USS Wiley (DD-597)

USS Wiley (DD-597)

USS Wiley (DD-597), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for William Wiley, a sailor of the Navy in the 19th century who served in the First Barbary War. Wiley took part in the daring raid led by Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr., into Tripoli harbor on 16 February 1804, to destroy the frigate Philadelphia.

Wiley (DD-597) was laid down on 10 August 1943 at Bremerton, Wash., by the Puget Sound Navy Yard; launched on 25 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Herbert V. Wiley, wife of Vice Admiral Herbert V. Wiley, USN (Ret.); and commissioned there on 22 February 1945, Commander B. P. Field, Jr., in command.