I was living in Baltimore when the current USS Sterett was commisioned. the Constellation was brought around to where the Sterett was docked, nose to nose.
So that the ghost of Master Commander Andrew Sterett could go aboard his new command. Naval Traditions and all that.
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Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Sterett in honor of Master Commandant Andrew Sterett (1778-1807), who served during the Quasi-War with France and the Barbary Wars.
The first USS Sterett (DD-27), a three-stack, modified Paulding-class destroyer (a type of ship often referred to as a "flivver") saw action during World War I.
The second USS Sterett (DD-407), a Benham-class destroyer, saw action during World War II.
The third USS Sterett (DLG/CG-31), a Belknap-class guided missile cruiser, saw action in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
The fourth USS Sterett (DDG-104) an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer commissioned on August 9, 2008.
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