USS Warrington (DD-843)

USS Warrington (DD-843) was a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned into the United States Navy in December 1945. Named after Lewis Warrington, a notable naval officer from the War of 1812, the ship served during the Cold War era, participating in fleet exercises, NATO operations, and Mediterranean deployments. During the 1960s, Warrington was involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis quarantine and later saw action off the coast of Vietnam, providing naval gunfire support and plane guard duties for aircraft carriers. After decades of service, she was decommissioned in 1972 and transferred to the Taiwanese Navy, where she continued service under the name ROCS Chao Yang.