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| 60k | Zachary Lansdowne was born in Greenville, Ohio, on 1 December 1888. He entered the United States Naval Academy in 1905 and graduated in 1909. In June 1911, following two years' service aboard the battleship Virginia, he was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. During the next five years Lansdowne served in the destroyer McCall and had recruiting and Naval Militia duty in Ohio. He then received aeronautical instruction at Pensacola, Florida, and Akron, Ohio. In September 1917, Lieutenant Lansdowne was sent to England for training in the operation of dirigibles. He spent the rest of the First World War, and the first months of 1919, at the Navy Department and at air stations in France. In July 1919, Lieutenant Commander Lansdowne served on board the British rigid airship R-34 during its historic non-stop flight across the Atlantic to the United States. Service followed at the Navy Department, at Akron, Ohio, and as a White House Aide. He was Assistant Naval Attache in Germany in 1922-1923, during which time his duties involved negotiations that resulted in the construction of USS Los Angeles (ZR-3), the Navy's second rigid airship. Lieutenant Commander Lansdowne took command of USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) early in 1924. Over the next year and a half he carried out an energetic development program with her, including operations at sea and a trans-Continental flight to California. While on a long-distance flight to the Midwest on 3 September 1925, Shenandoah encountered fierce weather conditions and crashed in southern Ohio. Zachary Lansdowne was among those who lost their lives in this accident. Photo #: NH 48388. Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne, USN, photographed on 7 July 1919, following his arrival at Mineola, New York, on board the British airship R-34, which had flown to the United States from the United Kingdom. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Bill Gonyo |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Lansdowne 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 |
| 83k | Undated, early War Image. | - |
| 112k | The forward section of the USS Lansdowne (DD 486) at Mare Island on 13 Apr 1943. Circled areas were added or modify while the ship was in overhaul at Mare Island. The mast of the USS Indianapolis (CA 35) is seen behind the Lansdowne. | Darryl Baker |
| 88k | The aft section of the USS Lansdowne (DD 486) at Mare Island on 13 Apr 1943. Circled areas were added or modify while the ship was in overhaul at Mare Island. | Darryl Baker |
| 55k | Stern view of the USS Lansdowne (DD 486) heading down the Mare Island channel after an overhaul period at Mare Island from 27 Mar to 14 Apr 1943. | Darryl Baker |
| 68k | Broadside view of the USS Lansdowne (DD 486) off Mare Island after an overhaul period at the yard from 27 Mar to 14 Apr 1943. | Darryl Baker |
| 96k | Bow view of the USS Lansdowne (DD 486) heading down the Mare Island channel after an overhaul period at Mare Island from 27 Mar to 14 Apr 1943. The USS Bailey (DD 492), still under repair, can be seen in the background left of the Lansdowne. | Darryl Baker |
| 107k | USS Lansdowne (DD-486), at right, and the USS Hughes (DD-410), at left take stations to commence the bombarment off Kiska, 6 July 1943. Photographed from USS Louisville (CA-28) USN Photo No NH 97914). | Robert Hurst |
| 107k | Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945 The Japanese representatives follow their escort officer along the deck of USS Lansdowne (DD-486), after the surrender ceremonies. Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu is leading the delegation, followed by General Yoshijiro Umezu. Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives. | Fred Weiss |
| 80k | Destroyer Squadron NINETEEN (DesRon 19) homeward bound from the Pacific, via the Cape of Good Hope, circa October-December 1945. Ships present include USS Stevenson (DD-645), USS Stockton (DD-646), USS Lansdowne (DD-486), USS Thorn (DD-647), USS Nelson (DD-623) and USS Lardner (DD-487). Courtesy of Vice Admiral F.H. Schneider, USN (Retired). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
On Turkish Service
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| 83k | As the Turkish Gaziantep in the Eastern Mediterranean 1961. | Marc Piché |
| 70k | LCDR. Hakki Mutlu, TU Navy, Commanding Officer, far right, along with other officers of TCG Basaran (A-582), October 1965. Photo was taken after completion of a NATO exercise in the Mediterranean Sea and ships were heading back to Turkey. TCG Gaziantep (D-344) Ex-Lansdowne (DD-486) is in the background. | Danis Mutlu for his father Ret. CAPT. Hakki Mutlu,TU Navy, Commanding Officer TCG Basaran 1965-67 |
| 57k | Ex-Lansdowne (DD-486)in Turkish Naval service as TCG Gaziantep (D-344), anchored at Izmit Bay in the Marmara Sea, Golcuk Naval Base, 19 May 1969. | Danis Mutlu |
To Turkey June 10 1949, renamed Gaziantep.
