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DESTROYER ARCHIVE |
152 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty.
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70k | John Gordon Morrison, born in Ireland 13 July 1838, came to the United States in 1855. Enlisting in the U.S. Army at Lansingburg, N.Y., 24 April 1861, he volunteered for service on gunboat Carondelet 15 February 1862. He was appointed coxswain and later received the Medal of Honor for exceptional bravery during an engagement 15 July 1862 with Confederate ram Arkansas in the Yazoo River. He was an inspiring example to the crew during Carondelet’s unsuccessful attempt to halt the ironclad ram’s progress through the Union blockade to the Mississippi River. Discharged 31 March 1863, Coxswain Morrison died at New York City 9 June 1897. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Morrison 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 | |
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110k | USS Morrison, DD-560, viewed from Gambier Bay, CVE 73, 24 July 1944. NARA Photo. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 13d. | Steve Harder | |
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35k | Hunters Point, February 1 1945. | Pieter Bakels | |
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61k | Hunters Point, February 1 1945. | Pieter Bakels | |
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