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Rear Admiral Alexander Murray 1866	13k	The first Murray (SP-1438) retained her former name; the second two were named for Capt. Alexander Murray and his grandson Rear Adm. Alexander Murray. The elder Alexander Murray was born 12 July 1755 in Chestertown, Md. During the Revolution, he served as captain in the 1st Maryland Regiment, commanded several privateers, and was commissioned lieutenant in the Continental Navy 20 July 1781, returning to private life in 1785. Upon the organization of the U.S. Navy, Murray was commissioned captain 1 July 1798, and commanded Montezuma, Insurgente, and Constellation during the quasi-war with France; Constellation against the Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean 1801-1803; and Adams in home waters in 1805. From 1808 until his death 6 October 1821, Murray was superintendent of gunboats at Philadelphia, and from 8 July 1813 also was first commandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard. His grandson was born 2 January 1816 in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was appointed midshipman 22 August 1835 and participated in the capture of Alvarado, Tobasco, Tuxpan, Vera Cruz, and Tampico during the Mexican War. In the Civil War he commanded a combined Army-Navy operation up the York and Pamunky Rivers in February 1862, destroying 27 Confederate vessels while cruising within 11 miles of Richmond. He served in the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the rest of the war. In 1886-87 he commanded a special squadron cruising to Russia, then served as commandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, on the Lighthouse Board, and in command of the Pacific Station. He died 10 November 1884 in Washington, D.C.		Bill Gonyo
	160k	USS Murray (DD-576) after her upgrade to the standard 10-40mm configuration at Charleston Navy Yard. The Murray was delivered in the standard 6-40mm configuration and finished the 10-40mm upgrade at Charleston NY in early July 1943.		Dave Schroeder and John Chiquoine
	135k	Fine view of the MURRAY Officers and Crew taken the morning of 13 October 1944 while moored in Humboldt Bay, New Guinea. Within hours MURRAY and her force departed as the Northern Leyte Task Group bound for the Philippines. One year later during decommissioning a MURRAY crewman took this negative to the USS Harrison for printing. It remained hidden in a Harrison attic for 42 years before reunion group efforts returned it to MURRAY possessionin 1988.		John Chiquoine
	142k	The USS Murray (DD-576) transferring some of her wounded to USS Hornet (CV-12), after an aerial torpedo had gone right through the bow of the ship and detonated in the water alongside. Note the hole just under the stretcher. Photo from "Untied States Destroyer Operations in World War II" by Theodore Roscoe.		Robert Hurst
	97k	Bow on view of USS Murray (DD 576) off Mare Island on 8 Jan 1945.		Darryl Baker
	107k	Broadside view of USS Murray (DD 576) off Mare Island on 8 Jan 1945. She was in overhaul at Mare Island from 24 Nov 1944 until 12 Jan 1945.		Darryl Baker
	97k	Stern view of USS Murray (DD 576) off Mare Island on 8 Jan 1945. Ship in the background is likely USS McConnell (DE 163) who was returning from trails per shipyard logs.		Darryl Baker
	96k	Aft plan view of USS Murray (DD 576) at Mare Island on 10 Jan 1945.		Darryl Baker
	129k	Forward plan view of USS Murray (DD 576) at Mare Island on 10 Jan 1945.		Darryl Baker
	106k	Murray underway in TG 38.1 in August or September 1945. Photo distributed to some crew.		Bill Dudleson and John Chiquoine
	74k	Tin Cans in this Wando River nest being de-activated, Feb and Mar 1946. The four nearest in view L to R are USS Murray (DD-576), USS Harrison (DD-573), USS Schroeder (DD-501) and USS Sigsbee (DD-502). B Sulzer collection.		John Chiquoine
	108k	As above.		John Chiquoine
	126k	July 1953 with the USS Beale (DD-471), USS Murray (DD-576), USS Eaton (DD-510) and USS Bache (DD-470).		Mitch Rycus
	115k	USS Gherardi (DMS-30), USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD-713), USS Murray (DD-576), USS Benner (DD-807) and USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) in Algiers May 20, 1954.		Larry Bohn
	25k	Circa 1955, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	32k	Circa 1956, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	37k	USS Murray (DDE-576) underway circa 1957, location unknown. Photo U.S. Navy Official.		Robert Hurst
	79k	Circa 1959 on a deployment from the United Kingdom to Australia. Photo by Mark's grandfather. From Left to right: probably the USS Beale (DD-471), USS Massey (DD-778), USS Benham (DD-796), USS Murray (DD-576), USS Bache (DD-470) and USS Eaton (DD-510).		Mark Tylinski
	144k	USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) Steams in formation with other units of Task Force ALFA, during anti-submarine exercises in the Atlantic, 1959. The other ships present are (from left): USS Murray (DDE-576), USS Beale (DDE-471), USS Bache (DDE-470), USS Eaton (DDE-510), USS Conway (DDE-507), USS Cony (DDE-508) and USS Waller (DDE-466). Photograph was released for publication on 3 August 1959. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	102k	Photo #: NH 67963. Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Eight Commanding officers of the squadron's ships display their Anti-Submarine Warfare "A" awards in a ceremony held on board one of the DesRon28 destroyers, circa the late 1950s or early 1960s. Flanking them are Vice Admiral Edmund B. Taylor, Commander Anti-Submarine Defense Force, Atlantic Fleet (at left) and Rear Admiral Frederick V.H. Hilles, Commander Destroyer Flotilla 4 (at right). The DesRon28 insignia is in the foreground. Those holding the "A" awards are (from left to right): Commander George R. Bryan, Commanding Officer, USS Conway (DDE-507); Commander David A. Johnson, Commanding Officer, USS Beale (DDE-471); Commander Frank C. Dunham, Commanding Officer, USS Cony (DDE-508); Commander Ralph F. Monger, Commanding Officer, USS Murray (DDE-576); Commander James L. Rothermel, Commanding Officer, USS Waller (DDE-466); and Captain Arthur G. Esch, Commanding Destroyer Division 282, who accepted the award on behalf of USS Eaton (DDE-510), three time winner of the "A" award. Photograph received from USS Waller, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Bill Gonyo
	67k	NOB Norfolk August 1964.		© Richard Leonhardt
	118k	Ship's patch.		W. R. Porter, SFP3

CDR Richard Farnum Stout    Apr 20 1943 - Nov 1943 (Later VADM)
CDR Paul Ramseur Anderson    Nov 1943 - Aug 1 1944
CDR Paul Louis DeVos    Aug 1 1944 - Sep 15 1945
(Decommissioned Mar 27 1946 - Nov 15 1951)
CDR Frank Lewis Fullaway    Nov 15 1951 - Aug 22 1953
CDR Harry Lionel Fitch    Aug 22 1953 - Aug 1955
CDR John Crawford Mitchell    Aug 1955 - Aug 1957
CDR Earl M. Greer    Aug 1957 - Jun 1 1959
CDR Ralph Frank Monger    Jun 1 1959 - 1961
CDR Horace P. (Rex) Riley Jr.    1961 - ?
CDR Robert Edgar Adams    May 1964 - Jun 1 1965