USS Kidd (DD-661) is a World War II Fletcher-class destroyer. She was built by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey and commissioned on April 23, 1943.

USS Kidd was named for Rear Admiral Issac C. Kidd Sr. who was killed aboard his flagship, USS Arizona, during the surprise attack on Pear Harbor. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery.

Kidd had flush deckers with two funnels and five 5-inch guns. They were larger in size than any previous class of destroyers and when fully loaded carried the fuel, ammunition, and stores needed for extensive sea duty in the Pacific. Their large size enabled them to carry their 5-inch guns in enclosed mounts, 10 torpedo tubes in two quintuple banks, depth charges, and large batteries of antiaircraft guns.

Kidd served with distinction during the war and saw action in some of the heaviest battles with the Japanese from 1943 to 1945. On April 11, 1945, during the invasion of Okinawa, USS Kidd was struck by a Japanese kamikaze and sufferedt 38 death and 55 wounded.  She received four battle stars for her World War II service.

USS Kidd is the only surviving Fletcher-class destroyer not modernized by the U.S. Navy.  She retains her World War II integrity and is in excellent condition.