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To Chile January 8 1974, renamed Ministro Zenteno.| Click On Image For Full Size Image |
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| 65k | Charles Stillman Sperry, born in Brooklyn, NY, 3 September 1847, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1866. In November 1898 he became commanding officer of Yorktown, and later served as senior officer of the Southern Squadron on the Asiatic Station and as President of the Naval War College. As a rear admiral, he served in the United States delegation to the Geneva Convention and the Second Hague Conference, and as Commander in Chief, Battle Fleet, he led the Great White Fleet during the major portion of its historic cruise around the world in 1907 and 1908. Admiral Sperry retired 3 September 1909, but subsequently was recalled to active duty for special service. He died 1 February 1911 in Washington, D.C. Digital ID: ggbain 03507, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 95k | Artist's conception of the Sperry as she appeared after the early 1950's conversion 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 | |
| 96k | Artist's conception of the Sperry as she appeared after FRAM II overhaul 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 | |
| 141k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 144k | Undated, location unknown. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 9d. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 105k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 65k | Undated, location unknown. | Steve Connelly | |
| 141k | Undated, location unknown. | Steve Connelly | |
| 115k | Undated, location unknown. | Steve Connelly | |
| 82k | Undated, location unknown. | Steve Connelly | |
| 97k | Undated, location unknown. Signed by the Commanding Officer. | Steve Connelly | |
| 99k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 64k | The USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697) has just been signed over to the U.S. Navy by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.,on 16 May 1944 and is transiting the New York harbor. The following day she was commissioned. Photo Courtesy of the National Archives Photo #19-N-66384 | Bill Gonyo | |
| 223k | The USS Dixie (AD 14) with a nest of destroyers alongside at Leyte in April-May 1945 time frame. The destroyers are from left to right: USS Compton (DD 705), USS Ault (DD 698), USS Charles S. Sperry (DD 697), USS English (DD 696), USS John W. Weeks (DD 701) and USS Borie (DD 704). | Darryl Baker | |
| 34k | USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697) and USS Waldron (DD-699) pierside in Guantanamo Bay, Santiago de Cuba 7-24-1948 to 8-07-1948 with Cass in the foreground. | Cass Carr | |
| 48k | Atlantic, March 1967 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 72k | Atlantic, March 1967 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 53k | Atlantic, March 1967 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 64k | Atlantic, March 1967 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 95k | Atlantic, March 1967 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 60k | Atlantic, March 1967 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 95k | Atlantic, March 1967 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 156k | USS Charles S. Sperry (DD 697) somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean on 17 May 1969. She is operating with a Carrier Battle Group (looks like USS Forrestal CVA 59). Photo by PH1 Clemons, serial number #K-72755, Naval Photographic Center Naval Station Washington. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 98k | Pages from the Decommissioning phamphlet. | Steve Connelly | |
| 64k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
| 90k | Example of the Sperry ship's patch as a custom plaque by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett of Navy Yard Associates. NYA offers custom plaques of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers. For more examples check out their website page at http://www.navyyardassociates.net/classPlaques.html. If you decide to purchase artwork from NYA please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource. | Navy Yard Associates | |
| On Chilean Service |
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| 80k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
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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