| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Benson / Gleaves |
| Pennant | DD 437 |
| Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 9 Oct 1939 |
| Launched | 14 Feb 1941 |
| Commissioned | 7 May 1941 |
| End service | 13 Jun 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 13 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Woolsey (DD 437)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. William Henry Von Dreele, USN | 7 May 1941 | ??? | |
| 2 | Cdr. Bernard Lige Austin, USN | Feb 1942 | Dec 1942 | |
| 3 | Cdr. Henry Robert Wier, USN | 1944 | ??? | |
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Noteable events involving Woolsey include:
16 Nov 1942
The German submarine U-173 was sunk at Casablanca in position 33º40'N, 07º35'W by depth charges from the US destroyers USS Woolsey, USS Swanson and USS Quick. (see map)
16 Dec 1943
The German submarine U-73 was sunk in the Mediterranean near Oran, in position 36º07'N, 00º50'W, by depth charges and gunfire from the US destroyers USS Woolsey and USS Trippe. (see map)