Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	78k	Artist's conception of the Porterfield 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
	112k	San Diego, circa 1950's.		Marc Piché
	87k	Three images of the Porterfield refueling from the USS Hancock (CVA-19). From a report & series of photos documenting shortcomings in the refueling system in 1954.		Tracy White
	106k	As above.		Tracy White
	102k	As above.		Tracy White
	128k	Destroyer Squadron 17, photographed at the foot of Broadway, San Diego, California, in March 1955. Destroyers in front row include (left to right): USS Twining (DD-540); USS Erben (DD-631); USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) and USS Gregory (DD-802). Behind them are (left to right): USS Shields (DD-596); USS Colahan (DD-658); USS Marshall (DD-676) and USS Porterfield (DD-682). USS Kearsarge (CVA-33) is tied up in the left distance, at Naval Air Station, North Island. Structure in the bottom center is the "Naval Destroyer Boat House". U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	110k	San Francisco 1958.		Robert M. Cieri
	130k	June 19 1964, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	118k	USS Wedderburn (DD-684) firing her 5"/38 guns at a target drone aircraft, during exercises, 21 August 1964. The ship following next astern is USS Porterfield (DD-682). The relative positions of Wedderburn's signal flags, with the port side red "Bravo" flag hoisted higher, indicate that the ship is firing to port. Evenly hoisted flags on Porterfield indicate that her guns are not yet trained out. Photographed by PH2 R.D. Fennell. Official U.S. Navy Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	57k	Circa 1965, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	58k	Kaoshuing Taiwan, February 28 1966. DD-826 Agerholm Alongside.		© Richard Leonhardt
	116k	USS Porterfield (DD-682) and USS Bausell (DD-845) in Mare Island Naval Shipyard, September 1966.		Larry Backus
	203k	Another view of the Porterfield and Bausell in Mare Island Drydock taken by ETR2 Travis Moffat.		Larry Backus
	193k	As above.		Larry Backus
	204k	As above.		Larry Backus
	130k	Mare Island September 1966.		Larry Backus
	133k	Mare Island September 1966.		Larry Backus
	88k	Circa 1966-1967 on WestPac deployment.		Larry Backus
	73k	May 1967 off Pearl Harbor as viewed from the USS Bausell (DD-845).		Larry Backus
	51k	October 1967 off Japan, headed home.		Larry Backus
	49k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski

CDR John C. Woelfel    Oct 30 1943 - ?
CDR Donald Wesley Wulzen    ? 1945 - Jul 15 1946 (Later RADM)
(Decommissioned Jul 15 1946 - Apr 27 1951)
CDR Robert Louis Baughan Jr.    Apr 27 1951 - ? (Later RADM)
CDR William Samuel Bradway Jr.    Jun 1952 - Jul 1954
CDR Everett Earl Roberts Jr.    Jul 1954 - Mar 16 1956
CDR Harold A. Moody Jr.    Mar 16 1956 - ?
CDR Curg Wilson Harrison Jr.    unknown
CDR Alva Manly Bowen Jr.    ? 1963 - ?
CDR Robert Earl Bodamer    Aug 1964 - May 1965
CDR Switzer    May 1965 - Jul 22 1967
CDR John Henry Bres    Jul 22 1967 - Jul 1969
LCDR Robert Morgan Wellborn Jr.    Jul 1969 - Nov 7 1969