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No Photo Available	-	John G. Sproston was born in Maryland and appointed to the Naval Academy in 1846. He served on the Pacific Station during the war with Mexico. During the Civil War, he served as commanding officer of Powhatan and as executive officer of Senneca. On 1 November 1861, during the battle for Port Royal, S.C., Sproston personally fired many of the 11-inch guns on board Senneca as the crew was new and untrained. Lt. Sproston was killed on 8 June 1862 while on a boat expedition to destroy a Confederate privateer in the St. John's River, Fla.		Robert M. Cieri
	102k	Artist's conception of the Sproston as she appeared in late World War II 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
	78k	Artist's conception of a cutaway view of the Sproston 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
	156k	Undated, location unknown.		Al Fitz
	156k	The Sposton's officers on the day of Commissioning, May 19 1943. Photo from "Saga of the Sproston" by crewman George Ress, 1982.		Ed Zajkowski
	116k	A June 1950 photo at San Diego NY shows the USS Nicholas (DDE-449), USS O'Bannon (DDE-450), USS Walker (DDE-517) and USS Sproston (DDE-577), returned to Mothballs after being converted to the DDE ASW configuration. All four of these DDE's were armed with of 2-5"/38cal, 5 Torpedo Tubes, Mk-15 ASW Projector, and provisions for 4x2-20mm guns. Also, seen is the USS Killen (DD-593) and several DE's, including USS Raymond (DE-341) and USS Dennis (DE-405) and an APD. Cropped from an USN Photo from the NARA photo files, 80-G-428265.		Rick E. Davis
	148k	USS Sproston (DD-577) coming alongside USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) to get refueled while operating in Hawaian waters. USN photo 1109729 of January 1 1965 by P. L. Singh PH3. From the collection of CDR Thomas B. Ray (USS Essex CV-9).		Chris Stanley
	119k	USS Sproston (DD-577) coming alongside USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) for refueling, while operating in Hawaiin waters on 9 January 1965. Photographer: PH3 P.L. Singh. Converted for anti-submarine warfare in 1949-1950 and redesignated DDE-577, Sproston reverted to DD-577 on 30 June 1962. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo #: NH 107266.		Robert Hurst
	98k	Pearl Harbor, May 1968		© Richard Leonhardt
	84k	Pearl Harbor Hawaii, April 1968		© Richard Leonhardt
	101k	Taken from the USS Boston (CAG-1) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in early 1968. USS Sproston (DD-577), USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22) and USS Cochrane (DDG-21).		John Jazdzewski
	138k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski/David Buell
	104k	Ship's patch		Elmer Everidge

CDR Fred Russell Stickney Jr.    May 19 1943 - Oct 14 1943
CDR Michael Joseph Luosey    Oct 14 1943 - Feb 6 1945
CDR Robert J. Esslinger    Feb 6 1945 - Nov 2 1945
LT Robert Duane Karl    Nov 2 1945 - Jan 18 1946
(Decommissioned Jan 18 1946 - Sep 15 1950)
CDR William Taylor Alford    Sep 15 1950 - Mar 17 1952
CDR Gayle Cecil Foltz    Mar 17 1952 - Jun 16 1953
CDR Richard Shaw Harlan    Jun 16 1953 - Jul 25 1955
CDR Patrick Henry McGann    Jul 25 1955 - Jul 6 1957
CDR Robert Hilton Lemmon    Jul 6 1957 - Sep 9 1959
CDR John T. Lyons    Sep 9 1959 - Dec 14 1961
CDR John Daniel Tompkins    Dec 14 1961 - May 25 1963
CDR Robert Douglas Hill    May 25 1963 - Dec 31 1964
CDR Raymond Lee Hoffman    Dec 31 1964 - Sep 9 1966
CDR Harold Scudder    Sep 9 1966 - Jul 26 1968
CDR John Anthony Maxwell    Jul 26 1968 - Sep 30 1968