Twiggs (DD-591)
    USS Twiggs , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Major Levi Twiggs ....

  • (DD-540) Twining
    USS Twining (DD-540)
    USS Twining , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Nathan C. Twining ....

  • (DD-687) Uhlmann
    USS Uhlmann (DD-687)
    USS Uhlmann was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Ensign Robert W. Uhlmann.-World War II:...

  • (DD-144) Upshur
    USS Upshur (DD-144)
    USS Upshur was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during the World War II. She was the first ship named for Rear Admiral John Henry Upshur....

  • (DD-656) Van Valkenburgh
    USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656)
    USS Van Valkenburgh was a of the United States Navy, named for Captain Franklin van Valkenburgh , captain of the battleship when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor....

  • (DD-878) Vesole
    USS Vesole (DD-878)
    USS Vesole was a of the United States Navy. She was named for Ensign Kay K. Vesole USN , killed in action during an air raid at Bari, Italy on 2 December 1943, and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross....

  • (DLGN-38) Virginia
  • (DD-862) Vogelgesang
    USS Vogelgesang (DD-862)
    USS Vogelgesang was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Carl Theodore Vogelgesang USN ....

  • (DDG-24) Waddell
    USS Waddell (DDG-24)
    USS Waddell was a Charles F. Adams class guided missile armed destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Captain James Iredell Waddell CSN ....

  • (DD-689) Wadleigh
    USS Wadleigh (DD-689)
    USS Wadleigh was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral George H. Wadleigh .Wadleigh was laid down on 5 April 1943 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works; launched on 7 August 1943; sponsored by Miss Clara F. Wadleigh, daughter of RAdm. Wadleigh; and commissioned at the Boston Navy...

  • (DD-516) Wadsworth
    USS Wadsworth (DD-516)
    USS Wadsworth , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore Alexander S. Wadsworth ....

  • (DD-60) Wadsworth
    USS Wadsworth (DD-60)
    USS Wadsworth was a built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named for Alexander Scammel Wadsworth....

  • (DD-419) Wainwright
    USS Wainwright (DD-419)
    USS Wainwright was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. The ship was named to honor Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, his son, Master Jonathan Wainwright, Jr., his cousin, Commander Richard Wainwright, and also Rear Admiral Richard WainwrightWainwright was...

  • (DD-62) Wainwright
    USS Wainwright (DD-62)
    USS Wainwright was a built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of U.S...

  • (DLG-28) Wainwright
    USS Wainwright (DLG-28)
    USS Wainwright , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for members of the Wainwright family; specifically, Commander Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, his son, Master Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, Jr., and his cousin, Commander Richard Wainwright, as well as Rear Admiral Richard...

  • (DD-699) Waldron
    USS Waldron (DD-699)
    USS Waldron , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for John C. Waldron, was a U.S. Naval aviator who led a squadron of torpedo bombers in World War II.-Construction and commissioning:...

  • (DD-34) Walke
    USS Walke (DD-34)
    The first USS Walke was a in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Rear Admiral Henry A. Walke.Walke was laid down on 5 March 1910 at Quincy, Massachusetts, by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company; launched on 3 November 1910; sponsored by Miss Mildred Walke Walter,...

  • (DD-416) Walke
    USS Walke (DD-416)
    USS Walke was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy, named after Rear Admiral Henry A. Walke USN...

  • (DD-723) Walke
    USS Walke (DD-723)
    USS Walke , an , was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Henry A. Walke, a Rear Admiral during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. The third Walke was laid down on 7 June 1943 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works; launched on 27 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-163) Walker
    USS Walker (DD-163)
    The first USS Walker was a Wickes class destroyer that saw service in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Admiral John Grimes Walker.-History:...

  • (DD-517) Walker
    USS Walker (DD-517)
    USS Walker , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral John Grimes Walker ....

  • (DD-703) Wallace L. Lind
    USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703)
    USS Wallace L. Lind , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Captain Wallace L. Lind , who was awarded the Navy Cross during World War I....

  • (DD-466) Waller
    USS Waller (DD-466)
    USS Waller , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Major General Littleton Waller, USMC ....

  • (DD-139) Ward
    USS Ward (DD-139)
    USS Ward was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later APD-16 in World War II...

  • (DD-30) Warrington
    USS Warrington (DD-30)
    The first USS Warrington was a modified in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Lewis Warrington.Warrington was laid down on 21 June 1909 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by the William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Company; launched on 18 June 1910; sponsored by Mrs....

  • (DD-383) Warrington
    USS Warrington (DD-383)
    USS Warrington — a — was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lewis Warrington, who was an officer in the Navy during the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812...

  • (DD-843) Warrington
    USS Warrington (DD-843)
    USS Warrington was a destroyer that served the U.S. Navy from the end of World War II to the Vietnam War, when she was damaged by two underwater explosions, causing her to be listed as “beyond repair” and excessed to the Navy of the Republic of China.-Built in Bath, Maine:The third U.S...

  • (DD-338) Wasmuth
    USS Wasmuth (DD-338)
    USS Wasmuth was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Henry Wasmuth.-History:...

  • (DD-115) Waters
    USS Waters (DD-115)
    USS Waters was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II, later designated APD-8...

  • (DD-567) Watts
    USS Watts (DD-567)
    USS Watts was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. It was named for Captain John Watts , who fought French privateers during the Quasi-War with France....

  • (DDG-108) Wayne E. Meyer
    USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108)
    The USS Wayne E. Meyer is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named after Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer, who is known as the Father of Aegis....

  • (DD-684) Wedderburn
    USS Wedderburn (DD-684)
    USS Wedderburn , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for lieutenant Charles F. Wedderburn, a destroyerman who was killed during World War I....

  • (DD-195) Welborn C. Wood
    USS Welborn C. Wood (DD-195)
    USS Welborn C. Wood was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She served with the United States Coast Guard as USCGD Wood. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Chesterfield....

  • (DD-257) Welles
    USS Welles (DD-257)
    The first USS Welles was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Cameron during World War II.-As USS Welles:...

  • (DD-628) Welles
    USS Welles (DD-628)
    USS Welles , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Gideon Welles.Welles was laid down on 27 September 1941 at Seattle, Washington, by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 7 September 1942; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DD-15) Whipple
    USS Whipple (DD-15)
    The first USS Whipple was a in the United States Navy, named for Abraham Whipple.She was laid down on 13 November 1899 at Sparrows Point, Maryland, by the Maryland Steel Company; launched on 15 August 1901; sponsored by Miss Elsie Pope; and commissioned on 17 February 1903, Lieutenant Jehu V...

  • (DD-217) Whipple
    USS Whipple (DD-217)
    USS Whipple , a Clemson-class destroyer was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Captain Abraham Whipple , who served in the Continental Navy....

  • (DD-578) Wickes
    USS Wickes (DD-578)
    USS Wickes , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Lambert Wickes , who served in the Continental Navy....

  • (DD-75) Wickes
    USS Wickes (DD-75)
    The first USS Wickes was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Montgomery...

  • (DD-597) Wiley
    USS Wiley (DD-597)
    USS Wiley , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for William Wiley, a sailor of the Navy in the 19th century who served in the First Barbary War...

  • (DD-441) Wilkes
    USS Wilkes (DD-441)
    USS Wilkes , a , was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Wilkes, who was an American naval officer and explorer....

  • (DD-67) Wilkes
    USS Wilkes (DD-67)
    USS Wilkes was a in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the second Navy ship named for Commodore Charles Wilkes...

  • (DD-930) Wilkinson
  • (DL-5) Wilkinson
    USS Wilkinson (DL-5)
    USS Wilkinson was a Mitscher class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Vice Admiral Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson USN ....

  • (DD-775) Willard Keith
    USS Willard Keith (DD-775)
    USS Willard Keith , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is currently the only completed ship of the United States Navy ever named for Willard Keith, a United States Marine Corps captain who died in combat during the campaign for Guadalcanal. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions...

  • (DD-344) William B. Preston
    USS William B. Preston (DD-344)
    USS William B. Preston was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for William B. Preston....

  • (DD-763) William C. Lawe
    USS William C. Lawe (DD-763)
    The third USS William C. Lawe was a of the United States Navy, named for aviation metalsmith third class William C. Lawe , who was killed in the Battle of Midway....

  • (DD-579) William D. Porter
    USS William D. Porter (DD-579)
    USS William D. Porter , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commodore William D. Porter .William D...

  • (DLG-32) William H. Standley
  • (DD-308) William Jones
    USS William Jones (DD-308)
    USS William Jones , a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for William Jones.-History:William Jones was laid down on 2 October 1918, at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. She was launched on 9 April 1919, sponsored by Mrs. Ernest P...

  • (DD-715) William M. Wood
    USS William M. Wood (DD-715)
    USS William M. Wood was a in the United States Navy during the final year of World War II. She was in commission for 31 years, from 1945 through 1976, serving in both the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. She was the second Navy ship named for Navy Surgeon-General William M. Wood .William M...

  • (DD-714) William R. Rush
    USS William R. Rush (DD-714)
    USS William R. Rush was a in the United States Navy during the Korean War. She was named for William R. Rush.William R. Rush was laid down on 15 October 1944 at Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation; launched on 8 July 1945; sponsored by Mrs...

  • (DDG-44) William V. Pratt
    USS William V. Pratt (DDG-44)
    USS William V. Pratt was a Farragut-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1961 as DLG-13 and reclassified as a guided missile destroyer, designation DDG-44, in 1975. She was named to honor Admiral William Veazie Pratt, a President of the Naval War...

  • (DL-13) William V. Pratt
    USS William V. Pratt (DDG-44)
    USS William V. Pratt was a Farragut-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1961 as DLG-13 and reclassified as a guided missile destroyer, designation DDG-44, in 1975. She was named to honor Admiral William Veazie Pratt, a President of the Naval War...

  • (DD-108) Williams
    USS Williams (DD-108)
    The second USS Williams was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS St...

  • (DD-244) Williamson
    USS Williamson (DD-244)
    USS Williamson was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commander William Price Williamson....

  • (DD-929) Willis A. Lee
  • (DL-4) Willis A. Lee
    USS Willis A. Lee (DL-4)
    USS Willis A. Lee was a Mitscher-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Vice Admiral Willis A. “Ching” Lee USN .Willis A...

  • (DD-408) Wilson
    USS Wilson (DD-408)
    USS Wilson , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Wilson, a seaman in the Union Navy during the American Civil War.-History:...

  • (DD-716) Wiltsie
    USS Wiltsie (DD-716)
    USS Wiltsie was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Irving Wiltsie.Wiltsie was laid down on 13 March 1945 at Port Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company; launched on 31 August 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Irving D. Wiltsie, the widow of Capt...

  • (DD-359) Winslow
    USS Winslow (DD-359)
    The third USS Winslow was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow and Cameron McRae Winslow....

  • (DD-53) Winslow
    USS Winslow (DD-53)
    USS Winslow was an built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second US Navy vessel named in honor of John Ancrum Winslow, a US Navy officer notable for sinking the Confederate commerce raider during the American Civil War.Winslow was laid...

  • (DDG-81) Winston Churchill
  • (DD-848) Witek
    USS Witek (DD-848)
    USS Witek was a of the United States Navy, named for Marine Private First Class Frank P. Witek , who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroism during the Battle of Guam....

  • (DD-317) Wood
    USS Wood (DD-317)
    USS Wood was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was the first Navy ship named for Navy Surgeon-General William M...

  • (DD-309) Woodbury
    USS Woodbury (DD-309)
    The third USS Woodbury was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Levi Woodbury.-History:Woodbury was laid down on 3 October 1918 at San Francisco, California, by the Union Iron Works plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 6 February 1919;...

  • (DD-460) Woodworth
    USS Woodworth (DD-460)
    USS Woodworth was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commander Selim E. Woodworth....

  • (DD-437) Woolsey
    USS Woolsey (DD-437)
    USS Woolsey , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship to be named Woolsey in the United States Navy. It is the first to be named for both Commodore Melancthon Brooks Woolsey and his father Commodore Melancthon Taylor Woolsey....

  • (DD-77) Woolsey
    USS Woolsey (DD-77)
    The first USS Woolsey was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was named for Melancthon Taylor Woolsey.-History:...

  • (DD-16) Worden
    USS Worden (DD-16)
    The first USS Worden was a in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral John Lorimer Worden.Worden was laid down at Sparrows Point, Maryland, on 13 November 1899 by the Maryland Steel Company; launched on 15 August 1901; sponsored by Mrs. Daniel F. Worden, the daughter-in-law of Rear...

  • (DD-288) Worden
    USS Worden (DD-288)
    The second USS Worden was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Lorimer Worden.-History:...

  • (DD-352) Worden
    USS Worden (DD-352)
    The third USS Worden was a Farragut-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Lorimer Worden....

  • (DLG-18) Worden
  • (DD-568) Wren
    USS Wren (DD-568)
    USS Wren was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Sergeant Solomon Wren, USMC, who took part in Lieutenant Stephen Decatur's raid into Tripoli harbor during the First Barbary War....

  • (DD-314) Yarborough
    USS Yarborough (DD-314)
    USS Yarborough was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for George Hampton Yarborough, Jr.-History:...

  • (DD-143) Yarnall
    USS Yarnall (DD-143)
    The first USS Yarnall was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Lincoln, to the Royal Norwegian Navy as HNoMS Lincoln, to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Lincoln, and subsequently to the Soviet Navy as Druzhny.-As USS...

  • (DD-541) Yarnall
    USS Yarnall (DD-541)
    USS Yarnall , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for LieutenantJohn Yarnall ....

  • (DD-312) Young
    USS Young (DD-312)
    The first USS Young was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for John Young.-History:...

  • (DD-580) Young
    USS Young (DD-580)
    USS Young , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy of that name. She was the first to be named for Rear Admiral Lucien Young ....

  • (DD-337) Zane
    USS Zane (DD-337)
    USS Zane was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Randolph Zane.-History:...

  • (DD-313) Zeilin
    USS Zeilin (DD-313)
    The first USS Zeilin was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Jacob Zeilin.-History:...

  • (DD-777) Zellars
    USS Zellars (DD-777)
    USS Zellars , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Thomas Edward Zellars, a lieutenant in the United States Navy who served on the Mississippi . On 12 June 1924, Thomas Zellars and 47 other crew members died in a firing accident...

  • (DDG-1000) Zumwalt
    USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000)
    USS Zumwalt is to be the lead ship of the Zumwalt class of guided missile destroyers and the first ship to be named for Admiral Elmo Zumwalt.-Name and hull number:...

  • Hull number DDG-25 used for HMAS Perth
    HMAS Perth (D38)
    HMAS Perth was the lead ship of the Perth class guided missile destroyers operated by the Royal Australian Navy . Built in the United States of America to a modified version of the Charles F...

  • Hull number DDG-26 used for HMAS Hobart
    HMAS Hobart (D39)
    HMAS Hobart was a Perth class guided missile destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy . Built in the United States of America to a slight variant of the United States Navy Charles F. Adams class, she was commissioned into the RAN in 1965. In March 1967, Hobart became the first RAN combat ship...

  • Hull number DDG-27 used for HMAS Brisbane
    HMAS Brisbane (D-41)
    HMAS Brisbane was one of three Perth class guided missile destroyers to serve in the Royal Australian Navy . The United States-designed ship was laid down at Bay City, Michigan in 1965, launched in 1966 and commissioned into the RAN in 1967...

  • Hull number DDG-28 used for D185 Lütjens
    FGS Lütjens (D185)
    Lütjens was a guided missile destroyer of the Bundesmarine and later the Deutsche Marine . She was the lead ship of the Lütjens class, a modification of the Charles F. Adams class...

  • Hull number DDG-29 used for D186 Mölders
    FGS Mölders (D186)
    D186 Mölders was a guided missile destroyer of the Bundesmarine and later the Deutsche Marine . It was the second ship of the Lütjens class, a modification of the Charles F. Adams class....

  • Hull number DDG-30 used for D187 Rommel
    FGS Rommel (D187)
    D187 Rommel was a guided missile destroyer of the Bundesmarine and later the Deutsche Marine . It was the third and last ship of the Lütjens class, a modification of the Charles F. Adams class....


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