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71 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty.
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75k | Photo #: NH 66627. Lieutenant Commander William Gwin, USN (1832-1863) engraved portrait by J.C. Buttre, New York, featuring a facsimile of Gwin's signature below the figure. Lieutenant Commander Gwin lost his life as a result of injuries suffered in combat on the Yazoo River on 27 December 1862, while he was in command of USS Benton. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Gwin 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 | |
| 76k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 68k | Undated, location unknown. | Ric Clarkson | |
| 86k | USS Gwin (DD-443) underway in 1941. This view shows the ship essentially as completed, with five 5"/38 guns and ten torpedo tubes (USN Photo No NH 51094). | Robert Hurst | |
| 77k | USS Gwin (DD-433) Photographed circa early 1941, probably at about the time she was commissioned. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 84k | Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942. USS Gwin (DD-433) approaches USS Hornet (CV-8) from astern, with USS Nashville (CL-43) beyond, while en route to the mission's launching point. The ships are framed by the tail of a USAAF B-25B, parked on the rear of the carrier's flight deck. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 124k | Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942 Crewmen work on a USAAF B-25B parked at the rear of USS Hornet's (CV-8) flight deck, while en route to the mission's launching point. USS Gwin (DD-433) is in the center, approaching the carrier from astern. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 117k | Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942. View looking aft from the island of USS Hornet (CV-8), while en route to the mission's launching point. USS Gwin (DD-433) is coming alongside, as USS Nashville (CL-43) steams in the distance. Eight of the mission's sixteen B-25B bombers are parked within view, as are two of the ship's SBD scout bombers. Note midships elevator, torpedo elevator, arresting gear and flight deck barriers in the lower portion of the photo, and 1.1" quad anti-aircraft machine gun mount at left. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 30k | Mare Island, February 23 1943. | Robert Hurst | |
CDR John Martin Higgins Jan 15 1941 - 1942 (Later RADM) LCDR James S. Roberts 1942 - 1943 LCDR John Benjamin Fellows Jr. 1943 - Jul 13 1943 (Later RADM)
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