USS Sturtevant

Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Sturtevant for Albert D. Sturtevant.

The first Sturtevant (DD-240) was a Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned in 1920 and sunk by enemy action in April 1942.
The second Sturtevant (DE-239) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort, commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1960.

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