USS Putnam

Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Putnam for Charles Putnam.

The first Putnam (DD-287) was a Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned in 1919 and decommissioned in 1929.
The second Putnam (DD-757) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, commissioned in 1944 and struck in 1973.
USS The Sullivans (DD-537) was laid down as USS Putnam, renamed before launching in 1943.

See also[]

USS General Putnam, a gunship that served during the Civil War (1861–65).

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