- USS Porter
Five ships in the
United States Navy have been named USS "Porter" for Commodore David Porter, and his son, AdmiralDavid Dixon Porter .* The first, "Porter" (TB-6), was a
torpedo boat , launched in 1896, served during theSpanish-American War , and struck in 1912.
* The second, "Porter" (DD-59), was a "Tucker"-classdestroyer , commissioned in 1916, served inWorld War I , decommissioned in 1922, transferred to theUnited States Coast Guard as CG-7, returned to the Navy and scrapped in 1934.
* The third, "Porter" (DD-356), was thelead ship of her class of destroyers, commissioned in 1936, served inWorld War II and sunk in battle in October 1942.
* The fourth, "Porter" (DD-800), was a "Fletcher"-class destroyer, commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1953.
* The fifth, "Porter" (DDG-78), is an "Arleigh Burke"-class guided missile destroyer, commissioned in 1999 and actively servingas of 2007 .See also USS "William D. Porter" (DD-579).
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