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To Mexico August 19 1970, renamed Cuitlahuac.| Click On Image For Full Size Image |
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I - Commodore John Rodgers (naval officer, War of 1812) (1772-1838), U.S. Naval officer during the War of 1812. II - John Rodgers ( 8 August 1812 - 5 May 1882), son of Commodore John Rodgers, was born near Havre de Grace. He was received his appointment as a Midshipman in the Navy on 18 April 1828. Service in the Mediterranean on board Constellation and Concord opened his long career of distinguished service, and he commanded an expedition of Naval Infantry and Marines in Florida during the Seminole Wars. In the mid-1850s he succeeded Commander Ringgold in command of the North Pacific Exploring and Surveying Expedition, which added greatly to our knowledge of far eastern and northern waters. Following his promotion to Commander in 1855, he married and settled to work in the Navy's Japan Office in Washington, where he was serving when the Civil War broke out. III - Vice Admiral William Ledyard Rodgers (naval officer, World War I) (1860 - 1944), the grandson of Commodore John Rodgers and son of Rear Admiral John Rodgers. IV - John Rodgers, great grandson of Commodore Rodgers, was born in Washington 15 January 1881 and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1903. He last served as Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics until killed in an airplane crash 27 August 1926. Digital ID: ggbain 38720, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 121k | View after commissioning on the Sabine River, Texas, February 1943. | John Chiquoine | |
| 129k | View of John Rodgers after section and Squadron 25 underway from New Guinea 7 May 1944. Photo by Bob Lehman. | John Chiquoine | |
| 108k | View of superstructure during overhaul in ARD at Mare Island, December 1944. Squad Dog 25 Pennant at Foremast. NARA 19N 77166. | John Chiquoine | |
| 105k | Navy Photo 277-45, forward plan view of USS John Rodgers (DD 574) at Mare Island on 9 Jan 1945. She was in overhaul at the yard from 24 Nov 44 until 10 Jan 45. USS Ammen (DD 527) is inboard and USS Walker (DD 517) is forward of John Rodgers. | Darryl Baker | |
| 93k | Navy Photo 278-45, aft plan view of USS John Rodgers (DD 574) at Mare Island on 9 Jan 1945. She was in overhaul at the yard from 24 Nov 44 until 10 Jan 45. USS Ammen (DD 527) is inboard of John Rodgers. | Darryl Baker | |
| 97k | Navy Photo 358-45, stern view of USS John Rodgers (DD 574) off San Francisco in the bay on 11 Jan 1945. | Darryl Baker | |
| 89k | Navy Photo 362-45, bow on view of USS John Rodgers (DD 574) off San Francisco in the bay on 11 Jan 1945. | Darryl Baker | |
| 128k | NARA 80G 306457, taken February 15 1945 by BENNINGTON'S V3S Division. | J. Chiquoine/D. Schroeder | |
| 140k | View from BENNINGTON refueling JOHN RODGERS in TG 15 February 1945. Archives NNSP 80G 306459. | J. Chiquoine/D. Schroeder | |
| 196k | Detail view of JOHN RODGERS fantail and equipment from BENNINGTON while refueling 15 Feb 1945. Sam Ashare collection. | John Chiquoine | |
| 30k | Two views show storm damage to Mount One 16 Feb 1945 while operating off Iwo Jima with TG58.1. | John Chiquoine | |
| 183k | Two views show storm damage to Mount One 16 Feb 1945 while operating off Iwo Jima with TG58.1. | John Chiquoine | |
| 44k | AA Action view from Hornet 14 May 1945 of kamikaze exploding over John Rodgers and is about to splash. NARA 80G331623. | John Chiquoine | |
| 177k | View of AA event 14 May 1945 at 0700 seen from SAN JAC. Smoke from kamikaze hit and shell bursts are in distance beyond BENNINGTON and JOHN RODGERS. NA 80G331176. | John Chiquoine | |
| 93k | View of John Rodgers on cruise from Pearl Harbor to Boston after the War, October 1945. | John Chiquoine | |
| 103k | Portrait of crew taken 8 October, 1945, while in nest at Colon, Panama. Ship was returning to the US East Coast. Photo distributed to crew. | Tim Rizzuto/Anthony Finchum | |
| 98k | Newspaper clipping from the Boston Traveler 17 October 1945. | David Buell | |
| 252k | View of JOHN RODGERS from Cooper River bridge en route to Charleston NSY 3 Nov 1945 for decommissioning. Distributed to crew, Nobby Brust collection. | John Chiquoine | |
| 128k | Nest view of Converse and John Rodgers in the Charleston NSY piers, November 1945. Photo by Swede Swenson, USS Thorn. | D.Schroeder/J.Chiquoine | |
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76k | View of the destroyer piers at Charleston Naval Shipyard between July 1950 and August 1954. Harrison (DD573), John Rodgers (DD574), Thorn (DD647), and Winslow (AG127) are identified. Photo from USNI collection. | John Chiquoine | |
| On Mexican Service |
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| 82k | (L-R) USS Vogelgesang (DD-862) and USS John Rodgers (DD-574) in Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico in July 2006. The Rodgers is being returned to Mobile Bay for restoration while the Vogelgesang will be sunk as an artificial reef. Photos by the restoration crew who made the trip to Mexico to bring the Rodgers home and strip whatever they could use from the Vogelgesang. The restoration crew muster was Ward Brewer (Captain), Ken Guiles (Number 1), John Donovan (Gunnery Officer), John Nowakowski (Chief Engineer), Sean Quigley (Able Seaman), Jeremy Byers (Able Seaman), Jim Nowak (Chief Photographer's Mate) and Rob Harshbarger (Intel Officer). | Tim Rizzuto/Anthony Finchum | |
| 65k | As above. | Tim Rizzuto/Anthony Finchum | |
| 63k | As above. The restoration crew and her 2006 Mexican crew. | Tim Rizzuto/Anthony Finchum | |
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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