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63k | Photo #: 80-G-K-17588. Captain David Porter, U.S.N. (1780-1843) portrait in oils, possibly by John Trumbull. Photographed September 1954 by PHC A.L. Brooks. This portrait is in the collections of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, Maryland. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. David Porter was born at Boston, Massachusetts, on 1 February 1780. He entered the U.S. Navy as a midshipman in 1798 and served in the Quasi-War with France and the Barbary Wars. He became a prisoner-of-war when USS Philadelphia was captured off Tripoli in October 1803. Following his release in 1805, Porter commanded USS Enterprise and later was in charge of naval forces at New Orleans, Louisiana. During the War of 1812, Captain Porter was Commanding Officer of the frigate Essex during her wide-ranging assault on British shipping, a campaign that continued until Essex was overwhelmed by HMS Phoebe and Cherub at Valpariso, Chile, on 28 March 1814. Following the War, Porter was a member of the Board of Navy Commissioners and led an expedition to supress West Indies piracy in 1823-25. He resigned his commission in 1826 and spent three years as commander-in- chief of the Mexican navy. Porter died on 3 March 1843 while serving as U.S. Minister to Turkey. | Bill Gonyo | |
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78k | Admiral David Dixon Porter, USN, (1813-1891) was born at Chester, Pennsylvania, on 8 June 1813, the son of Commodore David Porter (1780-1843). His naval career began as a midshipman in 1829, and included service in the peacetime cruising Navy, the Mexican War and the U.S. Civil War. The latter conflict saw him rapidly rise from the rank of Lieutenant to Rear Admiral. In 1862, he was in charge of the Mortar Flotilla during the campaign to capture New Orleans and the lower Mississippi River. He took command of the Mississippi Squadron in October 1862 and led it through the active phase of the Western Rivers campaigns. Rear Admiral Porter spent the last several months of the Civil War in command of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Following the War, Porter was promoted to Vice Admiral in 1866 and served as Superintendant of the Naval Academy. He became the Navy's senior officer, with the rank of Admiral in 1870, and remained an influential figure in naval affairs until his death on 13 February 1891. | Bill Gonyo | |
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94k | USS Porter (DDG 78) on her shakedown cruise during Sea Trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by NAVSEA Pascagoula and Ingalls Shipbuilding. | Bill Gonyo | |
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118k | USS Porter (DDG 78) was commissioned March 20 1999, in ceremonies at Port Canaveral, Fla. Sen. Thad Cochran of Miss., a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, was the ceremony's principal speaker. The ship honors Commodore David Porter (1780-1843) and his son, Vice Admiral David Dixon Porter (1813-1891) whose combined legendary naval exploits earned them a place of honor in U.S. Navy history. Ingalls Shipbuilding photo. | Fred Weiss | |
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120k | DN-SD-02-03706, 9903206027EN003. Mrs. Garland Johnson gives the command to "bring our ship alive" to the crew of USS PORTER (DDG 78), thus ordering the crew to board the Navy's newest guided missile destroyer during the ship's official commissioning ceremony in Port Canaveral, Florida. Mrs. Johnson, the wife of Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jay Johnson, served as the ship's sponsor. Porter will be homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, and commanded by Commander Kenneth V. Spiro. Photo by JO1 Kevin Elliott, March 20 1999. | Bill Gonyo | |
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53k | Norfolk February 27 2000. | Marc Piché | |
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69k | Norfolk March 3 2000. | Marc Piché | |
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34k | Barcelona, Spain December 22 2000. | Marc Piché | |
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81k | Early in her maiden deployment, the last Flight II Burke-class destroyer, USS Porter (DDG 78), is seen pierside at Barcelona, Spain, on Dec. 25, 2000. She is flagship for COMDESRON TWO. | Fabio Peña | |
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34k | June 2001 in Norfolk. | Brian J. Johnson | |
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92k | The USS Porter (DDG 78) sits anchored at Port Everglades, Fla., April 30 2002. The ship is participating in Fleet Week and Air & Sea Show 2002. Photo by Navy Chief Petty Officer Gabe Puello. | Bill Gonyo | |
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35k | March 22 2003, the guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) toward Iraq during the initial stages of shock and awe. U.S Navy photo. | Fred Weiss | |
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54k | USS Porter (DDG 78) of NATO's Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED). "NAC SEA DAY" in Alicante 5 June 2003 by NATO Photos. | Bill Gonyo | |
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93k | The guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) (right) leads the way during divisional tactics training along with the guided missile destroyers USS McFaul (DDG 74), USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) and USS Cole (DDG 67), and the guided missile cruisers USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and USS Anzio (CG 68) in the Atlantic Ocean, on March 5 2005. The destroyers and cruisers are assigned to Commander, Carrier Strike Group 12. DoD photo by Lt. j.g. Caleb Swigart, U.S. Navy, ID# 050305-N-41585-001. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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64k | 050610-N-3527B-002. Norfolk, VA, June 10 2005, a port side view of the guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) during a change of command ceremony held on board Naval Station Norfolk. Cmdr. Douglas Nashold relieved Cmdr. Brad Williamson as commanding officer of the ship. Porter was commissioned in 1999, and is the fifth ship to bear the name. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Timothy Bensken. | Bill Gonyo | |
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54k | Palma de Mallorca, Spain December 31 2005. | Pedro Carreras | |
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124k | 060401-N-0780F-004. Souda Bay, Crete, April 1 2006, the guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrives for a routine port visit. Porter is the 28th ship in the Arleigh Burke-class of AEGIS destroyers. Porter is homeported in Norfolk, Va., currently on a regularly scheduled six month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley. | Bill Gonyo | |
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116k | USS Porter (DDG-78) as she departs Norfolk Naval Station on a scheduled deployment, August 1 2007. | Robert Hurst | |
| 111k | 070904-N-4014G-048. Indian Ocean, September 4,2007, sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) watch as USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) pulls alongside for a personnel transfer via a rigid hull inflatable boat. Porter is conducting maritime operations in the 5th Fleet area of operations with Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser | Robert M. Cieri | |
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87k | 070908-N-4014G-041. Indian Ocean, September 8 2007, Ensign Thomas Brown conducts research on the Internet, to prepare a history brief for an operations and intelligence brief aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78). Porter is conducting maritime operations in the 5th Fleet area of operations with Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser. | Bill Gonyo | |
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123k | 071005-N-4014G-011. U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) practice donning their fire fighting equipment during the damage control olympics while under way in the Indian Ocean Oct. 5, 2007. The crew trains regularly to prepare themselves in th event of an actual fire. Porter is conducting maritime security operations in the 5th Fleet area of operations with the Kearsarge Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser. | Bill Gonyo | |
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139k | 071016-N-4014G-091. Indian Ocean, October 16 2007, Gunners Mate 2nd Class Peter Bay fires a shot line from the foc'sle of guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) to the British auxiliary oiler RFA Bayleaf (A109) to begin an underway replenishment. Porter is conducting Maritime Operations (MO) in the 5th Fleet area of operations as part of Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser. | Bill Gonyo | |
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124k | 071021-N-4014G-083. Mombasa, Kenya, October 21 2007, Cmdr. Robert Hall Jr., commanding officer of guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), shows the ship's bridge to the Honorable Suleiman R. Shakombo, Minister of State for National Heritage, Kenya, during a distinguished visitor reception aboard ship. Porter's port call to Mombasa is the first visit of a U.S. Navy ship to the city since guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) in 2005 and only the third ship visit since 1999. Porter is conducting Maritime Operations (MO) in the 5th Fleet area of operations with the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser. | Bill Gonyo | |
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116k | 071119-N-4014G-022. Indian Ocean, November 19 2007, sailors on the aft missile deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) perform preventive maintenance on the torpedoes and torpedo tubes. Porter is conducting maritime security operations in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility with the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser. | Bill Gonyo | |
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98k | 071227-N-4014G-037. Red Sea, December 27 2007, an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the "Sea Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 departs guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) after transferring inspection team members aboard the ship. Porter is in the 5th Fleet area of operations assigned to the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser. | Bill Gonyo | |
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29k | Ships patch. | Steven A. Cardali/Mike Smolinski | |
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