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DESTROYER ARCHIVE |
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| 78k | Charles Williamson Flusser, born 27 September 1832 at Annapolis, Md., entered the Naval Academy in 1847, and after graduation served with distinction in command of Commodore Perry in the attack on Roanoke Islands and other operations in North Carolina waters during the Civil War. Later in command of Miami, Lieutenant Commander Flusser was killed in the action with CSS Albemarle off Plymouth, N.C., 19 April 1864. Photo #: NH 49566. Lieutenant Commander Charles W. Flusser, USN. (1832-1864) copy from a tintype taken at Plymouth, North Carolina, in 1864. LCdr. Flusser was killed in action on board USS Miami on 19 April 1864, near Plymouth, N.C. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 115k | Undated, location unknown. Newly completed flying the Bath Iron Works house flag at her foremast while running builder's trials. | Robert Hurst | |
| 107k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 28k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 91k | Undated, location unknown. | Chris Edwards | |
| 63k | Circa 1939, location unknown. Selected for inclusion in Carol's new book Radioman: An Eyewitness Account of Pearl Harbor and World War II in the Pacific. | Carol Hipperson | |
| 90k | Photo #: NH 99402. Commander Ernest G. Small, Commander Destroyer Division Three with the Commanding Officers of DesDiv 3's ships, probably on board USS Porter (DD-356), flagship of Destroyer Squadron Two. Taken on 21 March 1939, while DesDiv 3 was anchored in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with other units of the U.S. Fleet. Those present are, from left to right: Lieutenant Commander Jesse H. Carter, Commanding Officer, USS Drayton (DD-366); Lieutenant Commander John F. Rees, Commanding Officer, USS Flusser (DD-368); Commander Ernest G. Small; Lieutenant Commander Herbert G. Hopwood, Commanding Officer, USS Mahan (DD-364); and Lieutenant Commander Byron H. Hanlon, Commanding Officer, USS Lamson (DD-367). Note the Mark 22 twin single-purpose 5"/38 gun mount in the background, and non-skid deck treads. Photographed by the U.S. Fleet Base Force Camera Party. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 193k | January 12 1942 at Mare Island. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 191k | January 12 1942 at Mare Island. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 125k | March 1942 at Mare Island. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 86k | Overhead view of the Flusser in January, 1943. Photo from the 1943-45 Naval Recognition Manual files. | Mike Green | |
| 71k | USS Flusser (DD-368) underway passing a channel buoy, circa 1943. This photograph was received by the Bureau of Ships from the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard on 15 May 1943. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Photo #: 19-N-45961. | Robert Hurst | |
| 98k | Bow on view of USS Flusser (DD 368) in Mare Island channel on 14 June 1944. She was in overhaul at the yard from 1 April to 21 June 1944. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 31, Design 23d. | Darryl Baker | |
| 105k | Broadside view of USS Flusser (DD 368) off Mare Island on 14 June 1944. She was in overhaul at the yard from 1 April to 21 June 1944. | Darryl Baker | |
| 106k | Stern view of USS Flusser (DD 368) in Mare Island channel on 14 June 1944. She was in overhaul at the yard from 1 April to 21 June 1944. | Darryl Baker | |
| 71k | As seen from the bridge of the USS Blue Ridge (AGC-2) during the Pacific campaign, probably in 1944 around the time of the Leyte invasion. Photo by Mike's Dad. | Michael Patrick | |
| 192k | June 5 1946 being readied for the Atomic bomb test. | Ed Zajkowski | |
CDR Frank Loper Lowe Oct 1 1936 - Oct 1938 (Later VADM) LCDR John Frank Rees Oct 1 1938 - ? LCDR George Hetherington Lyttle ? 1940 - Feb 12 1941 CDR William Gordon Beecher Jr. Dec 4 1941 - May 1942 (Later VADM) CDR Josephus Amberg Robbins ? 1943 - ? LCDR Theodore Robert Vogeley ? 1944 - ? (Later RADM)
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