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	71k	Thomas Truxtun 1755-1822, American naval officer, born. near Hempstead, L.I., N.Y. In the American Revolution he won a name as a privateer, seizing many British prizes. Later he was a sea captain in merchant trade until the U.S. navy was organized. In the "near war" with France (1798-1800), he commanded the Constellation and earned an outstanding reputation. He captured the French frigate L'Insurgente (1799) and then later defeated La Vengeance (1800), although he was prevented by a storm from taking the latter ship as a prize. Shortly afterward he retired from the navy.		Bill Gonyo
	49k	Artist's conception of the Truxtun as built by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.		Navy Yard Associates
	121k	USS Truxtun (DDG-103) is a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer currently under construction. Her keel was laid down on April 11, 2005. DDG-103 suffered a major electrical fire during construction at NGSS Ingalls, Pascagoula, Mississippi May 20, 2006 engulfing two levels and causing damaged believed to be in the millions of dollars. She was christened on June 2, 2007 at NGSS Ingalls in Pascagoula Mississippi.		-
	108k	Three views of the fire aboard the Truxtun at the Northrup Grumman Pascagoula shipyard on May 20 2006. The Pascagoula Fire Department, in conjunction with the shipbuilding giant's own fire and rescue service, fought the blaze for nearly two hours. The fire began in the electronics area of the ship and was fully involved when Pascagoula firemen arrived.		-
	166k	As above.		-
	111k	As above.		-
	141k	A series of photos of the Truxtun under construction at Pascagoula courtesy of Capt. Maylon Truxtun Scott.		Theodora Haines, descendant of Capt.Thomas Truxtun USN (1755-1822)
	138k	As above.		Theodora Haines, descendant of Capt.Thomas Truxtun USN (1755-1822)
	113k	As above.		Theodora Haines, descendant of Capt.Thomas Truxtun USN (1755-1822)
	119k	As above.		Theodora Haines, descendant of Capt.Thomas Truxtun USN (1755-1822)
	79k	Ship sponsors Susan Scott Martin, left, and Carol Leigh Roelker, right, raise their commemorative bottles of champagne after breaking them across the bow of the Northrop Grumman-built Truxtun (DDG 103) at the pinnacle of the christening ceremony in Pascagoula, Miss. (Background, l-r), Rear Admiral Charles H. Goddard, Program Executive Officer, Ships and Gene Taylor, U.S. Representative from Mississippi's Fourth District join in the celebratory applause. Photo Courtesy of Northrup Grumman.		Bill Gonyo
	131k	USS Truxtun Christening, June 2, 2007. Photo courtesy of Tanya Drake, Pascagoula, Mississippi.		Bill Gonyo
	101k	Nearing completion at NGSS Pascagoula.		Bill Gonyo
	80k	Nearing completion at NGSS Pascagoula.		Bill Gonyo
	62k	An employee applies paint to the hull of the Northrop Grumman-built Truxtun (DDG 103) during construction.		Bill Gonyo
	117k	USS Truxtun (DDG 103) moored at Northrop Grumman Shipyard, Ingalls Operations, July 29, 2007, two months after christening. Photo courtesy of Tanya Drake, Pascagoula, Mississippi.		Bill Gonyo
	136k	Pascagoula, Miss., September 23 2008, the Northrop Grumman-built Aegis guided missile destroyer Truxtun (DDG 103) successfully completed her builder's sea trials last week. DDG 103, shown here underway in the Gulf of Mexico, is the 25th Aegis destroyer being built by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding - Gulf Coast. Photo courtesy of the Northrop Grumman Corporation.		Bill Gonyo
	158k	090421-N-1522S-009. The Precommissioned Unit Truxtun (DDG-103) makes the final turn before mooring at Wharf Alpha on Naval Weapons Station Charleston, S.C., April 21, 2009, where the ship will be commissioned April 25. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Leah Stiles.		Bill Gonyo
	137k	Scenes from the Commissioning at Charleston on April 25 2009.		Gerd Matthes
	134k	As above.		Gerd Matthes
	190k	090425-N-0426B-286. Charleston, S.C., April 25 2009, the crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) mans the rails after bringing the ship to life at the ship's commissioning ceremony. Truxtun, the 53rd Arliegh Burke-class destroyer, was named after Commodore Thomas Truxtun who was selected as one of the Navy's first captains in 1798. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rebekah Blowers.		Bill Gonyo
	58k	Lanier Phillips , survivor of a WWII U.S. naval disaster, being honoured for his lifetime achievements at the commissioning of the USS Truxtun April 25, 2009 in Charleston, South Carolina. With him are U.S. Navy Commander Timothy Weber and Newfoundland Mayor Wayde Rowsell. The USS Truxtun (DDG 103) whose predecessor, USS Truxtun (DD-229), met a heroic rescue when it wrecked off the Canadian Atlantic coast during WWII was commissioned Saturday in a ceremony at the Naval Weapons Station in Charleston, South Carolina. Among the attendees were descendants of the crew of the Truxtun (DD-229) and Pollux (AKS-2), both of which ran aground due to a navigational error along the rugged shoreline on the southeastern coast of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Burin Peninsula on February 18, 1942. Photo courtesy of The Epoch Times (For educational non-commercial use only).		Bill Gonyo
	49k	Three views of the Truxtun in April 2009 with the Cooper River/Ravenel Bridge in the background.		Breezy Cranford
	50k	As above.		Breezy Cranford
	45k	As above.		Breezy Cranford
	79k	As above.		Mike Smolinski

CDR Timothy R. Weber    Apr 25 2009 - Feb 17 2010
CAPT Jeffrey Scott Wolstenholme    Feb 17 2010 - Mar 12 2010 (Acting)
CDR John Harlan Ferguson    Mar 12 2010 - Aug 9 2012
CDR Andrew M. Biehn    Aug 9 2012 - present

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