USS Truxtun
Five ships of the
United States Navy have been named
USS Truxtun, after the early naval hero
Thomas Truxtun.
- The first Truxtun was a brig launched in 1842 and destroyed after running aground off Mexico in 1846.
- The second Truxtun (DD-14) was a destroyer in service from 1902 to 1919.
- The third Truxtun (DD-229) was a destroyer in service commissioned in 1921 and accidently wrecked in 1942.
- The fourth Truxtun (APD-98) was laid down as a destroyer escort DE-282 in 1943, but completed as a high-speed transport in 1945, later transferred to Taiwan and renamed Fu Shan.
- The fifth Truxtun (CGN-35), originally DLGN-35, was a guided missile cruiser.
