USS Kilty (DD-137)

USS Kilty (DD-137)

USS Kilty (DD–137) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the first ship named for Admiral Augustus Kilty.

Kilty was launched 25 April 1918 by the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Harrison Shapley; and commissioned 17 December 1918, Lieutenant Commander Timothy Jerome Keleher in command.