The USS Gridley (DDG-101) was the featured current U.S. warship for the month of October 2021. It is the fourth Navy ship named for Charles Vernon Gridley (of the "You may fire when ready, Gridley" fame).
The first USS Gridley was a Wickes-class destroyer (DD-92) launched in 1918 and decommissioned in 1922. I wrote about that one in November's Cooter's History Thing blog. The USS Gridley (DD-380) was the second ship to bear the name. I will write about it here since it fought in World War II.
The USS Gridley (DD-380) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers. There were just four destroyers in her class. The other three:
USS Craven (DD-382) 1937-1946 (Named after Tunis Craven USN, killed at Battle of Mobile Bay)
USS McCall (DD-400) 1938-1945 (Named after Edward McCall who fought in the War of 1812)
USS Maury (DD-401) 1938-1945 (Named after Matthey Maury, USN and CSN)
--GreGen
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