{{For|ships with a similar name|USS Nicholas}} {{Italic title prefixed|3}}
Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name '''USS ''Nicholson''''', named in honor of the Nicholson family, James; Samuel; John; William; and James W.
* {{USS|Nicholson|TB-29}}, was a ''Blakely''-class torpedo boat, launched in 1901 and struck in 1909 * {{USS|Nicholson|DD-52}}, was a ''O’Brien''-class destroyer, launched in 1913 and struck in 1936 * {{USS|Nicholson|DD-442}}, was a ''Gleaves''-class destroyer, launched in 1940 and decommissioned and transferred to Italy in 1951. She served in the Italian Navy as ''Aviere''. She was stricken and sunk as target in 1975. * {{USS|Nicholson|DD-982}}, was a ''Spruance''-class destroyer, launched in 1977 and sunk as a target in 2004.
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