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DESTROYER ARCHIVE |
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Size | Image Description | Contributed By |
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| 82k | Artist's conception of the Wren 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 | |
| 84k | The Wren in Dutch Harbor in 1944. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 31, Design 23d. | Phil Phillips | |
| 30k | Dry Dock # 2 in Sasebo, Japan in late 1953 or early 1954. | Gordon R. Hipp, RD2, 51-54 | |
| 189k | 1958, Ship's Band playing for USS Intrepid during a transfer at sea. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 92k | In Drydock at Todd Shipyards, Galveston, Texas March 1960. | Jack D. Prindible, Sr. | |
| 100k | As above. | Jack D. Prindible, Sr. | |
| 90k | As above. | Jack D. Prindible, Sr. | |
| 92k | As above. | Jack D. Prindible, Sr. | |
| 94k | As above. | Jack D. Prindible, Sr. | |
| 102k | In the Dry Tortugas June 1960. | Jack D. Prindible, Sr. | |
| 95k | As above. | Jack D. Prindible, Sr. | |
| 44k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
| 31k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
| 46k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
CDR Edwin Anderson McDonald May 20 1944 - Aug 31 1945 LCDR Clayton Ross Jr. Aug 31 1945 - Jul 13 1946 (Decommissioned Jul 13 1946 - Sep 7 1951) CDR George M. Hagerman Sep 7 1951 - Jun 25 1953 CDR Maurice F. Green Jun 25 1953 - Feb 1 1954 CDR Charles H. Johnson Jr. Feb 1 1954 - Jul 1954 CDR Norman Edward Chalmers Jul 1954 - Aug 20 1955 CDR John J. Rowan Aug 20 1955 - Jun 25 1957 CDR Francis E. Rich Jun 25 1967 - Jun 11 1959 CDR Charles F. Simonet Jun 11 1959 - Nov 4 1961 CDR Philip Carleton Koelsch Nov 4 1961 - Oct 8 1962 (Later RADM) CDR Frederick Harold Oct 8 1962 - 1963 LCDR Billy Perry 1963 - Dec 30 1963
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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