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	74k	Hugh David Black was born in Oradell, New Jersey, on 29 June 1903. He was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1922, graduated in 1926, and served on board USS Richmond, mainly in the Far East, between 1926 and 1928. During the next few years, he was an officer on board the battleship New York, the gunboat Asheville, and the destroyers Parrott, Rizal and Montgomery. Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Black was assigned to the Naval Training Station, San Diego, California, in 1933-1934, then served on board the destroyer Upshur and during 1935-38 commanded the minesweeper Lark. Lieutenant Black had duty with the Bureau of Navigation, in Washington, D.C., in 1938 and attended Harvard University for two years, beginning mid-1938. He was Executive Officer of the new destroyer Benson in 1940-1941. In March 1941, he took command of the destroyer Jacob Jones. Lieutenant Commander Hugh D. Black lost his life when Jacob Jones was sunk by a German submarine on 28 Feburary 1942. Photo #: NH 82696. Lieutenant Commander Hugh D. Black, USN (1903-1942), photographed circa the early 1940s. The original photograph was presented to USS Black by Mrs. Hugh D. Black, Ship's Sponsor, on 21 May 1943, the day the ship went into commission. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Bill Gonyo
	77k	Artist's conception of the Black 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
	64k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	48k	Undated, location unknown.		Wally Brockway
	83k	Undated, location unknown.		Wally Brockway
	132k	A series of 5 images of the USS Franklin D Roosevelt (CVA-42), USS Black (DD-666) and USS Tolovana (AO-64) during an UNREP.		Michael O. Smith
	113k	As above.		Michael O. Smith
	163k	As above.		Michael O. Smith
	132k	As above.		Michael O. Smith
	125k	As above.		Michael O. Smith
	127k	Undated, location unknown. USS Black (DD-666), USS Chauncey (DD-667) and USS McCord (DD-534). From the collection of Ronald Roy, SMC, USN (Ret.).		Scott Nelson
	101k	As above from a different angle.		Scott Nelson
	120k	Aitape, New Guinea, Operation, April 1944. Part of Task Force 77 en route for the Aitape invasion, 21 April 1944. The landings took place on the following day. Photographed from USS Manila Bay (CVE-61). USS Black (DD-666) is at right. A large force of amphibious shipping and warships is visible on the horizon. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.		Fred Weiss
	153k	February 10 1945 in San Francisco.		Ed Zajkowski
	130k	USS Black (DD-666) Underway in a Pacific harbor, May 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	124k	USS Black (DD-666) underway during the early 1950's, probably soon after she was recommissioned in July 1951. The ship is still essentially in her late WW II configuration (USN Photo No NH 98066).		Robert Hurst
	125k	USS Black (DD-666) At sea, following her mid-1950s modernization, in which she lost one 5"/38 gun mount and received three 3"/50 twin mounts. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	89k	In drydock at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in the early 1960's.		Bill Gonyo
	155k	USS Black (DD-666) Refueling at sea from USS Eldorado (AGC-11), 14 November 1960. Note boat cradles on Eldorado's deck, and life jackets worn by her crewmen. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	91k	USS Black at sea in January 1962. Photographed by Woody (USN Photo No NH 98067).		Robert Hurst
	55k	Circa late 1962.		Jack W. Flowers
	122k	USS Ajax (AR-6) Flagship of Commander Service Squadron THREE, with five Seventh Fleet destroyers alongside, circa 1962. The destroyers are (from left to right): USS Ernest G. Small (DDR-838); USS Rupertus (DD-851); USS Trathen (DD-530); USS Cowell (DD-547); and USS Black (DD-666). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	114k	Port broadside of the USS Black (DD-666) underway circa 1965. Called a ‘later Fletcher Class’ destroyer, she differed from early units equipped with a flat face bridge and lower fire controls. Modernized in mid-1950s, she lost one 5"/38 gun mount and received three 3"/50 twin mounts. United States Navy Official; 1967-68 Jane’s Fighting Ships.		Mike Green
	110k	Taken from USS Kitty Hawk circa 1965 in the Tonkin Gulf.		ETC Lawrence E. Brown
	44k	Circa 1966, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	91k	Taken from the deck of the USS Intrepid CVA-11 in the Tonkin Gulf, 1966 or 1967.		Bill Messer
	101k	As above.		Bill Messer
	111k	As above.		Bill Messer
	146k	USS Black (DD-666) Steaming at sea, circa 1968. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	137k	USS Black (DD-666) Crewmen working over the ship's side chipping paint, while she was at the Naval Station, San Diego, California, in November 1968. Note ratguard on the mooring line at left. Photographed by PHCS Herman Schroeder, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	43k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski
	53k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski

LCDR Jack Maginnis    May 21 1943 - Mar 18 1944
CDR Edward Reuben King Jr.    Mar 18 1944 - Oct 22 1945 (Later RADM)
LCDR Eugene Howard Simpson    Oct 22 1945 - Aug 5 1946
(Decommissioned Aug 5 1946 - Jul  18 1951)
CDR John Reginald Beardall Jr.    Jul 18 1951 - Jan 3 1952
CDR Sigmund Albert Bobczynski    Jan 3 1952 - Jul 3 1954
CDR Richard Arthur Sexton    Jul 3 1954 - Jan 3 1955
CDR William Oliver Hill    Jan 3 1955 - Jun 8 1956
CDR Alan Robert Bruggemann    Jun 8 1956 - May 30 1958
CDR Arthur Hutchison Murray Jr.    May 30 1958 - Jun 24 1960
CDR Charles Eugene Stastny    Jun 24 1960 - Jan 24 1962
CDR Robert Earl Bondy Jr.    Jan 24 1962 - Dec 14 1963
CDR James Patrick McMahon    Dec 14 1963 - Jul 17 1965
CDR Brooks Walker Setzer Jr.    Jul 17 1965 - Aug 19 1966
CDR Kenneth Clay Reynolds    Aug 19 1966 - Jun 1 1968
CDR Bert Myatt Jr.    Jun 1 1968 - Sep 21 1969