USS Wilmington

Last updated September 28, 2021

Only one vessel of the United States Navy has been named USS Wilmington, after the city of Wilmington, Delaware, although the name was intended for two others.

USS Wilmington (PG-8) USS Wilmington.jpg — USS *Wilmington* (PG-8)

The only completed USS Wilmington (PG-8) was Gunboat No. 8, commissioned in 1897, renamed Dover in 1941, and continuing in service until 1945.
What was to be the second USS Wilmington (CL-79), a Cleveland-class light cruiser, was completed as the Independence-class light aircraft carrier USS Cabot (CVL-28).
Another light cruiser of the Fargoclass, USS Wilmington (CL-111), was laid down in March 1945, but suspended in August and later scrapped.

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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