Past Ships
The first TRUXTUN was a brig launched in 1842 and destroyed after ;running aground off the coast of Mexico in 1846.
The second TRUXTUN (DD-14) was a destroyer in service from 1902 to 1919.
(DD-14 TRUXTUN, JUL 1902)
The third TRUXTUN (DD-229) was a destroyer in service commissioned in 1921 and accidentally wrecked in 1942.
(DD-229 TRUXTUN, DEC 1920)
The fourth TRUXTUN (APD-98) was laid down as a destroyer escort DE-282 in 1943, but completed as a high-speed transport in 1945, later transferred to Taiwan and renamed Fu Shan.
(APD-98 1945)
The fifth TRUXTUN (CGN-35), originally DLGN-35, was a guided missile cruiser.
(CGN-35 TRUXTUN)
The sixth TRUXTUN (DDG-103) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer that is currently under construction.
(DDG-103 TRUXTUN, APRIL 2007)