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71k | Undated, location unknown | Alan Stephenson |
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26k | Undated, location unknown. | John D. Fielden |
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60k | Undated, location unknown. | Randle M. Biddle |
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105k | USS Wickes (Destroyer # 75) In harbor in 1918, while painted in World War I "dazzle" camouflage. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
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87k | USS Wickes (Destroyer # 75) In drydock at Devonport, England, in 1919. Courtesy of Walter F. Merdian, 1977. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
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110k | USS Wickes (Destroyer # 75) In drydock at Devonport, England, in 1919. Note depth charge rack, propeller guard and starboard propeller. Courtesy of Walter F. Merdian, 1977. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
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129k | USS Wickes (Destroyer # 75), at left an USS Aylwin (Destroyer # 47), right foreground At anchor in German waters during the first part of 1919. Courtesy of W.E.J. Thompson. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
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103k | During the Pacific Fleet's passage through the Upper Chambers, Gatun Locks, Panama Canal, 24 July 1919. Those present are: USS Wickes (Destroyer # 75) and USS Yarnall (Destroyer # 143), both at left; USS Philip (Destroyer # 76), USS Buchanan (Destroyer # 131) and USS Elliot (Destroyer # 146), left to right in the center group; USS Boggs (Destroyer # 136), USS Dent (Destroyer # 116) and USS Waters (Destroyer # 115), left to right in the right center group. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
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95k | USS Wickes (DD-75) underway in a channel, with USS Tarbell (DD-142) following, circa 1919-1922. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Paul Rebold |
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70k | USS Wickes (DD-75) In a harbor, circa the early 1920s. Courtesy of ESKC Joseph L. Aguillard, USNR, 1979. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
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110k | USS Wickes (DD-75) Underway at low speed, circa the early 1920s. Courtesy of ESKC Joseph L. Aguillard, USNR, 1979. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
| 108k | "Old Hen and Chickens" USS Kanawha (AO-1) with thirteen destroyers alongside, off San Diego, California, during the early 1920s. Photographed by Bunnell, 414 E Street, San Diego. Ships present are (from left to right): USS Meade (DD-274); USS Evans (DD-78); USS Kennedy (DD-306); USS Aaron Ward (DD-132); USS Woolsey (DD-77);
USS Wickes (DD-75); USS Buchanan (DD-131); USS Kanawha; USS Farquhar (DD-304); USS Paul Hamilton (DD-307); USS Thompson (DD-305); USS Reno (DD-303); USS Stoddert (DD-302) and USS Philip (DD-76) Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold, USN. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
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87k | USS Wickes (DD-75) Photographed circa the 1930s. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
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122k | Photo #: NH 51841, USS Wickes (DD-75) at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, while serving in the Rotating Reserve, circa 1932. She appears to be blowing off steam from her third smokestack. Note details of her forward superstructure and rigging. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Paul Rebold |
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107k | Photo #: NH 51842, USS Wickes (DD-75) at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, while serving in the Rotating Reserve, circa 1932. Note the life raft, searchlight tower and torpedo tubes on this destroyer. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Paul Rebold |
On British Service
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| HMS Montgomery (ex-USS Wickes, DD-75) commissioned at Halifax on 25 October 1940 and refitted at Devonport from 20 November 1940, post trials defects delayed her work up until Christmas Eve when she arrived at Scapa Flow. Work up was completed on 12 January 1941 and she then joined the 7th Escort Group. With 7th EG, she escorted numerous convoys, rescuing survivors from the British tanker Scottish Standard on 21 February 1941, and sinking the Italian submarine Marcello the following day.
Refitted at Barrow to Stage 2 condition from April to September 1941, Montgomery then joined 4th EG for four convoys before going to refit on the Clyde from 7 October to 25 November 1941 priot to joining WLEF at Halifax. Montgomery commenced her Canadian attachment, arriving at St John's, NS, on 16 January 1942, with a month's refit at Halifax followed by escorting troop convoy NA3 back to the Clyde. In fact she was not operational on the Canadian coast until 14 March 1942, but thereafter she remained there until late December 1943. Montgomery seems to have had few major problems, as her list of repairs at Halifax are fewer than normal. Transferred to unit W1 in February 1943 and W6 in March 1943, Montgomery concluded her service when she sailed for Britain via Horta at the end of December 1943. On arrival she paid off to reserve on the Tyne, and remained there until declared for disposal on 20 March 1945, actually arriving at Dunston on Tyne on 10 April 1945 to be broken up by Clayton & Davie Ltd. (History thanks to Robert Hurst.) |
| 82k | The 'Town' class destroyer HMS Montogomery (ex-USS Wickes, DD-75) underway, date and location unknown. | Robert Hurst |
| 86k | As the HMS Montgomery in Liverpool 1941. | Marc Piché |
Decommissioned and transferred to Britain October 23 1940, 
