Click the "Badger" links below for a more detailed historic overview of each ship.

• The 5th Badger (USS Badger DE/FF-1071) was commissioned in 1970 and was classified destroyer escort (DE). She was reclassfied as a fast frigate (FF) in 1975. Her primary mission was Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW).

• The 4th Badger (USS Charles J. Badger DD-657) was a destroyer commissioned in 1943. Also active during World War II she received five battle stars for World War II service.

• The 3rd Badger (USS George E. Badger DD-196) was a destoyer commissioned in 1920 and was likewise active during World War II. She received the Presidential Unit Citation as a unit of TG 21.1.4 and eight battle stars for World War II service.

• The 2nd Badger (USS Badger DD-126) was a destroyer commissioned in 1919 and active during World War II. She received one battle star while operating with TG 21.12.

• The 1st Badger (USS Badger), originally commissioned as an auxiliary cruiser named Yumuri, was purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898, renamed USS Badger and then used in the Spanish-American War.