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	17k	Joel Abbot was born on 18 January 1793 in Westford, Mass. He was appointed a midshipman on 18 June 1812 and served with distinction during the War of 1812. In 1852, he was chosen by Commodore Matthew C. Perry to command the frigate Macedonian, one of the ships in Perry's expedition to Japan. During this journey, Abbot visited the Japanese, Bonin, and Philippine Islands, as well as Formosa. Upon Perry's return to the United States, Abbot assumed command of the squadron. Commodore Abbot died of malaria on 14 December 1855 at Hong Kong.		Bill Gonyo
	77k	Artist's conception of the Abbot 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
	38k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	132k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	71k	Undated, location unknown.		Wally Brockway
	165k	Undated, location unknown.		Bill Gonyo
	83k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller, BMCS, USN (Ret.)
	145k	April 21 1943 inclining experiment at Bath Iron Works.		Ed Zajkowski
	118k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	114k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	130k	The USS Abbot (DD 629) in the summer of 1945 as she sails next to the cruiser USS Chicago.		Bill Gonyo
	128k	Circa 1951 location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	69k	November 6 1951, location unknown.		Wally Brockway
	41k	USS Abbot (DD-629) leaving the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, on 6 November 1951, following modernisation. her main battery of 5"/38 dp guns has been cut from five to four, and modern 3" twin mounts have replaced the quad and twin 40 mm guns. Three of these mounts can be seen : two amidships and one atop the after deckhouse. Also note the tripod foremast and covered Hedgehogs aft of Mount 52. U.S. Naval Historical Center. Photo # NH 96644.		Robert Hurst
	94k	The USS Abbot (DD 629) as seen from USS Benham (DD 796) off Yokosuka, Japan, in May 1954.		Bill Gonyo
	95k	ABBOT DD-629 during the International Naval Review held at Hampton Roads in July 1957.		Marc Piché
	106k	1965, off the coast of Rhode Island.		CDR John P. Derr, USN (Ret.)
	30k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski
	28k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski

CDR Chester Edward (Blackie) Carroll    Apr 23 1943 - Aug 13 1943 (Later RADM)
CDR Marshall Edgar (Skinny) Dornin    Aug 13 1943 - Aug 14 1944 (Later RADM)
LCDR Francis Walford (Waffles) Ingling    Aug 14 1944 - May 21 1946
(Decommissioned May 21 1946 - Feb 26 1951)
CDR Rue O'Neill Jr.    Feb 26 1951 - Nov 1952
CDR Lowell Crosby Savage    Nov 1952 - Apr 1954
CDR Robert Samuel Salzer    Apr 1954 - Apr 1956 (Later VADM)
CDR Willard Wendell DeVenter    Apr 1956 - Apr 19 1958
CDR Robert McHenry Pond    Apr 19 1958 - Jul 6 1959
CDR Robert James Norman    Jul 6 1959 - Jul 3 1961
CDR Allan Hamilton Craig    Jul 3 1961 - Sep 1963
CDR John Joseph Pirro    Sep 1963 - Jan 28 1965
CDR John Patrick Derr    Jan 28 1965 - Mar 26 1965