USS Woolsey

USS Woolsey

USS "Woolsey" has been the name of two ships in the United States Navy.

The first was named in honor of Commodore Melancthon Taylor Woolsey, and the second commemorated both him and his son, Commodore Melancthon Brooks Woolsey.

* USS "Woolsey" (DD-77) was a "Wickes"-class destroyer in World War I.
* USS "Woolsey" (DD-437) was a "Gleaves"-class destroyer in World War II.


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