Editing O'Brien-class destroyer (section)

=== USS ''Nicholson'' (DD-52) ===
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USS ''Nicholson'' (Destroyer No. 52/DD-52) was laid down by William Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia in September 1913 and launched in August 1914. The ship was the second U.S. Navy vessel named in honor of five members of the Nicholson family who gave distinguished service in the American Revolutionary War, the [[War of 1812]], and the [[American Civil War]]: brothers [[James Nicholson (naval officer)|James]], [[Samuel Nicholson|Samuel]], and [[John Nicholson (naval officer)|John Nicholson]]; [[William Nicholson (naval officer)|William Nicholson]], son of John; and [[James W. Nicholson]], grandson of Samuel.<ref name=DANFS-Nicholson/>

After ''Nicholson''{{'}}s April 1915 commissioning, she sailed off the east coast and in the Caribbean. After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, ''Nicholson'' was sent overseas to patrol the Irish Sea out of Queenstown, Ireland. In October 1917, ''Nicholson'' steamed to the rescue of {{SS|J. L. Luckenbach}}, driving off the German submarine {{SMU|U-62||2}}, which had shelled the American [[cargo ship]] for over three hours.<ref name=DANFS-Nicholson>{{cite DANFS | author = Naval History & Heritage Command | url = http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/n/nicholson-ii.html | title = Nicholson | access-date = 18 January 2015 | link = off | short = on}}</ref> In November, ''Nicholson'' and another U.S. destroyer, ''Fanning'', were responsible for sinking the German submarine ''U-58'', the first submarine taken by U.S. forces during the war.<ref name=Sweetman-124 /> In September 1918, ''Nicholson'' helped drive off {{SMU|U-82||2}} after that [[U-boat]] had torpedoed the American troopship {{USS|Mount Vernon|ID-4508|2}} off the coast of France.<ref name=DANFS-Winslow />

Upon returning to the United States after the war, ''Nicholson'' was placed in reduced commission in November 1919. She was decommissioned at Philadelphia in May 1922. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in January 1936 sold for scrapping in June.<ref name=DANFS-Nicholson />