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| 32k | Chief Water Tender John King born in Ireland in 1865 and enlisted in the Navy in 1893. He was awarded the Medal of Honor "on board USS Vicksburg, for heroism in the line of his profession at the time of the accident to the boilers, 29 May 1901," and awarded a second Medal of Honor "serving on board USS Salem, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on the occasion of the accident to one of the boilers of that vessel, 13 September 1909." He retired from the Navy in 1923 after 26 years broken service and died in New Orleans in 1938. | Stanley Svec |
| 15k | Undated, location unknown. | - |
| 29k | Undated, location unknown. | Edward H. Cleary |
| 63k | Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA. | Mike Smolinski |
| 139k | Undated, location unknown. | Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr |
| 111k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert Hurst |
| 95k | Boston Naval Shipyard, August 1961 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 66k | NOB Norfolk, August 1964 | © Richard Leonhardt |
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| 64k | I took this photo of USS John King, DDG3, while she was anchored at Kirthira
Anchorage (between Greece and Crete) in late 1978. Taken from USS Brumby FF-1044 | Walter Bengtson Jr. |
| 39k | Antwerp, Belgium July 4 1983. | Marc Piché |
| 46k | Antwerp, Belgium July 4 1983. | Marc Piché |
| 29k | Antwerp, Belgium July 4 1983. | Marc Piché |
| 70k | October 6 1983, Portsmouth, VA, a port bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS JOHN KING ( DDG 3 ) undergoing an overhaul at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. A 350-ton hammerhead crane is visible in the background. Photo taken by Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) | Fred Weiss |
| 40k | USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2), USS John King (DDG-3) and USS Lawrence (DDG-4) in Philadelphia July 16 1991. | Marc Piché |
| 36k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 45k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
