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	74k	Commodore Esek Hopkins, Continental Navy was born in Rhode Island on 26 April 1718. As a young man he began a career at sea, captaining merchant vessels and, during the French and Indian War, a successful privateer. After the American Revolution broke out in 1775, Rhode Island appointed Hopkins as commander of its military forces. Later in that year he became Commander in Chief of the still very small Continental Navy. In mid-February 1776, Commodore Hopkins sailed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under orders from the Continental Congress to attack British maritime forces in the Chesapeake Bay, along the southern coast and off Rhode Island. Realizing that enemy strength was too great to permit execution of this ambitious task, Hopkins instead undertook what would be the Navy's first amphibious offensive. On 3 March, his squadron put a landing party ashore on New Providence Island, in the Bahamas, seized the local defensive works and captured a stock of equipment and supplies that were badly needed for military purposes in the rebellious American colonies. On 4 April 1776, while en route home, the Continental ships encountered and captured two small British warships. Two days later they had an inconclusive engagement with HMS Glasgow. Hopkins' squadron arrived at New London, Connecticut, on 8 April. Hopkins' conduct of his operations produced considerable controversy. Though censured by the Congress, he remained in charge of the American Navy for the next year, during which time his ships were based in southern New England. Continued dissatisfaction with his performance led to loss of his command in 1777 and dismissal from the service early in 1778. Esek Hopkins retained his local popularity, however, serving in the Rhode Island legislature during most of the next decade and remaining active in the state's affairs until his death on 26 February 1802. Photo #: NH 49075. Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy, 1775-1777 Line engraving by J.C. Buttre, New York, published during the 19th Century. It includes a facsimile of Hopkins' signature. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Bill Gonyo
	91k	Undated, location unknown. USS Barney (DD-149) in the foreground and USS Hopkins (DD-249) in the left background.		Paul Rebold
	236k	Undated, location unknown. USS Tarbell (DD 142) with USS Humphreys (DD 236) and USS Hopkins (DD 249) aft of her. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	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
	110k	USS Hopkins (DD-249) photographed circa 1921 (USN photo No: 53570).		Robert Hurst
	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
	110k	Photo #: NH 64562, USS Hopkins (DD-249) underway in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 9 February 1930. Donation of Franklin Moran, 1967. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Paul Rebold
	102k	Photo #: NH 64569: USS Tattnall (DD-125), USS Jacob Jones (DD-130), and USS Hopkins (DD-249) (listed left to right) moored together off San Diego, California, circa 1935. This view shows the ships' bows, with signal flags hoisted in the rigging in honor of a special occasion. Donation of Franklin Moran, 1967. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		-
	102k	Photo #: NH 64568: USS Hopkins (DD-249), USS Jacob Jones (DD-130), and USS Tattnall (DD-125) (listed left to right) moored together off San Diego, California, circa 1935. This view shows the ships' sterns, with propeller guards, depth charge racks and small craft visible. Donation of Franklin Moran, 1967. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		-
	72k	Guadalcanal - Tulagi Operation, August 1942 - USS Hopkins as DMS-13 steams past the transport area between Guadalcanal and Tulagi, 8 August 1942. Ship burning in the left center distance is USS George F. Elliott (AP-13), which had been hit by a Japanese air attack earlier in the day. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.		Fred Weiss
	119k	Photo #: 80-G-34683 (cropped): USS Hopkins (DMS-13) steams past the transport area between Guadalcanal and Tulagi on 8 August 1942, the day after U.S. Marines landed at both places. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.		Scott Dyben
	149k	USS Hopkins (DD-249) painting by J.W. Burbank, 1931. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph NH 53571.		Mike Mohl

LCDR Carlos Augustus Bailey    Mar 21 1921 - ?
LCDR Robert Dudley Kirkpatrick    Dec 1930 - Jun 1931
LCDR Henry Young McCown    Dec 1934 - Dec 1936
As the DMS-13
LCDR Francis Marion Peters Jr.    unknown
LT Alton Louis C. Waldron    unknown