USS William D. Porter (DD-579) [SEP] vessel class
USS William D. Porter (DD-579)
USS "William D. Porter" (DD-579), a "Fletcher"-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commodore William D. Porter (1808–1864).
"William D. Porter" was laid down on 7 May 1942 at Orange, Tex., by the Consolidated Steel Corporation; launched on 27 September 1942, sponsored by Miss Mary Elizabeth Reeder; and commissioned on 6 July 1943, Lieutenant Commander Wilfred A. Walter in command. The ship is predominantly remembered today
William D. Porter (1808–1864), flag officer of the United States Navy
- USS "William D. Porter" (DD-579), ship named after him
- William H. Porter (1861–1926), prominent banker in New York City
- William Porter (archbishop) (1887–1966), English Roman Catholic archbishop in present-day Ghana
- William Porter (athlete) (1926–2000), American track and field athlete
- William Sydney Porter (1862–1910), American writer who used the pen name O. Henry