Five ships of the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
have been named ''Decatur'', in honor of Commodore
Stephen Decatur.
* , was a
sloop-of-war built in 1839 and in service from 1840 to 1859.
* , was a which served mainly in or near the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
from 1902 to 1919.
* , was a which served from 1922 to 1945.
* , was a in service from 1956 to 1983, later converted to become the first
Self Defense Test Ship
The Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) is one of the assets of the US Navy. It is a refurbished ship that is in some cases operated by remote control; that capability is designed to support self-defense engineering, testing, and evaluation.
When uncr ...
.
* , is an commissioned in 1998 and currently in active service.
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