DESTROYERS COMMISSIONED IN 1945 AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM
PLUS MANY OTHERS

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NAME, HULL NUMBER & COMMISSIONING DATE
 PLUS COMMENTS

Sold to Brazil on 7-1-72 and renamed MARANHAO (D-33).
Stricken and scrapped in 1990.

Only FLETCHER Class DD to see continuous service from
first commissioning until strike of 7-1-72. 

Received the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and
 3 battle stars for Korean service.

  Served in the First Barbary War.

Stricken 5-1-68. 

Sold for scrap on 4-2-70 to National Metal and Steel
Co., Terminal Island, CA for $72,780.00.

DD-708 USS HARLAN R. DICKSON - 2/17/45
 
Named after 2-time Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Commander Harlan Rockey Dickson, USN (1914-1944)
 
Former Commanding Officer of Bombing Squadron EIGHTEEN (VF-18).

Stricken 7-1-72 and replaced by USS HOLDER (DD-819) as Reserve Training Ship at Boston, MA.

Was then scrapped on 5-18-73.

DD-709 USS HUGH PURVIS - 3/1/45
 
Named after Medal of Honor recipient Private Hugh Purvis, USMC (1846-1872)

During the punitive United States expedition to Korea (1871),
he took part in the assault on an enemy fort on the Han River.
In desperate hand-to-hand fighting, the sailors and Marines stormed
the walls of the citadel.  Pvt Purvis ran immediately to the flagstaff which
bore the Korean colors and loosened the halyard.  He and Cpl Charles Brown
tore down the flag.  For his "inspiring and heroic" act Pvt Purvis received the MOH.

DD-710 USS GEARING - 5/3/45
 
Named for three generations of Naval Service
by the Henry Chalfont Gearing family, serving from 1876 to 1942.
 
FRAM I. Stricken 7-1-73 and replaced by USS CHARLES P. CECIL (DD-835)
as Reserve Trng Ship at New London, CT.

On 11-6-74, sold to Aardvark Int’l Inc. for scrap.

DD-711 USS EUGENE A. GREENE - 6/8/45
Named after Navy Cross recipient Ensign Eugene A. Greene, USN (1921-1942)
 
While attached to Bombing Squadron SIX (VF-6), operating from
 the deck of the carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6), was
shot down on 6-4-42 during the Battle of Midway.
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FRAM I. Ex-DDR. Loaned to Spain on 8-31-72 and renamed CHURRUCA (D-61).
Was purchased by Spain on 5-17-78, decommissioned on 9-15-89.
 
On 12-12-91 she was used for target practice and sunk 100 miles west of the Canary Islands.

DD-712 USS GYATT - 7/2/45
 
Named after Private Edward Earl Gyatt, USMC (1921-1942)
 
First Marine Raider Battalion.
Killed on 8-7-42 at Tulagi, Solomon Islands.

Stricken 10-22-69.

First DDG.

Sunk as target off Virginia on 6-11-70.

DD-713 USS KENNETH D. BAILEY -  7/31/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Major Kenneth Dillon Bailey, USMC (1910-1942)

DD-715 USS WILLIAM M. WOOD  - 11/24/45
 
Named after former BuMed (1869-71) Dr. William Maxwell Wood, MD. (1809-1880)
 
Ex-DDR. Stricken 12-1-76.

Sunk as a target in 3-83.

 DD-754 USS FRANK E. EVANS  - 2/3/45
 
Named after Navy Cross recipient Brigadier General Frank Edgar Evans, USMC (1876-1941)
 
Served with distinction in the Marine Brigade of the
 American Expeditionary Force in France.

Cut in half in collision with HMAS MELBOURNE (R-21) off Luzon on 6-3-69,
(bow section sunk), with the loss of 74 shipmates.

  The stern half was sunk by the USS COCHRANE (DDG-21) by torpedo
in gunnery exercises in Subic Bay on 10-10-69.

DD-755 USS JOHN A. BOLE -  3/3/45
 
Named after Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Commander John Archibald Bole, Jr., USN (1906-1943)
 
While CO of USS AMBERJACK (SS-219), was presumed lost on 3-22-43.

FRAM II.

Stricken 2-1-74 and sold 5-6-74 to Taiwan for cannibalization and scrapping.

DD-756 USS BEATTY - 3/31/45

Second ship named after Rear Admiral Frank Edmund Beatty, USN (1853-1926)

Assisted in improving naval artillery practice and in developing an electric range finder.

  Replaced by USS ROBERT H. MCCARD (DD-822) on 8-1-72
as a Reserve Trng Ship in Tampa, FL.

Was then stricken and sold to Venezuela on 7-14-72 and renamed CARABOBO (D-41).

Scrapped in 1981.

DD-758 USS STRONG - 3/8/45

Second ship named after Rear Admiral James Hooker Strong, USN (1814-1882)
 
Former Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Squadron (1873-75).

  FRAM II. Replaced by USS CONE (DD-866) as Res Trng Ship on 8-31-73 at Charleston, SC.

DD-759 USS LOFBERG - 4/26/45

Named after Commander Gus Brynwolf Lofberg, USN (1903-1942)

Killed in action on 9-4-42 off Guadalcanal as CO of USS LITTLE (DD-79).

  FRAM II.

Stricken on 2-1-74 and then sold to Taiwan on 5-6-74 and cannibalized.

DD-760 USS JOHN W. THOMASON - 10/11/45

Named after Navy Corss recipient Colonel John William Thomason, Jr., USMC (1893-1944)

Was an author, artist, and U.S. Marine who saw action in WWI and WWII.

FRAM II. Stricken 2-1-74.  To Taiwan on 5-6-74 and renamed NAN YANG (DD-917).

Decommissioned on 1-16-00 and being held in reserve.

DD-776 USS JAMES C. OWENS - 2/17/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Lieutenant James C. Owens, Jr., USNR (1910-1942)

Died 6-4-42 while flying combat missions in the Battle of Midway.

FRAM II.  Replaced by USS HAMNER (DD-718) on 7-2-73 as a Reserve Trng Ship at
 San Francisco, CA.   Stricken and sold on 7-15-73.

Went to Brazil and renamed SERGIPE (D-35).

  Decommissioned 10-17-95.

DD-780 USS STORMES - 1/27/45

Named after Commander Max Clifford Stormes, USN (1903-1942)

While CO of USS PRESTON (DD-379), was killed in action during
 the night of 15 November 1942, when the ship was sunk by
 the Japanese cruiser NAGARA off Guadalcanal.

FRAM II.  Stricken and sold to Iran on 2-16-72 and renamed PALANG (D-9).

Still active but hasn't been operational since 1994.  To be scrapped.

DD-781 USS ROBERT K. HUNTINGTON - 3/3/45

Named after Distinguished Flying Cross recipient
Aviation Radioman Third Class Robert Kingsbury Huntington, USN (1921-1942)

Missing in action at the Battle of Midway on 6-4-42.

Replaced by USS FISKE (DD-842) on 8-31-73 as a Reserve Training Ship at Bayonne, NJ.

Stricken and sold to Venezuela on 10-31-73 and renamed FALCON (D-51).

Stricken and scrapped in 1981.

DD-782 USS ROWAN -  3/31/45

Fourth ship named after Vice Admiral Stephen Clegg Rowan, USN (1808-1890)
 
Fought in the war with Mexico and served with distinction in the Civil War.

Stricken on 1-30-76.

Sold to Taiwan on 6-10-77, (renamed CHAO YANG),
and lost during a typhoon while being towed during transfer of ownership on 8-22-77.

DD-783 USS GURKE - 5/12/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Private First Class Henry Gurke, USMC (1922-1943)

Sacrificed his life in order that the BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) man by
his side could continue to provide effective resistance to the enemy.

Stricken and decommissioned on 1-30-76, sold to Greece 3-17-77 and renamed
TOMPAZIS (D-215).  In the summer of 1995, the TOMPAZIS
was cruising the Med on its 50th anniversary. 

On 1-12-97, she was stricken and scrapped.

DD-784 USS MCKEAN - 6/9/45

Second ship named after Commodore William Wister McKean, USN (1800-1865)

Commander of the Federal Gulf Squadron during the Civil War.

Ex-DDR. Replaced USS MADDOX (DD-731) on 7-1-72 as a Reserve Trng Ship at
 Long Beach, CA.  Then replaced the USS EPPERSON (DD-719) on 10-1-75 at Seattle, WA.

Stricken on 10-1-81 and sold to Turkey on 11-2-82 for cannibalization and parts.

Received 1 battle star for Korean service.

DD-785 USS HENDERSON - 8/4/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Major Lofton R. Henderson, USMC (1903-1942)

Killed in action in 1942 during the Battle of Midway.

Replaced USS ARNOLD J. ISBELL (DD-869) on 10-1-73
as a Reserve Trng Ship at Long Beach, CA.

Was then sold to Pakistan on 10-1-80 and renamed TUGHRIL (D-167).

Later renamed NAZIM and decommissioned in 2001.

DD-786 USS RICHARD B. ANDERSON - 10/26/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Private First Class Richard Beatty Anderson, USMC (1921-1944)

While serving with the 4th Marine Division during action against enemy Japanese forces
on Roi Island, Kawajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands on Feb. 1, 1944, PFC Anderson
entered a shell crater occupied by several other marines.  He was preparing
to throw a grenade at an enemy position when it slipped from his hands
and rolled toward the men at the bottom of the hole.  With
insufficient time to retrieve the armed weapon and throw
it, he fearlessly chose to sacrifice himself and save his
companions by hurling his body upon the grenade
and taking full impact of the explosion.

FRAM I. Decommissioned 12-20-75 and stricken on 1-30-76.
Sold to Taiwan on 6-10-77 and renamed KAI YANG (D-924).

Was decommissioned in November of 1999 after 54 years of service.

DD-805 USS CHEVALIER - 1/9/45

Second ship named after Rhode Island born and Distinguished Service Medal recipient
Lieutenant Commander Godfrey DeCourcelles Chevalier, USN (1889-1922)

On 5 November 1915, he piloted the first plane to be launched by catapult while
underway from the USS NORTH CAROLINA (ARC-12).

On 10-26-22, he made the first landing on the decks of the USS LANGLEY (CV-1).

FRAM II. Ex-DDR. Leased to South Korea on 7-5-72 and renamed CHUNG BUK (DD-915).

Stricken and sold on 6-2-75 and dismantled in December of 2000.

DD-806 USS HIGBEE - 1/27/45

Named after Chief Nurse Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (NC) USN (1874-1941)

First American warship named in honor of a woman.
Second superintendant of the Nurse Corps (1911-22).

FRAM II.  Ex-DDR.
On 7-1-75, replaced the USS OZBOURN (DD-846) at Portland, OR.

Stricken on 7-15-79 and then sunk as target on 4-24-86 at a depth of 1000 fathoms.

DD-807 USS BENNER - 2/13/45

Named after Silver Star recipient
Second Lieutenant Stanley Graves Benner, USMC (1916-1942)

Killed in action at Guadalcanal on 10-27-42.

FRAM II.  Ex-DDR.  

Stricken 2-1-74 and scrapped on 3-19-75.

DD-808 USS DENNIS J. BUCKLEY - 3/2/45

Named after Silver Star recipient
Fireman First Class Dennis Joseph Buckley, Jr. USN (1920-1943)

He displayed exceptional courage in attempting to board and salvage a blockade runner
which had been intercepted by his ship EBERLE (DD-430) on 3-10-43.  The explosion
 of demolition charges planted by the blockrade runner's crew took his life.

FRAM II.  Ex-DDR. 

Stricken 7-2-73 and sold for scrap on 4-29-74.

DD-829 USS MYLES C. FOX - 3/20/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient
First Lieutenant Myles Crosby Fox, USMC (1918-1942)

1st Marine Raider Battalion.
Killed in action on 8-8-42 at Tulagi.

Ex-DDR. Replaced USS JOHN R. PIERCE (DD-753) on 7-2-73
as a Reserve Trng Ship at New York City.

Stricken on 10-1-79 and then sold to Greece on 8-2-80.

  Was then cannilbalized for spare parts.

DD-830 USS EVERETT F. LARSON - 4/6/45

Named after Silver Star recipient
Private First Class Everett Frederick Larson, USMC (1920-1942)

Killed in action on 10-8-42 at Guadalcanal.

FRAM II. Ex-DDR. To South Korea 10-30-72 and renamed JEONG BUK (DD-916).

Decommissioned in 12-99 and now a museum in Kangwando, Korea.

DD-831 USS GOODRICH - 4/24/45

Named after Rear Admiral Caspar Frederick Goodrich, USN (1847-1925)

President of Naval War College in 1889 and 1897-98.

FRAM II. Ex-DDR. Stricken 2-1-74.
Transferred to Venezuela as sale for cannibalization and scrapping.

Transfer was cancelled and she was disposed of by scrapping on 9-12-77.

DD-832 USS HANSON - 5/11/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
First Lieutenant Robert Murray Hanson, USMCR (1920-1944)

This marine pilot was credited with splashing 26 Japanese planes,
20 of them in 6 consecutive flying days.

FRAM I.  Stricken 3-31-73, sold to Taiwan 4-18-73 and renamed LIAO YANG (DDG-921).

  Decommissioned  6-1-04 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

DD-833 USS HERBERT J. THOMAS - 5/29/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant Herbert Joseph Thomas, USMCR (1918-1943)

When discovering a gun emplacement difficult to approach, he carefully placed his men
around him in strategic positions from which they were to charge after he had
thrown a grenade into the emplacement.  When the grenade struck vines
and fell back into the midst of the group, he deliberately flung himself
upon the grenade to smother the explosion, valiantly
sacrificing his life for his comrrades.

Ex-DDR. FRAM I. Stricken 2-1-74, sold to Taiwan 5-6-74 and renamed HAN YANG (DD-978).

As of 10-17-97, ship was still in commission and had recently been
overhauled where the latest weapons were installed. 

Decommissioned 8-16-99 and to be sunk as an artificial reef.

DD-834 USS TURNER - 6/12/45

Third ship named after Captain Daniel Turner, USN (1794-1850)

Commanded several ships during the War of 1812.

Ex-DDR.

Sold for scrap on 10/16/69 to Southern Scrap Material Ltd., New Orleans, LA.

DD-835 USS CHARLES P. CECIL - 6/29/45

Named after 2-time Navy Cross recipient
Rear Admiral Charles Purcell Cecil, USN (1893-1944)

As CO of USS HELENA (CL-50), ship was sunk off Solomon Islands in July 1943.
He was killed in an airplane crash in the Pacific area on 31 July 1944.

Ex-DDR.

Replaced USS GEARING (DD-710) on 7-2-73 as a Reserve Trng Ship at
New London, CT.  Stricken 10-1-79 then sold to Greece on 8-2-80 and renamed APOSOLIS (D-216). 

Decommissioned in 1993 and laid up in Suda Bay
until March 2003 when she was sold and scrapped.

DD-836 USS GEORGE K. MACKENZIE - 7/13/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Commander George K. MacKenzie, Jr., USN(SS) (1910-1943)

As CO of USS TRITON (SS-201), was killed in action on 3-15-43 when three
Japanese destoyers sank his ship just north of the Admiralty Islands.

Stricken 10-1-76 and sunk as target on 10-17-76 off coast
of California at a depth of 2000 fathoms.

DD-838 USS ERNEST G. SMALL - 8/21/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Rear Admiral Ernest Gregor Small, USN (1888-1944)

For extraordinary heroism when commanding the USS SALT LAKE CITY (CA-25)
against Japanese surface units off Savo Island on 11-12 October 1942.

Ex-DDR. Mined off Hungnam 10-7-51.

Repaired with the bow from the USS SEYMOUR D. OWENS (DD-767).

Sold to Taiwan on 4-13-71 and was renamed FU YANG (D-962).

Sunk as target on 10-8-03.

DD-839 USS POWER - 9/13/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
First Lieutenant John Vincent Power, USMC (1918-1944)

During the battle of Namur Island,  he was killed in action when he
charged a Japanese pillbox despite a severe stomach wound.

Replaced USS MASSEY (DD-778) on 8-31-73 as a Reserve Trng Ship at Fort Schuyler, NY.

Sold toTaiwan on 10-1-77 and renamed SHEN YANG (D-923).

Scheduled for decommissioning on 11-26-05 in Keelung Harbor.

Possibly becoming a museum ship.

DD-840 USS GLENNON -10/4/45

Second ship named after Navy Cross recipient
Admiral James Henry Glennon, USN (1857-1940)

Saw action in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection and World War I. 
Was also a former Commandant of the 3rd and 13th Naval Districts.

Stricken 6-2-75.

 Sunk as a target on 2-26-81 off coast of Puerto Rico at a depth of 3000 fathoms.

DD-841 USS NOA - 11/2/45

Second ship named after Lieutenant David Bernard Loveman Noa, USN (1878-1901)

Killed in 1901 while attached to the USS MARIVELES.

FRAM I. Loaned to Spain on 10-31-73 and renamed BLAS DE LEZO (D-65).

Stricken and sold on 6-2-75. 

Scrapped in 1991.

DD-842 USS FISKE - 11/28/45

Named after Rear Admiral Bradley Allen Fiske, USN (1854-1942)

He advanced the Navy with electrical and ordnance inventions of great significance.

Ex-DDR. Replaced USS ROBERT K. HUNTINGTON (DD-781) on 8-31-73
as a Reserve Training Ship at Bayonne, NJ. 

Sold to Turkey on 6-5-80 and renamed PIYALE PASA (D-350).

Scrapped in 1999.

DD-843 USS WARRINGTON - 12/20/45

Third ship named after Captain Lewis Warrington, USN (1782-1851)

Commanded the U.S. sloop PEACOCK during the
capture of the British sloop-of-war EPERVIER on April 29, 1814.

FRAM I. Irreparably damaged by two mines on 7-17-72 while on patrol off
 the coast of North Vietnam and was beyond economical repair.  Stricken 10-1-72.

DD-850 USS JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR. - 12/15/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Lieutenant Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., USN (1915-1944)

Killed 8-12-44 when his B-24 Liberator exploded in mid-air.

Stricken 7-1-73.  FRAM I. 

Museum Ship at Fall River, MA.

DD-857 USS BRISTOL - 3/17/45

Second ship named after Rear Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol, USN (1868-1932)

Former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. North Atlantic Fleet from 1901 to 1903.

Sold to Taiwan on 12-9-69 and was then renamed HUA YANG (D-903).

Scrapped in 1993.

DD-858 USS FRED T. BERRY - 5/12/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Commander Fred Thomas Berry, USN (1887-1933)

Killed at sea in the crash of the U.S. Airship AKRON (ZRS-4), on 4-4-33.

Ex-DDE. Stricken 9-15-70.

Disposed of as target off Key West, FL on 5-14-72.

DD-859 USS NORRIS - 6/9/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Major Benjamin White Norris, USMC (1907-1942)

Missing in action on 6-4-42 while leading a formation of 11 planes
from Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 241 during the Battle of Midway.

FRAM II. Ex-DDE. Was originally transferred to Turkey for cannibalization and scrapping.

When Turkish Air Force accidentally sank the KOCATEPE (D-354), with the loss of  80 sailors,
[ex-USS HARWOOD (DD-861)], during invasion of Cyprus in July 1974,
permission was obtained to activate the NORRIS as replacement.

She was commissioned into the Turkish Navy on 7-24-75 as KOCATEPE (DD-354). 

Scrapped in 1993.

DD-860 USS MCCAFFERY -7/26/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph P. McCaffery, USMC (1906-1943)

KIA on 11-1-43 while leading the famed Marine Raiders in the landing on
Bouganville, Solomon Islands.  His battle cry was, "Drive them into the sea."

FRAM II.  Ex-DDE.

Stricken on 9-30-73 and was then sold on 6-11-74 for scrap.

DD-861 USS HARWOOD - 9/28/45

Named after 3-time Navy Cross recipient
Commander Bruce Lawrence Harwood, USN (1910-1944)

Lost his life on the USS PRINCETON (CVL-23) after she was mortally
 wounded by a 500-pound bomb during the second battle of Philippine Sea on 10-24-44.

FRAM II. Ex-DDE.  Loaned on 12-17-71, stricken 2-1-73, and then sold to Turkey
on 2-15-73,  and renamed KOCATEPE  (D-354). 

Accidentally sunk by Turkish Air Force on 7-22-74 during
the Turkish invasion of Cyprus with the loss of 80 sailors.

DD-862 USS VOGELGESANG - 4/28/45

Named after Rear Admiral Carl Theodore Vogelgesang, USN (1870-1927)

Was instrumental in the reconstruction of the Brazilian Navy.

Assigned 3-1-74 to Newport, RI as a Reserve Trng Ship.

Sold to Mexico on 2-24-82 and renamed QUETZALCOATL (E-10).

Decommissioned in late 2002. 

As of 07-06, she is scheduled to be sunk as an articial reef.

DD-863 USS STEINAKER - 5/26/45

Ex-DDR. Replaced USS ALLEN M. SUMNER (DD-692) as a Res. Trng Ship on 7-2-73 at Baltimore, MD.
 
Was then sold to Mexico on 2-24-82 and renamed NETZAHUAL COYOTL (E-11).

Still active as of 6-21-05.

DD-864 USS HAROLD J. ELLISON -  6/23/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Ensign Harold J. Ellison, USNR (1917-1942)

Shot down on 6-4-42 at the Battle of Midway while with Torpedo Squadron EIGHT.

FRAM I.  Replaced the USS WILLARD KEITH (DD-775) on 7-1-72 as a
 Reserve Training Ship at Norfolk, VA and on 11-30-74, replaced the
   USS ROBERT L. WILSON (DD-847) at Philadelphia, PA.

Sold to Pakistan on 10-1-83 and renamed SHAN JAYAN (D-164).

Expended as a missile target in 1996.

DD-865 USS CHARLES R. WARE - 7/21/45

Second ship named after Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Charles Rollins Ware, USN (1911-1942)

Reported missing in action during the Battle of Midway on 6-4-42 while
serving with Scouting Squadron SIX aboard USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6).

FRAM I. Replaced by USS ROBERT A. OWENS (DD-827) on 11-30-74
as a Reserve Trng Ship at Galveston, TX.

Stricken on 11-30-74. 

Sunk as target in Caribbean on 11-15-81 at a depth of 3000 fathoms.

DD-866 USS CONE - 8/18/45

Named after Rear Admiral Hutch Ingham Cone, USN (1871-1941)

Served as Asst. Engineer aboard USS BALTIMORE in the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898.

FRAM I. Replaced USS STRONG (DD-758) on 8-31-73
as a Reserve Trng Ship at Charleston, SC.

Stricken and sold to Pakistan on 10-1-82 and renamed ALAMGIR (D-160).

Decommissioned 12-4-98 and scrapped.

DD-867 USS STRIBLING -  9/29/45

Second ship named after Commander Cornelius Kineholoe Stribling, USN (1796-1880)

Served as third Superintendant of U.S. Naval Academy from 1850 to 1853.

Stricken 7-1-76 and sunk as a target off Puerto Rico on 7-27-80 at a depth of 3700 fathoms.

DD-868 USS BROWNSON - 11/17/45

Second ship named after Rear Admiral Willard Herbert Brownson, USN (1845-1935)

Served 42 years of continuous active duty.
Former Superintendant of U.S. Naval Academy (1902-05).

FRAM I. 

Stricken 9-30-76 and sold 6-10-77 for scrap.

DD-873 USS HAWKINS - 2/10/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
First Lieutenant William Deane "Hawk" Hawkins, USMC (1914-1943)

FRAM I.  Ex-DDR.

Stricken 10-1-79 and then sold to Taiwan on 3-17-83. 
Was renamed SHAO YANG (D-930). 

Completed a 2 year refit and modernization in 1998.

DD-874 USS DUNCAN - 2/25/45

Third ship named after Lieutenant Silas Duncan, USN (1788-1834)

Hero of the War of 1812 at the Battle of Lake Champlain.
Married the granddaughter of American patriot Patrick Henry.

FRAM II. Ex-DDR. Stricken 9-1-73.

Replaced ex-INGERSOLL (DD-652) as target ship at
Pacific Missile Range, Point, Mugu, CA. and sunk 7-31-80 at a depth of 2160 fathoms.

DD-875 USS HENRY W. TUCKER - 3/12/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient PM3 Henry Warren Tucker, USN (1919-1942)

Lost his life on 5-7-42 during the Battle of Coral Sea while
 serving aboard the USS NEOSHO (AO-23).

FRAM I. Ex-DDR.  Stricken and sold to Brazil on 12-3-73 along with
USS BRINKLEY BASS (DD-887). Renamed MARCILIO DIAS (D-25).

Served until 1992 when she was sunk by torpedos.

DD-876 USS ROGERS - 5/26/45

Named after the 3 Rogers brothers

Jack Ellis Rogers, Jr.
Charles Ethbert Rogers
Edwin Keith Rogers

All were killed action aboard the USS NEW ORLEANS (CA-22) during the
Battle of Tassafaronga in the Solomon Islands on 11-30-42.

FRAM I. Ex-DDR. Replaced USS WALLACE L. LIND (DD- 703)
as a Reserve Trng Ship at Portland, OR.

Sold to South Korea on 8-11-81 and renamed JEONG JU (925).

Decommissioned on 12-31-99 and was turned into a museum ship.

DD-877 USS PERKINS - 4/4/45

Third ship named after Commodore George Hamilton Perkins, USN (1835-1899)

Commanded the CHICKSAW in the battle of Mobile Bay (March 1865), and
 was instrumental in the disabling of the Confederate ship TENNESSEE.

FRAM II. Ex-DDR. Replaced by USS CARPENTER(DD-825)
on 1-15-73 as a Reserve Trng Ship at San Francisco, CA.
 Stricken and sold to Argentina 1-15-73 and renamed COMODORE PY (D-27).

Scrapped in 1984.

DD-878 USS VESOLE - 4/23/45

DD-879 USS LEARY - 5/7/45

Second ship named after Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Clarence Frederick Leary, USN (1894-1918)

While serving as XO in CARLTON HALL, died from burns and smoke inhalation
 when he entered the ship's burning hold on 7-20-18, in an attempt to save both ship and crew.

Ex-DDR. To Spain on 10-31-73 and renamed LANGARA (D-64).

Scrapped in 1992.

DD-880 USS DYESS - 5/21/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Lieutenant Colonel Aquilla James"Jimmy" "Big Red" Dyess, USMCR (1909-1944)

During the assault on Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, 1 and 2 February 1944,
Col. Dyess launched a powerful final attack  on the second day of the assault, unhesitatingly
posting himself between the opposing line to point out objectives and avenues of approach
and personally leading the advancing troops.  Alert and determined to quicken the pace
of the offensive against increased enemy fire, he was constantly at the head of
advance units, inspiring his men to push forward until the Japanese had
driven back to a small center of resistance and victory assured.
While standing on the parapet of an antitank trench
directing a group of infantry in a flanking attack
against the last enemy position, LtCol Dyess
was killed by a burst of enemy
machine gun fire.

FRAM I.  Ex-DDR. Replaced USS ZELLARS (DD-777)
on 2-16-71 as a Reserve Training Ship at Brooklyn, NY. 

Stricken 10-1-79 and later sold to Greece for spare parts on 7-8-81.

DD-881 USS BORDELON - 6/5/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Staff Sergeant William James Bordelon, USMC (1920-1943)

During the Battle of Tarawa, in the Gilbert Islands,
he was killed in action while he lead the assault
on the enemy and rescued fellow Marines.

FRAM I. Ex-DDR. Stricken 2-1-77 and sold to Iran for spare parts in 1977.

She was later sunk as a target.

DD-882 USS FURSE - 7/10/45

Named after Lieutenant John Houseal Furse, USN (1880-1907)

A hero of the Spanish and Cuban campaigns who
died in 1907 while serving aboard the USS ILLINOIS (BB-7).

FRAM I. Ex-DDR. To Spain on 8-31-72 and renamed GRAVINA (D-62).

Scrapped in 1991.

DD-883 USS NEWMAN K. PERRY - 7/26/45

Named after Ensign Newman Kershaw Perry, USN (1880-1905)

While serving aboard USS BENNINGTON, was one of 62 killed
in a boiler explosion on 7-21-05.

  FRAM I. Ex-DDR. Replaced USS PURDY (DD-734) on 7-3-73
as a Reserve Trng Ship at Fall River, MA.

Stricken and sold to South Korea on 7-27-81 and renamed KYONG KAI (923).

Decommissioned in 1997 and scrapped in 1999.

DD-884 USS FLOYD B. PARKS - 8/31/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Major Floyd Bruce "Red" Parks, USMC (1911-1942)

Killed in action on 6-4-42 while commanding
Marine Fighter Squadron 221 in the Battle of Midway.

FRAM I. In collision with cruiser USS COLUMBUS (CA-74) off Luzon on 3-11-56.
Repaired with the bow from the USS LANSDALE (DD-766).

Stricken 7-2-73 and sold  for scrap on 4-29-84 for $214,699.00.

DD-885 USS JOHN R. CRAIG - 8/20/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Lieutenant Commander John Rich Craig, USN (1906-1943)

As CO of USS GRAMPUS (SS-207), sunk 2 transports,
one cargo ship, and damaged three destroyers.

FRAM I. Replaced USS BAUER (DE-1025) on 8-26-73
as Reserve Training Ship at San Diego, CA.

Stricken 7-27-79 and sunk as target off California coast on 6-6-80 at a depth of 1500 fathoms.

DD-886 USS ORLECK - 9/15/45 \

Named after Lieutenant Joseph Orleck, USN (1906-1943)

As CO of USS NAUSET (AT-89), his ship was sunk by enemy aircraft on 9-9-43.

Replaced USS BRINKLEY BASS (DD-887) on 10-1-73 as a Res Trng Ship at Tacoma, WA.

Decommissioned on 10-1-82, transferred to Turkey and renamed YUCETEPE (D-345).
Decommissioned in Turkey on 4-1-98 thus ending a 53-year career.

Plans are underway to turn her into a museum ship in Orange, TX.  She returned home on 8-12-00.

DD-887 USS BRINKLEY BASS - 10/1/45

Named after two-time Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Commander Harry Brinkley "Brink" Bass, USN (1916-1944)

KIA when his plane was shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Vanosc,
during the invasion of Southern France on 8-20-44.

FRAM I.  Replaced by USS ORLECK (DD-886) on 10-1-73
as a Reserve Training Ship at Tacamo, WA.
Stricken and sold to Brazil on 12-3-73 along with USS HENRY W. TUCKER (DD-875).

Renamed MARIZ e BARROS (D-26). Decommissioned from Brazilian Navy on 9-1-97.

  Was sunk as target on 12-19-00, thus ending over 56 years of combined
service to U.S. for 29 years, and 27 years with Brazilian Navy.

DD-888 USS STICKELL - 10/31/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Lieutenant John Harlan Stickell, USNR (1914-1943)

Died while on a bombing mission on Jabor at Jaiut Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

FRAM I. Ex-DDR. Stricken and then sold to Greece on 7-1-72
and renamed KANARIS (D-212).

Scrapped in 1994.

DD-889 USS O'HARE - 11/29/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare, USN (1914-1943)

FRAM I. Ex-DDR. Loaned to Spain on 10-31-73 and renamed MENDEZ NUNEZ (D-63).

Sold in 1975 and scrapped in 1992.

DD-890 USS MEREDITH - 12/31/45

Fourth ship named after Sergeant Jonathan Meredith, USMC (1772-1805)

 Attained his fame while serving on the frigate SIREN in
Commodore Preble's squadron during the war with Tripoli.

FRAM 1. Replaced USS WALDRON (DD-699) on 8-31-73
as a Reserve Training Ship at Mayport, FL.

Sold to Turkey on 6-29-79 and renamed SAVASTEPE (D-348).

Removed from service in late 1994, and broken up for scrap in 3-95.

HERE ARE EVEN MORE TIN CANS

BENSON-LIVERMORE CLASS DESTROYERS

USS LUCE (DD-522)

Named after Rear Admiral Stephen Bleecker Luce, USN (1827-1917)

He was founder and first president of the Naval War College between 1884 and 1886.

  Was sunk on 5-4-45 by Kamikazi planes while on
patrol off Okinawa with the loss of 126 men.

USS HAZELWOOD (DD-531)

Named after Commodore John Hazelwood, USN (1726-1800)

Commanded all units of the Pennsylvania and Continental
navies during the War of Independence.

Stricken 12-1-74. 

Served as test ship for ill-fated DASH system and then scrapped on 3-13-76.

USS MILLER (DD-535)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Quartermaster James Miller, USN (1835-????)

He distinguished himself by continuing to take soundings while under fire during an engagement
with Confederate artillery on the Stono River, South Carolina, on December 25, 1863.

Stricken 12-1-74 and was later scrapped on 7-31-75.

USS THE SULLIVANS (DD-537)

Stricken 12-1-74. 

Now a Museum Ship in Buffalo, NY.

USS HALE (DD-642)

Second ship named after Senator Eugene Hale (R-ME) (1836-1918)

First destroyer to bombard the home islands of the Japanese Empire.

To Columbia on 1-23-61 and renamed ANTIOQUIA (DD-01)
before being scrapped on 12-20-73.

Received six battle stars for service in WWII.

USS INGERSOLL (DD-652)

Named after Navy Cross recipient
Admiral Royal Eason Ingersoll, USN (1883-1976)

Was Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Atlantic Fleet during World War II.

Stricken 1-20-70 and sunk as a target on 5-19-74 at the Pacific Missile Range, Point Mugu.

USS DASHIELL (DD-659)

Named after Assistant Naval Constructor Robert Brooke Dashiell (1860-1899)

An inventor of important ordnance mechanisms and an authority on dock construction.

Stricken 12-1-74.

Scrapped on 9-21-75.

USS KIDD (DD-661)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd, USN (1884-1941

Killed in action on board the USS ARIZONA (BB-39)
during the Pearl Harbor raid.

Stricken 12-1-74. 

Now a Museum Ship in Baton Rouge, LA.

USS CLARENCE K. BRONSON (DD-668)

Named after Lieutenant (jg) Clarence King Bronson, USN (1888-1916)

Killed at the Naval Proving Ground, Indianhead, Md., 11-8-16,
while testing experimental aerial bombs.

Loaned to Turkey on 1-14-67 and renamed ISTANBUL (D-340)

Stricken on 2-1-73 and sold on 2-15-73.

Scrapped in 1987.

USS COTTEN (DD-669)

Named after Captain Lyman Atkinson Cotten, USN (1874-1926)

A diplomat and naval officer who served in the Spanish-American War and WWI.

Decommissioned 5-2-60 and stricken 12-1-74. 

Sold for scrap on 7-31-75.

Received nine battle stars for WW II and one for Korean service.

USS MCGOWAN (DD-678)

Decommissioned on 4-30-46 and recommissioned on 7-6-51.

USS REMEY (DD-688)

Named after Rear Admiral George Collier Remey, USN (1841-1928)

Served in the Civil War and the Spanish-American War.

Decommissioned on 12-10-46 but later recommissioned on 11-14-51.

On 12-30-63 she was decommissioned and struck on 12-1-74.

Was then sold on 6-10-76 and scrapped.

Earned 10 battle stars during WWII.

USS WADLEIGH (DD-689)

Named after Rear Admiral George Henry Wadleigh, USN (1842-1927)

Served during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War.

Decommissioned in January 1947 but was later recommissioned on 10-3-1951.

Was then decommissioned on 7-26-72 and then transferred to Chile.
Was renamed BLANCO ENCALADA. 

Eventually scrapped in 1983.

USS ALLEN M. SUMNER (DD-692)

Named after Captain Allen Melancthon Sumner, USMC (1882-1918)

Killed by German gunfire while leading his troops during the advance on Tigny.

Replaced by USS STEINAKER (DD-863) as a Res Trng Ship at Baltimore, MD on 7-2-73.

Stricken 8-15-73.

Sold on 12/6/74 to Union Mineral & Alloy Corp. of New York for $163,132.00.

USS MOALE (DD-693)

Named after Lieutenant Edward Moale, Jr., USN (1866-1903)

Served during the Spanish-American War both in the
waters around Cuba and in the Philippines.

Replaced by USS WILLIAM R. RUSH (DD-714) as a
Reserve Trng Ship at Fort Schuyler, NY

Stricken 7-1-73.  Scrapped on 11-13-74.

Sold to Brownsville Steel & Salvage, Inc. of Texas for $150,000.00.

USS INGRAHAM (DD-694)

Third ship named after Captain Duncan Nathaniel Ingraham, USN (1802-1891)

Former Commanding Officer of the sloop ST. LOUIS.

To Greece on 7-16-71 and renamed MIAOULIS (D-211) before being scrapped in 1992.

USS ENGLISH (DD-696)

Named after Navy Cross recipient Rear Admiral Robert Henry English, Jr., USN (1888-1943)

Was a prominent submariner who had been killed in an aircraft crash while
serving as Commander, Submarines, Pacific Fleet, in 1943.

Stricken 5-15-70 and transferred to Taiwan on 8-11-70.

Renamed HUI YANG (D-906).  Decommissioned 8-16-99.

Sunk by Taiwan as a target on 10-14-03.

USS CHARLES S. SPERRY (DD-697)

Named after Admiral Charles Spillman Sperry, USN

Was Commander of the "Great White Fleet" (1908-09).

Replaced by USS RICH (DD-820) as a Res Trng Ship in Philadelphia.

Stricken 12-15-73.  Sent to Chile on 1-8-74 and was then renamed MINISTRO ZENTENO. 

Scrapped in 1990.

USS AULT (DD-698)

Named after Navy Cross Recipient
Lieutenant Commander William Bowen Ault, USN (1898-1942).

Air Group Commander aboard USS LEXINGTON (CV-2).  Missing in
action on 8 May 1942 after leading an air attack in the Battle of the Coral Sea.

Decommissioned 7-2-73 and stricken 9-1-73. 

Sold for scrap on 4-30-74.

 USS WALDRON (DD-699)

Named after Lieutenant Commander John Charles "Sioux" Waldron, USN (1900-1942)

A naval aviator who led a squadron of torpedo bombers in WWII.
He was killed during the Battle of Midway.

Replaced by USS MEREDITH (DD-890) as a Res Trng Ship at Mayport, FL. on 8-1-73.

Stricken and was then sold to Columbia on 10-31-73 and renamed SANTANDER (D-03).

Scrapped in 1986.

USS HAYNSWORTH (DD-700)

Named after Commander William McCall Haynsworth, Jr., USN (1901-1942)

As Commanding Officer of USS INGRAHAM (DD-444), he was killed on 8-22-42
 when his ship exploded after being rammed by Fleet Oiler USS CHEMUNG (AO-30).

Stricken 1-30-70. Went to Taiwan on 5-12-70 and was renamed YUEN YANG (DDG-905).

Scrapped in 1993.

USS JOHN W. WEEKS (DD-701)

Named after former Secretary of War John Wingate Weeks (1860-1926)

Was also a former U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.

Stricken 8-12-70.

Sunk as target off Virginia coast on 11-19-70.

USS HANK (DD-702)

Named after two-time Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Commander William Edwin Hank, USN (1902-1942)

Lost his life while in command of the USS LAFFEY (DD-459)
during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.

Replaced by USS JOHNSTON (DD-821) as a Res Trng Ship in Philadelphia.

Stricken and then sold to Argentina on 7-1-72 and renamed SEGUI (D-25).

Scrapped in 1983.

USS WALLACE L. LIND (DD-703)

Named after Navy Cross recipient Captain Wallace Ludwig Lind, USN (1887-1940)

Served aboard 12 different ships during his long career.

Replaced by USS ROGERS (DD-876) as a Reserve Trng Ship in Portland, OR.

Decommissioned and stricken on 12-4-73 and transferred to Korea.
Was then renamed DAE GU (DD-97). 

She was stricken in 1994 and broken up for scrap.

USS BORIE (DD-704)

Second ship to be named after former Secretary of the Navy Adolph Edward Borie (1809-1880)

Stricken 7-1-72 and transferred to Argentina on same date.

Renamed HIPOLITO BOUCHARD (D-26).

 Scrapped in 1984.

USS COMPTON (DD-705)

Named after the Honorable Lewis Compton (1892-1942)

Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1940-1941.

Replaced by USS DAMATO (DD-871) on 9-27-72 as a Reserve Trng Ship
in Boston, MA and sold to Brazil. 

Renamed MATO GRASSO (D-34).

Stricken and scrapped 7-90.

USS GAINARD (DD-706)

Named after Navy Cross recipient Captain Joseph Aloysius Gainard, USN (1889-1943)

Commanded the attack transport BOLIVAR (APA-34) in the Pacific.

Stricken 2-26-71.

 Later scrapped on 3-26-74.

USS SOLEY (DD-707)

Named after the Honorable James Russell Soley (1850-1911),

Served as the first Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1890 to 1893.

Stricken 1-7-70.

 Later sunk as a target on 9-18-70.

USS WILTSIE (DD-716)

Named after Navy Cross recipient Captain Irving Day Wiltsie, USN (1898-1943)

As CO of the USS LISCOME BAY (CVE-56), was torpedoed on 11-24-43.
He died in the sinking along with 644 officers and men.

Stricken 1-23-76.  Sold to Pakistan on 4-29-77 and renamed TARIQ.  Later renamed
NAZIM and became flagship of  Pakistani Navy on 1-25-90.

Decommissioned in 1998 and then scrapped.

USS THEODORE E. CHANDLER (DD-717)

Named after Rear Admiral Theodore Edson Chandler, USN (1894-1945)

Died 1-7-45 from injuries suffered when his flagship,
USS LOUISVILLE (CA-28), was attacked by a kamikaze plane.

Stricken 4-1-75, sold 12-1-75, and  scrapped.

USS HAMNER (DD-718)

Named after Lieutenant Henry Rawlings Hamner, USN (1922-1945)

Died during a kamikaze attack on the USS HOWORTH (DD-592).

Replaced USS JAMES C. OWENS (DD-776) on 7-20-73 as a Res Trng Ship in San Francisco.

Stricken 10-01-79 and transferred to Taiwan on 12-17-80.  Renamed YUN YANG (DD-927).
 Was reclassified as a DDG and later decommissioned on 16 December 2003.

On 6 September 2005, she was sunk as a target off Ping Tung.

USS EPPERSON (DD-719)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Private First Class Harold Glenn Epperson, USMCR (1923-1944)

Killed in action during the Battle of Saipan on 6-25-44 when he threw
himself on an enemy grenade to save the lives of his comrades.

Replaced USS BRIDGETT (DE-1024) on 9-10-73 as a Res Trng Ship in Seattle, WA.

Sold to Pakistan on 4-29-77 and was then renamed TAIMUR (D-166).

Decommissioned  in 1999 and sunk as a target in March 2000.

Former ship of the late Tin Can Sailors President Tom Peltin.

USS WALKE (DD-723)

Third ship named after Rear Admiral Henry A. Walke, USN (1908-1896)

Served as CO of the steam sloop SACRAMENTO during the Civil War.

Decommissioned 11-30-70 and stricken 2-1-74.

Sold on 3-19-75 and broken up for scrap.

USS LAFFEY (DD-724)

Second ship named after Medal of Honor recipient Seaman Bartlett Laffey, USN (1841-1901)

While attached to the stern wheel gunboat MARMORA, Seaman Laffey was sited for his
stand against Confederate forces during a heavy attack on
Union positions at Yazoo City, MS.

Stricken 3-29-75.  Last of the ALLEN M. SUMNER Class on the NVR.

Now a Museum Ship at Charleston, SC.

USS O'BRIEN (DD-725)

Fourth ship named in honor of Captain Jeremiah O'Brien

Decommissioned and stricken on 2-18-72 and sunk one year later.

USS DEHAVEN (DD-727)

Second ship named after
Lieutenant Commander Edwin Jesse DeHaven, USN (1816-1865)

Well known early arctic explorer.

Replaced by USS HIGBEE (DD-806) as a Res Trng Ship at Long Beach, CA.

Stricken and sold to South Korea on 12-5-73 and renamed INCHON (DD-98)

Retired on 12-31-94 and scrapped.

USS MANSFIELD (DD-728)

Named after Sergeant Duncan Mansfield, USMC (1773-????)

Served aboard the schooner ENTERPRISE during the war with Tripoli in 1804.

Stricken 2-1-74 and sold to Argentina on 6-4-74. 
Renamed ESPORA (D-31) and decommissioned in 1978.

Used for parts and hulk broken up by 1978.

USS LYMAN K. SWENSON (DD-729)

Named after Captain Lyman Knute Swenson, USN (1892-1942)

Killed in action while commanding USS JUNEAU (CL-52).

Decommissioned 2-12-71 and sold to Taiwan on 5-6-74 for spare parts.

USS COLLETT (DD-730)

Named after Lieutenant Commander John Austin Collett (1908-1942)

KIA during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
while commanding Torpedo Squadron 10 in USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6)

Stricken 2-1-74.  Sold to Argentina on 6-4-74 and renamed PIEDRA BUENA (D-29).

Scrapped in 1984.

USS MADDOX (DD-731)

Third ship named after Captain William Alfred T. Maddox, USMC (1814-1889)

    who served gallantly in the Mexican War.

Ship was attacked by Vietnamese torpedo craft in the Gulf of Tonkin on August 2, 1964,
she returned fire sinking two, receiving the Navy Unit Commendation;
this attack sparked the Vietnam War.

Stricken on 11-14-69 and sold to Taiwan on 7-6-72 and renamed PO YANG (DD-910).

Stricken  in 1985 and transferred to Naval Weapons School before being scrapped.

USS HYMAN (DD-732)

Named after Lieutenant Commander Willford Milton Hyman, USN (1901-1942)

Died at sea while serving as CO, USS SIMS (DD-409) on 5-7-42,
when all but 14 were lost during an attack from Japanese aircraft.

Stricken 11-16-69 and sold for scrap for $66,989.00 on 10-13-70.

USS PURDY (DD-734)

Named after Silver Star recipient
Lieutenant Commander Frederick Warren "Fred" Purdy, USN (1911-1942)

Killed in action while serving as XO aboard USS STRONG (DD-467) on 7-5-42.

Replaced by USS NEWMAN K. PERRY (DD-883) as a Res Trng Ship at Fall River, MA.

Sold for scrap for $238,880.00 on 6-11-74.

USS FRANK KNOX (DD-742)

Named after former Secretary of the Navy William Franklin "Frank" Knox (1874-1944).

Previously served with the famous "Rough Riders" in the Spanish-American War.

Decommissioned 1-12-71 and sold to Greece on 1-23-71.
Renamed THEMISTOCLES (D-210).

Scrapped in 1992.

USS SOUTHERLAND (DD-743)

Named after Rear Admiral William Henry Hudson Southerland, USN (1852-1933)

USS BLUE (DD-744)

Second ship named after Rear Admiral Victor Blue, USN (1865-1928)

Served during the Spanish American War and former CO of USS TEXAS (BB-35). 

Stricken 2-1-74.

 Sunk as target off California on 4-28-77 at a depth of 693 fathoms.

USS BRUSH (DD-745)

Named after Inventor Charles Francis Brush (1849-1929).

Stricken 10-27-69.  To Taiwan on 12-9-69 and renamed HSIANG YANG (DDG-901).

Stricken  in 1984 and transferred to Naval Weapons School before being scrapped.

USS TAUSSIG (DD-746)

Named after Rear Admiral Edward David Taussig, USN (1847-1921)

As Commanding Officer of the USS BENNINGTON (Gunboat #4)
claimed Wake Island for the United States in 1899.

Stricken 9-1-73, then sold to Taiwan on 5-6-74 and renamed LO YANG ( DD-914).
Decommissioned by Taiwan on 2-15-00.

As of March 2004, is scheduled to be preserved as a museum in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

USS SAMUEL N. MOORE (DD-747)

Named after Captain Samuel Nobre Moore, USN (1891-1942)

As CO of USS QUINCY (CA-39), he lost his life on 8-9 August 1942,
when his ship was sunk while fighting in the Battle of Savo Island.

In April 1969, she became a Reserve Training Ship at Tacamo, WA.

Decommissioned and stricken on 10-24-69.

Sold to Taiwan on 12-9-69 and renamed HENG YANG (DD-2).

Stricken in May 1995.

USS HARRY E. HUBBARD (DD-748)

Named after Commander Harry Enson Hubbard, USN (1903-1942)

KIA while CO of USS MEREDITH (DD-434), by Japanese aircraft
off San Cristobal on 10-15-42.  A total of 185 sailors were lost with the ship.

Stricken 10-17-69.

 Sold for scrap in 7-70 to Zidell Exploration of Portland, OR for $80,596.66.

USS ALFRED A. CUNNINGHAM (DD-752)

Named after Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Austell Cunningham, USMC (1882-1939)

First Marine Aviator.

Decommissioned 2-24-71 and stricken 2-1-74. 

Sunk as target off San Diego, CA on 12-12-79.

 USS JOHN R. PIERCE (DD-753)

Named after Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Commander John Reeves Pierce, USN (1903-1944)

With total disregard for his own safety, gallantly gave his life for his ship,
USS ARGONAUT (SM1), and his country, in action with the enemy on 1-11-43.

Replaced by USS MYLES C. FOX (DD-829) as a Res Trng Ship in New York City.

Stricken on 7-1-76 then sold for scrap on 11-6-74 to Aardvark International, Chester, PA.

USS PUTNAM (DD-757)

2nd ship named after Master Charles Flint Putnam (1854-1882)

Lost his way in a blinding snow storm on 1-10-1882 when attempting to
deliver supplies to survivors of the USS JEANETTE.  He drifted
out to sea on an ice-flow, and was never heard from again.

Replaced by USS WILLIAM C. LAWE (DD-763) as a Res Trng Ship in New Orleans.

Stricken 8/6/73 and sold for scrap on 6-24-74.

USS BUCK (DD-761)

Second ship named after Medal of Honor recipient
Quartermaster James Buck, USN (1808-1863)

Served on board USS BROOKLYN in the attack upon Forts Jackson and St. Philip and at the
taking of New Orleans, 24 and 25 April 1862.  Although severly wounded by a heavy
splinter, he continued to perform his duty until ordered below.  Later stealing
back to his post, he steered the ship for 8 hours despite his critical
condition.  His bravery was typical of the type which resulted
in the taking of the Forts Jackson and St. Philip
and in the capture of New Orleans.

Replaced by USS SOUTHERLAND (DD-743) as a Res Trng Ship in San Diego.

Stricken 7-15-73 and sold to Brazil on 7-16-73.  Renamed ALAGOAS (D-36).

Decomissioned on 6-30-95 and sold for scrap.

USS HENLEY (DD-762)

Third ship named after Captain Robert Henley, USN (1781-1835)

Took part in the decisive battle of Lake Champlain during the War of 1812.
 
Replaced by USS ROBERT A OWENS (DD-827) as a Res Trng Ship in Norfolk, VA.

Was last active non-FRAM destroyer.

Sold for scrap on 6-24-74.

USS WILLIAM C. LAWE (DD-763)

Second ship named after Distinguished Flying Cross recipient
Aviation Metalsmith Third Class William Clare Lawe, USN (1910-1942)

Killed in action on 6-4-42 when the aircraft he was flying in was shot down
defending Midway Atoll.  He had volunteered to participate as a gunner in
the new Grumman TBF-1 (Avenger) Torpedo Plane while attached to VT-8.

Replaced USS PUTNAM (DD-757) on 8-31-73 as a Res Trng Ship in New Orleans.
 
Stricken 10-1-83. 

Sunk on 7-14-99 at a depth of 3450 fathoms.

USS LLOYD THOMAS (DD-764)

Named after Navy Cross recipient Lieutenant (jg) Lloyd Thomas, USN (1912-1942)

Lost his life in the Battle of Midway while piloting an aircraft from the USS ENTERPRISE.

Stricken and sold to Taiwan on 10-12-73 and renamed DANG YANG (DDG-911).

  Was stricken on 3-16-99 and sunk as an artificial reef on 10-31-02.

USS KEPPLER (DD-765)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Boatswain's Mate First Class Reinhardt John Keppler, USN (1918-1942)

USS LOWRY (DD-770)

Named after Commodore Reigert Bolivar Lowry, USN (1826-1880)

Naval hero of the War Between the States.

Replaced by USS CORRY (DD-817) as a Res Trng Ship in Philadelphia.

Stricken and sold to Brazil on 10-31-73. Renamed ESPIRITO SANTO (D-38).
 
Stricken 2-2-96 and was to be broken up.

USS HUGH W. HADLEY (DD-774)

Named after Silver Star recipient
Commander Hugh William Hadley, USN (1901-1942)

Named after Navy Cross recipient
Captain Willard Woodward Keith, Jr., USMC (1920-1942)

KIA on 11/3/42 while serving with the Second Battalion,
Fifth Marines, First Marine Division, on Guadalcanal.

Replaced by USS HAROLD J. ELLISON (DD-864) as a Res Trng Ship at Norfolk, VA.

Stricken and sold to Columbia on 7-1-72 and renamed CALDAS (DD-02).

Scrapped in 1977.

USS ZELLARS (DD-777)

Named after Lieutenant (jg) Thomas Edward Zellars, USN (1898-1944)

Asphyxiated extinguishing a fire in No. 2 turret on board USS MISSISSIPPI (BB-41).

Replaced by USS DYESS (DD-880) as a Res Training Ship in Brooklyn, NY.
Decommissioned on 3-31-71 and her name struck from the Navy list.

Commissionned into the Iranian Navy on 10-12-73 and renamed BABR (DDG-7).

Still active but hasn't been operational since 1994. 

To be scrapped.

USS MASSEY (DD-778)

Named after Lieutenant Commander Lance Edward Massey, USN (1909-1942)

Commanding Officer, Torpedo Squadron THREE (VT-3) during the Battle of Midway.

Replaced by USS POWER (DD-839) as a Res Trng Ship at Baltimore, MD.

Stricken on 9-17-73.

 Sold for scrap on 06-12-74 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. of New York for $150,132.00.

USS DOUGLAS H. FOX (DD-779)

Named after 2-time Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Commander Douglas Harold Fox, USN (1905-1942)

Killed in action at Guadalcanal on 11-13-42, while CO of USS BARTON (DD-599).

Stricken 12-15-73 and sold to Chile on 1-8-74 and renamed MINISTRO PORTALES (DD-17).
 
Stricken in 1990, retired in 1991, then towed to Puerto Williams
to serve as a tender for torpedo boats - later broken up.

USS JAMES E. KYES (DD-787)

Named after Commander James Ellsworth Kyes, USN (1906-1943)

As CO of USS LEARY (DD-158) on 12-24-43, ship was torpedoed and
sunk by U-275 taking the lives of 97 shipmates, including Commander Kyes.

Stricken 03-31-73 and transferred to Taiwan on 04-18-73. 
Renamed CHIEN YANG (DD-912) and later reclassified a DDG.

Decommissioned 12-1-04 at Tsoying Naval Base, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

USS HOLLISTER (DD-788)

Named after the 3 Hollister brothers from Robbinsdale, MN

RM2 Lyle Eugene Hollister was reported missing in action while serving in
USS PLUNKETT (DD-431) during an engagement with
enemy aircraft during the assault on Anzio.

Two years younger than brother Lyle, twins William Howard and Richard Jerome
were serving aboard USS LISCOME BAY (CVE-56) when that
carrier was torpedoed in the Gilbert Islands area.

William died from wounds, Richard was reported missing and presumed dead.

Replaced USS HOOPER (DE-1026) on 7-2-73 as a Res Trng Ship in Long Beach, CA.

Stricken 08-31-79 and transferred to Taiwan on 03-03-83.  Renamed SHAO YANG (DDG-929).

Scheduled for decommissioning on 6-1-04 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

USS EVERSOLE (DD-789)

Second ship named after Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant (jg) John Thomas Eversole, USN (1915-1942)

While serving with Torpedo Squadron SIX (VT-6) in ENTERPRISE (CV-6)
lost his life in the opening phases of the Battle of Midway on 6-4-42.

Decommissioned 09-21-73 and sold to Turkey on 03-03-83. Renamed GAYRET (D-352).

Stricken in 1995 and preserved as a museum at Izmit, Turkey.

USS SHELTON (DD-790)

Second ship named after Navy Cross recipient Ensign James Arnold Shelton, USN (1916-1942)

Scouting Six pilot, lost his life at the Battle of Midway on 6-4-42.

Stricken 3-31-73 and transferred to Taiwan on 05-06-74.  Renamed LAO YANG (DD-20).

As of 5-98, still active and homeported in Suao.  She has been downgraded to 2nd class
patrol vessel (Fisheries and Patrol duties). Collided with FE YANG (ex-KIRK FF-1087),
renumbered as FF-934, causing considerable damage.

As of 11-02 is to be become an artificial reef.

USS CASSIN YOUNG (DD-793)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Captain Cassin Young, USN (1894-1942)

Stricken 12-1-74.

Now a Museum Ship in Boston, MA.

USS IRWIN (DD-794)

Named after Navy Cross recipient Rear Admiral Noble Edward Irwin, USN (1869-1937)

Was a pioneer in Naval Aviation and received his wings during WWI.

Decommissioned 5-31-46, recommissioned 2-26-51.

Decommissioned 1-10-58 and stricken 3-15-73.

To Brazil on 5-10-68 and renamed SANTA CATARINA (D-32)

Stricken and broken up in 1978.

USS BENHAM (DD-796)

Third ship named after Rear Admiral Andrew Ellicott Kennedy Benham, USN (1832-1905)

Participated in the capture of Port Royal, SC.

Loaned to Peru 12-15-60.  Then stricken and sold to Peru on 1-15-74.

Renamed VILLAR (DD-71)

Scrapped in 1980.

USS ROOKS  (DD-804)

Loaned to Chile and renamed ALMIRANTE COCHRANE (DD-15) in July 1962.

Stricken on 9/1/75 and retired in 1982.

Broken up for scrap in 1983.

USS CORRY (DD-817)

Third ship named after Medal of Honor recipient
Commander William Merrill Corry, Jr., USN (1889-1920)

While serving on the staff of Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet, LCDR CORRY was
injured in an airplane crash on 10-3-1920.  Thrown clear, he plunged into
the flaming wreckage to save the plane's pilot. 

Four days later he died from his burns.

Replaced USS LOWRY (DD-770) on 8-31-73 as a Res Trng Ship in Philadelphia.

Stricken 2-27-81, sold to Greece on 7-8-81 and renamed KRIEZIS (D-217).

 Scrapped in 1994.

USS NEW (DD-818)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Private First Class John Dury New, USMC (1924-1944)

When a Japanese soldier emerged from a cave in a cliff directly below an observation post
and suddenly hurled a grenade into the position from which two of our men were
directing mortar fire against enemy emplacements, PFC NEW instantly
perceived the dire peril of the other Marines and, with utter
disregard for his own safety, unhesitatingly flung
himself upon the grenade and absorbed
the full impact of the explosion,
thus saving the two lives.

To South Korea on 2-23-77 and renamed TAEJON (D-919).

Decommissioned in February 2001.

USS HOLDER (DD-819)

Second ship named after Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant (jg) Randolph Mitchell Holder, USN (1918-1942)

Was KIA during the Battle of Midway when flying with
Torpedo Squadron SIX, aboard USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6).

Replaced USS HARLAN R. DICKSON (DD-708) as Res Trng Ship at Boston, MA.
and later switched to Newport on 2-1-74 as a result of closing the Boston Navy Yard.

Stricken 10-1-76, then sold to Ecuador on 2-23-77 and renamed PRESIDENT ELROY ALFARO.

 Scrapped in 1991.

USS RICH (DD-820)

Second ship named after Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant (jg) Ralph McMaster Rich, USNR (1916-1942)

Served as a fighter pilot with Torpedo Squadron SIX in USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6),
and participated in the early action of the Pacific.

Replaced USS CHARLES S. SPERRY (DD-697) on 8-31-73
as a Reserve Training Ship in Philadelphia, PA.

USS JOHNSTON (DD-821)

Second ship named after Lieutenant John Vincent Johnston, USN (1861-1912)

In 1861, he served as First Master in the gunboat ST. LOUIS.

Replaced USS HANK (DD-702) on 7-1-72 as a Res Trng Ship in Philadelphia.

In December 1973, the JOHNSTON served as a test ship
for a new type of fuel oil derived from coal.

Stricken 10-1-80, then sold to Taiwan on 2-27-81 and renamed CHEN YANG (DD-928).

Later reclassified as a DDG and scheduled for decommissioning in December 2003.

USS ROBERT H. MCCARD (DD-822)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Gunnery Sergeant Robert Howard McCard, USMC (1918-1944)

During the battle for enemy held Saipan, Mariana Islands, on June 16, 1944, and cut off from
other units of his platoon when his tank was put out of action by a battery of enemy
77-mm. guns, GYSGT McCard carried on resolutely, bringing all the tanks
weapons to bear on the enemy, until the severity of hostile fire caused
him to order his crew out the escape hatch while he courageously
exposed himself to the enemy guns by hurling grenades, in
order to cover the evacuation of his men.  Seriously
wounded and his supply of grenades exhausted,
he dismantled one of the tanks machine guns
and faced the Japanese for the second
time destroying 16 of the enemy but
sacrificing himself to insure the
safety of his crew.)

Replaced USS BEATTY (DD-756) on 8-1-72 as a Res Trng Ship in Tampa, FL.

  Sold to Turkey 6-5-80 and renamed KILIC ALI PASA (D-349).

Removed from service in 1999 and scrapped in 2000.

USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (DD-823)

  Second ship named after Navy Cross recipient
Coxswain Samuel Booker Roberts, Jr., USN (1921-1942)

KIA on 9-27-42 while rescuing a company size unit of Marines off Guadalcanal.

Stricken 11-2-70.

 Sunk as target off Puerto Rico on 11-11-71.

USS BASILONE (DD-824)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Gunnery Sergeant John A. "Manila John" Basilone, USMC (1916-1945)

He is the only Marine to have won the Navy Cross and Medal of Honor during WWII.

Stricken 11-1-77.

 Sunk as target off the coast of Florida on 4-9-82.

USS CARPENTER (DD-825)

Named after Naval Aviator
Lieutenant Commander Donald Marshall Carpenter, USN (1894-1940)

Was a prominent figure in the early days of naval aviation.

Replaced USS PERKINS (DD-877) on 1-15-73 as a Res Trng Ship in San Francisco.

Stricken and sold to Turkey on 8-6-87.  Renamed ANITEPE (DD-347).

Removed from service in the autumn of 1997 to be broken up for scrap.

USS AGERHOLM (DD-826)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Private First Class Harold Chris Agerholm, USMCR (1925-1944)

During action against enemy Japanese forces on Saipan, Mariana Islands on 7-7-44, the enemy
launched a fierce, determined counterattack against our positions and overran a neighboring
artillery battalion.  PFC AGERHOLM immediately volunteered to assist in the effort to
check the hostile attack and evacuate our wounded.  Locating and approaching an
abandoned ambulance jeep, he repeatedly made extremely perilous trips under
heavy rifle and mortar fire and single-handedly loaded and evacuated approximately 45 casualties,
working tirelessly and with utter disregard for his own safety during a grueling period of more
than 3 hours.  Despite intense persistent enemy fire, he ran out to aid 2 men whom be
believed to be wounded Marines but was mortally wounded by a Japanese
sniper while carrying out his hazardous mission.

Stricken 12-01-78.

 Sunk as a target off California on 07-18-82.

USS ROBERT A. OWENS (DD-827)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant Robert Allen Owens, USMC (1920-1943)

Killed in action on his first day in combat at Bougainville.

The commanding general of the 3rd Marine Division described Owens heroism:

"Among many brave acts in the beachhead of Bougainville, no other single act saved the
lives of more of his comrades or served to contribute so much to the success of the landing".

Replaced USS HENLEY (DD-762) on 7-2-73 as a Res Trng Ship in Norfolk, VA and
then on 11-30-74, relieved USS CHARLES R. WARE (DD-865) in Galveston, TX.

Sold to Turkey on 8-6-87 renamed ALCITEPE (DD-346). 

Removed from service in 1998.

USS PERRY (DD-844)

Fourth ship named after Rhode Island born
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, USN (1785-1819)

USS BAUSELL (DD-845)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Corporal Lewis Kenneth Bausell, USMC (1924-1944)

During the Battle of Peleliu, he covered an exploding Japanese grenade in order to
protect his comrades, and died of his wounds 3 days later.

After decommissioning, was utilized as a target in missile evaluation program.

Scrapped in 1997.

USS OZBOURN (DD-846)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Private Joseph William Ozbourn, USMCR (1919-1944)

Sacrificed his life to save his comrades on Tinian in the Marianas.

Replaced by USS HIGBEE (DD-806) as a Res Trng Ship in Portland, OR.

Stricken 6-1-75 and sold in 12-75 for scrap to General Metals of Tacoma, WA for $157,227.00.

USS ROBERT L. WILSON (DD-847)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Private First Class Robert Lee Wilson, USMC (1921-1944)

During enemy action against Japanese forces on Tinian Island, Marianas Group,
an enemy grenade landed in the midst of his group.  Quick to act, PFC Wilson
cried a warning to the men and unhestatingly threw himself on the
grenade, heroically sacrificing his own life.

Stricken  9-30-74 and later sunk as target off Puerto Rico on 1-25-80 at a depth of 3010 fathoms.

USS WITEK (DD-848)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Private First Class Frank Peter Witek, USMC (1921-1944)

Lost his life during the Battle of Finegayan, Guam.

Decommissioned 8-19-68 and stricken 9-17-68. 

Was primarily used as an experimental vessel most of her career. 

She was sunk as a target off Virginia coast on 7-4-69.

USS RICHARD E. KRAUS (DD-849)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Private First Class Richard Edward Kraus, USMCR (1925-1944)

When a Japanese hand grenade was thrown into the midst of his group,
he heroically flung himself upon the grenade, covering it with his body,
absorbing the full impact of the explosion and was instantly killed.

Stricken 7-1-76, then sold to South Korea on 2-23-77 and renamed KWANG JU (D-921).

Retired from active service on 12-29-00.

USS RUPERTUS (DD-851)

Named after Navy cross recipient
Major General William Henry Rupertus, USMC (1889-1945)

USS LEONARD F. MASON (DD-852)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Private First Class Leonard Foster Mason, USMC (1920-1944)

During the landing on Guam (7-22-44), two enemy machine guns opened fire on Mason's
platoon.  Although mortally wounded, Mason cleared out the hostile position,
acting on his own initiative.  His heroic act in the face of almost certain
death enabled his platoon to accomplish its mission.

Stricken 11-02-76 and transferred to Taiwan on 03-10-78. Renamed SHUEI YANG (DD-926).

Decommissioned 2-16-00 and to be sunk as an artificial reef.

USS CHARLES H. ROAN (DD-853)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Private First Class Charles Howard Roan, USMCR (1923-1944)

Saved the lives of four of his companions when he flung his body on an enemy
hand grenade and absorbed the full impact of the explosion.

Stricken and sold to Turkey 9-21-73 and renamed MARESAL FEVZI CAKMAK (D-351).

Scrapped in 1995.

USS ARNOLD J. ISBELL (DD-869)

Named after Captain Arnold J. Isbell, USN (1898-1945)

As CO of the escort carrier CARD (CVE-11) in 1943, his task groups
were responsible for the sinkings of several submarines.

Decommissioned and stricken on 2/1/74.

Transferred  to Greece and renamed SACHTOURIS (214).

 Stricken and scrapped in 1993.

USS DAMATO (DD-871)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Corporal Anthony Peter Damato, USMC (1922-1944)

Killed in action during the battle of Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands.

Replaced USS COMPTON (DD-705) on 9-27-72 as a Res Trng Ship in Boston
and later switched to Newport on 2-1-74 as a result of the closing of Boston Navy Yard.

Sold to Pakistan on 9-30-80 and renamed TIPPU SULTAN (D-168) before being scrapped in 1994.

USS FORREST ROYAL (DD-872)

Named after 2-time Distinguished Service Medal recipient
Admiral Forrest Beton Royal, USN (1893-1945)

Former commander of an amphibious group in the assaults of
Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, and Borneo in 1944 and 1945.

USS MITCHER (DD-927)

Named after 3-time Navy Cross recipient
Admiral Marc "Pete" Andrew Mitcher, USN (1887-1947)

Former Commander of U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

Reclassified DL-2 on 1-2-55.  Was then reclassified DDG-35 on 3-15-67.

Stricken 6-1-78 and sold on 8-1-80 for scrap.

USS JOHN S. MCCAIN (DD-928)

Named after Navy Cross recipient
Admiral John Sidney "Slew" McCain, Sr., USN (1884-1945)

In WWII he was responsible for all land-based aircraft during
the Guadacanal campaign and later commanded Task Force 38.

Reclassified DL-3 on 1-3-55.  Was then reclassified DDG-36 on 3-15-67.

Stricken 4-29-78 and sold in January of 1980 for scrap.

USS WILLIS A. LEE (DD-929)

Named after Navy Cross recipient Vice Admiral Willis Augustus Lee, Jr., USN, (1888-1945)

Commanded the Pacific Fleets battleships.  Died 8-25-45 while in his
launch, returning to his flagship, USS WYOMING (AG-17).

Reclassified DL-4 on 1-4-55. 

Stricken on 5-15-72.  Sold for scrap on 5-18-73.

USS WILKINSON (DD-930)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Vice Admiral Theodore Stark "Ping" Wilkinson, Jr., USN (1888-1946)

During the battle engagements of Vera Cruz, Mexico on 21 and 22 April 1914,
he was in both days fighting at the head of his command and was eminent
and conspicuous in his conduct, leading his men with skill and courage.

Reclassified DL-5 on 1-5-55. 

Stricken on 5-1-74.  Sold for scrap on 6-13-75.

FORREST SHERMAN CLASS

USS FORREST SHERMAN (DD-931)

Named after Navy Cross recipient Admiral Forrest Percival Sherman, USN (1896-1951)

for extraordinary heroism as Commanding Officer, USS WASP (CV-7) during
the occupation of Tulagi-Guandalcanal and subsequent operations.

Stricken 7-27-90 and sold for scrap in 1994, but contractor defaulted. 

As of 12-15-99, berthed at Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Phila. awaiting disposal.

USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DD-932)

Third ship named after Captain John Paul Jones (1747-1792)

American Revolutionary War Naval Hero, often called the "Father of the American Navy."
Was our Navy's first indomitable sea fighter whose spirit of personal sacrifice,
patriotic devotion, and courage further added to his glory as an inspirational leader.
 
Reclassified DDG-32 on 3-15-67. Decommissioned 12-15-82 and stricken in 1986.

Sunk as target on 1-31-01.

USS BARRY (DD-933)

Third ship named after Commodore John Barry, USN (1745-1803)

Commanded the frigate UNITED STATES.

Stricken on 1-31-83.  In 1984 she was brought to the WashNavyYd where she lies moored
in the Anacostia River and is open to visitors.  However, she is scheduled to be moved
to the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Philadelphia, PA.

She will be replaced by an Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate.

USS DECATUR (DD-936)

Fourth ship named after Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr., USN (1779-1820)

In the War of 1812 while captain of the frigate UNITED STATES, he and his
crew defeated the British frigate MACEDONIAN and brought the vessel
safely back to the United States-the only captured British ship to be
refitted and commissioned in the American Navy during that war.
He gave birth to an operational competence that still
remains a guiding star for our Naval Service.

Reclassified DDG-31 on 9-15-66.  Decommissioned 6-30-83 and stricken 3-16-88.

In use as a weapons trials ship at Naval Facilities Engineering Command,
San Bruno, CA since 5-2-93. 

Sunk as a target in RimPac 2004.

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Commander George Fleming Davis, USN (1911-1945)

As Commanding Officer of USS WALKE (DD-723), he was killed in action at
Lingayen Gulf on Luzon in the Philippine Islands on 1-6-45.

Stricken 7-27-90 and then sold for scrap on 6-30-94.

USS JONAS INGRAM (DD-938)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Admiral Jonas Howard Ingram, USN (1886-1952)

On 4-22-14 he landed at Vera Cruz, Mexico with the Arkansas Battalion
where he distinguished himself in battle.

He went on to serve as Commander of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet during WWII.

Stricken 6-15-83 and sunk as target on 7-23-88.

USS MANLEY (DD-940)

Named after Captain John Manley, USN (1733-1793)

One of the fathers of the U.S. Navy.

Stricken on 6-1-90 and was then scrapped on 6-30-94.

USS DUPONT (DD-941)

Second ship named after Rear Admiral Samuel Francis DuPont, USN (1803-1865)

Commanded the sloop CYANE during the Mexican War.

Stricken 6-1-90 and sold for scrap on 12-11-92.

USS BIGELOW (DD-942)

Third ship named after Medal of Honor recipient
WT1 Elmer Charles Bigelow, USNR (1920-1945)

Killed in action extinguishing a magazine fire while serving on board USS FLETCHER (DD-445)
during action against enemy Japanese forces off Corregidor in the Philippines on 2-14-45.

Stricken 6-1-90 and sold for scrap in 1993.  Repossessed 10-01-96.

Sunk on 04-02-03 as a target in SINKEX.

USS BLANDY (DD-943)

Named after Admiral Henry Purnell Blandy, USN (1890-1954)

Stricken 7-27-90 and sold to N.R. Acquisition, 6-30-90.

Broken up for scrap in 1996.

USS MULLINNIX (DD-944)

Named after Legion of Merit recipient
Rear Admiral Henry Maston Mullinnix, USN (1892-1943)

Reported MIA while aboard USS LISCOME BAY (CVE-56), as task force commander
when she was torpedoed and sunk off Makin Islands in the Gilbert Islands area on 11-24-43.

Stricken 7-26-90 and sunk as target on 8-23-92.

USS HULL (DD-945)

Fifth ship named after Commodore Isaac Hull, USN (1773-1843)

Commanding Officer of the CONSTITUTION during the War of 1812.

USS EDSON (DD-946)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Major General Merritt Austin "Red Mike" Edson, USMC (1897-1955)

Best known by Marines for the defense of Lunga Ridge during the
Battle of Guadalcanal during World War II.

Stricken 1-31-89.  Was a Museum Ship in New York City.

Has been returned to USN in donation hold status at Philadelphia NISMF.
Scheduled to move to the Wisconsin Naval Ship Association in Sheboygan, WI in 2010.

USS SOMERS (DD-947)

Named after Lieutenant Richard Somers, USN (1778-1804)

Commanded the schooner NAUTILUS in 1804.

Reclassified DDG-34 on 3-15-67.  Decommissioned 5-15-84 and stricken 4-26-88. 

Sunk as target on 7-22-98 off  the Hawaiian Island of Kauai resting
at a depth of 2800 fathoms (approx. 16,800 feet).

USS MORTON (DD-948)

Named after 4-time Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Commander Dudley Walker "Mush" Morton, USN (1907-1943)

Famed WWII skipper of the submarine WAHOO (SS-238).

 Lost with all hands on 10-11-43 when sunk by Japanese aircraft.

Decommissioned 11-22-82, stricken 2-7-90 and sold for scrap on 3-4-92.

USS PARSONS (DD-949)

Named after Rear Admiral William Sterling "Deak" Parsons, USN (1901-1953)

Was Weapons Officer aboard Enola Gay that delivered atomic bomb to
 end the war.  He actually assembled the trigger in flight so that if anything
happened all that would be lost would be the plane, the bomb, and the crew.

Reclassified DDG-33 on 3-15-67.  Decommissioned 11-19-82 and stricken 5-15-84.

Sunk as a target 4-24-89.

USS RICHARD S. EDWARDS (DD-950)

Named after Admiral Richard Stanislaus Edwards, USN (1885-1956)

Was first Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

Stricken 2-7-90 and sunk as target on 5-12-97 off Kauai, HI at a depth of 2499 fathoms.

USS TURNER JOY (DD-951)

Named after Admiral Charles Turner Joy, USN (1895-1956)

Served during WWII and Korea.

Last assignment was that of Superintendant of the U.S. Naval Academy.

  Now a Museum Ship at Brementon, WA.

USS CHARLES F. ADAMS (DD-952)
(See DDG-2)

USS JOHH KING (DD-953)
(See DDG-3)

USS LAWRENCE (DD-954)
(See DDG-4)

USS BIDDLE (DD-955)
(See DDG-5)

USS BARNEY (DD-956)
(See DDG-6)

USS HENRY WILSON (DD-957)
(See DDG-7)

USS LYNN MCCORMACK (DD-958)
(See DDG-8)

USS TOWERS (DD-959)
(See DDG-9)

SPRUANCE CLASS DD's

USS SPRUANCE (DD-963)

Named after Admiral Raymond Ames Spruance, USN-RET (1886-1969)

Former Commander-in-Chief of U.S Pacific Fleet.

Decommissioned 3-23-05 at Mayport, FL.

Sunk off Virginia Capes during Sinkex on December 7-8, 2006.

USS PAUL F. FOSTER (DD-964)

Named after Vice Admiral Paul Frederick Foster, USN-RET (1889-1972)

First man to receive all three of the Navy's highest awards;
the Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, and the Distinguished Service Medal.

Decommissioned 3-14-03.

On 3-27-03 she was turned over to Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Port Hueneme Division as the Navy's new Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS).

USS KINKAID (DD-965)

Named after 4-time Distinguished Service Medal  recipient
Admiral Thomas Cassin Kinkaid, USN (1888-1972)

First surface officer ever to command a Carrier Task Force.

Decommissioned 1-7-03 and stricken on 4-6-04.

Sunk as a target on 7-14-04.

Named after Admiral Henry Kent Hewitt, USN-RET (1887-1972)

His Eighth Fleet conducted the first Allied Amphibious landings of Europe during WWII.
 
Decommissioned on 7-19-01 and stricken on 6-5-02.

Sold for scrap which was completed on 12-19-02.

USS ELLIOT (DD-967)

Named after Legion of Merit recipient
Lieutenant Commander Arthur James "Jack" Elliot, II, USN (1933-1968)

A Vietnam War hero.

Decommissioned 12-3-03 and stricken 4-6-04.

  Sunk as a target off Australia on 6-25-05.

USS ARTHUR W. RADFORD (DD-968)

Named after Admiral Arthur William Radford, USN (1896-1973)

Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1953-1957.

Decommissioned 3-18-03.

Presently laid-up in Philadelphia.  As of 02-08, scheduled to be sunk
as a target.  Date not yet determined.

USS PETERSON (DD-969)

Named after Lieutenant Commander Carl Jerrold Peterson, USN (1936-1969)

Killed by enemy rocket fire while embarked in an assault support boat
transiting the Vam Co Dong River in Viet Nam.

Decommissioned 10-4-02 and sunk as a target on 2-16-04.

USS CARON (DD-970)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Wayne Maurice Caron, USN (1946-1968)

While serving as a combat medic on 7-28-68 in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam,
Petty Officer Caron was repeatedly wounded while he moved between
fallen Marines, rendering aid to each, but continued his
rounds until being killed by enemy fire.

Decommissioned on 10-15-01 and stricken 6-5-02.

Was sunk on 12-4-02 off Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.

USS DAVID R. RAY (DD-971)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Hospital Corpsman Second Class David Robert "Bobby" Ray, USN (1945-1969)

Although wounded himself, Petty Officer Ray's final act of heroism was to protect a Marine
he was treating.  Out of ammunition and severely wounded, he threw himself upon the
injured Marine when a grenade landed nearby, thus saving his life when it exploded.

Sunk as a target on 7-11-08 by a Mark 48, Mod 7 torpedo
fired from the HMAS WALLER during RIMPAC 2008.

USS OLDENDORF (DD-972)

Named after Navy Cross recipient
Admiral Jesse Bartlett Oldendorf, USN-RET (1887-1974)

One of the most distinguished surface warfare officers to serve during World War II.

Decommissioned on 6-20-03 and stricken 4-6-04.

Sunk as a target on 8-25-05.

USS JOHN YOUNG (DD-973)

Second ship named after Captain John Young, USN (1740-1781)

A gallant and daring naval officer who lost his life in the struggle
for independence during the American Revolution.

Decommissioned 9-19-02 and stricken on 11-6-02.

Sunk as a target on April 13, 2004.

USS COMTE DEGRASSE (DD-974)

Decommissioned and stricken on 6-5-98. 

Sunk as a target on 6-7-06.

USS O'BRIEN (DD-975)

Fifth ship named in honor of Captain Jeremiah O'Brien (1740-1818)

An American-Irishman from Machias, Maine, who led the first naval battle
in the American Revolution on June 12, 1775.

Sunk as a target off Hawaii on 2-9-06 by USS LAKE ERIE (CG-70)

USS MERRILL (DD-976)

Named after Navy Cross recipient
Vice Admiral Aaron Stanton "Tip" Merrill, USN (1890-1961)

Was an outstanding cruiser-destroyer and task force commander during WWII.

Decommissioned and stricken on 3-26-98.

Sunk as a target off Hawaii on 8-1-03.

USS BRISCOE (DD-977)

Named after Navy Cross recipient
Admiral Robert Pearce Briscoe, USN (1897-1968)

Commandered the USS DENVER (CL-58) in WWII during a thirty-six hour battle with enemy
naval forces, assisting in the sinking of five enemy warships, while damaging four others.

Decommissioned 10-2-03 and stricken 4-6-04.

  Sunk as a target on 8-25-05.

USS STUMP (DD-978)

Named after two-time Navy Cross recipient Admiral Felix Budwell Stump, USN-RET

Former Commander in Chief of Pacific Fleet.

Decommissioned on 10-22-04.

  Sunk as a target on 6-7-06.

USS CONOLLY (DD-979)

Named after Navy Cross recipient Admiral Richard Lansing Conolly, USN (1892-1962)

In October 1945 he was in command of the landing troops
of Northern Honshu Hokkaido, northernmost of the Japanese home islands.

Decommissioned and stricken on 9-19-98.

Sunk as a target on 4-29-09

USS MOOSBRUGGER (DD-980)

Named after Navy Cross recipient
Vice Admiral Frederick Moosbrugger, USN-RET (1900-1974)

        who first gained fame as a destroyer commander in the Pacific during WWII.

Decommissioned 12-15-00.  Out of commission, in reserve. 
  Was being held at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Philadelphia.

Scrapped in Brownsville, TX.

USS JOHN HANCOCK (DD-981)

Named after John Hancock (1737-1793)

The first signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Decommissioned 10-16-00.  Was being held at Naval Inactive Ship
Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Philadelphia.

Scrapped in Brownsville, TX.

USS NICHOLSON (DD-982)

Fourth ship to be named for the five members of the Nicholson family.

Captain James N. Nicholson, USN (1737-1804)
Captain Samuel Nicholson, USN (1732-1811)
Captain John Nicholson, USN (1756-1844)
Captain William C. Nicholson, USN (1800-1872)
Admiral James W.C. Nicholson, USN (1821-1887)

Renowned in American naval history.

Decommissioned 12-18-02 and stricken 4-6-04.

Sunk as a target on 7-30-04.

USS JOHN RODGERS (DD-983)

Named after three members of a distinguished Navy family:

Commodore John Rodgers, USN (1772-1838)
Rear Admiral John Rodgers, USN (1812-1882)
Commander John Rodgers, USN (1881-1926)

Decommissioned and stricken on 9-18-98.

Was being held at Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance
Facility (NISMF), Philadelphia, PA as of 7-19-99.

Scrapped in Brownsville, TX.

USS LEFTWICH (DD-984)

Named after Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Colonel William Groom Leftwich, Jr., USMCR (1931-1970)

  Killed in action on 11-18-70 in a helicopter crash in Quang
Viet Nam while serving as CO, 1st Recon Bn.

Decommissioned and stricken on 3-27-98.

Sunk as a target off Hawaii on 8-1-03.

USS CUSHING (DD-985)

Named after Commander William Barker Cushing, USN (1842-1874)

a Naval hero of the American Civil War.

Sunk as a target during RIMPAC 2008 on 7-14-08, north of Kauai, Hawaii.

USS HARRY W. HILL (DD-986)

Named after three-time Distinguished Service Medal Recipient
Admiral Harry Wilbur Hill, USN (1890-1971)

Former Superintendant of U.S. Naval Academy.

Decommissioned and stricken on 5-29-98.
 
Sunk as a target on 7-15-04.

USS O'BANNON (DD-987)

Third ship named after First Lieutenent Presley Neville O'Bannon, USMC (1776-1850)

Marine hero of the Tripolitan War.

Sunk as a part of SINKEX 2008 on 10-6-08.

USS THORN (DD-988)

Second ship named after Lieutenant Jonathan Thorn, USN (1779-1811)

Was appointed the first commandant of the New York Navy Yard at the age of 27,
the youngest officer ever to command a United States Navy Yard.

Decommissioned in 08-25-04.

Sunk as a target on 7-22-06.

USS DEYO (DD-989)

Named after Distinguished Service Medal recipient
Vice Admiral Morton Lyndholm Deyo, USN (1887-1973)

A veteran destroyerman and distinguished naval gunfire
support task commander of World War II.

Decommissioned on 11-06-03 and stricken 4-6-04.

 Sunk as a target on 8-25-05 in the Atlantic.

USS INGERSOLL (DD-990)

Second ship named after Navy Cross recipient
Admiral Royal Eason Ingersoll, USN (1883-1976)

Was Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Atlantic Fleet during World War II.

Decommissioned and stricken on 7-24-98.

Sunk as a target off Hawaii on 7-29-03.

USS FIFE (DD-991)

Named after 3-time Distinguished Service Medal recipient
Admiral James Fife, Jr., USN-RET (1987-1973)

Distinguished submariner during World War I and II.

Decommissioned on 2-28-03 and stricken 4-6-04.

Was being held in Bremerton, WA.

Sunk as a target on 8-23-05 in the Pacific.

USS FLETCHER (DD-992)

Second ship named after Medal of Honor recipient
Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, USN-RET (1885-1973)

Was the Operational Commander at the pivotal Battles of Coral Sea and of Midway.

  Sunk as a target on 7-16-08 off Kauai, Hawaii during RIMPAC 2008 by a modified
Mark 48 ADCAP torpedo fired from the HMAS WALLER.

USS HAYLER (DD-997)

Named after 3-time Navy Cross recipient
Vice Admiral Robert Ward Hayler, Sr. USN-RET (1891-1980)

Noted for his contributions to the development of naval ordnance at the outbreak of WWII.

Decommissioned on 8-25-03 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, VA., and later stricken on 4-6-04.

Sunk as a target on 11-13-04.

Final ship of the SPRUANCE Class.

KIDD CLASS DDG's

USS KIDD (DDG-993)

Second ship named after Medal of Honor recipient
Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd, USN (1884-1941)

Was aboard the USS ARIZONA during the attack on Pearl Harbor,
and was the first flag officer to die in World War II.

Decommissioned and stricken on 3-12-98.

Commissioned into the Taiwanese Navy on 12-19-05 and renamed TZUO-YING (DDG-1803).

USS CALLAGHAN (DDG-994)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Rear Admiral Daniel Judson Callaghan, USN (1892-1942)

While leading a force of U.S. ships against a far superior Japanese
force during the Battle of Guadalcanal, he was killed when a
direct hit was scored on the bridge of his flagship.

Decommissioned and stricken on 3-31-98.

Commissioned into the Taiwanese Navy on 12-19-05 and renamed SU-AO (DDG-1802).

USS SCOTT (DDG-995)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Rear Admiral Norman Scott, USN (1889-1942)

Died at the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal aboard USS ATLANTA (CL-51).

Decommissioned and stricken on 12-10-98.

Transferred to Taiwan in 11-05 and renamed KEELUNG (DDG-1801).

USS CHANDLER (DDG-996)
 
Third ship named after Navy Cross recipient Rear Admiral Theodore Edson Chandler, USN (1894-1945)

While serving as Commander, Cruiser Division FOUR, embarked on USS LOUISVILLE (CA-28)
 in January 1943, during the voyage from Leyte to Lingayen for the invasion of Luzon,
died from burns when his ship came under heavy Japanese air attacks -- mostly kamikazes.

Decommissioned and stricken on 9-23-99.

Transferred to Taiwon in 11-05 and renamed MA-KONG (DDG-1805).

NOW FOR MORE DDG's / DL's / DLG's / DLGN's

NORFOLK CLASS

USS NORFOLK (DL-1)

Decommissioned 1-15-70 and stricken 11-1-73.

Her entire career was as a test and trials ship.
 
Sold 8-22-74 and broken up for scrap.

MITCHER CLASS

USS MITCHER (DL-2)
(See DD-927)

USS JOHN S. MCCAIN (DL-3)
(See DD-928)

USS WILLIS A. LEE (DL-4)
(See DD-929)

USS WILKINSON (DL-5)
(See DD-930)

CHARLES F. ADAMS CLASS

NOTE:  DDG-2 through DDG-9 were ordered as DD-952 through DD-959.

DDG-5 was originally commissioned as USS BIDDLE

USS CHARLES F. ADAMS (DDG-2)

Named after former Secretary of the Navy (1929-33) Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954)

Great-grandson of John Quincy Adams.

ex DD-952.  Reclassified DDG-2 on 4-23-57. 
Decommissioned on 8-1-90 and stricken 11-20-92. 

Being held as Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility
(NISMF), Philadelphia, PA. as of 1-22-99.

To be scrapped or donated as museum.

USS JOHN KING (DDG-3)

Named after 2-time Medal of Honor recipient Watertender Chief John King, USN (1862-1938)

Was one of only 19 in history to receive the Medal of Honor twice.

First medal came when serving in USS VICKSBURG (PG-11)

Second medal came when serving in USS SALEM (CL-3)

ex DD-953.  Reclassified DDG-3 on 4-23-57. 

Decommissioned 3-30-90 and stricken on 1-12-93. 

Sold for scrap on 2-10-99.

USS LAWRENCE (DDG-4)

Named after Captain James Lawrence, USN (1781-1813)

The original quote that became the popular naval battle cry was
"Tell the men to fire faster and not to give up the ship" was shouted
by Commander Lawrence, Commander of the CHEASAPEAKE,
mortally wounded near Boston Harbor during the War of 1812.

ex DD-954.  Reclassified DDG-4 on 4-23-57.

Decommissioned 3-30-90 and stricken on 3-16-90.

Scrapping authorized in November 2003.

USS CLAUDE V. RICKETTS (DDG-5)

Named after former Chief of Naval Operations,
 Admiral Claude Vernon Ricketts, USN (1906-1964)

Was a selfless leader of devoted dedication to the Naval Service and his country.
Rising from enlisted status to the highest rank in the Navy, he was recognized for his inspirational
 leadership by all that knew him.  As a sailor, strategist, and statesman, he gained respect for his
 determination and positive actions to preserve the maritime strength of the nation.

ex DD-955 BIDDLE.  Reclassified DDG-5 on 4-23-57.  Renamed on 7-28-64.

Decommissioned 10-31-89, stricken 6-1-90.

Was sold for scrap value on  4-15-95 but buyer defaulted on 10-8-96. 

Was being held at Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility
(NISMF), Philadelphia, PA.

Sold to Metro Machine of Philadelphia for scrapping which was completed 11-8-02.

USS BARNEY (DDG-6)

Third ship named after Commodore Joshua Barney, USN (1759-1818)

Defended Washington, the Capitol, when threatened in 1814.
Was presented with the Sword of Honor.

ex DD-956.  Reclassified DDG-6 on 4-6-57.  

Decommissioned 12-17-90 and stricken on 11-20-92.

Sold for scrap on 2-10-99 but buyer defaulted.

Was eventually scrapped on 03-22-06 in Norfolk, VA.

USS HENRY B. WILSON (DDG-7)

Named after Rear Admiral Henry Braid "Hammerin' Hank" Wilson, Jr., USN (1861-1954)

Served as 26th Superintendant of U.S. Naval Academy from 1921 to 1925.

ex DD-957.  Reclassified DDG-7 on 4-23-57.

Decommissioned 10-2-89 and stricken 1-26-90.
 
Sunk as a target off California on 8-15-03.

USS LYNDE MCCORMICK (DDG-8)

ex DD-958.  Reclassified DDG-8 on 4-23-57. 

Decommissioned 10-1-91 and stricken 11-10-92. 

Sold for scrap value on 6-20-94 for use as a power barge.

Buyer defaulted on 3-22-99.

 Sunk as target on 2-24-01.

USS TOWERS (DDG-9)

Named after Distinguished Service Medal recipient
Vice Admiral John Henry Towers, USN (1885-1955)

  One of the earliest officers of the navy in the Aviation Service
and was a commander in the first trans-Atlantic flight in 1919.
Also served as Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet from 2-1-46 to 2-28-47.

ex DD-959.  Reclassified DDG-9 on 4-23-57.

Decommissioned 10-1-90 and stricken 5-27-92.

Sold for scrap value on 6-20-94 for use as a power barge.

Buyer defaulted on 3-22-99.
 
Was sunk on 10-9-02 at a depth of 1,963 fathoms, off San Clemente Island.

USS SAMPSON (DDG-10)

Named after Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson, USN (1846-1902)

Former Superintendant of U.S. Naval Academy (1886-90).