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| 71k | Albert Gleaves, born 1 January 1858 in Nashville, Tenn., graduated from the Naval Academy in 1877. After serving on board Hartford and Trenton, he was appointed an Ensign in 1881. Assigned to many ships and station, he commanded Gushing during the Spanish-American War and later North Dakota. Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1915, in World War I he commanded the Cruiser and Transport Force. For his outstanding contribution he was awarded the Army and Navy Distinguished Service Medals. In 1919 he was promoted to Admiral. While serving at the Naval Ordnance Proving Ground, Admiral Gleaves made outstanding contributions in the field of gunnery and torpedoes. While carrying out some tests on torpedo steering devices he changed these weapons from instruments of luck into instruments of precision. The gear which he tested in Gushing provided the imprints which made the torpedo the "terrible weapon" of World War I. In spite of a life of constant action in war and peace, he found time to write a biography on Captain Lawrence; the "History of the Cruiser and Transport Force," and the "Life of an American Sailor, William Hensley Emory, Rear Admiral, USN." After a most distinguished career, he retired in 1921. Admiral Gleaves died 6 January 1937 at Haverford, Pa. Digital ID: ggbain 24816, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Gleaves as she appeared in World War II by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource. | Navy Yard Associates | |
| 24k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 58k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 93k | Undated, location unknown steaming through pack ice early in the war. | Robert Hurst | |
 
| 163k 112k | Undated, chewing gum collectible card. | Tommy Trampp | |
| 143k | USS Gleaves (DD-423) afloat immediately after launching, off the Bath Iron Works shipyard, Bath, Maine, 09 December 1939. The ship's five 5"/38 guns have already been installed, but her torpedo tubes have not. Note scaffolding around the forward funnel and generally incomplete superstructure. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center. Photo #: NH 80563. | Robert Hurst | |
| 797k | USS Gleaves (DD-423) launching at Bath Iron Works, 09 December 1939. Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 53745 | Robert Hurst / Mike Green | |
| 154k | USS Gleaves on Sea Trials off Portland, ME April 1940. | Steven Cardali/Ed Zajkowski | |
| 98k | USS Gleaves and USS Drayton at high speed during what looks to be pre-war exercises in the Atlantic. Note that this had to be sometime after June 1940 but not much farther due to both ships still having their hull installed portholes. During actions with Uboats in 1941, all Atlantic ships removed these peacetime luxuries and went into a state of "Undeclared War." Photo is part of the National Destroyermens Museum aboard USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850). | Rich Angelini | |
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USS GLEAVES on 18 June 1941 off Boston Navy Yard after competing her King Board AA Mods upgrade and application of new camouflage pattern. This photo shows a good example of the USN Camouflage Measure 2 Graded System. In this early application of one of the camouflage schemes authorized in April 1941, the hull number has been applied to the hull under the bridge, in the WWI manner. Hull numbers were soon relocated to the standard location on the bow. The BENSON-GLEAVES class units of DesRon 7 (DD421-428, and 431) were modified under the King Board Mods to the configuration seen here. The DesRon 7 units retained all five 5-in guns and only one bank of torpedo tubes, plus ten 50-cal MGs. The original open mounts, 53 and 54 mounts, were given half shields with canvas tops to help save weight. The searchlight was moved from the original high superstructure location between 53 and 54 mounts, to a lower location just aft of the second stack. When the two twin 40-mm mounts were installed on the DesRon 7 units, the 53 mount was removed and the second torpedo tubes bank was reinstalled. The former 54 mount, now 53 mount, retained the canvas covered shield on all of the early BENSON-GLEAVES class units (DD421-444) for their entire careers. U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships photo # 19-N-24193. This image is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Admininstration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 513043 | Robert Hurst Rick E. Davis | |
| 29k | Running the measured mile off Rockland, Maine, May 28 1940. | Robert Hurst | |
| 43k | Underway to Argentia, in 1942. | Robert Hurst | |
| 40k | Halifax, Nova Scotia circa 1942. Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, Halifax, NS. | Tracy White | |
 USS Gleaves underway off the Boston Navy Yard, May 31 1942. NPS Charlestown NY 11240-2318 & 11240-2320. | John Chiquoine and Rick Davis | |||
| 43k | April 13 1944, location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
LCDR Edward Harris Pierce Jun 14 1940 - May 26 1942 CDR Clarence Lindsay Winecoff May 26 1942 - Mar 17 1943 CDR Byron Laurence Gurnette Mar 17 1943 - Sep 2 1944 LCDR William Manson Klee Sep 2 1944 - May 8 1946 (Later RADM)
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