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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 94k | View with 4 March 1945 collision wreckage cut away next to CASCADE. From Dwight Spayth photo collection. | John Chiquoine |
| 123k | View of 4 March 1945 collision damage with YARNALL at Ulithi between 7-11 March. With a replacement forward section waiting for RINGGOLD upon her arrival at Pearl, she returned to TG38.1 on June 6. Photo from HARRISON, by T.McCann. | 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 |
On Federal Republic of Germany Service
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| 61k | As German Z2/D171 passing through the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (NOK, or Kiel channel). | Jörg Bihlmayr |
| 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 |
| 6k | German Navy Coat of Arms for the Z2. | Franzen Karlheinz |
To West Germany July 14 1959, renamed Z-2.
To Greece September 18 1981, renamed Kimon.
