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DESTROYER ARCHIVE |
150 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty.
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76k | Oil on wood painting, 24" x 12", of Midshipman Stephen B. Luce, by Alexander James (1890-1946). Signed by the artist. Painting in the U.S. Naval Academy Museum Collection. Gift of Charlotte Luce Noyes, 1940. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photo #: KN-10934. | Tony Cowart/Robert Hurst | |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Luce 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 | |
| 77k | Undated, location unknown. | Steve Fletcher | |
| 78k | Photo #: NH 75609, USS Luce (DD-522) launching, at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company shipyard, Staten Island, New York, 6 March 1943. Courtesy of James Russell, 1972. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
| 76k | New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Lights are turned as night falls over the Navy Yard docks, circa June-September 1943. USS Gherhardi (DD-637) is in the centre, by the crane. USS Luce (DD-522) is at left (USN Photo No. 80-G-K-3860). | Robert Hurst | |
| 53k | New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Dusk falls over the Navy Yard docks, circa June-September 1943. The ship in the centre, just beyond the crane, is USS Gherhardi (DD-637). USS Luce (DD-522) is at left, with only her bow visible. USS Butler (DD-636) is at right, with only her stern visible. USS Doyle (DD-494) is in the right background. A British light cruiser, painted in yellow primer, is in the left background (USN Photo No 80-G-K-3859). | Robert Hurst | |
| 90k | New York July 2 1943. | Marc Piché | |
| 53k | Photo #: NH 51451, USS Luce (DD-522) photographed in 1944, while wearing Camouflage Measure 32, Design 18D. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
| 189k | May 1945, USN photo #84385. | Ed Zajkowski | |
CDR Donald Cord Varian Jun 21 1943 - Nov 22 1943 (Later RADM) CDR Hinton Allen Owens Nov 22 1943 - Feb 1 1945 CDR Jacob Wilson Waterhouse Feb 1 1945 - May 4 1945
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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