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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 109k | Circa 1957. | Marc Piché | |
| 83k | Circa late 1950's. | Marc Piché | |
| 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 | |
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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