USS Kennison (DD–138) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later redesignated AG-83.

Kennison was launched on 8 June 1918 by the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Riner; and commissioned on 2 April 1919.

The destroyer continued coastal operations and tactical exercises until 12 August 1921 when she put into San Diego with 50 percent complement.

The destroyer continued patrol operations along the West Coast until the United States entered World War II.

As the war effort increased in early 1942, Kennison intensified her anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations including escort of convoys and submarines to various California ports until 22 September 1944 when she sailed for Bremerton, Washington to undergo conversion.