Uss Nicholson
Four ships of the
United States Navy
have borne the name
USS ''Nicholson
'', named in honor of the Nicholson family, five members of which were prominent in early American naval history:
James Nicholson
, the senior
Continental Navy
Captain;
Samuel Nicholson
, the first captain of
USS
Constitution
;
John Nicholson
;
William Nicholson
; and
James W. Nicholson
.
The first
Nicholson
, (TB-29), was a
Blakely
-class
torpedo boat
, launched in
1901
and struck in
1909
.
The second
Nicholson
, (DD-52), was a
O'Brien
-class
destroyer
, launched in
1913
and struck in
1936
.
The third
Nicholson
, (DD-442), was a
Gleaves
-class
destroyer, launched in
1940
and decommissioned and transferred to
Italy
in
1951
. She served in the
Italian Navy
as
Aviere
. She was stricken and sunk as target in
1975
.
The fourth
Nicholson
, (DD-982), was a
Spruance
-class
destroyer, launched in
1977
and struck in
2004
.
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