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	81k	Nathan Crook Twining was born on 17 January 1869 at Boscobel, Wis. He was appointed a naval cadet in 1885 and graduated from the United States Naval Academy on 7 June 1889. During the Spanish-American War, he served in Iowa (Battleship No. 4) in Cuban waters and later was executive officer of Kearsarge (Battleship No. 6) when that ship circumnavigated the globe with the "Great White Fleet." He commanded Tacoma (Cruiser No. 18) during the bombardment of Vera Cruz in 1914. During World War I, he served as Chief of Staff for Admiral Sims, Commander of Naval Forces in European waters, and was also a member of the Allied War Council. Rear Admiral Twining retired early in 1923 and died on 4 July 1924 at Nantucket, Mass. Digital ID: ggbain 13000, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.		Bill Gonyo
	82k	Artist's conception of the Twining 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
	52k	Undated, location unknown.		Roger Myers
	47k	Undated, location unknown.		Roger Myers
	33k	Undated, location unknown.		Roger Myers
	170k	Undated, location unknown.		David Buell
	140k	1944, location unknown.		David Buell
	202k	1945, location unknown.		David Buell
	163k	Part of the 1945 crew, location unknown.		David Buell
	6k	Twining in foreground and Wedderburn in background. Mt. Fujiyama as seen from Sagami Wan, 27 August 1945 one day before Twining and Wedderburn entered Tokyo Bay.		George English
	99k	Uncropped version of the above photo with different caption, USS Twining (DD-540) in forground and USS Wedderburn (DD-684) steam in Sagami Wan, outside of Tokyo Bay, in company with other Third Fleet warships, to support the occupation of Yokosuka naval base, 28 August 1945. Mount Fuji is in the left center distance. Photographed from USS Cumberland Sound (AV-17). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.		Fred Weiss
	70k	Twining passing under the Golden Gate Bridge prior to it's refitting in 1951.		Roger Myers
	125k	Navy Photo 9286-5-51,amidships looking forward plan view of USS Twining (DD 540) at Mare Island on 22 May 1951. She was in overhaul at the yard from 3 March to 7 June 1951.		Darryl Baker
	124k	Navy Photo 9290-5-51, aft plan view of USS Twining (DD 540) at Mare Island on 22 May 1951.		Darryl Baker
	128k	Destroyer Squadron 17, photographed at the foot of Broadway, San Diego, California, in March 1955. Destroyers in front row include (left to right): USS Twining (DD-540); USS Erben (DD-631); USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) and USS Gregory (DD-802). Behind them are (left to right): USS Shields (DD-596); USS Colahan (DD-658); USS Marshall (DD-676) and USS Porterfield (DD-682). USS Kearsarge (CVA-33) is tied up in the left distance, at Naval Air Station, North Island. Structure in the bottom center is the "Naval Destroyer Boat House". U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	118k	USS Twining (DD-540) Steaming at sea during the middle or later 1950s. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	161k	USS Twining (DD 540) on August 8, 1959 in San Francisco Bay. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	59k	USS Owen (DD-536), USS Cowell (DD-547), USS Twining (DD540) and USS Pritchett (DD-561) in Yokosuka, Fall 1959.		Derick Hartshorn
	55k	USS Twining DD540, September 1959, photo by CPO Carl Cook.		Tom Langford
	89k	San Diego, circa 1960's.		Marc Piché
	228k	August 22 1960, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	89k	In the Pacific circa 1963.		Marc Piché
	92k	USS Twining DD-540 circa 1969.		Terry D. Gann
	24k	San Francisco January 1970.		Marc Piché
	57k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski

CDR Ellis Kerr Wakefield    Dec 1 1943 - Jan 27 1945 (Later RADM)
CDR Frank V. List    Jan 27 1945 - ?
CDR Ephraim Paul Holmes    Feb 1945 - Jun 14 1946 (Later ADM)
(Decommissioned Jun 14 1946 - Jun 10 1950)
CDR Manley Conroy Osborne    Mar 1952 - Jun 1953
CDR Oliver Scott Dwire    Jun 1953 - ?
CDR Howard L. Kubel    1955 - 1957
CDR Howard Lee Smolin    1959 - ?
CDR Harvey Leroy Decker    unknown
CDR Donald Lees Hadaway    unknown
CDR Peter A. Bowser    unknown
CDR Malcolm Charles Brown II    unknown
CDR Donald Raymond Brainard    1968 - 1970
CDR James Allen Chesky    1970 - Jul 1 1971