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USN NAVY SHIPS
Names beginning with the letter W

This page lists all w-named US Navy Ships whose pictures are available through the Online Library.

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W-named ships are listed below in alphabetical order.

  • W.H. Gordon, General (AP-117, later T-AP-117), 1944-1987. Properly called General W.H. Gordon
  • W.L. Messick (SP-322), 1917-1919
  • W.L. Steed (ID # 3449), 1918-1919
  • W.S. Sims, Admiral (AP-127), 1945-2005. Properly called Admiral W.S. Sims
  • W.T. James (SP-429), 1917-1919. Also known as James

  • Wabash (1856-1912)
  • Wabash (ID # 1824), 1918-1919
  • Wachusett (1862-1887)
  • Wachusett (ID # 1840), 1918-1919
  • Wachapreague (AGP-8, originally AVP-56), 1944-1946
  • Wacondah (SP-238), 1917-1920

  • Waddell (DDG-24), 1964-1992
  • Wadena (SP-158), 1918-1920
  • Wadleigh (DD-689), 1943-1962
  • Wadsworth (Destroyer # 60, later DD-60), 1915-1936
  • Wadsworth (DD-516), 1943-1959

  • Wahoo (SS-238), 1942-1943
  • Wainwright (Destroyer # 62, later DD-62), 1916-1934
  • Wainwright (DD-419), 1940-1948
  • Wainwright (DLG-28, later CG-28), 1966-2002
  • Wake Island (CVE-65), 1943-1947
  • Wakiva (SP-160), 1917-1918. Also called Wakiva II
  • Wakulla (ID # 3147), 1918-1919

  • Waldron (DD-699), 1944-1973
  • Walke (Destroyer # 34, later DD-34), 1911-1935. Later renamed DD-34
  • Walke (DD-416), 1940-1942
  • Walke (DD-723), 1944-1975

  • Walker (Destroyer # 163, later DD-163), 1919-1941. Later renamed YW-57 and DCH-1 (IX-44)
  • Walker (DD-517, later DDE-517 & DD-517), 1943-1969
  • Walker, J.B. (ID # 1272), 1918-1919. Properly called J.B. Walker
  • Walker, General Nelson M. (T-AP-125), 1945-2005. Properly called General Nelson M. Walker

  • Wallace L. Lind (DD-703), 1944-1973
  • Waller (DD-466, later DDE-466 & DD-466), 1942-1970
  • Walrus (Submarine # 35), 1914-1931. Renamed K-4 before construction
  • Walter A. Luckenbach (ID # 3171), 1918-1919
  • Walter D. Munson (ID # 1510), 1918-1919
  • Walter Adams (ID # 400), 1918-1919

  • Wampanoag (1868-1885), later renamed Florida
  • Wandank (Fleet Tug # 26, later AT-26 & ATO-26), 1920-1947
  • Wanderer (SP-132), 1917-1920
  • Wanderlust (SP-923), 1917-1919
  • Wando (1864-1865)

  • War Bug (SP-1795), 1917-1919
  • Ward (Destroyer # 139, later DD-139 & APD-16), 1918-1944
  • Ward, Aaron (DD-483), 1942-1943. Properly called Aaron Ward
  • Ware, Charles R. (DD-865), 1945-1981. Properly called Charles R. Ware
  • Warren J. Courtney (SP-375), 1917-1919. Also called Courtney
  • Warrington (Destroyer # 30, later DD-30), 1911-1935
  • Warrington (DD-383), 1938-1944
  • Warrington (DD-843), 1945-1973

  • Washington (SP-1241), barge, 1917-1917
  • Washington (BB-47), 1917 Program -- construction cancelled 1922
  • Washington (BB-56), 1941-1961
  • Washington, George (ID # 3018), 1917-1919. Properly called George Washington
  • Washington, George (CVN-73), 1992-____. Properly called George Washington
  • Washtenaw County (LST-1166, later MSS-2), 1953-1975. Originally named LST-1166

  • Wasmuth (DD-338, later DMS-15), 1921-1942
  • Wasp (1898-1921)
  • Wasp (CV-7), 1940-1942
  • Wasp (CV-18, later CVA-18 & CVS-18), 1943-1973
  • Wassaic (ID # 3230), 1918-1919
  • Wassuc (1865-1875). Briefly renamed Stromboli in 1869

  • Water Barge # 30 (1918-1932). Previously named Rin Tin Tin and Freight Lighter # 160. Later renamed YW-30
  • Wateree (1864-1868)
  • Waters (Destroyer # 115, later DD-115, APD-8 and DD-115), 1918-1946
  • Watts (DD-567), 1944-1974
  • Waukesha (AKA-84), 1944-46
  • Wave (ID # 1706). No actual Navy service
  • Waxbill (AMc-15), 1940-1945
  • Waxbill (AMS-39, later AMCU-50 and MHC-50), 1944-1950, originally named YMS-479

  • Wedderburn (DD-684), 1944-1972
  • Weehawken (1863-1863)
  • Weeks, John W. (DD-701), 1944-1970. Properly called John W. Weeks
  • Weepoose (SP-450), 1917-1920

  • Welborn C. Wood (DD-195), 1921-1940
  • Welcome (SP-1175), 1917-1919
  • Welles (Destroyer # 257, later DD-257), 1919-1940
  • Wemootah (SP-201), 1917-1919
  • Wendy (SP-448), 1917-1918
  • Wenonah (SP-165), 1917-1929

  • West Alsek (ID # 3119), 1918-1919
  • West Apaum (ID # 3221), 1919-1919
  • West Avenal (ID # 3871), 1919-1919
  • West Bridge (ID # 2888), 1918-1919

  • West Carnifax (ID # 3812), 1918-1919
  • West Coast (ID # 3315), 1918-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
  • West Cobalt (ID # 3836), 1918-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
  • West Cohas (ID # 3253), 1918-1919
  • West Compo (ID # 3912), 1919-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
  • West Corum (ID # 3982), 1919-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
  • West Cressy (ID # 3813), 1918-1919

  • West Ekonk (ID # 3313), 1918-1919
  • West Elcajon (ID # 3907), 1919-1919
  • West Elcasco (ID # 3661), 1918-1919
  • West Eldara (ID # 3704), 1918-1919

  • West Galeta (ID # 3330), 1918-1919
  • West Galoc (ID # 3347), 1918-1919
  • West Gate (ID # 3216), 1918-1918. No image is available, or known to exist
  • West Gotomska (ID # 3322), 1918-1919
  • West Grama (ID # 3794), 1919-1919

  • West Haven (ID # 2159), 1918-1919
  • West Hobomac (ID # 3335), 1918-1919
  • West Hosokie (ID # 3695), 1918-1919
  • West Humhaw (ID # 3718), 1918-1919
  • West Indian (ID # 3120), 1918-1919

  • West Kyska (ID # 3701), 1918-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
  • West Lashaway (ID # 3700), 1918-1919
  • West Lianga (ID # 2758), 1918-1919
  • West Loquassuck (ID # 3638), 1918-1919
  • West Madaket (ID # 3636), 1918-1919
  • West Mahomet (ID # 3681), 1918-1919
  • West Maximus (ID # 3934). Built 1918, no Navy service.
  • West Mead (ID # 3550), 1918-1919. Also called Westmead No image is available, or known to exist

  • West Point (ID # 3254), 1918-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
  • West Shore (ID # 3170), 1918-1919
  • West Virginia (Armored Cruiser # 5, later CA-5), 1905-1930. Renamed Huntington, 1916
  • West Virginia (BB-48), 1923-1959
  • West View (No ID #), 1918-1919. Also called Westview

  • West Wauna (ID # 3856), 1919-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
  • West Wood (ID # 2812), 1918-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
  • West Zeda (ID # 3801), 1918-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
  • West Zucker (ID # 3584), 1918-1919
  • West Zula (ID # 3501), 1918-1919

  • Westchester (ID # 3103), 1918-1919
  • Westchester (ID # 3122), 1918-1919

  • Western Ally (ID # 3815), 1919-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
  • Western Belle (ID # 3551), 1918-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
  • Western Chief (ID # 3161), 1918-1919
  • Western Comet (ID # 3569), 1918-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
  • Western Front (ID # 1787), 1918-1919. Briefly named Indiana in May 1918
  • Western Hope (ID # 3771), 1918-1919
  • Western Light (ID # 3300), 1918-1919

  • Western Maid (ID # 3703), 1918-1919
  • Western Port (1858-1859). Subsequently served as USS Wyandotte (1859-1865)
  • Western Sea (ID # 3153), 1918-1919
  • Western Spirit (ID # 3164), 1918-1919
  • Western Star (ID # 4210), 1918-1919

  • Westerdijk (ID # 2514), 1918-1919
  • Westerner (ID # 2890), 1918-1919
  • Westfield (1862-1863)
  • Westmead (ID # 3550), 1918-1919. Also called West Mead. No image is available, or known to exist
  • Westover (ID # 2867), 1918-1918
  • Westpool (ID # 3675), 1918-1919
  • Westport (ID # 2362), 1918-1919. Renamed Adrian after a few days' service
  • Westview (No ID #), 1918-1919. Also called West View
  • Westward Ho (ID # 3098), 1918-1919

  • Wharton (AP-7), 1940-1947
  • Wheeler, Major (ID # 3637), 1918-1919. Properly called Major Wheeler
  • Wheeling (Gunboat # 14, PG-14, later IX-28), 1897-1946

  • Whippet (SP-89), 1917-1919
  • Whipple (Torpedo Boat Destroyer # 15), 1902-1920
  • Whipple (Destroyer # 217, later DD-217 & AG-117), 1920-1946
  • Whirlwind (SP-221), 1917-1919
  • Whistler (SP-784), 1917-1919

  • White, Glen (ID # 2068), 1918-1919. Properly called Glen White
  • White Plains (CVE-66, later CVU-66), 1943-1958
  • Whitecap (SP-340), 1917-1919
  • Whitehead (1861-1865)
  • Whittemore, Charles (ID # 3232), 1918-1919. Properly called Charles Whittemore

  • Wichita (CA-45), 1939-1959
  • Wickes (Destroyer # 75, later DD-75), 1918-1940
  • Wickes (DD-578), 1943-1974
  • Wicomico (YT-26), 1898-1940, formerly named Choctaw
  • Wieldrecht (ID # 2519), 1918-1919
  • Wilbert A. Edwards (SP-315), 1917-1919
  • Wilbur, Curtis (DDG-54), 1994-____. Properly called Curtis Wilbur

  • Wileman (DE-22), 1943-1947
  • Wiley, Henry A. (DM-29, later MMD-29. Begun as DD-749), 1944-1972. Properly called Henry A. Wiley
  • Wilhelmina (ID # 2168), 1918-1919
  • Wilkes (Destroyer # 67, later DD-67), 1916-1934
  • Wilkes (DD-441), 1941-1972. Renamed DD-441 in 1968
  • Wilkes-Barre (CL-103), 1944-1972
  • Wilkinson (DL-5), 1954-1975
  • Willard Keith (DD-775), 1944-1972

  • William A. McKenney (ID # 2102), 1918-1919
  • William B. Preston (DD-344, later AVP-20 & AVD-7), 1920-1946
  • William C. Lawe (DD-763), 1946-1999
  • William D. Porter (DD-579), 1943-1945
  • William G. Putnam (1861-1865). Renamed General Putnam
  • William H. Brown (1861-1865)
  • William H. Standley (DLG-32, later CG-32), 1966-2005

  • William Jones (DD-308), 1920-1932
  • William M. Wood (DD-715, later DDR-715 & DD-715), 1945-1983
  • William N. Page (ID # 3844), 1918-1919
  • William O. Darby, General (T-AP-127), 1945-2005. Properly called General William O. Darby
  • William R. Rush (DD-714, later DDR-714 & DD-714), 1945-1978
  • William Rockefeller (ID # 1581), 1917-1918
  • William V. Pratt (DLG-13, later DDG-44), 1961-1995

  • Williams (Destroyer # 108, later DD-108), 1919-1940
  • Williams, C.P. (1862-1865). Properly called C.P. Williams
  • Williams, Henry P. (SP-509), 1917-1918. Properly called Henry P. Williams
  • Williamson (DD-244, later AVP-15, AVD-2 & DD-244), 1920-1946
  • Willimantic (ID # 3549), 1918-1919
  • Willis A. Lee (DL-4), 1954-1973
  • Willoughby (ID # 2129), 1918-1919
  • Willoughby (AGP-9, originally AVP-57), 1944-1946

  • Wilmington (Gunboat # 8, PG-8), 1897-1946, later renamed Dover (IX-30)
  • Wilson (DD-408), 1939-1948
  • Wilson, Henry B. (DDG-7), 1960-2003. Properly called Henry B. Wilson
  • Wilson, Robert L. (DD-847, later DDE-847 & DD-847), 1946-1980. Properly called Robert L. Wilson
  • Wiltsie (DD-716), 1946-1977

  • Winchester (SP-156), 1917-1921
  • Winding Gulf (ID # 3379), 1918-1919
  • Windsor (APA-55), 1943-1946
  • Winfield S. Cahill (SP-493), 1917-1919. Also called Cahill
  • Windham Bay (CVE-92, later CVU-92), 1944-1960
  • Winifred (ID # 1319), 1918-1919

  • Winnebago (1864-1874), briefly renamed Tornado in 1869
  • Winnebago (ID # 2353), 1918-1918
  • Winnipec (1865-1869)
  • Winona (1861-1865)
  • Winooski (1865-1868)

  • Winslow (Torpedo Boat # 5, TB-5), 1897-1911
  • Winslow (Destroyer # 53, later DD-53), 1915-1936. Renamed DD-53, 1933
  • Winslow (DD-359, later AG-127), 1937-1959
  • Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81), 2001-____
  • Winthrop (ID # 3297), 1918-1921

  • Wisconsin (Battleship # 9, later BB-9), 1901-1922
  • Wisconsin (BB-64), 1944-____
  • Wissahickon (1861-1865)
  • Wissahickon (SP-852), 1917-1919. Later renamed SP-852. No image is available, or known to exist
  • Wiwoka (SP-250), 1917-1919
  • Wistaria (SP-259), 1917-1917. Did not actually have Navy service
  • Witek (DD-848, later EDD-848), 1946-1969

  • Wood (DD-317), 1921-1930)
  • Wood, Welborn C. (DD-195), 1921-1940. Properly called Welborn C. Wood
  • Wood, William M. (DD-715, later DDR-715 & DD-715), 1945-1983. Properly called William M. Wood
  • Woodbury (DD-309), 1920-1923
  • "Woodna". Incorrect spelling of Moodna, the original name of USS Keokuk (1863-1863)
  • Woodworth (DD-460), 1942-1951)

  • Woolsey (Destroyer # 77, later DD-77), 1918-1921
  • Woolsey (DD-437), 1941-1974
  • Woonsocket (PF-32), 1944-1947

  • Worcester (CL-144), 1948-1972
  • Worden (Torpedo Boat Destroyer # 16), 1902-1920
  • Worden (Destroyer # 288, later DD-288), 1920-1931
  • Worden (DD-352), 1935-1943
  • Worden (DLG-18, later CG-18), 1963-2000

  • Wren (DD-568), 1944-1975
  • Wright (CVL-49, later AVT-7 and CC-2), 1947-1980

  • Wyalusing (1864-1867)
  • Wyandotte (1859-1865). Briefly served as USS Western Port in 1858-1859
  • Wyandotte (1866-1899), formerly named Tippecanoe and Vesuvius
  • Wyffels (DE-6), 1943-1945
  • Wyoming (Monitor # 10, later BM-10 and IX-4), 1902-1939. Renamed Cheyenne in 1909
  • Wyoming (Battleship # 32, later BB-32 & AG-17), 1912-1947

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