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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 | |
| 97k | Navy Photo 266-45, bow on view of USS Murray (DD 576) off Mare Island on 8 Jan 1945. | Darryl Baker | |
| 107k | Navy Photo 268-45, 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 | Navy Photo 271-45, 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 | Navy Photo 290-45, aft plan view of USS Murray (DD 576) at Mare Island on 10 Jan 1945. | Darryl Baker | |
| 129k | Navy Photo 292-45, 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 67k | NOB Norfolk August 1964. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 118k | Ship's patch. | W. R. Porter, SFP3 | |
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