USS Sturtevant

USS Sturtevant

Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS "Sturtevant" for Albert D. Sturtevant.

* The first "Sturtevant" (DD-240) was a "Clemson"-class destroyer, commissioned in 1920 and sunk by enemy action in April 1942.
* The second "Sturtevant" (DE-239) was an "Edsall"-class destroyer escort, commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1960.


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