Asbestos Exposure on Destroyers

What is a Destroyer Ship

Smaller than both battleships and cruisers, destroyers are built for speed and maneuverability. Designed as escorts and guard vehicles, a destroyer’s main function is to defend larger ships against quick and agile enemy attack vessels. With the decline of cruisers and total disuse of battleships in the U.S. Navy’s modern fleet, destroyers are the most heavily armed and armored surface-combat ships in common use. The U.S. Navy currently has 72 destroyers, including 10 under construction.

Destroyers built prior to the 1980s were constructed using asbestos in much of the equipment in the engine and boiler spaces, as well as in other parts of the ship. Veterans who served aboard these ships are therefore likely to have had some level of asbestos exposure, especially those tasked with operation, maintenance, and repair of asbestos parts and equipment. This exposure puts veterans at a high risk of developing mesothelioma, a devastating cancer whose only known cause is asbestos.

Veterans who served on U.S. Navy destroyers years ago and have now been diagnosed with mesothelioma may be entitled to compensation from the companies that sold dangerous asbestos products to the Navy. The experienced asbestos attorneys at Belluck & Fox LLP are nationally recognized for securing more than $800 million in compensation for asbestos victims and their families. Schedule a free case evaluation with our team now by calling 855-840-5306 or filling out our online contact form.

Where Was Asbestos Used on U.S. Navy Destroyers?

Although the U.S. Navy issued a policy limiting the use of asbestos in its vessels in 1975, many veterans and civilian seamen had already been exposed to the dangerous carcinogen by that point. U.S. Navy destroyers constructed before the 1980s commonly contained asbestos in:

Pumps, valves, boilers, and turbines
Floor tiles and decking
Plaster, cement, putty and caulk
Insulation
Gaskets and Packing
Safety gear and insulated gloves
Other equipment

Veterans who worked directly with or around these asbestos materials are at high risk of exposure, particularly because many of these servicemen worked in confined spaces below deck with poor ventilation. Even those veterans who did not work directly with asbestos on U.S. Navy destroyers were at risk of exposure in sleeping quarters, mess halls, and other common areas where asbestos may have been present.

History of U.S. Navy Destroyers

The need for destroyers arose from the devastating use of torpedo boats during the Chilean Civil War and the Sino-Japanese War, both in 1894. These torpedo boats were small and fast, able to quickly close in on bigger ships, launch their weapons, then zip away. Thus, the U.S. Navy began production of torpedo boat destroyers, which eventually became known as simply destroyers.

The USS Bainbridge (DD 1) was the first U.S. Navy destroyer launched (August 27, 1901). Throughout World War I, American destroyers evolved, with new classes introduced to bolster the strength of the U.S. Navy fleet. During this time, U.S. Navy destroyers fought in 250 battles with German submarines and provided for the safe trans-Atlantic passing of 2 million men. These “Greyhounds of the Sea,” as they were called, also laid the foundation for anti-submarine warfare and unveiled a future where ships could be used to combat airstrikes.

When World War I ended, the United States had amassed the largest fleet of destroyers in the world. However, more than 200 destroyers were decommissioned and 40 were scrapped as part of the Disarmament Treaty of 1922.

No new destroyers were launched from 1921 to 1934. Then came Adolf Hitler.

The U.S. Navy began building dozens of new destroyers in the late 1930s, initially transferring units to the Pacific Fleet. Although the U.S. didn’t join the war initially, it did build up an Atlantic Fleet of destroyers to combat threats from German submarines.

Throughout World War II, U.S. Navy destroyers played significant roles in destroying German submarines, rescuing airmen, and facilitating landings in North Africa and Europe. In particular, U.S. Navy destroyers are credited for their contributions to Operation Overlord, or the Battle of Normandy, on June 6, 1944.

Since the end of World War II, U.S. Navy destroyers have been called on to participate in the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam conflict.

The modern Navy destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) and its class have been bolstered by technological advances, all-steel construction, and a multitude of damage-control protections. The Navy has described it as “the most powerful surface combatant ever put to sea.”

Looking to the future, the USS Zumwalt and the Zumwalt-class destroyers are the Navy’s next generation of multi-mission surface combatants. Armed with advanced technology and survivability systems, these destroyers are tailored for land and sea attacks.

The Difference Between Destroyers and Frigates

Frigates, which used to be known as destroyer escorts, are smaller than full-size destroyers. They are used mainly for anti-aircraft and anti-submarine purposes, as well as to defend convoys. Frigates share the same design as destroyers but are not as fast.

Help for Veterans Who Are Diagnosed with Mesothelioma After Serving on U.S. Navy Destroyers

At Belluck & Fox, LLP, our nationally recognized asbestos lawyers have dedicated their careers to fighting for the rights of veterans who were exposed to asbestos on U.S. Navy ships. Our team has two decades of experience researching where asbestos was used on U.S. Navy destroyers and other vessels, and we are committed to fighting for full and fair compensation for service members who are now suffering from mesothelioma.

Read on to learn more about specific U.S. Navy destroyers, or contact us to schedule a free case evaluation and learn how we can help pursue the compensation you deserve.

A-B

USS Aaron Ward (DD-132)
USS Aaron Ward (DD-483)
USS Aaron Ward (DD-773)
USS Abbot (DD-184)
USS Abbot (DD-629)
USS Abel P. Upshur (DD-193)
USS Abner Read (DD-526)
USS Adams (DD-739)
USS Agerholm (DD-826)
USS Albert W. Grant (DD-649)
USS Alden (DD-211)
USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752)
USS Allen (DD-66)
USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692
USS Ammen (DD-35)
USS Ammen (DD-527)
USS Anderson (DD-411)
USS Anthony (DD-172)
USS Anthony (DD-515)
USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869)
USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968)
USS Aulick (DD-258)
USS Aulick (DD-569)
USS Ault (DD-698)
USS Aylwin (DD-355)
USS Aylwin (DD-47)
USS Babbitt (DD-128)
USS Bache (DD-470)
USS Badger (DD-126)
USS Bagley (DD-185)
USS Bagley (DD-386)
USS Bailey (DD-269)
USS Bailey (DD-492)
USS Bainbridge (DD-1)
USS Bainbridge (DD-246)
USS Balch (DD-363)
USS Balch (DD-50)
USS Baldwin (DD-624)
USS Ballard (DD-267)
USS Bancroft (DD-256)
USS Bancroft (DD-598)
USS Barker (DD-213)
USS Barney (DD-149)
USS Barney (DD-956)
USS Barry (DD-2)
USS Barry (DD-248)
USS Barry (DD-933)
USS Barton (DD-599)
USS Barton (DD-722)
USS Basilone (DD-824)
USS Bausell (DD-845)
USS Beale (DD-40)
USS Beale (DD-471)
USS Bearss (DD-654)
USS Beatty (DD-640)
USS Beatty (DD-756)
USS Belknap (DD-251)
USS Bell (DD-587)
USS Bell (DD-95)
USS Benham (DD-49)
USS Benham (DD-397)
USS Benham (DD-796)
USS Benner (DD-807)
USS Bennett (DD-473)
USS Bennion (DD-662)
USS Benson (DD-421)
USS Bernadou (DD-153)
USS Biddle (DD-151)
USS Biddle (DD-955)
USS Bigelow (DD-942)
USS Billingsley (DD-293)
USS Black (DD-666)
USS Blakeley (DD-150)
USS Blandy (DD-943)
USS Blue (DD-387)
USS Blue (DD-744)
USS Boggs (DD-136)
USS Bordelon (DD-881)
USS Borie (DD-215)
USS Borie (DD-704)
USS Boyd (DD-544)
USS Boyle (DD-600)
USS Bradford (DD-545)
USS Braine (DD-630)
USS Branch (DD-197)
USS Breck (DD-283)
USS Breckinridge (DD-148)
USS Breese (DD-122)
USS Brinkley Bass (DD-887)
USS Briscoe (DD-977)
USS Bristol (DD-453)
USS Bristol (DD-857)
USS Brooks (DD-232)
USS Broome (DD-210)
USS Brown (DD-546)
USS Brownson (DD-518)
USS Brownson (DD-868)
USS Bruce (DD-329)
USS Brush (DD-745)
USS Bryant (DD-665)
USS Buchanan (DD-131)
USS Buchanan (DD-484)
USS Buck (DD-420)
USS Buck (DD-761)
USS Bullard (DD-660)
USS Burns (DD-171)
USS Burns (DD-588)
USS Burrows (DD-29)
USS Bush (DD-166)
USS Bush (DD-529)
USS Butler (DD-636)

C-D

USS Caldwell (DD-605)
USS Caldwell (DD-69)
USS Callaghan (DD-792)
USS Callaghan (DD-994)
USS Caperton (DD-650)
USS Capps (DD-550)
USS Carmick (DD-493/DMS-33)
USS Caron (DD-970)
USS Carpenter (DD-825)
USS Case (DD-285)
USS Case (DD-370)
USS Cassin (DD-372)
USS Cassin (DD-43)
USS Cassin Young (DD-793)
USS Champlin (DD-104)
USS Champlin (DD-601)
USS Chandler (DD-206)
USS Chandler (DD-996)
USS Charles Ausburn (DD-294)
USS Charles Ausburne (DD-570)
USS Charles F. Adams (DD-952)
USS Charles F. Hughes (DD-428)
USS Charles H. Roan (DD-853)
USS Charles J. Badger (DD-657)
USS Charles P. Cecil (DD-835/DDR-835)
USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865)
USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697)
USS Charrette (DD-581)
USS Chase (DD-323)
USS Chauncey (DD-296)
USS Chauncey (DD-3)
USS Chauncey (DD-667)
USS Chevalier (DD-451)
USS Chevalier (DD-805)
USS Chew (DD-106)
USS Childs (DD-241)
USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668)
USS Clark (DD-361)
USS Claxton (DD-140)
USS Claxton (DD-571)
USS Clemson (DD-186)
USS Coghlan (DD-326)
USS Coghlan (DD-606)
USS Cogswell (DD-651)
USS Colahan (DD-658)
USS Cole (DD-155)
USS Colhoun (DD-801)
USS Colhoun (DD-85/APD-2)
USS Collett (DD-730)
USS Compton (DD-705)
USS Comte de Grasse (DD-974)
USS Cone (DD-866)
USS Conner (DD-582)
USS Conner (DD-72)
USS Conolly (DD-979)
USS Converse (DD-291)
USS Converse (DD-509)
USS Conway (DD/DDE-507)
USS Cony (DD/DDE-508)
USS Conyngham (DD-371)
USS Conyngham (DD-58)
USS Cooper (DD-695)
USS Corry (DD-334)
USS Corry (DD-463)
USS Corry (DD-817)
USS Cotten (DD-669)
USS Cowell (DD-167)
USS Cowell (DD-547)
USS Cowie (DD-632)
USS Crane (DD-109)
USS Craven (DD-382)
USS Craven (DD-70)
USS Crosby (DD-164)
USS Crowninshield (DD-134)
USS Cummings (DD-365)
USS Cummings (DD-44)
USS Cushing (DD-376)
USS Cushing (DD-55)
USS Cushing (DD-797)
USS Cushing (DD-985)
USS Dahlgren (DD-187)
USS Dale (DD-290)
USS Dale (DD-353)
USS Dale (DD-4)
USS Dallas (DD-199)
USS Daly (DD-519)
USS Damato (DD-871)
USS Dashiell (DD-659)
USS David R. Ray (DD-971)
USS David W. Taylor (DD-551)
USS Davis (DD-395)
USS Davis (DD-65)
USS Davis (DD-937)
USS Davison (DD-618)
USS De Haven (DD-469)
USS De Haven (DD-727)
USS Decatur (DD-341)
USS Decatur (DD-5)
USS Decatur (DD-936)
USS DeLong (DD-129)
USS Delphy (DD-261)
USS Dennis J. Buckley (DD-808)
USS Dent (DD-116)
USS Dewey (DD-349)
USS Deyo (DD-989)
USS Dickerson (DD-157)
USS Doran (DD-634)
USS Dorsey (DD-117)
USS Dortch (DD-670)
USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779)
USS Downes (DD-375)
USS Downes (DD-45)
USS Doyen (DD-280)
USS Doyle (DD-494/DMS-34)
USS Drayton (DD-23)
USS Drayton (DD-366)
USS Drexler (DD-741)
USS Du Pont (DD-152)
USS Du Pont (DD-941)
USS Duncan (DD-46)
USS Duncan (DD-485)
USS Duncan (DD-874)
USS Dunlap (DD-384)
USS Dyer (DD-84)
USS Dyson (DD-572)
USS Dyson (DD-572)

E-G

USS Earle (DD-635)
USS Eaton (DD-510/DDE-510)
USS Eberle (DD-430)
USS Edison (DD-439)
USS Edsall (DD-219)
USS Edson (DD-946)
USS Edwards (DD-265)
USS Edwards (DD-619)
USS Ellet (DD-398)
USS Elliot (DD-146)
USS Elliot (DD-967)
USS Ellis (DD-154)
USS Ellyson (DD-454)
USS Emmons (DD-457)
USS Endicott (DD-495)
USS English (DD-696)
USS Epperson (DD-719)
USS Erben (DD-631)
USS Ericsson (DD-440)
USS Ericsson (DD-56)
USS Ernest G. Small (DD-838)
USS Eugene A. Greene (DD-711)
USS Evans (DD-552)
USS Evans (DD-78)
USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830)
USS Eversole (DD-789)
USS Fairfax (DD-93)
USS Fanning (DD-37)
USS Fanning (DD-385)
USS Farenholt (DD-332)
USS Farenholt (DD-491)
USS Farquhar (DD-304)
USS Farragut (DD-300)
USS Farragut (DD-348)
USS Fechteler (DD-870)
USS Fife (DD-991)
USS Fiske (DD-842/DDR-842)
USS Fitch (DD-462)
USS Fletcher (DD-445)
USS Fletcher (DD-992)
USS Floyd B. Parks (DD-884)
USS Flusser (DD-20)
USS Flusser (DD-289)
USS Flusser (DD-368)
USS Foote (DD-169)
USS Foote (DD-511)
USS Forrest (DD-461)
USS Forrest Royal (DD-872)
USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931)
USS Fox (DD-234)
USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754)
USS Frank Knox (DD-742)
USS Frankford (DD-497)
USS Franks (DD-554)
USS Frazier (DD-607)
USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858)
USS Fullam (DD-474)
USS Fuller (DD-297)
USS Furse (DD-882)
USS Gainard (DD-706)
USS Gamble (DD-123)
USS Gansevoort (DD-608)
USS Gatling (DD-671)
USS Gearing (DD-710)
USS George E. Badger (DD-196)
USS George K. MacKenzie (DD-836)
USS Gherardi (DD-637)
USS Gillespie (DD-609)
USS Gillis (DD-260)
USS Gilmer (DD-233)
USS Gleaves (DD-423)
USS Glennon (DD-620)
USS Glennon (DD-840)
USS Goff (DD-247)
USS Goldsborough (DD-188)
USS Goodrich (DD-831)
USS Graham (DD-192)
USS Grayson (DD-435)
USS Greene (DD-266)
USS Greer (DD-145)
USS Gregory (DD-802)
USS Gregory (DD-82)
USS Gridley (DD-380)
USS Gridley (DD-92)
USS Guest (DD-472)
USS Gurke (DD-783)
USS Gwin (DD-433)
USS Gwin (DD-71)
USS Gwin (DD-772)
USS Gyatt (DD-712)

H-J

USS Haggard (DD-555)
USS Hailey (DD-556)
USS Hale (DD-133)
USS Hale (DD-642)
USS Halford (DD-480)
USS Hall (DD-583)
USS Halligan (DD-584)
USS Halsey Powell (DD-686)
USS Hambleton (DD-455)
USS Hamilton (DD-141)
USS Hammann (DD-412)
USS Hamner (DD-718)
USS Hank (DD-702)
USS Hanson (DD-832)
USS Haraden (DD-183)
USS Haraden (DD-585)
USS Harding (DD-625)
USS Harding (DD-91)
USS Harlan R. Dickson (DD-708)
USS Harold J. Ellison (DD-864)
USS Harrison (DD-573)
USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748)
USS Harry F. Bauer (DD-738)
USS Harry W. Hill (DD-986)
USS Hart (DD-110)
USS Hart (DD-594)
USS Harwood (DD-861)
USS Hatfield (DD-231)
USS Hawkins (DD-873)
USS Hayler (DD-997)
USS Haynsworth (DD-700)
USS Hazelwood (DD-107)
USS Hazelwood (DD-531)
USS Healy (DD-672)
USS Heermann (DD-532)
USS Helm (DD-388)
USS Henderson (DD-785)
USS Henley (DD-39)
USS Henley (DD-391)
USS Henley (DD-762)
USS Henry A. Wiley (DD-749)
USS Henry B. Wilson (DD-957)
USS Henry W. Tucker (DD-875)
USS Henshaw (DD-278)
USS Herbert (DD-160)
USS Herbert J. Thomas (DD-833/DDR-833)
USS Herndon (DD-198)
USS Herndon (DD-638)
USS Hewitt (DD-966)
USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663)
USS Hickox (DD-673)
USS Higbee (DD-806)
USS Hilary P. Jones (DD-427)
USS Hobby (DD-610)
USS Hobson (DD-464)
USS Hoel (DD-533)
USS Hogan (DD-178)
USS Holder (DD-819)
USS Hollister (DD-788)
USS Hopewell (DD-181)
USS Hopewell (DD-681)
USS Hopkins (DD-249)
USS Hopkins (DD-6)
USS Hovey (DD-208)
USS Howard (DD-179)
USS Howorth (DD-592)
USS Hudson (DD-475)
USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709)
USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774)
USS Hughes (DD-410)
USS Hulburt (DD-342)
USS Hull (DD-330)
USS Hull (DD-350)
USS Hull (DD-7
USS Hull (DD-945)
USS Humphreys (DD-236)
USS Hunt (DD-194)
USS Hunt (DD-674)
USS Hutchins (DD-476)
USS Hyman (DD-732)
USS Ingersoll (DD-652)
USS Ingersoll (DD-990)
USS Ingraham (DD-111)
USS Ingraham (DD-444)
USS Ingraham (DD-694)
USS Irwin (DD-794)
USS Isherwood (DD-284)
USS Isherwood (DD-520)
USS Israel (DD-98)
USS Izard (DD-589)
USS J. Fred Talbott (DD-156)
USS J. William Ditter (DD-751)
USS Jacob Jones (DD-130)
USS Jacob Jones (DD-61)
USS James C. Owens (DD-776)
USS James E. Kyes (DD-787)
USS James K. Paulding (DD-238)
USS Jarvis (DD-38)
USS Jarvis (DD-393)
USS Jarvis (DD-799)
USS Jeffers (DD-621)
USS Jenkins (DD-42)
USS Jenkins (DD-447)
USS John A. Bole (DD-755)
USS John D. Edwards (DD-216)
USS John D. Ford (DD-228)
USS John D. Henley (DD-553)
USS John Francis Burnes (DD-299)
USS John Hancock (DD-981)
USS John Hood (DD-655)
USS John King (DD-953)
USS John Paul Jones (DD-932)
USS John R. Craig (DD-885)
USS John R. Craig (DD-885)
USS John Rodgers (DD-574)
USS John Rodgers (DD-983)
USS John S. McCain (DD-928)
USS John W. Thomason (DD-760)
USS John W. Weeks (DD-701)
USS John Young (DD-973)
USS Johnston (DD-557)
USS Johnston (DD-821)
USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938)
USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850)
USS Jouett (DD-396)
USS Jouett (DD-41)

K-M

USS Kalk (DD-170)
USS Kalk (DD-611)
USS Kane (DD-235)
USS Kearny (DD-432)
USS Kennedy (DD-306)
USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD-713)
USS Kennison (DD-138)
USS Keppler (DD-765)
USS Kidd (DD-993)
USS Kidd (DD-661)
USS Kidder (DD-319)
USS Killen (DD-593)
USS Kilty (DD-137)
USS Kimberly (DD-80)
USS Kimberly (DD-521)
USS King (DD-242)
USS Kinkaid (DD-965)
USS Knapp (DD-653)
USS Knight (DD-633)
USS La Vallette (DD-315)
USS La Vallette (DD-448)
USS Laffey (DD-459)
USS Laffey (DD-724)
USS Lamberton (DD-119)
USS Lamson (DD-18)
USS Lamson (DD-328)
USS Lamson (DD-367)
USS Lang (DD-399)
USS Lansdale (DD-101)
USS Lansdale (DD-426)
USS Lansdale (DD-766)
USS Lansdowne (DD-486)
USS Lardner (DD-286)
USS Lardner (DD-487)
USS Laub (DD-263)
USS Laub (DD-613)
USS Lawrence (DD-250)
USS Lawrence (DD-8)
USS Lawrence (DD-954)
USS Laws (DD-558)
USS Lea (DD-118)
USS Leary (DD-158)
USS Leary (DD-879)
USS Leftwich (DD-984)
USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852)
USS Leutze (DD-481)
USS Lewis Hancock (DD-675)
USS Lindsey (DD-771)
USS Litchfield (DD-336)
USS Little (DD-79)
USS Little (DD-803)
USS Livermore (DD-429)
USS Lloyd Thomas (DD-764)
USS Lofberg (DD-759)
USS Long (DD-209)
USS Longshaw (DD-559)
USS Lowry (DD-770)
USS Luce (DD-522)
USS Luce (DD-99)
USS Ludlow (DD-112)
USS Ludlow (DD-438)
USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729)
USS Lynde McCormick (DD-958)
USS Macdonough (DD-331)
USS Macdonough (DD-351)
USS Macdonough (DD-9)
USS MacKenzie (DD-175)
USS MacKenzie (DD-614)
USS MacLeish (DD-220)
USS Macomb (DD-458)
USS Maddox (DD-168)
USS Maddox (DD-622)
USS Maddox (DD-731)
USS Madison (DD-425)
USS Mahan (DD-102)
USS Mahan (DD-364)
USS Manley (DD-74)
USS Manley (DD-940)
USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733)
USS Mansfield (DD-728)
USS Marcus (DD-321)
USS Marshall (DD-676)
USS Mason (DD-191)
USS Massey (DD-778)
USS Maury (DD-100)
USS Maury (DD-401)
USS Mayo (DD-422)
USS Mayrant (DD-31)
USS Mayrant (DD-402)
USS McCaffery (DD-860)
USS McCall (DD-400)
USS McCall (DD-28)
USS McCalla (DD-253)
USS McCalla (DD-488)
USS McCawley (DD-276)
USS McCook (DD-252)
USS McCook (DD-496)
USS McCord (DD-534)
USS McCormick (DD-223)
USS McDermut (DD-262)
USS McDermut (DD-677)
USS McDougal (DD-358)
USS McDougal (DD-54)
USS McFarland (DD-237)
USS McGowan (DD-678)
USS McKean (DD-784)
USS McKean (DD-90)
USS McKee (DD-575)
USS McKee (DD-87)
USS McLanahan (DD-264)
USS McLanahan (DD-615)
USS McNair (DD-679)
USS Meade (DD-274)
USS Meade (DD-602)
USS Melvin (DD-335)
USS Melvin (DD-680)
USS Meredith (DD-165)
USS Meredith (DD-434)
USS Meredith (DD-726)
USS Meredith (DD-890)
USS Merrill (DD-976)
USS Mertz (DD-691)
USS Mervine (DD-322)
USS Mervine (DD-489)
USS Metcalf (DD-595)
USS Meyer (DD-279)
USS Miller (DD-535)
USS Mitscher (DD-927)
USS Moale (DD-693)
USS Moffett (DD-362)
USS Monaghan (DD-32)
USS Monaghan (DD-354)
USS Monssen (DD-436)
USS Monssen (DD-798)
USS Montgomery (DD-121)
USS Moody (DD-277)
USS Moosbrugger (DD-980)
USS Morris (DD-271)
USS Morris (DD-417)
USS Morrison (DD-560)
USS Morton (DD-948)
USS Mugford (DD-105)
USS Mugford (DD-389)
USS Mullany (DD-325)
USS Mullany (DD-528)
USS Mullinnix (DD-944)
USS Murphy (DD-603)
USS Murray (DD-576)
USS Murray (DD-97)
USS Mustin (DD-413)
USS Myles C. Fox (DD-829)

N-R

USS Nelson (DD-623)
USS New (DD-818)
USS Newcomb (DD-586)
USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883)
USS Niblack (DD-424)
USS Nicholas (DD-311)
USS Nicholas (DD-449)
USS Nicholson (DD-442)
USS Nicholson (DD-52)
USS Nicholson (DD-982)
USS Nields (DD-616)
USS Noa (DD-343)
USS Noa (DD-841)
USS Norman Scott (DD-690)
USS Norris (DD-859)
USS O’Bannon (DD-177)
USS O’Bannon (DD-450)
USS O’Bannon (DD-987)
USS O’Brien (DD-415)
USS O’Brien (DD-51)
USS O’Brien (DD-725)
USS O’Brien (DD-975)
USS O’Hare (DD-889)
USS Oldendorf (DD-972)
USS Ordronaux (DD-617)
USS Orleck (DD-886)
USS Osborne (DD-295)
USS Osmond Ingram (DD-255)
USS Overton (DD-239)
USS Owen (DD-536)
USS Ozbourn (DD-846)
USS Palmer (DD-161)
USS Parker (DD-48)
USS Parker (DD-604)
USS Parrott (DD-218)
USS Parsons (DD-949)
USS Patterson (DD-36)
USS Patterson (DD-392)
USS Paul F. Foster (DD-964)
USS Paul Hamilton (DD-307)
USS Paul Hamilton (DD-590)
USS Paul Jones (DD-10)
USS Paul Jones (DD-230)
USS Paulding (DD-22)
USS Peary (DD-226)
USS Percival (DD-298)
USS Perkins (DD-26)
USS Perkins (DD-377)
USS Perkins (DD-877)
USS Perry (DD-11)
USS Perry (DD-340)
USS Perry (DD-844)
USS Peterson (DD-969)
USS Phelps (DD-360)
USS Philip (DD-498)
USS Phillip (DD-76)
USS Picking (DD-685)
USS Pillsbury (DD-227)
USS Plunkett (DD-431)
USS Pope (DD-225)
USS Porter (DD-800)
USS Porter (DD-356)
USS Porter (DD-59)
USS Porterfield (DD-682)
USS Power (DD-839)
USS Preble (DD-12)
USS Preble (DD-345)
USS Preston (DD-19)
USS Preston (DD-327)
USS Preston (DD-379)
USS Preston (DD-795)
USS Prichett (DD-561)
USS Pringle (DD-477)
USS Pruitt (DD-347)
USS Purdy (DD-734)
USS Putnam (DD-287)
USS Putnam (DD-757)
USS Quick (DD-490)
USS Radford (DD-120)
USS Radford (DD-446)
USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390)
USS Ramsay (DD-124)
USS Rathburne (DD-113)
USS Reid (DD-21)
USS Reid (DD-292)
USS Reid (DD-369)
USS Remey (DD-688)
USS Reno (DD-303)
USS Renshaw (DD-176)
USS Renshaw (DD-499)
USS Reuben James (DD-245)
USS Rhind (DD-404)
USS Rich (DD-820)
USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786)
USS Richard E. Kraus (DD-849/AG-151)
USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664)
USS Richard S. Edwards (DD-950)
USS Ringgold (DD-500)
USS Ringgold (DD-89)
USS Rizal (DD-174)
USS Robert A. Owens (DD-827)
USS Robert H. McCard (DD-822)
USS Robert H. Smith (DD-735)
USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781)
USS Robert L. Wilson (DD-847)
USS Robert Smith (DD-324)
USS Robinson (DD-562)
USS Robinson (DD-88)
USS Rodgers (DD-254)
USS Rodman (DD-456)
USS Roe (DD-24)
USS Roe (DD-418)
USS Rogers (DD-876)
USS Rooks (DD-804)
USS Roper (DD-147)
USS Ross (DD-563)
USS Rowan (DD-405)
USS Rowan (DD-64)
USS Rowan (DD-782)
USS Rowe (DD-564)
USS Rupertus (DD-851)
USS Russell (DD-414)

S-T

USS S.P. Lee (DD-310)
USS Sampson (DD-394)
USS Sampson (DD-63)
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823)
USS Samuel N. Moore (DD-747)
USS Sands (DD-243)
USS Sarsfield (DD-837)
USS Satterlee (DD-190)
USS Satterlee (DD-626)
USS Saufley (DD-465)
USS Schenck (DD-159)
USS Schley (DD-103)
USS Schroeder (DD-501)
USS Scott (DD-995)
USS Seaman (DD-791)
USS Selfridge (DD-320)
USS Selfridge (DD-357)
USS Semmes (DD-189)
USS Seymour D. Owens (DD-767)
USS Shannon (DD-737)
USS Sharkey (DD-281)
USS Shaw (DD-373)
USS Shaw (DD-68)
USS Shea (DD-750)
USS Shelton (DD-790)
USS Shields (DD-596)
USS Shirk (DD-318)
USS Shubrick (DD-268)
USS Shubrick (DD-639)
USS Sicard (DD-346)
USS Sigourney (DD-643)
USS Sigourney (DD-81)
USS Sigsbee (DD-502)
USS Simpson (DD-221)
USS Sims (DD-409)
USS Sinclair (DD-275)
USS Sloat (DD-316)
USS Smalley (DD-565)
USS Smith (DD-378)
USS Smith (DD-17)
USS Smith Thompson (DD-212)
USS Soley (DD-707)
USS Somers (DD-301)
USS Somers (DD-381)
USS Somers (DD-947)
USS Southard (DD-207)
USS Southerland (DD-743)
USS Spence (DD-512)
USS Sproston (DD-173)
USS Sproston (DD-577)
USS Spruance (DD-963)
USS Stack (DD-406)
USS Stanly (DD-478)
USS Stansbury (DD-180)
USS Steinaker (DD-863)
USS Stembel (DD-644)
USS Stephen Potter (DD-538)
USS Sterett (DD-27)
USS Sterett (DD-407)
USS Stevens (DD-479)
USS Stevens (DD-86)
USS Stevenson (DD-645)
USS Stewart (DD-13)
USS Stewart (DD-224)
USS Stickell (DD-888)
USS Stockham (DD-683)
USS Stockton (DD-646)
USS Stockton (DD-73)
USS Stoddard (DD-566)
USS Stoddert (DD-302)
USS Stormes (DD-780)
USS Stribling (DD-867)
USS Stribling (DD-96)
USS Stringham (DD-83)
USS Strong (DD-467)
USS Strong (DD-758)
USS Stump (DD-978)
USS Sturtevant (DD-240)
USS Sumner (DD-333)
USS Swanson (DD-443)
USS Swasey (DD-273)
USS Talbot (DD-114)
USS Tarbell (DD-142)
USS Tattnall (DD-125)
USS Taussig (DD-746)
USS Taylor (DD-468)
USS Taylor (DD-94)
USS Terry (DD-25)
USS Terry (DD-513)
USS Thatcher (DD-162)
USS Thatcher (DD-514)
USS The Sullivans (DD-537)
USS Theodore E. Chandler (DD-717)
USS Thomas (DD-182)
USS Thomas E. Fraser (DD-736)
USS Thompson (DD-305)
USS Thompson (DD-627)
USS Thorn (DD-657)
USS Thorn (DD-988)
USS Thornton (DD-270)
USS Tillman (DD-135)
USS Tillman (DD-641)
USS Timmerman (DD-828)
USS Tingey (DD-272)
USS Tingey (DD-539)
USS Tolman (DD-740)
USS Toucey (DD-282)
USS Towers (DD-959)
USS Tracy (DD-214)
USS Trathen (DD-530)
USS Trever (DD-339)
USS Trippe (DD-33)
USS Trippe (DD-403)
USS Truxtun (DD-14)
USS Truxtun (DD-229)
USS Tucker (DD-374)
USS Tucker (DD-57)
USS Turner (DD-259)
USS Turner (DD-648)
USS Turner (DD-834)
USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
USS Twiggs (DD-127)
USS Twiggs (DD-591)
USS Twining (DD-540)

U-Z

USS Uhlmann (DD-687)
USS Upshur (DD-144)
USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656)
USS Vesole (DD-878)
USS Vogelgesang (DD-862)
USS Wadleigh (DD-689)
USS Wadsworth (DD-516)
USS Wadsworth (DD-60)
USS Wainwright (DD-419)
USS Wainwright (DD-62)
USS Waldron (DD-699)
USS Walke (DD-723)
USS Walke (DD-34)
USS Walke (DD-416)
USS Walker (DD-163)
USS Walker (DD-517)
USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703)
USS Waller (DD-466)
USS Ward (DD-139)
USS Warrington (DD-30)
USS Warrington (DD-383)
USS Warrington (DD-843)
USS Wasmuth (DD-338)
USS Waters (DD-115)
USS Watts (DD-567)
USS Wedderburn (DD-684)
USS Welborn C. Wood (DD-195)
USS Welles (DD-257)
USS Welles (DD-628)
USS Whipple (DD-15)
USS Whipple (DD-217)
USS Wickes (DD-578)
USS Wickes (DD-75)
USS Wiley (DD-597)
USS William M. Wood (DD-715)
USS Wilkes (DD-441)
USS Wilkes (DD-67)
USS Wilkinson (DD-930)
USS Willard Keith (DD-775)
USS William B. Preston (DD-344)
USS William C. Lawe (DD-763)
USS William D. Porter (DD-579)
USS William Jones (DD-308)
USS William R. Rush (DD-714)
USS Williams (DD-108)
USS Williamson (DD-244)
USS Willis A. Lee (DD-929)
USS Wilson (DD-408)
USS Wiltsie (DD-716)
USS Winslow (DD-359)
USS Winslow (DD-53)
USS Witek (DD-848)
USS Wood (DD-317)
USS Woodbury (DD-309)
USS Woodworth (DD-460)
USS Woolsey (DD-437)
USS Woolsey (DD-77)
USS Worden (DD-16)
USS Worden (DD-288)
USS Worden (DD-352)
USS Wren (DD-568)
USS Yarborough (DD-314)
USS Yarnall (DD-143)
USS Yarnall (DD-541)
USS Young (DD-312)
USS Young (DD-580)
USS Zane (DD-337)
USS Zeilin (DD-313)
USS Zellars (DD-777)

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