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| 25k | Christening ceremony at Puget Sound Navy Yard May 4 1944. | Tracy White | |
| 84k | Commissioning ceremony at Puget Sound Navy Yard May 4 1944. | Tracy White | |
| 79k | USS Killen (DD-593) Off the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, 1 June 1944. Her camouflage is Measure 31, Design 11d. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 103k | USS Killen (DD-593) Off the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, 1 June 1944. Her camouflage is Measure 31, Design 11d. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 191k | USS Killen (DD-593) Underway off Richmond Beach, Washington, 8 June 1944. Her camouflage is Measure 31, Design 11d. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 144k | USS Killen (DD-593) Underway off Richmond Beach, Washington, 8 June 1944. Her camouflage is Measure 31, Design 11d. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 157k | USS Killen (DD-593) Underway off Richmond Beach, Washington, 8 June 1944. Her camouflage is Measure 31, Design 11d. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 153k | USS Killen (DD-593), at left, USS Canberra (CA-70), right, and USS Claxton (DD-571), beyond Canberra's bow undergoing battle damage repairs in the floating drydock ABSD-2 at Manus, Admiralty Islands, 2 December 1944. Note men crowding the rails on Canberra, and her two forward 8"/55 triple gun turrets. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 135k | USS Claxton (DD-571), at aft, USS Canberra (CA-70), at centre, and USS Killen (DD-593), right undergoing battle damage repairs in the floating drydock ABSD-2 at Manus, Admiralty Islands, 2 December 1944 (USN Photo No 80-G-304058). | Robert Hurst | |
| 109k | USS Killen (DD-593) At the Hunter's Point Navy Yard, San Francisco, California, following overhaul and battle damage repairs, 2 April 1945. Note the railcar crane at right. Circles mark recent alterations to the ship. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 178k | USS Killen (DD-593) Close-up view of the ship's midships area, taken at the Hunter's Point Navy Yard, San Francisco, California, following overhaul and battle damage repairs, 2 April 1945. Note her 26-foot motor whaleboat, smokestack and torpedo tubes. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 152k | USS Killen (DD-593) Close-up view of the ship's port quarter, taken at the Hunter's Point Navy Yard, San Francisco, California, following overhaul and battle damage repairs, 2 April 1945. Circles mark recent alterations to the ship. Note Killen's propeller guard, depth charge racks and "teardrop" depth charges. Ships in the background are USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) and USS Hughes (DD-410). Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 94k | Invasion of Brunei Bay, Borneo, June 1945 USS Killen (DD-593) refueling from an oiler, while en route to the Brunei Bay landings on 9 June 1945. Photographed from USS Aulick (DD-569). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 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 | |
| 22k | Ex USS Killen (DD593), under tow for use as a gunnery or missile target, NAVSTA Roosevelt Roads, PR, circa 1970. | RMCS(SW) Jim Babin, USN(Ret) | |
| 72k | The hulk ex-USS Killen (DD-593) moored at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico, 2 January 1970. She was then in use as a target ship for the Atlantic Fleet weapons Range. Photographed by PH1 Don Grantham (USN Photo No 1142851). | Robert Hurst | |
| 136k | The hulk ex-USS Killen tied up by the drydock at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, Circa May 1975. She had previously been used as a target on the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Range. Photographed by PH1 Don Grantham (USN Photo Nos NH 98191 and NH 98192). | Robert Hurst | |
| 121k | As above. | Robert Hurst | |
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