USS Blue

Last updated October 30, 2021

USS Blue has been the name of two ships of the United States Navy:

USS Blue (DD-387), a Bagley-class destroyer named for Rear Admiral Victor Blue (1865–1928), which served from 1937 until sunk in combat in 1942.
USS Blue (DD-744), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer named for Lieutenant Commander John S. Blue (1902–1942), which served from 1944 until 1974.

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.

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