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	29k	John Adolphus Dahlgren, born 13 November 1809 in Philadelphia, Pa., was appointed a midshipman 1 February 1826, and early became interested in the problems of ordnance. He developed the famous Dahlgren gun, perfected howitzers for use afloat and ashore, organized the Naval Gun Factory, and wrote several significant books on ordnance. From the outbreak of the Civil War until July 1862 he served as Commandant of the Washington Navy Yard where President Lincoln often conferred with him. He then became Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and on 7 February 1863 was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral. In command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron (7 July 1863-17 June 1865), he participated in the bombardment of Fort Wagner and cooperated with Sherman in the capture of Savannah and Charleston. After a tour of duty in command of the South Pacific Squadron (1866-1868), he returned to Washington again as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance. Rear Admiral Dahlgren resigned this job a year later to return to the command of the Navy Yard and Gun Factory. He died in Washington 12 July 1870 and is buried in Christ Church Graveyard, Philadelphia, PA.		Bill Gonyo
	50k	Sample artist's conception 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
DLG-12
	66k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	55k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	110k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	213k	USS Dahlgren (DLG-12) on the right and USS William V. Pratt (DLG-13) on the left, August 3 1959 at Philadelphia Navy Yard.		Ed Zajkowski
	283k	USS Dahlgren (DLG-12) on the right and USS William V. Pratt (DLG-13) on the left, October 30 1959 at Philadelphia Navy Yard.		Ed Zajkowski
	181k	USS Dahlgren (DLG-12) and USS William V. Pratt (DLG-13) are shown being completed at Philadelphia Navy Yard on December 31, 1959. Note the mothballed Iowa class battleship in the background.		-
	247k	USS Dahlgren (DLG-12) and USS William V. Pratt (DLG-13) on February 9 1960 at Philadelphia Navy Yard.		Ed Zajkowski
	343k	Launching program for the USS Dahlgren (DLG-12 and USS William V. Pratt (DLG13) dated March 16 1960.		© Ron Reeves
	82k	USS Dahlgren (DLG-12) underway in British waters, circa 1962. Photo by Wright & Logan, Southsea, England 1964-65 Edition of Jane's Fighting Ships.		Robert Hurst
	73k	USS Dahlgen (DLG-12) underway in 1965, location unknown. Photo courtesy of Captain Aldo Fraccoroli. U.S. Navy Official photo. Image scanned from the 1966/67 Edition of Jane's Fighting Ships.		Robert Hurst
	50k	Atlantic, Operation CANUS-SILEX August 1965.		© Richard Leonhardt
	84k	Atlantic, Operation CANUS-SILEX August 1965.		© Richard Leonhardt
	79k	Circa 1966, location unknown.		Charles I. Grasley 1963-1965
	144k	As seen from the USS England (DLG-22) in February 1967 on SAR station in the Tonkin Gulf.		John Spivey
	145k	USS Dahlgren (DLG-12/later DDG-43), Underway off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii on 28 August 1967. Photographer: PHCM (AC) L.P. Bodine. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH 106821.		Robert Hurst
	72k	Atlantic, June 17 1970		© Richard Leonhardt
DDG-43
	39k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	62k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	49k	Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA.		Mike Smolinski
	99k	Undated, location unknown.		Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr
	143k	Undated, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	118k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	94k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	38k	Lisbon, Portugal circa 1970's.		Marc Piché
	130k	Ships of the combined fleet underway during Exercise Strong Express on 3 October 1972. From foreground to background: HNMS Tjerk Hiddes (F-804) of the Royal Netherlands Navy, USS Dahlgren (DLG-12) of the United States Navy, RFA Blue Rover (A 270) of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and HMS Ark Royal (R 09) of the Royal Navy. Source: Imperial War Museum British Post-1945 Official Classified Print Collection, Photo No. © IWM (HU 102682).		Mike Green
	78k	View of collision damage from 1974.		Tommy Trampp
	108k	At Genoa, Italy on May 20 1980.		Carlo Martinelli
	41k	Barcelona, Spain February 1983.		Marc Piché
	88k	USS Dahlgren, as DDG-43, at Barcelona, Spain, on 29 March 1983. She had an SPS-48 3D radar on her foremast, an SPS-49 2D air search radar on the mainmast, and Harpoon in place of the original twin 3"/50 gun mounts.		Fabio Peña
	91k	As above.		Fabio Peña
Welcome Aboard pamphlet - circa 1985				Robert M. Cieri
	122k	DN-ST-87-01270. Crew members aboard the guided missile destroyer USS DAHLGREN (DDG 43) man the rails during the International Naval Review in New York. Photo by Emmett Francois, July 4 1986.		Bill Gonyo
	178k	DN-ST-87-01181. New York Harbor, July 4 1986, sailors "man the rail" aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dahlgren (DDG 43) during the International Naval Review. U.S. Navy photo by: Emmett Francois.		Robert M. Cieri
	80k	September 5 1988, location unknown.		Ron Reeves
	51k	Calshot, UK April 1989.		Marc Piché
	25k	Calshot, UK April 1989.		Marc Piché
	196k	DA-ST-90-06080. St. Croix, September 21 1989, a starboard quarter view of the guided missile destroyer USS Dahlgren (DDG 43) anchored in the harbor. The DAHLGREN is at St. Croix during Operation Hawkeye, a relief effort designed to aid the victims of Hurricane Hugo, which devastated the area on September 19th. Photo by: SPC Brian Cumper.		Robert M. Cieri
	149k	USS Dahlgren (DDG-43) underway at sea, circa the 1980s or early 1990s. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH 106822-KN.		Robert Hurst
	92k	August 5 1991, US Naval Station, Rodman, Panama. The guided missile destroyer USS Dahlgren (DDG-43), foreground, the tank landing ship USS Barnstable County (LST-1197), center, and the Colombian frigate Arc Antioquia (53), background, lie tied up near the Bridge of the Americas.		Fred Weiss
	71k	August 5 1991, crew members and guests stand aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Dahlgren (DDG-43) as it transits the Panama Canal.		Fred Weiss
	76k	September 1989, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, USS DAHLGREN (DDG 43) moored in the harbor. The Dahlgren is at St. Croix during Operation Hawkeye, a relief effort designed to aid the victims of Hurricane Hugo, which devastated the area on September 19th.		Fred Weiss
	168k	DN-SC-91-01120. NAVWPNSTA Yorktown, Va., September 25 1990, an aerial view port beam view of the guided-missile destroyer USS Dalhgren (DDG 43) moored at a pier, to take on ammunition. U.S. Navy photo by: PH3 Martin Norman.		Robert M. Cieri
	209k	The crew of the guided missile destroyer USS Dahlgren (DDG-43) mans the rails as the ship arrives for a port visit during Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American countries, July 13 1991.		Bill Gonyo
	67k	October 1991, USS Dahlgren (DDG-43) comes alongside the Chilean tanker Almirante Jorge Montt (52) during underway replenishment operations off the Chilean coast. U.S. Navy Photo		Fred Weiss
	53k	Oct. 9, 1991, Somewhere in the Atlantic: The destroyer USS Dahlgren (DDG-43), one of the U.S. Navy ships taking part in Unitas XXXII, a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and eight South American nations.		Fred Weiss
	80k	October 20 1991, Chile, small boats come alongside the guided missile destroyer USS Dahlgren (DDG-43) as the ship pauses in the Straits of Magellan while en route to Punte Arenas, Chile, during the multinational naval exercise Unitas XXXII.		Fred Weiss
Decommissioning pamphlet - July 31 1992 - thanks to Robert M. Cieri
Patches
	45k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	41k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski
	34k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski

CDR Cary Edward Landis    Apr 8 1961 - Apr 19 1963
CDR Leon Ivan Smith Jr.    Apr 19 1963 - Jun 15 1964
CDR Allan Edward White    Jun 15 1964 - Dec 17 1965
CDR James Arthur Baxter    Dec 17 1965 - Nov 3 1967
CDR Lucien Capone Jr.    Nov 3 1967 - Aug 4 1969 (Later RADM)
CDR Jack Edward McQueston    Aug 4 1969 - Dec 20 1970
CDR James Robert Allingham    Dec 20 1970 - Feb 24 1972
(Decommissioned Feb 24 1972 - Mar 17 1973)
CDR Gordon Lewis Thorpe    Mar 17 1973 - Mar 30 1974
CDR Ned Charles Wolfe    Mar 30 1974 - Oct 15 1975
CDR Wendell Norman Johnson    Oct 15 1975 - Jun 25 1977
CDR James John Kulescz Jr.    Jun 25 1977 - Oct 27 1979
CDR Edward Louis Christensen    Oct 27 1979 - Nov 11 1981
CDR Harold Webster Gehman Jr.    Nov 11 1981 - Sep 13 1983 (Later ADM)
CDR Donald Lee Pilling    Sep 13 1983 - Sep 7 1985 (Later ADM)
CDR Donald D. Geismar    Sep 7 1985 - Dec 13 1987
CDR William Joseph Laz Jr.    Dec 13 1987 - Dec 5 1989
CDR John Michael Barry    Dec 5 1989 - Dec 1 1991
CDR Lawrence Verne Kester    Dec 1 1991 - Jul 31 1992