USS Sterett (DD-407)

History
United States
Builder	Charleston Navy Yard
Laid down	2 December 1936
Launched	27 October 1938
Commissioned	15 August 1939
Decommissioned	2 November 1945
Stricken	25 February 1947
Fate	Sold 10 August 1947
General characteristics
Class and type	Benham-class destroyer
Displacement	1500 tons
Length	341 ft 3 5/8 in
Beam	35 ft 6 1/8 in
Draught	17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
Speed	40.7 kt
Complement	251
Armament	four 5-inch 38 caliber four 40 mm eight 21 inch (533 mm) tt

USS Sterett (DD-407) was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Andrew Sterett.

The Sterett was laid down on 2 December 1936 at the Charleston Navy Yard; launched on 27 October 1938; sponsored by Mrs. Camilla Ridgely Simpson; and commissioned on 15 August 1939.