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	82k	Artist's conception of the Watts 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
	104k	Undated, location unknown.		LCDR R. J. Prinselaar USCG (RET)
	140k	USS Watts (DD-567 taken in 1944, location unknown. US Navy photo.		David Buell
	204k	Top half of Ship's last newspaper, April 29 1946, as she was preparing for decommissioning.		Ed Zajkowski
	179k	Bottom half of Ship's last newspaper, April 29 1946, as she was preparing for decommissioning.		Ed Zajkowski
	269k	Entering Charleston, SC in July-August 1951.		Albert Veliky
	150k	Refueling from USS Platte (AO-24), while operating with the Seventh Fleet, 19 July 1955. USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47) is on port refueling station. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.		Joe Radigan
	211k	USS Colahan (DD-658), USS Watts (DD-567), USS Tingey (DD-539) and USS Laws (DD-558) in Sasebo, Japan circa 1960-1962.		John J. Gobbell
	85k	USS Pictor (AF-54) during an underway replenishment with USS Watts (DD-567) and the HMCS Fraser (DDH 233) in 1968, WESTPAC.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR (Ret.)
	54k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski

CDR Joseph Benedict Maher    Apr 29 1944 - ? (Later RADM)
(Decommissioned Apr 12 1946 - Jul 6 1951)
CDR Richard Holden    Jul 6 1951 - ?
CDR George Lawrence Block    ? 1952 - ?
CDR Bernhard Frankel    1957 - 1958
CDR William Dixon Robertson Jr.    Sep 1964 - 1965