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58k | Artist's conception of the Gillespie as built 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 | |
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52k | Artist's conception of the Gillespie as built 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 | |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Gillespie as she appeared in 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 | |
| 107k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 196k | Gillespie off Bethlehem Steel San Francisco her building yard, October 2 1942. | David Buell | |
| 52k | Broadside view of USS Gillespie (DD 609) off Mare Island on 17 March 1943. She was under going repairs at the yard from 4 March to 17 March 1943. | Darryl Baker | |
| 90k | Bow on view of USS Gillespie (DD 609) departing Mare Island on 17 March 1943. | Darryl Baker | |
| 160k | USN/ONI photo of USS Gillespie (DD-609 taken at Mare Island 17 March 1943. | David Buell | |
| 87k | USS Welles (DD-628), USS Gillespie (DD-609), USS Hobby (DD-610) and USS Kalk (DD-611) in Norfolk for New Year's 1944. | John Chiquoine | |
| 84k | A series of 7 views of activity aboard and by USS Gillespie (DD609), while in operations supporting forces ashore in the New Guinea theater, summer 1944. From the Signal Corps collection, NARA SC111-items 190768, 272082-7, and 287121. | John Chiquoine | |
| 217k | As above. | John Chiquoine | |
| 91k | As above. | John Chiquoine | |
| 113k | As above. | John Chiquoine | |
| 111k | As above. | John Chiquoine | |
| 117k | As above. | John Chiquoine | |
| 109k | As above. | John Chiquoine | |
LCDR Chester Lee Clement Sep 18 1942 - Feb 1943 LCDR John Southworth Fahy Jun 1943 - Nov 1944 LCDR Elvin Clinton Ogle Nov 1944 - Apr 17 1946
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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