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68k | Elisha Kent Kane was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 3 February 1820. Though weakened by rheumatic fever as a youth, he was educated as a physician at the University of Pennsylvania and, in July 1843, was appointed an Assistant Surgeon in the United States Navy. In 1844, prior to taking up his duties, Kane sailed to China as part of a U.S. diplomatic mission. His later Navy assignments involved cruises off Africa, in the Mediterranean Sea and off South America. In 1847 he undertook a daring courier mission to Mexico City, travelling through hostile territory, and surviving severe battle wounds. In 1850-1851, Kane was surgeon and official historian for the DeHaven expedition, sent to the Canadian Arctic in the brigs Advance and Rescue to look for possible survivors of Sir John Franklin's exploring party. A second expedition sailed in the Advance in late May 1853, with the same object and with Kane as leader. Frozen in between Greenland and Canada, Kane and his men endured more than two years of hardship and an arduous journey over ice and open water to Upernavik, Greenland. Hailed as a hero upon his return to the U.S., Kane undertook a program of writing and lectures. After his health failed during a trip to England in the Fall of 1856, he went to Cuba in search of recovery. However his condition became worse and Elisha Kent Kane died in Havana on 16 February 1857. Photo #: NH 66634. Assistant Surgeon Elisha Kent Kane, USN (1820-1857) engraved portrait published in 1876. It features vignette scenes related to Kane's 1850s Arctic explorations and a facsimile of his signature. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart/Bill Gonyo | |
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96k | Undated, location unknown. | Curt Clark, The Four Stack APD Veterans | |
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133k | Undated, location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | Darryl Baker | |
| 93k | Photo #: NH 52225. Miss Florence Kane, the ship's Sponsor, stands by Kane's bow during launching ceremonies, at the the New York Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard, Camden, New Jersey, 12 August 1919. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 87k | Photo #: NH 52224, USS Kane (Destroyer # 235) launching, at the the New York Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard, Camden, New Jersey, 12 August 1919. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Paul Rebold | |
| 60k | Photo #: NH 67573, USS Kane (Destroyer # 235) at sea, circa 1920. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Paul Rebold | |
| 68k | Photo #: NH 52226, USS Kane (Destroyer # 235) running trials, circa 1920. Photographed by her builder, the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, of Camden, New Jersey. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Paul Rebold | |
| 244k | Circa 1920's | Scott Hansen | |
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124k | USS Bainbridge (DD-246); USS Kane (DD-235); and USS Hopkins (DD-249) Nested together during the 1920s. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
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92k | Photo #: NH 52231. The Ship's Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander John S. Barleon, hands out prize money as he congratulates members of the engine room force, who won the 1923 Navy trophy for destroyer class engineering efficiency. Black arm band may be a symbol of mourning for President Warren G. Harding, who had died on 2 August 1923. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Bill Gonyo | |
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91k | Photo #: NH 52230. The Officers and crewmen pose with the trophy won by Kane for attaining the highest engineering efficiency in the destroyer class, 1923. Black bands worn by the officers may be in mourning for President Warren G. Harding, who had died on 2 August 1923. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 95k | USS Noa (DD-343), in San Diego Harbour, California, about 1930. Destroyer USS Kane (DD-235) is in the background. Photo US Navy Photographic Center. Photo from "Gunboats and Marines: The United States Navy in China, 1925-1928" by bernard D. Cole. | Robert Hurst | |
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148k | USS Hopkins (DD-249) In San Diego harbor, California, during the early 1930s. USS Kane (DD-235) and USS Fox (DD-234) are moored in the right center background, with Naval Air Station North Island beyond them. Donation of Franklin Moran, 1967. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 125k | USS Williamson (DD-244) In San Diego harbor, California, during the early 1930s. USS Kane (DD-235) and USS Fox (DD-234) are in the right background. Donation of Franklin Moran, 1967. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
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130k | USS Barry (DD-248) In San Diego harbor, California, about 1930. Ships in the right background are USS Kane (DD-235) and USS Fox (DD-234). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
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112k | Photo #: NH 64544, USS Kane (DD-235) leaving the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, on 9 June 1932. Donation of Franklin Moran, 1967. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Paul Rebold | |
| 117k | Circa 1936, from the Stephen Urbani special feature. | Paul Urbani | |
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84k | Underway knots in Puget Sound, Washington, 8 February 1942. | Paul Rebold | |
CDR William Alden Hall Jun 11 1920 - ? LCDR John Sherman Barleon ? 1923 - ? (Decommissioned Dec 31 1930 - Apr 1 1932) (Decommissioned Apr 28 1938 - Sep 23 1939) LCDR George Dewey Martin ? 1939 - ? LCDR John Joseph Greytak Aug 1942 - ? As the APD-18 LCDR Freeman D. Miller May 1943 - ? LT Frank N. Christiansen unknown
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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