| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Benson / Gleaves |
| Pennant | DD 437 |
| Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 15 Jun 1939 |
| Laid down | 9 Oct 1939 |
| Launched | 14 Feb 1941 |
| Commissioned | 7 May 1941 |
| End service | 13 Jun 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 13 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Woolsey (DD 437)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | William Henry von Dreele, USN | 7 May 1941 | 21 Feb 1942 |
| 2 | Cmdr Bernard Lige Austin, USN | 21 Feb 1942 | 1 Dec 1942 (1) |
| 3 | T/Cdr. Henry Robert Wier, USN | 1 Dec 1942 | 28 Feb 1945 (1) |
| 4 | William Marshall Shifflette, USN | 28 Feb 1945 | 13 Jun 1946 |
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Notable events involving Woolsey include:
16 Nov 1942
German U-boat U-173 was sunk at Casablanca in position 33°40'N, 07°35'W by depth charges from the US destroyers USS Woolsey, USS Swanson and USS Quick.
16 Dec 1943
German U-boat U-73 was sunk in the Mediterranean near Oran, in position 36°07'N, 00°50'W, by depth charges and gunfire from the US destroyers USS Woolsey and USS Trippe.
19 Apr 1945
USS R-1 (Lt. W.A. Schoenfeld, USN) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Woolsey (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Shifflette, USN), USS Eberle (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Transue, USN) and USS Cates (Lt.Cdr. T.N. Broaddus, USNR).
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