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Steamer Mount Vernon	145k	James Trathen was born at sea off the coast of Maine on 28 August 1811. He entered the Navy as an Acting Volunteer Lieutenant on 26 August 1861. Assigned to command bark Midnight, he took his ship south in November 1861 for duty with the Gulf Blockading Squadron. Patrolling off the coast of Texas, independently for a large part of the time, Midnight from time to time bombarded Confederate positions ashore. With only a two-week rest period at Key West in June 1862, Trathen's bark remained on blockade duty through August, when she was ordered north. Subsequently assuming command of the steamer Mount Vernon, Trathen joined the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron in October 1862. Patrolling off Wilmington, N.C., his ship apprehended eight merchantmen of various registries trying to run the cordon of Union ships off the Confederacy's shores. On 31 July 1863, under the heavy guns of Fort Fisher, Trathen daringly captured the steamer Kate. On 16 May 1865, he was prompted to lieutenant commander. After returning to civilian life on 26 May 1866, Trathen died in Washington, B.C., on 19 June 1903.		Bill Gonyo
	82k	Artist's conception of the Trathen 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
	30k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	172k	Undated, location unknown.		Bill Gonyo
	146k	Undated, location unknown.		Bill Gonyo
	113k	Undated, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	71k	Undated, unknown location overhead bow and stern images of the USS Trathen (DD-530). This photo clearly show the Fletcher class layout, as originally configured. From the 1943-45 Naval Recognition Manual.		Mike Green
	94k	Forward plan view of the USS Trathen (DD 530) at Mare Island on 3 August 1943. Ships aft of Trathen are from left to right are USS Austin (DE 15), USS Burden C. Hastings (DE 19) and USS MacDonough (DD 351).		Darryl Baker
	86k	Stern view of the USS Trathen (DD 530) departing Mare Island on 4 August 1943.		Darryl Baker
	118k	Broadside view of the USS Trathen (DD 530) off Mare Island on 4 August 1943. Trathen was in overhaul at the shipyard from 11 Sept. to 4 August 1943.		Darryl Baker
	82k	Bow on view of the USS Trathen (DD 530) departing Mare Island on 4 August 1943.		Darryl Baker
	134k	August 3 1945 at Mare Island.		Ed Zajkowski
	109k	August 3 1945 at Mare Island.		Ed Zajkowski
	110k	Newly arrived in the war zone, the battleship New Jersey (BB-62) transfers outgoing mail to the destroyer Trathan (DD-530) on 17 April 1952. Her #1 Mk37 Secondary Battery Director now has its radar equipment Mk.12/22 replaced by the new dish of the Mk.25, designed to improve performance against low-flying aircraft. Her #2 and-3 Mk.37 still have the old Mk.12/22 atop. Spot One (the Mk.38 Main Battery Director on her Foretop) has radar equipment Mk.13, above that, her SPS-6 radar antenna is visible with a Zenith Search antenna mounted in place of the SG antenna and short-range, ship-to-ship antennas, AT-150, and AS-390, ship-to-air, hardly visible. On both sides of her Forward Air Defence Platform additional whip antennas for long-range reception and transmission and two extra TBS antennas have been mounted. Below this, a TDY jammer. On her yardarms "Derby", CAGW66132, omni-directional, warning-type antennas and some IFF antennas. "Ski- Pole" IFF antennas project P./S. on platforms from her fighting tower. Visible on the tripod type mast, recently installed on the Fletcher class destroyer Trathan is her SPS-29 radar with SG above and some radio antennas. Atop her Mk.37 director, Mk.25. Also visible a Mk.34 radar antenna for GFCS Mk.63, mounted on a 3-Inch gun and aft, her MK.56 Director.		Pieter Bakels
	115k	USS Trathen (DD-530) underway at sea, 3 September 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo #: NH 107245.		Robert Hurst
	109k	Circa 1957.		Marc Piché
	83k	Circa late 1950's.		Marc Piché
	61k	A series of 3 images of the Trathen refueling from the USS Bennington (CVS-20) in the South China Sea during the Winter of 1961 by Navy Photographer PH2 Charles Hansen.		Charles Hansen
	75k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	72k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	168k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	105k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	122k	USS Ajax (AR-6) Flagship of Commander Service Squadron THREE, with five Seventh Fleet destroyers alongside, circa 1962. The destroyers are (from left to right): USS Ernest G. Small (DDR-838); USS Rupertus (DD-851); USS Trathen (DD-530); USS Cowell (DD-547); and USS Black (DD-666). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	24k	Ship's patch.		Rich Scheeder
	130k	Three views of a model Trathen built by Kerry Provancha.		Kerry Provancha
	118k	As above.		Kerry Provancha
	57k	As above.		Kerry Provancha

CDR Alvord John Greenacre    May 28 1943 - Jan 8 1944
CDR Fondville Lee Tedder    Jan 8 1944 - Apr 28 1944 (Later RADM)
CDR John Raymond Millett    Apr 28 1944 - Jan 18 1946
(Decommissioned Jan 18 1946 - Aug 1 1951)
CDR Roger Hurst Allen    Aug 1 1951 - Jul 1952
CDR Harry Barrett Hahn    Jul 1952 - Sep 1 1954
CDR D. John Dierks    Sep 1 1954 - Sep 1 1955
CDR Frederick Neilson Russell    Sep 1 1955 - Oct 7 1957
CDR Lewis Joseph Stecher Jr.    Oct 7 1957 - Jul 27 1959
CDR James Jacob Hoblitzel III    Jul 27 1959 - Dec 9 1960
CDR Charles Henry Tisdale Jr.    Dec 9 1960 - Jun 8 1962
CDR Robert Giamotti    Jun 8 1962 - Apr 20 1963
CDR Robert Alfred Pace Jr.    Apr 20 1963 - Mar 1 1965
LCDR Donald Edward Prisby    Mar 1 1965 - May 11 1965