USS Twiggs (DD-127) was a Wickes-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served during World War I. The ship was named after Major Levi Twiggs, a U.S. Marine Corps officer. Commissioned in 1919, the Twiggs saw service in the Atlantic Fleet, participating in training exercises and fleet maneuvers. In the early 1920s, the ship operated in the Caribbean and conducted training cruises for Naval Academy midshipmen. During the mid-1920s, the Twiggs was placed in reserve status, with periodic recommissioning for training exercises and fleet maneuvers. In 1930, the ship was decommissioned and placed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. When the United States entered World War II, the Twiggs was recommissioned in 1940 and assigned to Neutrality Patrol duties in the Atlantic. In 1941, the ship was transferred to the Pacific Fleet and later participated in convoy escort missions and anti-submarine patrols in the South Pacific. While escorting a convoy in the Solomon Islands in 1942, the Twiggs was attacked and sunk by Japanese aircraft. The ship received one battle star for her service during World War II. The USS Twiggs remains a significant part of U.S. naval history, representing the role of destroyers in both World War I and World War II.

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