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	61k	Rear Adm. Cadwallader Ringgold was born in Washington County, Md., 20 August 1802, and entered the U.S. Navy in 1819. He commanded the schooner Weazel in action against West Indies pirates during the late 1820s and later served on board Vandalia in the Pacific and Adams in the Mediterranean. During 1838-42, he participated in the Wilkes Expedition in the Pacific, commanding Porpoise from 1840. Inactive in the later 1850s, he returned to the fleet during the Civil War. While in command of the frigate Sabine he effected the rescue of a battalion of Marines whose transport steamer had gone inshore and also of the ship of the line Vermont which had lost her rudder in a storm. Promoted to commodore in 1862, he was placed on the rear admiral (retired) list in 1866. Rear Admiral Ringgold died at New York 29 April 1867.		Bill Gonyo
	82k	Artist's conception of the Ringgold 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
	78k	Artist's conception of a cutaway view of the Ringgold 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
	36k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	100k	Undated, Stern view, showing the Fletcher layout as built as opposed to designed. Additional AA armenment is added from "Lessons Learned" thus far during the war.		-
	97k	Undated, location unknown.		Bill Gonyo
	163k	The USS Ringgold (DD-500), USS Stevenson (DD-645), USS Schroeder (DD-501) and USS Stockton (DD-646) were launched with 28 minutes on November 11 1942 at Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. in Kearny, New Jersey. AP Wirephoto.		David Buell
	78k	Souvenir button of the launching of the USS Ringgold (DD-500), USS Schroeder (DD-501), USS Stevenson (DD-645) and USS Stockton (DD-646) on November 11 1942. Courtesy of www.timepassagesnostalgia.com.		Tom Kerman
	139k	Circa 1940's, location unknown.		Bill Gonyo
	115k	May 14 1943 at New York NY after receiving her amidships twin 40mm gun mounts. It was during this yard period that the Ringgold was modified to the three twin 40mm gun mounts and 11-20mm guns standard. Just a few months latter in July 1943, the Ringgold was again upgraded at Mare Island to the five twin 40mm gun mounts and 7-20mm guns standard.		Rick E. Davis
	245k	Detail of boat falls aboard Ringgold, 10 Aug 1944 at Eniwetok anchorage. From Dwight Spayth photo collection.		John Chiquoine
	235k	Detail of smoke cylinders on fantail aboard Ringgold, 10 Aug 1944 at Eniwetok anchorage. From Dwight Spayth photo collection.		John Chiquoine
	92k	This RINGGOLD view was taken October 13, 1944 in Humboldt Bay anchorage, New Guinea. (NNSP SC111-260537) The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 31, Design 7d.		John Chiquoine
	125k	Newpaper clipping of heroism aboard the Ringgold on November 20 1943.		Ron Reeves
	113k	New Year's Day, 1945 at Pier 54, San Francisco. Left to right, Sigsbee (DD-502), Ringgold (DD-500), and Shea (DM-30), all are concluding overhauls. Nara 19N80477.		John Chiquoine
	195k	USS Ringgold (DD-500) and USS New Jersey (BB-62) taken from deck of USS Lexington (CV-16) in 1945. USN from the Joe Houston Tailhook Collection.		Angelo Romano
	109k	This is RINGGOLD probably the day after the collision with YARNALL Mar 4, 1945. It was shot by covering aircraft from the VC squadron of USS SHAMROCK BAY. (NNSP 80G356105)		John Chiquoine
	67k	Surface view with bow section sheared off from collision with USS YARNALL, 4 March 1945. Moored with HARRISON, from Dwight Spayth photo collection.		John Chiquoine
These are work progress views of USS Ringgold alongside USS Cascade in March 1945 at Ulithi Lagoon. Cascade personnel have cut away jagged hull steel and fashioned a steel frame for a safe ocean voyage back to Pearl Harbor, where a new bow will be waiting. These views are from Ringgold's Lt Dwight Spayth and from NA 19NGC text folders.				John Chiquoine
	123k 92k 225k 112k	USS Ringgold and USS Yarnall both lost their bows in a collision 4 March 1945 while holding torpedo tactics drills. This is Ringgold tied up with Harrison at Ulithi anchorage between March 7 and 13, 1945. Ringgold's twisted wreckage was subsequently cut away by USS Cascade and a temporary prow was welded on. With a replacement forward section waiting for RINGGOLD upon her arrival at Pearl, she returned to TG38.1 on June 6. Photo from USS Harrison, by T.McCann.		John Chiquoine
	173k	Ringgold in an unrep activity, summer 1945. NARA 80G.		John Chiquoine
	43k	News release with details of the transfer of the Ringgold to the Federal Republic of Germany.		Robert Hall
	108k	American and German crews on the pier at Charleston Navy Yard July 15 1959 for transfer of the Ringgold.		Robert Hall
	162k	USS Ringgold (DD-500) undergoing an inclining experiment at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina on 17 July 1959. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo #: NH 107238.		Robert Hurst
On Federal Republic of Germany Service
	142k	Undated, location unknown..		Wolfgang Hechler
	142k	Undated, location unknown..		Wolfgang Hechler
	134k	Undated, location unknown..		Wolfgang Hechler
	115k	Undated, location unknown..		Wolfgang Hechler
	153k	Undated, location unknown..		Wolfgang Hechler
	96k	Undated, location unknown..		Wolfgang Hechler
	111k	Undated, location unknown..		Wolfgang Hechler
	211k	Undated, as German Z2/D171 passing through the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (NOK, or Kiel channel).		Jörg Bihlmayr/Wolfgang Hechler
	67k	Z-2/D171 near Delgada		Jörg Bihlmayr
	96k	Z-2/D171 circa early 1960's.		Marc Piché
	48k	Circa 1968, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	55k	Circa 1977, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	142k	Departing Toulon on November 27 1977.		Carlo Martinelli
	143k	Departing Toulon on November 27 1977.		Carlo Martinelli
	6k	German Navy Coat of Arms for the Z2.		Franzen Karlheinz

CDR Thomas Francis Conley Jr.    Dec 30 1942 - Aug 1943
CDR Warren Byron Christie    Aug 1943 - Mar 23 1946

FK Gunter Kuhnke   Jul 14 1959 - Nov 1960
FK Dr. Otto Ites    Nov 1960 - Sep 1962
FK Paul Brasack    Sep 1962 - Mar 1964
FK Mumm    Mar 1964 - Feb 1966
KK Heinz Siewert    Feb 1966 - Apr 1966
FK Suikat    Apr 1966 - Mar 1968
FK Heinz Siewert    Mar 1968 - Oct 1968
No CO assigned Oct 1968 - Nov 1969
FK Klages    Nov 1969 - Mar 1973
FK Jochen Menner    Mar 1973 - Apr 1976
FK Rolf Bretschneider    Apr 1976 - Mar 1979
FK Huber    Mar 1979 - Jun 30 1981
No CO assigned Jun 30 1981 - Sep 2 1981
FK Huber    Sep 2 1981 - Sep 18 1981