USS Curtis Wilbur

Commissioned in 1994, the Curtis Wilbur honors Curtis D. Wilbur, who served as Secretary of the Navy under Presidents Harding and Coolidge from 1924 to 1929—overseeing the Navy through a period of postwar budget pressure and public skepticism about military spending that would feel familiar in any era. The Curtis Wilbur is homeported in Yokosuka, Japan, and has served as a forward-deployed Pacific Fleet destroyer across three decades.