The first USS Sterett (DD-27), a three-stack, modified Paulding-class destroyer (a type of ship often referred to as a "flivver") saw action during World War I.
The second USS Sterett (DD-407), a Benham-class destroyer, saw action during World War II.
The third USS Sterett (DLG/CG-31), a Belknap-class guided missile cruiser, saw action in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.