USS Porter

USS Porter is the name of the following ships in the American Navy, named after the American naval officer David Porter (1780–1843) and his son David Dixon Porter (1814–1891):

• USS Porter (TB-6) , a torpedo boat entered service in 1897, used in the Spanish-American War and sold in 1912
• USS Porter (DD-59) , a destroyer used in World War I
• USS Porter (DD-356) , a destroyer used in World War II
• USS Porter (DD-800) , a destroyer commissioned in 1944
• USS Porter (DDG-78) , a destroyer entered service in 1999

Ship of a similar name, named after the American naval officer William David Porter (1808–1864), the older son of David Porter:

• USS William D. Porter (DD-579) , a destroyer commissioned in 1943