USS Nicholson (DD-442)

History
United States
Name	Nicholson
Builder	Boston Navy Yard
Laid down	1 November 1939
Launched	31 May 1940
Commissioned	3 June 1941
Decommissioned	15 January 1951
Honors and awards	10 battle stars
Fate	Transferred to Italy, 15 January 1951
Stricken	22 January 1951
Italy
Name	Aviere
Acquired	15 January 1951
Stricken	1975
Fate	Sunk as a target, 1975
General characteristics
Class and type	Gleaves-class destroyer Artigliere-class destroyer
Displacement	1,630 tons
Length	348 ft 4 in (106.17 m)
Beam	36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Draft	13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
Propulsion	50,000 shp (37,000 kW); 4 boilers; 2 propellers
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	16 officers, 260 enlisted
Armament	4 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns, 6 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) guns, 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 2 × depth charge projectors, 1 × depth charge tracks

USS Nicholson (DD-442), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Nicholson family, which was prominent in the early history of the Navy. The destroyer saw service during World War II in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific theaters. Following the war, the ship was placed in reserve and used as a training ship. In 1951, the destroyer was transferred to Italy and renamed Aviere. In service with the Marina Militare until 1975, Aviere was sunk as a target ship in 1975.