USS Wadsworth

USS Wadsworth

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS "Wadsworth", in honor of Commodore Alexander S. Wadsworth:

* The first "Wadsworth" (DD-60) was an "Tucker"-class destroyer launched in 1915 and struck in 1936.

* The second "Wadsworth" (DD-516) was a "Fletcher"-class destroyer launched in 1943. She was transferred to West Germany and renamed "Z-3" in 1959. She was transferred to Greece in 1980 and renamed "Nearchos"; she was stricken in 1991.

* The third Wadsworth (FFG-9) was the third ship of the "Oliver Hazard Perry" class of guided missile frigates, launched in 1978. She was transferred to Poland and renamed ORP "Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko" in 2002.


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