- USS Gridley
Four
United States Navy ships have been named USS "Gridley" in honor ofCharles Vernon Gridley .*USS|Gridley|DD-92|3, was a "Wickes"-class
destroyer , launched in 1918, permanently decommissioned in 1922, and scrapped in 1937*USS|Gridley|DD-380|3, was the lead ship of her class of destroyers. She was launched in 1936 and struck in 1947
*USS|Gridley|DLG-21|3, was a "Leahy"-class guided-missile frigate, launched in 1961 and struck in 1994. In 1975, the "Leahy"-class was redesignated as guided-missile cruisers, and she became CG-21.
*USS|Gridley|DDG-101|3, is an "Arleigh Burke"-class
destroyer . Her keel was laid on 30 July 2004, christened 11 February 2006, and commissioned in Miami on 10 February 2007
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