USS Porter may refer to one of several ships in the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 named in honor of Commodore David Porter

David Porter (naval officer)

David Porter was an officer in the United States Navy in a rank of commodore and later the commander-in-chief of the Mexican Navy.-Life:...

, and his son, Admiral David Dixon Porter

David Dixon Porter

David Dixon Porter was a member of one of the most distinguished families in the history of the United States Navy. Promoted as the second man to the rank of admiral, after his adoptive brother David G...

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, a torpedo boat

Torpedo boat

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, launched in 1896, served during the Spanish-American War

Spanish-American War

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, and stricken in 1912, a Tucker-class

Tucker class destroyer

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 destroyer

Destroyer

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, commissioned in 1916, served in World War I

World War I

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, decommissioned in 1922, transferred to the United States Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard

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 as CG-7, returned to the Navy and scrapped in 1934, the lead ship

Lead ship

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 of her class

Porter class destroyer

The Porter-class destroyers were a class of eight 1,850-ton destroyers in the United States Navy.The first four ships were laid down in 1933 by New York Shipbuilding and the next four in 1934 at Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts...

 of destroyers, commissioned in 1936, served in World War II

World War II

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 and sunk in battle in October 1942, a Fletcher-class

Fletcher class destroyer

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 destroyer, commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1953, an Arleigh Burke-class

Arleigh Burke class destroyer

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guided missile destroyer, commissioned in 1999 and actively serving

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