USS Wadsworth - Definition and Overview

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Wadsworth, in honor of Commodore Alexander S. Wadsworth:

• The first Wadsworth (DD-60) was an Tucker-class destroyer launched in 1915 and struck in 1936.

• The second Wadsworth (DD-516) was a Fletcher-class destroyer launched in 1943. She was transferred to West Germany and renamed Z-3 in 1959. She was transferred to Greece in 1980 and renamed Nearchos; she was sticken in 1991.

• The third Wadsworth (FFG-9) was the third ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates, launched in 1978. She was tranferred to Poland and renamed ORP Naczelnik [General] Tadeusz Kosciuszko in 2002.