USS Kimberly (DD-521), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly (1838–1902). Kimberly was launched 4 February 1943, by Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, N.Y., sponsored by Miss Elsie S. Kimberly, daughter of Admiral Kimberly; and commissioned 22 May 1943, Commander Harry W. Smith in command.
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