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-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --
Names beginning with the letter W

This page lists all W-named U.S. Navy Ships whose pictures are available through the Online Library.

If the ship you want is not listed on this page, contact the Photographic Section concerning other research options.

W-named ships are listed below in alphabetical order. Scan down the list until you find the ship you want, then click its entry to access appropriate image pages.

• W.H. Gordon, General (AP-117, later T-AP-117), 1944-1987. Properly called General W.H. Gordon
• 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
• Wadena (SP-158), 1918-1920
• Wadleigh (DD-689), 1943-1962
  
  
• Wahoo (SS-238), 1942-1943
• 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, 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
• 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
  
  
• 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
• Washtenaw County (LST-1166, later MSS-2), 1953-1975. Originally named LST-1166
  
  
• 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
• 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)
• Weepoose (SP-450), 1917-1920
• Welcome (SP-1175), 1917-1919
• 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. No image is available, or known to exist
• 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
• Whirlwind (SP-221), 1917-1919
• Whistler (SP-784), 1917-1919
• White, Glen (ID # 2068), 1918-1919. Properly called Glen White
• 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
• Wicomico (YT-26), 1898-1940, formerly named Choctaw
• Wieldrecht (ID # 2519), 1918-1919
• Wileman (DE-22), 1943-1947
• Wilhelmina (ID # 2168), 1918-1919
• Wilkes-Barre (CL-103), 1944-1972
  
  
• William A. McKenney (ID # 2102), 1918-1919
• William D. Porter (DD-579), 1943-1945
• William G. Putnam (1861-1865). Renamed General Putnam
• William H. Brown (1861-1865)
• William Jones (DD-308), 1920-1932
• William N. Page (ID # 3844), 1918-1919
• William O. Darby, General (T-AP-127), 1945-2005. Properly called General William O. Darby
• William Rockefeller (ID # 1581), 1917-1918
• William V. Pratt (DLG-13, later DDG-44), 1961-1995
  
  
• Williams, C.P. (1862-1865). Properly called C.P. Williams
• Williams, Henry P. (SP-509), 1917-1918. Properly called Henry P. Williams
• Willimantic (ID # 3549), 1918-1919
• 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
  
  
• Winchester (SP-156), 1917-1921
• Winding Gulf (ID # 3379), 1918-1919
• Windsor (APA-55), 1943-1946
• 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
• 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
  
  
• Woodbury (DD-309), 1920-1923
• "Woodna". Incorrect spelling of Moodna, the original name of USS Keokuk (1863-1863)
• Woolsey (Destroyer # 77, later DD-77), 1918-1921
• Woolsey (DD-437), 1941-1974
• Worcester (CL-144), 1948-1972
• Worden (Torpedo Boat Destroyer # 16), 1902-1920
• Worden (DD-352), 1935-1943
  
  
• 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
• 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

NOTES:

Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".

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Coding updated 5 May 2009