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| 82k | Photo #: NH 49305 Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, USN portrait photograph with sword, taken circa 1887-1894. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Gherardi 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 | |
| 73k | Photo #: NH 99247 USS Gherardi (DD-637) ready for launching, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, on 12 February 1942. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Rear Admiral Adolphus E. Watson, USN, donated by Mrs. Alexander C. Liggett and Mrs. J.S. Taylor. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
| 80k | Photo #: NH 99111 USS Gherardi (DD-637), at left, and USS Butler (DD-636) ready for launching, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, on 12 February 1942. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Rear Admiral Adolphus E. Watson, USN, donated by Mrs. Alexander C. Liggett and Mrs. J.S. Taylor. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
| 156k | Photo #: NH 99109 USS Gherardi (DD-637), at left, and USS Butler (DD-636) ready for launching, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, on 12 February 1942. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Rear Admiral Adolphus E. Watson, USN, donated by Mrs. Alexander C. Liggett and Mrs. J.S. Taylor. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
| 190k | Photo #: NH 96397 USS Butler (DD-636), at right, starts to slide down the ways during launching ceremonies at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 12 February 1942. USS Gherardi (DD-637), which was launched immediately afterwards, is at left. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute Photo Collection, Annapolis, Maryland. Collection of James C. Fahey. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
| 230k | USS Gherardi (DD-637) Launching, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 12 February 1942. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Rear Admiral Adolphus E. Watson, USN, donated by Mrs. Alexander C. Liggett and Mrs. J.S. Taylor. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Fred Weiss | |
| 148k | Underway, circa 1942. This photograph has been retouched by wartime censors to remove radar antennas atop Gherardi's gun director and foremast. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Fred Weiss | |
| 131k | Underway in New York Harbor, 24 April 1943. The Statue of Liberty is in the left background. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute Photo Collection, Annapolis, Maryland. Collection of James C. Fahey. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Fred Weiss | |
| 76k | New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Lights are turned as night falls over the Navy Yard docks, circa June-September 1943. USS Gherhardi (DD-637) is in the centre, by the crane. USS Luce (DD-522) is at left (USN Photo No. 80-G-K-3860). | Robert Hurst | |
| 53k | New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Dusk falls over the Navy Yard docks, circa June-September 1943. The ship in the centre, just beyond the crane, is USS Gherhardi (DD-637). USS Luce (DD-522) is at left, with only her bow visible. USS Butler (DD-636) is at right, with only her stern visible. USS Doyle (DD-494) is in the right background. A British light cruiser, painted in yellow primer, is in the left background (USN Photo No 80-G-K-3859). | Robert Hurst | |
| 87k | USS Gherardi (DMS-30) Photographed circa the later 1940s or the early 1950s. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1974. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 102k | Valeta, Malta February 3 1953 as DMS-30. | Marc Piché | |
| 27k | USS Gherardi during Korean war. | Don Strout, Sonarman3/c. DMS 30 | |
| 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 | |
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