  four ships of the united states navy have borne the name uss sterett in honor of master commandant andrew sterett (1778â1807), who served during the quasi-war with france and the barbary wars. *the first , a three-stack, modified paulding-class destroyer (a type of ship often referred to as a "flivver") saw action during world war i. *the second , a benham-class destroyer, saw action during world war ii. *the third uss sterett (dlg/cg-31), a belknap-class guided missile cruiser, saw action in the vietnam war and the cold war. *the fourth  an arleigh burke-class destroyer commissioned on 9 august 2008.  
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