USS Stickell (DD-888)

USS Stickell (DD-888) was a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in 1945, named in honor of Lieutenant John H. Stickell, a decorated World War II aviator. After World War II, Stickell served extensively in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, participating in Cold War operations and NATO exercises. During the Korean War, she provided gunfire support and performed escort duties, later undergoing a FRAM (Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization) upgrade in the early 1960s to enhance her anti-submarine capabilities. Stickell continued active service through the Vietnam War before being decommissioned in 1972 and subsequently transferred to the Hellenic Navy of Greece.