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To Taiwan June 10 1968. Renamed Kun Yang.| Click On Image For Full Size Image |
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- | John Joliffe Yarnall was born in Wheeling, Va. (now W.Va.) in 1786 and was appointed midshipman in the Navy on 11 January 1809. Between 1809 and 1812, Yarnall cruised the coastal waters of the United States in Chesapeake and Revenge performing duty that was tantamount to blockading his own country to enforce President Madison's embargo on trade with the European adversaries during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1813, he was transferred to Oliver Hazard Perry's command on the Great Lakes and became the first lieutenant on board Perry's flagship, Lawrence. He participated in the decisive Battle of Lake Erie on 10 September 1813and, though wounded, refused to leave his post during the engagement. When Perry shifted his flag to Niagara during the battle, Lt. Yarnall assumed command of Lawrence. After the battle, he took the squadron's wounded on board and carried them back to Erie for medical attention. For his gallantry in the battle, Yarnall earned Perry's commendation as well as a medal expressing the gratitude of Congress and the country. In the spring of 1815, Yarnall sailed from New York with Stephen Decatur in the frigate Guerriere for the Mediterranean Sea. On 17 June, off the Algerian coast, his ship encountered and captured Meshuda, the flagship of the Algerine "Navy." While defending his country's honor and rights during that engagement, the valiant Yarnall again suffered wounds. Probably because of his wounds, Lt. Yarnall was chosen as the bearer of dispatches from Decatur's squadron to the government in Washington. In July 1815, he embarked in the sloop-of-war Epervier for the voyage home. The warship was last seen on 14 July 1815 as she passed through the Strait of Gibraltar and into the Atlantic. Presumably, Yarnall and all others on board went down with her during the transatlantic voyage. He is a direct ancestor of the NavSource Founder and Manager Paul Yarnall. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Yarnall 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. | - | |
| 69k | Undated, location unknown. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 2c. | - | |
| 78k | World War II Holiday card from the Yarnall. | Tim Cunningham | |
| 275k | World War II "E" Division Snipes. | Tim Cunningham | |
| 94k | Navy Photo 4380-45, stern view of USS Yarnall (DD 541) off Mare Island on 11 June 1945. | Darryl Baker | |
| 135k | USS Claxton (DD-571), at aft, USS Canberra (CA-70), at centre, and USS Killen (DD-593), right undergoing battle damage repairs in the floating drydock ABSD-2 at Manus, Admiralty Islands, 2 December 1944 (USN Photo No 80-G-304058). | Robert Hurst | |
| 85k | USS Yarnell (DD-541) off Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 11 June 1945 (USN Photo No NH 98891). | Robert Hurst | |
| 119k | Navy Photo 4541-45, amidships looking aft plan view of USS Yarnall (DD 541) at Mare Island on 15 June 1945. | Darryl Baker | |
| 125k | Navy Photo 4541-45, amidships looking forward plan view of USS Yarnall (DD 541) at Mare Island on 15 June 1945. Ship was in overhaul at the yard from 22 April to 17 June 1945. | Darryl Baker | |
| 106k | Circa 1951 off the coast of Korea. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 97k | USS Yarnall (DD-541) hauls away to starboard after "topping off" from the oiler USS Manatee (AO-58), during replenishment operations off Korea, circa August 1951. USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852) is approaching from astern to fill her bunkers next. USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) is refueling on the oiler's opposite side. Photograph was released by Commander Naval Forces Far East under date of 7 August 1951. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Fred Weiss | |
| 62k | Yarnall crewmen Wetenkamp, Locke, Smith and Kyle in Sasebo 1952. | Lloyd W. Haase | |
| 88k | USS Yarnall underway in the Pacific, probably between 28 February 1951, when she was recommissioned for Korean War service, and early 1952, when she went into overhaul. Note her peacetime hull number and haze grey paint. She still has her polemast and some 20mm guns (USN Photo No NH 98894). | Robert Hurst | |
| 42k | USS McDerrmutt (DD-677), USS Yarnall (DD-541), USS Tingey (DD-539) and USS Boyd (DD-544) alongside the USS Piedmont (AD-17) in Sasebo 1952. | Lloyd W. Haase | |
| 43k | Bow of the Yarnall riding out rough seas someplace off the coast of Korea, 1952. | Lloyd W. Haase | |
| 58k | Refueling at sea circa 1952. | Lloyd W. Haase | |
| 55k | USS Delta (AR-9) with the USS McDermut (DD-677), USS Yarnall (DD-541), USS Tingey (DD-539), USS Boyd (DD-544) and USS Horace T. Bass (APD-124) in Sasebo, Japan, 1955. | Ted Bojanowski | |
| 197k | Another view of the above photo from the collection of SFCM James H Cary. | Mike Cary | |
| On Taiwanese Service |
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| 88k | As the Taiwanese Kun Yang DD-19 Australia 1969. | Marc Piché | |
| 38k | Eight images of the Kun Yang DDG-919 on Republic of China service, circa 1992-1994 by former crewman Liao Wen-chun. | Lioa Wen-chun | |
| 64k | As above. | Lioa Wen-chun | |
| 57k | As above. | Lioa Wen-chun | |
| 45k | As above. | Lioa Wen-chun | |
| 52k | As above. | Lioa Wen-chun | |
| 54k | As above. | Lioa Wen-chun | |
| 36k | As above. | Lioa Wen-chun | |
| 51k | As above. | Lioa Wen-chun | |
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