USS Decatur
Five ships of the
United States Navy
have been named
Decatur
, in honor of Commodore
Stephen Decatur
.
USS
Decatur
(1839)
, was a
sloop-of-war
built in 1839 and in service from 1840 to 1859.
USS
Decatur
(DD-5)
, was a
Bainbridge
-class
destroyer
which served mainly in or near the
Philippines
from 1902 to 1919.
USS
Decatur
(DD-341)
, was a
Clemson
-class
destroyer
which served from 1922 to 1945.
USS
Decatur
(DD-936)
, was a
Forrest Sherman
-class
destroyer
in service from 1956 to 1983, later converted to become the first
Self Defense Test Ship
.
USS
Decatur
(DDG-73)
, is an
Arleigh Burke
-class
destroyer
commissioned in 1998 and currently in active service.
List of ships with the same or similar names
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