USS Sterett explained
Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Sterett in honor of Master Commandant Andrew Sterett (1778–1807), who served during the Quasi-War with France and the Barbary Wars.
- The first, a three-stack, modified (a type of ship often referred to as a "flivver") saw action during World War I.
- The second, a, saw action during World War II.
- The third, a guided missile cruiser, saw action in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
- The fourth an commissioned on 9 August 2008.