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| 78k | Lawrence Kearny was born in Perth Amboy, N.J., 30 November 1789 and appointed Midshipman in the Navy 24 July 1807. Commodore Kearny was known for his tenacity in capturing slave traders in West-Indian waters and his tireless efforts in fighting Greek pirates in the Mediterranean. In the early 1840's he began negotiations with China which opened that country to U.S. trade and pointed the way toward the American "Open Door Policy" a half century later. He later served as Commandant at the Norfolk and New York Naval Shipyards. Retiring 14 November 1861, Commodore Kearny died at Perth Amboy, N. J., 29 November 1868. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 180k | Artist's conception of the Kearny in cutaway view 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 | |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Kearny 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 | |
| 83k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 28k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
| 19k | Launching at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., March 9 1940. | Ken Garvey | |
| 102k | At Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. the day before commissioning, September 12 1940. | Ken Garvey | |
| 94k | Undated (probably 1941-1942), location unknown. | Brian York | |
| 101k | USS Kearny (DD-432) in port at Reykjavik, Iceland, on 19 October 1941, two days after she had been torpedoed by the German submarine U-568. USS Monssen (DD-436) is alongside. Note the torpedo hole in Kearny's midships starboard side. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 83k | As above. | Robert Hurst | |
| 88k | As above. | - | |
| 118k | Since permanent repair facilities (such as a drydock) were nonexistent, Kearny pulled up alongside the repair vessel, and her port side was flooded to raise the torpedo hole above water level. Soon, Vulcan's repair force had cut away the damaged plating and had fixed a patch." | - | |
| 103k | A series of eight views of the torpedo damage from the Seattle National Archives, Record Group 181, location and date not listed. | Tracy White | |
| 93k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 97k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 101k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 139k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 100k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 94k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 133k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 105k | Crew members of the U.S.S. Kearny take leave of their ship to board an accompanying vessel at an unnamed port. The Kearny was damaged by a torpedo while on patrol southwest of Iceland, but was able to limp into port. OWI Radiophoto from ACME. Photo from the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 66k | USN photo, undated. | Joe Radigan | |
| 116k | World War II image. | Captain Jerry Mason USN | |
| 25k | Circa 1943. | Ken Garvey | |
| 150k | May 1943, location unknown. From the collections of Ingersol-Rand. | Ron Titus | |
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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