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	122k	John Shaw was born at Mt. Mellick, Queens County, Ireland, in 1773. He came to the United States in 1790, settled in Philadelphia, and entered the merchant marine. Appointed Lieutenant in the United States Navy on 3 August 1798, he first served in Montezuma in Commodore Truxtun's squadron in the West Indies during the early part of the naval war with France. On 20 October 1799, he was given command of the schooner Enterprise in which, during the next year, he captured seven armed French vessels and recaptured several American merchantmen. By the time he was relieved of command due to ill health in October 1800, he had made Enterprise one of the most famous vessels of the Navy. During the Barbary War, Shaw commanded frigate, John Adams, in the Mediterranean under Commodore Rodgers from May to November 1804; and frigate, United States, during the War of 1812. Captain Shaw died at Philadelphia on 17 September 1823.		Darryl L. Baker/Robert M. Cieri
	89k	Undated photo of the USS Shaw (DD-68) looking aft from the bridge superstructure. Source: Imperial War Museum Ministry of Information first World War Official Collection, Photo No. © IWM(Q 18473).		Mike Green
	116k	USS Shaw (DD-68) moored to an unidentified destroyer during WW1. The photo is taken from the bridge looking forward, showing her bow 4”/50 gun. Source: Imperial War Museum Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection, Photo No. © IWM (Q 18474).		Mike Green
	186k	Yard workers are busy work on modifications to ways 1 & 2 in preparation for laying the keel of USS California (BB 44) at Mare Island on 19 April 1916. The USS Shaw (DD 68) is on the ways #2 in the background.		Darryl L. Baker
	79k	The honorary keel layers for the USS Shaw (DD 68) are shown at the ships keel laying at Mare Island on 7 Feb. 1916. Left to right: Carpenter F. X. Maher; Capt. Frank T. Arms (Supply Officer); CDR C. N. Offley; Lt Leo Sahm; Mr. F. J. Cleary; Mayor James Roney (Vallejo); Capt. F. M. Bennett (Shipyard Commandant); and CDR H. M. Gleason.		Darryl L. Baker
	90k	Stern view of USS Shaw (DD 68) on the building ways at Mare Island on 9 Dec. 1916.		Darryl L. Baker
	90k	Bow view of USS Shaw (DD 68) on the building ways at Mare Island on 9 Dec. 1916.		Darryl L. Baker
	84k	USS Shaw (DD 68) is waterborne for the first upon her launching at Mare Island on 9 Dec. 1916.		Darryl L. Baker
	72k	USS Shaw (DD 68) is being assisted to her outfitting berth at Mare Island on 9 Dec. 1916. The tug Arapaho (Tug 14) is made up to the port stern, Tillamook (Tug 16) is aft of Shaw, and the tug Unadilla (YT 4) is to the right.		Darryl L. Baker
	65k	USS Shaw (DD 68) is being assisted to her outfitting berth at Mare Island on 9 Dec. 1916. The tug Arapaho (Tug 14) is made up to the port side (only stack visible), Tillamook (Tug 16) is aft of Shaw, and the tug Unadilla (YT 4) is on the starboard side.		Darryl L. Baker
	119k	Boardside view of USS Shaw (DD 68) after her launching at Mare Island Navy Yard on 6 December 1916. The shipyard's Ferry Dart is shown off the Shaw's starboard bow. The tug made up to Shaw is is Unadilla (YT 4).		Darryl L. Baker
	136k	The Low Pressure Turbine for USS Shaw (DD 68) being assembled in the machine shop at Mare Island on 14 Dec. 1916.		Darryl L. Baker
	122k	USS Shaw (DD 68) in the Mare Island channel circa 1917.		Darryl L. Baker
	102k	Bow view of USS Shaw (DD 68) at Mare Island on 2 Jan. 1917.		Darryl L. Baker
	69k	Stern view of USS Shaw (DD 68) at Mare Island on 1 Feb. 1917.		Darryl L. Baker
	76k	Bow view of USS Shaw (DD 68) with USS Hull (DD 2) inboard and USS Preble (DD 12) at Mare Island on 31 March 1917.		Darryl L. Baker
	73k	Broadside view of USS Shaw (DD 68) departing Mare Island on 25 May 1917.		Darryl L. Baker
	138k	USS Shaw (Destroyer # 68), Painted in pattern camouflage, prior to the October 9 1918 collision with the British transport Aquitania that severed her bow. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Photo #: NH 61263.		Robert Hurst
	141k	October 18 1918 after collision with HMS Aquitania that occurred October 9 1918.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	44k	Oct. 18, 1918 in dry-dock after collision with HMS Aquitania that occurred October 9 1918.		Richard Regnani
	90k	Newspaper clipping regarding Leslie B. Newman who was a resident of San Francisco California at that time and a Chief Yeoman aboard Shaw during the collision.		Richard Regnani
	88k	Photo of the USS Shaw (DD 68) after collision with the British transport HMS Aquitania on 11 October 1918 at Portsmouth, England.		Darryl L. Baker
	34k	On Coast Guard service during the Prohibition Era, from the Official Coast Guard Website.		Mike Green

LCDR Milton Smith Davis    Apr 9 1917 - Jan 1 1918
LCDR William Frederick (Bull) Halsey Jr.    Jan 1 1918 - Jun 19 1918 (Later FADM)
LCDR Van Leer Kirkman Jr.    Jun 19 1918 - Sep 9 1918
CDR William Alexander Glassford Jr.    Sep 9 1918 - May 19 1919 (Later VADM)
LCDR Williams Carter Wickham    May 19 1919 - Aug 1 1921
LT Donald Arthur Mackey    Aug 1 1921 - Jun 21 1922 
Under Coast Guard command
CDR Gordon Thomas Finlay (USCG)    May 1928 - Aug 1930 (Later COMO)
LCDR Edward H. (Iceberg) Smith (USCG)    Aug 1930 - Jan 1932 (Later RADM) 
LCDR Raymond Thomas McElligott (USCG)    Jan 1932 - Sep 1932 (Later RADM)
LCDR Raymond J. Mauerman (USCG)    Sep 1932 - Jun 1933 (Later VADM)

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