Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) was a Gleaves-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward. She sank on April 7, 1943 in a shoal near Tinete Point of Florida Island during the battle of Guadalcanal. Her wreck was discovered on 4 September 1994. She was laid down on 11 February 1941 at Kearny, New Jersey by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, launched on 22 November 1941, sponsored by Miss Hilda Ward, the daughter of the late Admiral Ward, and commissioned on 4 March 1942 with Commander Orville F. Gregor in command.