USS Woolsey

Last updated October 27, 2021

USS Woolsey has been the name of two ships in the United States Navy.

The first was named in honor of Commodore Melancthon Taylor Woolsey, and the second commemorated both him and his son, Commodore Melancthon Brooks Woolsey.

USS Woolsey (DD-77) was a Wickes-class destroyer in World War I.
USS Woolsey (DD-437) was a Gleaves-class destroyer in World War II.

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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