Uss Gridley
Three
United States Navy
ships have been named
USS ''Gridley
'' in honor of
Charles Vernon Gridley
(
1844
–
1898
), an officer in the Navy during the
American Civil War
and the
Spanish-American War
.
The first,
Gridley
(DD-92)
, was a
Wickes
-class
destroyer
, launched in
1918
and struck in
1937
.
The second,
Gridley
(DD-380)
, was the
lead ship
of
her class
of destroyers. She was launched in
1936
and struck in
1947
.
The third,
Gridley
(DLG-21)
, was a
Leahy
-class
guided-missile
frigate
, launched in
1961
and struck in
1994
.
John Kerry
served aboard her during the
Vietnam War
. In
1975
, she was redesignated a guided-missile
cruiser
,
CG-21
.
A fourth,
Gridley
(DDG-101)
, is an
Arleigh Burke
-class
destroyer
.
As of 2005
, she is under construction at
Bath Iron Works
.
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