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	23k	Henry Chalfant Gearing (9 June 1855 - 16 August 1926) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1876. Gearing served on various ships of the Navy during his early years, including Lackawanna, Tuscarora, and Essex. He spent tours of duty at the Naval Academy and on board Glacier. After being promoted to Commander in 1905, Gearing commanded the naval stations at Cavite and Olongapo, Philippines, until his retirement in 1909. He died 16 August 1926 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Henry Chalfant Gearing, Jr., (22 January 1887 - 24 February 1944) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1907. He served on California, Illinois, and other ships besides commanding a long list of destroyers, among them Woolsey, Dobbin, and Maury. He was appointed Captain in 1934. Subsequently, he commanded Destroyer Squadron 4 and Naval Training Station, San Diego, California before his death 24 February 1944 in San Diego Naval Hospital. Henry Chalfant Gearing III, (16 August 1912 - 13 November 1942) was born in Vallejo, California, and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1935. After serving several ships as a young officer, he joined Juneau as a Lieutenant in 1942, and was lost with his ship when it was sunk. USS Gearing (DD-710) was named for these three generations of naval men. Photo is of Henry Chalfant Gearing, Jr.		Bill Gonyo
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	115k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	73k	Undated, the Gearing class was the ultimate wartime design series of ships. Their weapons were the same as the Sumner class, but with a lengthened hull. As designed, the aft 5" mount was expected to fire over the bow, at long ranges, with high barrel elevations.		-
	37k	Undated postcard Copyright © Arnold Art, Newport, RI.		Mike Smolinski
	54k	Undated, location unknown.		David Buell
	87k	Malta April 9 1963.		Marc Piché
	84k	January 27 1967.		Fred Weiss
	80k	USS Gearing and USS Trumpetfish (SS-425) in Valetta, Malta harbor circa 1969.		Michael Mohl
	37k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski

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CDR George E. T. Parsons    Nov 16 1945 - Nov 4 1947
CDR Charles Edward Thurston Jr.    Nov 4 1947 - Dec 17 1948
CDR Draper Laurence Kauffman    Dec 17 1948 - Jul 27 1950 (Later RADM)
CDR Owen B. Murphy    Jul 27 1950 - Jul 25 1951
CDR Maurice Ferrara    Jul 25 1951 - Feb 4 1953
CDR John F. Maynard    Feb 4 1953 - Jul 24 1954
CDR Mark William Woods    Jul 24 1954 - Jul 24 1956 (Later RADM)
CDR Edward A. Lane Jr.    Jul 24 1956 - Sep 3 1958
CDR John Robert Hankey    dep 3 1958 - Sep 16 1960
CDR Jack Elzey Tingle    Sep 16 1960 - Dec 1 1961
LCDR James O. Saul    Dec 1 1961 - Jul 27 1962
CDR Thomas W. Lyons    Jul 27 1962 - Jul 30 1964
CDR James Whitney Martin    Jul 30 1964 - Apr 25 1966
CDR Russell Alfred Marcellus    Apr 25 1966 - Jul 1 1967
CDR Alfred Charles Leis    Jul 1 1967 - Mar 1 1969
CDR Allen S. Jefferis    Mar 1 1969 - Sep 17 1970
CDR Lennart Gustaf Holmberg    Sep 17 1970 - Feb 17 1972
CDR Webster Web Grewe    Feb 17 1972 - Feb 9 1973
CDR William M. Ross    Feb 9 1973 - Jul 2 1973