The second USS Decatur was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Stephen Decatur.

This page provides the hull numbers of all U.S. Navy destroyers numbered in the DD series from 400 through 599, with links to those ships with photos available in the Online Library.

Decatur was the 1st destroyer ever commissioned in the US Navy. Stephen Decatur was born on 5 January 1779 in Sinepuxent, Md. He was warranted a midshipman at the age of 19 and made his first cruise in the frigate United States.

USS DECATUR DD-5 Ship History Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, April 2018 The second Decatur (Destroyer No. 5) was laid down on 26 July 1899 at Richmond, Va., by William R. Trigg Co.; launched on 26 September 1900; sponsored by Miss Maria Decatur Mayo, great-grandniece of Commodore Decatur; and commissioned at the Norfolk Navy Yard ...

USS Decatur steaming at high speed, while running trials in 1902. The second USS Decatur was a Bainbridge-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Stephen Decatur.

USS Fletcher (DD/DDE-445), named for Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, was the lead Fletcher-class destroyer, and served in the Pacific during World War II. She received fifteen battle stars for World War II service, and five for Korean War service.

On a dark night in the summer of 1908, the USS Decatur (DD-5) was silently pulling into Batangas Harbor in the Philippines. While making her approach, the Decatur ran aground on a mud bank and had to be rescued the next day by a local steamboat.

USS Biddle/Claude V. Ricketts (DD-995/DDG-5), was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the third US Naval ship named after Nicholas Biddle, one of the first five captains of the Continental Navy.

2015年10月9日 · USS Decatur (DD-5) was a Bainbridge class destroyer. She was the first destroyer to be commissioned into the US Navy and served in the Philippines until 1917 then as an escort ship in the Mediterranean theatre. The Decatur was named after Commodore Stephen Decatur, a famous American naval commander of the War of 1812. She was launched on 26 ...

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