USS Woolsey

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USS Woolsey (DD-437), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship to be named Woolsey in the United States Navy. It is the first to be named for both Commodore Melancthon Brooks Woolsey and his father Commodore Melancthon Taylor Woolsey.

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
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1947-02-06T00:00:00Z
1947-02-06T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1941-02-12T00:00:00Z
1941-02-12T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1939-10-09T00:00:00Z
1939-10-09T00:00:00Z
keel laying
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Launch of USS Woolsey (DD-437) at Bath Iron Works 1941Launch of USS Woolsey (DD-437) at Bath Iron Works 1941
Aft view of USS Woolsey (DD-437) in April 1941Aft view of USS Woolsey (DD-437) in April 1941
USS Woolsey (DD-437) underway in April 1941USS Woolsey (DD-437) underway in April 1941
USS Woolsey (DD-437)USS Woolsey (DD-437)
USS Woolsey (DD-437) in August 1942USS Woolsey (DD-437) in August 1942
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    commonsimageUSS Woolsey (DD-437) underway in April 1941 Commons
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    commonsimageUSS Woolsey (DD-437) in August 1942 Commons