 three ships of the united states navy have borne the name uss paul hamilton, named in honor of paul hamilton, (1762&ndash;1819), a veteran of the american war of independence and the third secretary of the navy. * the first, paul hamilton (dd-307), was a clemson-class destroyer, launched in 1919 and scrapped in 1931. * the second, paul hamilton (dd-590), was a fletcher-class destroyer, launched in 1943 and struck in 1968. * the third, paul hamilton (ddg-60), is an arleigh burke-class destroyer, launched in 1993 and active in service . * for the liberty ship see ss paul hamilton.  
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