USS Witek (DD-848)

USS Witek (DD-848) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1946 and named after Marine First Lieutenant Frank P. Witek, a Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. Initially serving with the Atlantic Fleet, Witek was soon converted into an experimental anti-submarine warfare (ASW) vessel to test advanced sonar and ASW technologies during the early Cold War. Throughout her career, she participated in numerous fleet exercises, training missions, and technological trials, helping to shape the Navy’s ASW capabilities. USS Witek was decommissioned in 1972 and ultimately sunk as a target in 1975.