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, Samuel, and John Nicholson; William Nicholson, son of John; and James W. Nicholson, grandson of Samuel.

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 German submarine U-62, which had shelled the American cargo ship for over three hours.
In November, Nicholson and another U.S. destroyer, Fanning, were responsible for sinking German submarine U-58, the first submarine taken by U.S. forces during the war.
In September 1918, Nicholson helped drive off U-82 after that U-boat had torpedoed the American troopship Mount Vernon off the coast of France.

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.
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, Samuel, and John Nicholson; William Nicholson, son of John; and James W. Nicholson, grandson of Samuel.
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 German submarine U-62, which had shelled the American cargo ship for over three hours. In November, Nicholson and another U.S. destroyer, Fanning, were responsible for sinking German submarine U-58, the first submarine taken by U.S. forces during the war. In September 1918, Nicholson helped drive off U-82 after that U-boat had torpedoed the American troopship Mount Vernon off the coast of France.
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.
O'Brien-class destroyer