This list catalogs the most honored US Naval vessels of the Second World War.
It is placed in descending order of earned Battle Stars; descending accorded unit recognitions; descending ship size by type; and ascending hull number.
It contains only vessels that earned fifteen or more Battle Stars for World War II service.
Honors awarded that are not listed may include: USS Enterprise (CV-6) Presidential Unit Citation Navy Unit Commendation[1] USS San Diego (CL-53) USS San Francisco (CA-38) Presidential Unit Citation[5] USS O'Bannon (DD-450) Presidential Unit Citation[6] USS New Orleans (CA-32) USS Minneapolis (CA-36) USS Maury (DD-401) Presidential Unit Citation[10] USS Nicholas (DD-449) Presidential Unit Citation[11] USS Buchanan (DD-484) Presidential Unit Citation[12] USS Portland (CA-33) Navy Unit Commendation[13] USS Russell (DD-414) USS Saufley (DD-465) USS Taylor (DD-468) Navy Unit Commendation[17] USS Thresher (SS-200) Navy Unit Commendation[18] USS North Carolina (BB-55) USS Morris (DD-417) USS Fletcher (DD-445) USS Narwhal (SS-167)