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| 50k | Claude Augustus Swanson (March 31, 1862 - July 7, 1939) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Virginia. He served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1893 until 1906, was the Governor of Virginia from 1906 until 1910, and represented Virginia as a United States Senator from 1910 until 1933. He was the 45th Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 until his death in 1939. | Fabio Peņa |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Swanson 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 |
| 54k | Launched November 2 1940. Photo Courtesy of the Fall River Naval Museum. | Bill Gonyo |
| 22k | Circa 1942, location unknown. | Robert Hurst |
| 81k | Circa 1942, location unknown. | David Buell |
| 137k | The USS Swanson (DD-443) at Puget Sound NY in June 1945 after being Inclined following receiving the Anti-Kamikaze upgrade to her AA Armament. All Torpedo Tubes have been removed, the two twin 40mm mounts have been moved to positions amidships between the stacks, and two quad 40mm mounts were added in place of where the two twin 40mm mounts were located. Note that the Swanson is in the process of being repainted to Ms-22 Camo scheme. The USS Maryland appears in the background. | Rick E Davis |
| 131k | Photo #: 80-G-354884, USS Black Hawk (AD-9) with six destroyers alongside, probably at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in July 1945. The destroyers are (from left to right): USS Hawkins (DD-873); USS Ordronaux (DD-617); USS Boyle (DD-600); USS Champlin (DD-601); USS Swanson (DD-443); and USS Franks (DD-554). Note the personnel boat in the foreground, heading for a landing stage alongside Black Hawk's bow. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Tony Cowart |
| 122k | USS Black Hawk (AD-9) with six destroyers alongside, probably at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in July 1945. The destroyers are (from left to right): USS Hawkins (DD-873); USS Ordronaux (DD-617); USS Boyle (DD-600); USS Champlin (DD-601); USS Swanson (DD-443); and USS Franks (DD-554). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Tony Cowart |
