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DESTROYER ARCHIVE |
To Italy January 17 1970, renamed Geniere.| Click On Image For Full Size Image |
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| 82k | Artist's conception of the Prichett 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 | |
| 49k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 122k | Undated, location unknown. | Harry Galbraith | |
| 82k | Undated, location unknown. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 13d. | Harry Galbraith | |
| 11k | Undated, her World War II scoreboard. | William Bergman | |
| 151k | USS Prichett shortly after commissioning in 1944 off Alki Point, Washington. | Harry Galbraith | |
| 17k | In moth balls at Long Beach early 1951 prior to recommissioning for the Korean War. USS Prichett (DD-561), USS Cushing (DD-797) and USS Cowell (DD-547). | Harry Galbraith | |
| 122k | Circa 1953, entering Sasebo, Japan. | Bob Hawley | |
| 83k | USS Prichett at Midway enroute to Korea in the Spring of 1953. | Harry Galbraith | |
| 106k | In drydock at Sasebo, Japan, Spring 1953. | Harry Galbraith, FT3, 1951-53 | |
| 225k | August 9 1954, location unknown. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 96k | Circa 1957. | Marc Piché | |
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59k | USS Owen (DD-536), USS Cowell (DD-547), USS Twining (DD540) and USS Pritchett (DD-561) in Yokosuka, Fall 1959. | Derick Hartshorn | |
| 50k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
| 36k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
| On Italian Service |
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| 136k | As the Italian Geniere D555. | Harry Galbraith/Mike Dale | |
CDR Cecil Thilman Caufield Jan 15 1944 - Oct 25 1944 CDR Clarence M. Bowly Oct 25 1944 - May 20 1945 LCDR John F. Miller Jr. May 20 1945 - Mar 14 1946 (Decommissioned Mar 14 1946 - Aug 17 1951) CDR James G. Thorburn Jr. Aug 17 1951 - Nov 15 1952 CDR Douglas Haig Pugh Nov 15 1952 - Jul 15 1954 CDR Carl Ferdinand Pfeifer Jul 15 1954 - Sep 15 1956 CDR John W. Ingram Sep 15 1956 - Apr 11 1958 LCDR Jay Stanley Howell Apr 11 1958 - Aug 12 1959 CDR William S. Mills III Aug 12 1959 - Oct 23 1961 CDR Alan Russel Cameron Oct 23 1961 - Feb 2 1963 CDR Corliss Robinson Nugent Feb 2 1963 - Jul 25 1964 CDR Don E. Hihn Jul 25 1964 - Oct 16 1965 CDR Louis T. Renz Oct 16 1965 - Jun 7 1966 CDR Paul Edwin Smith Jun 7 1966 - Jan 22 1968 CDR James E. Fernandes Jan 22 1968 - Nov 26 1969 CDR Eugene T. Connors Nov 26 1969 - Dec 29 1969 LCDR Donald Lee Hark Dec 29 1969 - Jan 10 1970
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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