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66k | Stephen Bleecker Luce, the father of the Navy's Training System and founder of the Naval War College, was born in Buffalo, New York on March 25, 1827. He entered the navy in 1841 at the age of 14 and served on board frigates in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In 1860 he was ordered to the U.S. Naval Academy where he served as Commandant of Midshipmen and prepared one of the best known textbooks on seamanship. During the Civil War he served with the Atlantic Coast Blockade and commanded the monitor NANTUCKET at the siege of Charleston Harbor. He also participated in operations along the Savannah River in 1865. After the Civil War, Admiral Luce was instrumental in establishing a nautical school for the training of seamen and developing the enlisted training system both ashore and afloat that has been employed by the U.S. Navy for over 127 years. As a direct result of this pioneer effort, the navy later established Training Centers, including those at Newport and Great Lakes. As a captain, Luce served as Inspector of Training Ships from 1878 to 1881 and as commodore, he commanded the U.S. Training Squadron from 1881 to 1884. Following that duty he was promoted to rear admiral and assumed command of the North Atlantic Squadron for a brief time. In 1884, and after several years of continuing effort, Admiral Luce succeeded in having the world's first Naval War College established at Newport, Rhode Island. His reason for urging the establishment of the college, as expressed in his own words, was "Good gunners, good engineers and good communications are found in every navy in time of war, but good admirals are always too few in number." Thus, the primary function of this institution is to train senior officers to think in terms of current fleet evolutions, to study and master broad strategic concepts and to prepare themselves for the handling of modern fleets in battle. Appropriately, Admiral Luce served as the first president of the Naval War College until 1886, when he again took command of the North Atlantic Squadron. He retired on March 25, 1889, after completing over 47 years of naval service. Rear Admiral Luce died on July 28, 1917 and is buried in St. Mary's Churchyard at Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Photo #: KN-711, Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce, USN (1827-1917) oil on canvas, 54" x 40", by Alexander James (1890-1946) after E.P. Vinton. Painting in the U.S. Naval Academy Museum Collection. Gift of Stephen B. Luce, 1938. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. | Tony Cowart/Robert M. Cieri |
| DLG-7 |
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| 73k | Undated, location unknown. | Roy Brooks FC1c/MN (SW) USNR |
| 60k | Undated, location unknown. | Roy Brooks FC1c/MN (SW) USNR |
| 57k | Undated, location unknown. | Roy Brooks FC1c/MN (SW) USNR |
| 49k | Undated, Charleston Navy Yard photograph. | Robert Hall |
| 219k | Boston, July, 1961 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 73k | Boston, July, 1961 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 47k | As DLG-7 New York July 1962. | Marc Piché |
| 31k | As DLG-7 Quebec July 1963. | Marc Piché |
| 44k | As DLG-7 Quebec July 1963. | Marc Piché |
| 183k | Postcard sold in the ships store circa Oct 1965. The only credit showing on the card is "Printed by the Cruise Book Firm Burdette & Co. Boston 27, Mass." | Bill Friebus |
| 173k | Postcard "Navy ship at submarine base, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Color Photo by H. C. Magorian." Postally used March 5, 1966. | Bill Friebus |
| 134k | Official US Navy Photograph of USS Luce (DLG-7), undergoing AAW Modernization at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1970. Luce was decommissioned on 25 February 1970 for an extensive 15-month conversion as part of the Navy's Anti-Air Warfare Modernization Program. New radar and electronics were installed to replace less efficient units. The missile system was modified to permit the firing of two next generation missiles and to operate against sophisticated enemy countermeasures. The Naval Tactical Data System was also installed enabling Luce to exchange digital information by computer-to-computer radio links with similarly equipped ships and aircraft. She was then capable of making rapid and accurate identification, as well as precise control of weapons. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 53k | The cover of the Commissioning Ceremony Program for USS Luce (DLG-7), held at the Philadelphia Naval Base on 22 May 1971. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 91k | The schedule of events for the Commissioning Ceremony for USS Luce (DLG-7). | Robert M. Cieri |
| 107k | The rear cover of the Commissioning Program with a explanation of the meaning of the ship's insignia. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 82k | Following the Commissioning Ceremony, invited guests were able to tour the ship.This is the Tour Route Diagram handed out for this purpose on 22 May 1971. | Robert M. Cieri |
| DDG-38 |
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| 84k | USS Luce (centre) accompanied on her starboard side by the Dutch A/S frigate Isaac Sweers (F 814) and the Norwegian frigate Stavanger (F 303). Astern of Luce is an unidentified Canadian 'St Laurent' or 'Restigouche' class DDE. On Luce's portside is the RN A/S frigate HMS Bacchante (F 69) and an unidentified West German 'Hamburg' class destroyer. Picture taken during a Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT) Exercise, date unknown. | Robert Hurst |
| 101k | Undated location unknown. | Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr |
| 80k | Circa 1979, location unknown. | Robert Hurst |
| 26k | As DDG-38 Quebec September 4 1979. | Marc Piché |
| 103k | Antwerp 1984. | Marc Piché |
| 74k | Mediterranean Sea, March 2 1988, a starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS Tattnall (DDG-19) underway. Also visible is the frigate USS PAUL (FF-1080), the destroyer USS Stump (DD-978), the frigate USS Capodanno (FF-1093) and the guided missile destroyer USS luce (DDG-38). | Fred Weiss |
| 66k | At anchor somewhere in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War. | Robert Hurst |
| 79k | Mediterranean Sea, March 12 1988, a starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS Luce (DDG-38) underway. | Fred Weiss |
| 107k | DN-SC-88-05385. A starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS LUCE (DDG 38) underway. Photo by PH3 Houser, March 12 1988. | Bill Gonyo |
| 36k | USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5), USS Sellers (DDG-11) and USS Luce (DDG-38) in Philadelphia July 16 1991. | Marc Piché |
| 33k | Sydney, Australia, May 1 1992, F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-111 aircraft fly in formation over the guided missile destroyer USS Luce (DDG-38) and a dock landing ship. | Fred Weiss |
| 98k | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, August 31 2002, due to her location between the USS MacDonough (DDG-39) on her port side, and the USS Farragut (DDG-37) on her starboard side these were the best photos possible. Although she's been at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility (NISMF) since 1991 with almost no upkeep (other than to keep her trimmed and afloat) the Luce is in remarkable condition. She's missing all her search radars, whip antennas, EW antennas (AN/SLQ-32), and the AN/SPG-55B radomes have been smashed to demilitarize her. It was difficult to see from her location, but it also appears that the 5" gun mount has been removed as well. (Roy also added a photo of the Charles F. Adams (DDG-2) for comparison) | Roy J. Brooks |
| 99k | As above. | Roy J. Brooks |
| 117k | As above. | Roy J. Brooks |
| 114k | As above. | Roy J. Brooks |
| 68k | As above. | Roy J. Brooks |
| 81k | As above. | Roy J. Brooks |
| 85k | A series of three photos of the Luce as she appeared at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenace facility Philadelphia September 2004. | Jon White |
| 120k | As above. | Jon White |
| 81k | As above. | Jon White |
| 101k | A series of 21 photos of the scrapping of the Luce at Metro Machine. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 25k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 35k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 40k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 46k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 51k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 29k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 53k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 40k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 70k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 58k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 46k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 68k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 50k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 49k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 34k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 43k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 69k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 77k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 49k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 50k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| Patches |
| 46k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
| 52k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 47k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 68k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
