USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) was a Gleaves-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy.

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USS Aaron Ward (DD-483)

USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) approaching USS Wasp (CV-7) on 17 August 1942, during operations in the Solomon Islands area. Note that her port anchor is missing, probably removed as a weight-saving measure. Also note her pattern camouflage.

Aaron Ward is off the south coast of Florida Island.

She was the second Navy ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward. She sank on 7 April 1943 in a shoal near Tinete Point of Nggela Sule, Solomon Islands during Operation I-Go. Her wreck was discovered on 4 September 1994.
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