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| 69k | William Rogers Taylor was born in Rhode Island on 7 November 1811. He was appointed as a U.S. Navy Midshipman in 1828, served in the sloops of war Saint Louis and Peacock during the next decade, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1840. He next had coast survey duty, then was an officer of the sloop of war Saint Mary's during the Mexican War, when he also served in the Naval Battery during the siege of Vera Cruz. In 1848-49 he was assigned to the Naval Asylum in Philadelphia, then to the sloop of war Albany. For eight years, beginning in 1853, he primarily served in the field of naval ordnance. In 1855, he received promotion to Commander. Promoted to the rank of Captain in July 1862, he commanded the steam sloop Housatonic during the next several months. In 1863, he was Fleet Captain of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. In that role, he participated in attacks on Confederate fortifications protecting Charleston, South Carolina. Captain Taylor commanded the steam sloop Juniata during 1864-65 and took part in the operations that led to the capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina. In 1866, a year after the end of the Civil War, Taylor was advanced to the rank of Commodore. For the next five years, he had further ordnance duty and commanded the Northern squadron of the Pacific Fleet. He reached the rank of Rear Admiral in early 1871 and spent his final active duty period as President of the Board of Examiners. Rear Admiral William Rogers Taylor was placed on the Retired List in November 1873. He died at Washington, D.C., on 14 April 1889. Photo #: NH 43964. Rear Admiral William Rogers Taylor, USN, Photographed in 1871 by Edouart & Cobb, San Francisco, California. The original print is mounted on a Carte de Visite. Donation of Mr. George R. Babcock, from the collection of his father, Surgeon H.P. Babcock, USN, 1939. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Taylor as she appeared after original construction 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 | |
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| 90k | Undated, location unknown. | Randy Kimes | |
| 78k | Bath Iron Works, August 27 1942. | Pieter Bakels | |
| 67k | Bath Iron Works, August 27 1942. | Pieter Bakels | |
| 89k | Destroyer Squadron Twenty-One. Three of the squadron's ships underway in the Solomon Islands, 15 August 1943. The ships are (from front to rear): USS O'Bannon (DD-450), USS Chevalier (DD-451) and USS Taylor (DD-468). Photographed from USS Nicholas (DD-449), while the ships were enroute to the landings at Vella Lavella, which took place on the same day. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 106k | Destroyer Squadron Twenty-One. Three of the squadron's ships steaming in column, while en route to Guadalcanal and Tulagi on 15 August 1943, following the Vella Lavella landings. Photographed from USS Nicholas (DD-449). The ships seen are(from right to left): USS O'Bannon (DD-450), USS Chevalier (DD-451) and USS Taylor (DD-468). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 142k | Navy Photo 529-44, aft plan view of the USS Taylor (DD 468) in San Francisco on 20 Jan 1944. The USS Bellatrix (AKA 3) is berthed to the left on the next pier and unidentified oiler to the right. | Darryl Baker | |
| 137k | Navy Photo 530-44, amidships looking aft plan view of the USS Taylor (DD 468) in San Francisco on 20 Jan 1944. The USS Kimberly (DD 521) is at the opposite pier with an unidentified oiler to the on opposite side of Kimberly. | Darryl Baker | |
| 137k | Navy Photo 531-44, forward plan view of the USS Taylor (DD 468) in San Francisco on 20 Jan 1944. The USS Bellatrix (AKA 3) is berthed at the opposite pier. | Darryl Baker | |
| 54k | Navy Photo 637-44, stern view of the USS Taylor (DD 468) off San Francisco on 26 Jan 1944. | Darryl Baker | |
| 80k | Navy Photo 639-44, broadside view of the USS Taylor (DD 468) off San Francisco on 26 Jan 1944. | Darryl Baker | |
| 51k | Navy Photo 641-44, bow on view of the USS Taylor (DD 468) off San Francisco on 26 Jan 1944 with the Oakland Bay Bridge in the background. | Darryl Baker | |
| 49k | 80G445884. San Francisco Navy Yard, December 12 1951. | Pieter Bakels | |
| 50k | 80G445885. San Francisco Navy Yard, December 12 1951. | Pieter Bakels | |
| 63k | Our Navy Magazine, 1 March 1957. | Stanley Svec | |
| 55k | Yokosuka Japan 1960 | John Kerslake | |
| 62k | Alongside Walker DD-517, Pearl Harbor, May 16 1969 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 62k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
| 47k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
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