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| 68k | Rear Adm. Frederick V. McNair, born 13 January 1839 at Abington, Pa., was appointed. midshipman 21 December 1853. He served on the Atlantic blockade stations and Mississippi River patrols during the Civil War. During his later career his command assignments included: Superintendent of the Naval Observatory, 1890-92; Commander of the Asiatic Station, 1895-97; and Superintendent of the Naval Academy, 1898-1900. Rear Admiral McNair died At Washington, D.C., 28 November 1900, while awaiting orders. Photo courtesy of the United States Naval Academy | Bill Gonyo | |
| 77k | Artist's conception of the McNair 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 | |
| 62k | Undated, USS McNair (DD-679) with her flock of transports and merchantmen off the Marianas after D-day. Photo from "United States Destroyer Operations in World War II" by Theodore Roscoe. | David Buell | |
| 40k | Undated, location unknown. | David R. Birch | |
| 109k | Delivery December 29 1943 the day before her commissioning. | David Buell | |
| 111k | Circa early 1950's. | Gordon M. Huddleston | |
| 93k | Circa early 1950's. | Gordon M. Huddleston | |
| 23k | Circa 1951. | Larry Laflamme, GM2c | |
| 19k | Circa 1951. | Larry Laflamme, GM2c | |
| 67k | Circa 1954, location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
| 102k | Circa 1956, location unknown. | Marc Piché | |
CDR Montgomery Lientz McCullough Jr. Dec 30 1943 - 1944 CDR Louis Donald Sasse 1944 - 1945 CDR Bruce Percy Ross 1945 - May 28 1946 (Decommissioned May 28 1946 - Jul 6 1951) CDR Irving Junior Davenport Jul 6 1951 - ? CDR Wesley Robert Gebert Jr. Nov 1956 - Jul 1958 CDR David E. Waters 1963 - Dec 30 1963
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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