Two ships in the
* The first "Welles" (DD-257) was a "Clemson"-class
* The second "Welles" (DD-628) was a "Gleaves"-class destroyer, commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1946.
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USS Welles (DD-628) — USS Welles (DD 628), a Gleaves class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Gideon Welles. Welles was laid down on 27 September 1941 at Seattle, Washington, by the Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 7 … Wikipedia
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