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27 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty.
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| 55k | Photo #: NH 98489. Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, USN portrait photograph, in Special Full Dress uniform, taken circa 1910-1913. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Ward 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 | |
| 121k | Photo #: NH 57706. Miss Hilda Ward, daughter of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, christens the ship named in honor of her father, during launching ceremonies at the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company shipyard, Kearny, New Jersey, 22 November 1941. Assisting her is Lieutenant Commander George A. Holderness, Jr. Rear Admiral Harold G. Bowen is standing at left. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph | Bill Gonyo | |
| 104k | USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) Afloat immediately after she was launched, at the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company shipyard, Kearny, New Jersey, 22 November 1941. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 118k | USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) -- at left -- and USS Buchanan (DD-484) Ready for launching, at the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company shipyard, Kearny, New Jersey, on 22 November 1941. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 80k | The USS Aaron ward (DD-483) berthed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 4 May 1942. She shows a good example of the correctly applied US Navy Measure 12 Modified camouflage (USN courtesy of Floating Drydock). | Robert Hurst | |
| 160k | View on board, looking aft from the bow, while the ship was in New York Harbor on 15 May 1942. Note her forward 5"/38 gun mounts, with 5" powder canisters stacked on deck nearby; and Mark 37 gun director, with "FD" radar antenna, atop the pilothouse. The tug Robert Aikman and a Navy covered lighter (YF) are alongside. Fort Richmond, on Staten Island, is visible in the right distance. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 82k | Probably photographed in New York Harbor, circa 15 May 1942. This image has been retouched by wartime censors to remove radar antennas atop the gun director and foremast. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Fred Weiss | |
| 36k | Approaching USS Wasp (CV-7) on 17 August 1942, during operations in the Solomon Islands area. Note that her port anchor is missing, probably removed as a weight-saving measure. Also note her pattern camouflage. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | - | |
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