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.