USS Stockton explained

Three ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Stockton for Commodore Robert F. Stockton.

• was a torpedo boat, commissioned in 1901 and decommissioned in 1913.
• was a commissioned in 1917, served in World War I, decommissioned in 1922, and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Ludlow in 1940.
• was a, commissioned in 1943, served in World War II, and decommissioned in 1946.

Others:

• The name Stockton was assigned to DD-504, but the contract was cancelled and replaced by a contract for Stockton (DD-646).