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90k | Thomas Walker Gilmer, born 6 April 1802 in Albemarle County, Va., served for many years in the Virginia House of Delegates, became Governor of Virginia in 1840, and was elected to Congress in 1841. He was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Tyler 15 February 1844 but was killed 28 February 1844 by the bursting of a gun while on board USS Princeton. Photo #: NH 54751. Thomas Walker Gilmer, Secretary of the Navy, 19 February 1844 - 28 February 1844, 19th Century engraving. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Bill Gonyo | |
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114k | Undated, probably the Brooklyn Bridge in the background. | Curt Clark, The Four Stack APD Veterans | |
| 147k | Undated painting by an officer on the Gilmer and hung aboard until her decommissioning in 1946. | Scott McCoy | |
| 84k | Undated, location unknown. | Paul Rebold | |
| 232k | NH 90458. In European waters circa 1921, from Charles Sass collection. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 153k | Close-up of a 5"/51 guns aboard USS Gilmer (DD 233) date (likely circa 1921) and place unknown. From the collections of the Vallejo Naval and Historic Museum. | Darryl Baker | |
| 131k | Photo taken from the bow showing an officer and the bridge of the USS Gilmer (DD 233) with the city of Zelinika, Yugoslavia in the background on 21 Jan 1921. From the collections of the Vallejo Naval and Historic Museum. | Darryl Baker | |
| 74k | Bow view of USS Gilmer (DD 233) in dry dock at Pola, Italy on 8 Feb 1921. From the collections of the Vallejo Naval and Historic Museum. | Darryl Baker | |
| 112k | Stern view showing damage starboard shaft of USS Gilmer (DD 233) in dry dock at Pola, Italy on 8 Feb 1921. From the collections of the Vallejo Naval and Historic Museum. | Darryl Baker | |
| 102k | Stern view taken from the dry dock floor showing damage starboard shaft of USS Gilmer (DD 233) while in dry dock at Pola, Italy on 8 Feb 1921. From the collections of the Vallejo Naval and Historic Museum. | Darryl Baker | |
| 130k | Stern view showing propellor damage of USS Gilmer (DD 233) in dry dock at Pola, Italy on 8 Feb 1921. From the collections of the Vallejo Naval and Historic Museum. | Darryl Baker | |
LTJG Harold J. Wright Apr 30 1920 - ? CDR Martin Kellog Metcalf ? 1923 - ? CDR John Reginald Beardall Oct 1929 - May 1931 (Decommissioned Aug 31 1938 - Sep 25 1939) LCDR Ephraim Rankin McLean Jr. ? 1939 - ? (Later VADM) LCDR Burton Lee Doggett ? 1940 - ? LCDR Herman Oliff "Hop" Parish Aug 1942 - ? As the APD-11 CDR John S. Horner unknown (Later RADM)
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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