Destroyers of the United States Navy (World War II Era)
Following is a list of U.S. Destroyers of the World War II era (ships that were lost are not listed). Many of these ships were decommissioned after the war, however, many remained on active duty into the 1970s. These ships contained a variety of asbestos-containing products. Exposure to these products can cause asbestos-related diseases including pleural disease, asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma.
Following is a list of U.S. Destroyers of the World War II era (ships that were lost are not listed). Many of these ships were decommissioned after the war, however, many remained on active duty into the 1970s. These ships contained a variety of asbestos-containing products. Exposure to these products can cause asbestos-related diseases including pleural disease, asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma.
| Hull Number | Name | Class | Year Commissioned |
| DD-490/DMS-32 | USS Quick | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-446/DDE-446 | USS Radford | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-688 | USS Remey | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-499/DDE-499 | USS Renshaw | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-820 | USS Rich | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-786 | USS Richard B. Anderson | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-849 | USS Richard E. Kraus | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-664 | USS Richard P. Leary | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-500 | USS Ringgold | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-827 | USS Robert A. Owens | Gearing | 1949 |
| DD-822 | USS Robert H. McCard | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-735/DM-23/MMD-23 | USS Robert H. Smith | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-781 | USS Robert K. Huntington | Allen M. Sumner | 1945 |
| DD-847 | USS Robert L. Wilson | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-562 | USS Robinson | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-456/DMS-21 | USS Rodman | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-876/DDR-876 | USS Rogers | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-804 | USS Rooks | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-563 | USS Ross | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-782 | USS Rowan | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-564 | USS Rowe | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-851 | USS Rupertus | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-823 | USS Samuel B. Roberts | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-747 | USS Samuel N. Moore | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-837 | USS Sarsfield | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-626 | USS Satterlee | Gleaves | 1943 |
| DD-465/DDE-465 | USS Saufley | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-501 | USS Schroeder | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-737/DM-25/MMD-25 | USS Shannon | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-750/DM-30/MMD-30 | USS Shea | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-790 | USS Shelton | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-596 | USS Shields | Fletcher | 1945 |
| DD-639 | USS Shubrick | Gleaves | 1943 |
| DD-643 | USS Sigourney | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-502 | USS Sigsbee | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-565 | USS Smalley | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-707 | USS Soley | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-743/DDR-743 | USS Southerland | Gearing | 1944 |
| DD-577/DDE-577 | USS Sproston | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-478 | USS Stanly | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-863/DDR-863 | USS Steinaker | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-644 | USS Stembel | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-538 | USS Stephen Potter | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-479 | USS Stevens | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-645 | USS Stevenson | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-888/DDR-888 | USS Stickell | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-683 | USS Stockham | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-646 | USS Stockton | Gleaves | 1943 |
| DD-566 | USS Stoddard | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-780 | USS Stormes | Allen M. Sumner | 1945 |
| DD-867 | USS Stribling | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-758 | USS Strong | Allen M. Sumner | 1945 |
| DD-443 | USS Swanson | Gleaves | 1941 |
| DD-746 | USS Taussig | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-468/DDE-468 | USS Taylor | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-513 | USS Terry | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-514 | USS Thatcher | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-537 | USS The Sullivans | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-717 | USS Theodore E. Chandler | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-736/DM-24/MMD-24 | USS Thomas E. Frazier | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-627/DMS-28 | USS Thompson | Gleaves | 1943 |
| DD-647 | USS Thorn | Gleaves | 1943 |
| DD-530 | USS Thrathen | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-641 | USS Tillman | Gleaves | 1942 |
| DD-828/EDD-828/AG-152 | USS Timmerman | Gearing | 1952 |
| DD-539 | USS Tingey | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-740/DM-28/MMD-28 | USS Tolman | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-834/DDR-834 | USS Turner | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-540 | USS Twining | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-687 | USS Uhlmann | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-656 | USS Van Valkenburgh | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-878/DDR-878 | USS Vesole | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-862 | USS Vogelgesang | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-689 | USS Wadleigh | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-516 | USS Wadsworth | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-699 | USS Waldron | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-723 | USS Walke | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-517 | USS Walker | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-703 | USS Wallace L. Lind | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-466/DDE-466 | USS Waller | Fletcher | 1942 |
| DD-843 | USS Warrington | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-567 | USS Watts | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-684 | USS Wedderburn | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-628 | USS Welles | Gleaves | 1943 |
| DD-578 | USS Wickes | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-597 | USS Wiley | Fletcher | 1945 |
| DD-441 | USS Wilkes | Gleaves | 1941 |
| DD-775 | USS Willard Keith | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
| DD-763 | USS William C. Lawe | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-715/DDR-715 | USS William M. Wood | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-714/DDR-714 | USS William R. Rush | Gearing | 1945 |
| DD-716 | USS Wiltsie | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-848 | USS Witek | Gearing | 1946 |
| DD-460 | USS Woodworth | Benson | 1942 |
| DD-437 | USS Woolsey | Gleaves | 1941 |
| DD-568 | USS Wren | Fletcher | 1944 |
| DD-541 | USS Yarnall | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-580 | USS Young | Fletcher | 1943 |
| DD-777 | USS Zellars | Allen M. Sumner | 1944 |
