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8 of her crew were lost and remain on duty.
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80k | Eugene Henry Cozzens Leutze, son of Emanuel Leutze, the noted painter of American Revolutionary War scenes, was born in Dusseldorf, Prussia, 16 November 1847. Appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy by President Lincoln in 1863, he witnessed part of the Civil War on board blockade ship Monticello the following summer. His early career brought Leutze various surveying assignments, especially in Central America. In 1897, as commanding officer of Alert, he helped promote the peace when representatives from Costa Rica and Nicaragua met and signed a treaty of peace aboard his ship. As captain of Monterey, he sailed to reinforce Dewey’s fleet at Manila, and was present when the city capitulated. A fine administrator, he was promoted to rear admiral in 1907 while Superintendent of the Naval Gun Factory and Commandant of the Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Admiral Leutze ended his active career as Commandant of both the 3rd Naval District and the New York Navy Yard on 6 June 1912. He died at Brooklyn Naval Hospital 1 September 1931. Digital ID: ggbain 09689, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Leutze 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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47k | Undated, location unknown. In memory of Wally's dad, Walter Summ BM1c who served aboard the Leutze. USN Photo #19-N-64260. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 31, Design 16d. | Wally Summ | |
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171k | Undated, location unknown. NARA # 80G455325. | Daniel Dunham | |
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79k | Commissioning ceremony at Puget Sound Navy yard March 4 1944. | Tracy White | |
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66k | As above. | Tracy White | |
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40k | Circa 1944, location unknown. USN Photo #19-N-64259. | Wally Summ | |
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171k | Aerial view in Elliot Bay April 13 1944. NARA # 80G702376. | Daniel Dunham | |
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42k | Photo taken after kamikaze atack on April 6 1945 off Okinawa. | Wally Summ | |
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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