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NavSource Naval History Photographic History of the United States Navy |
DESTROYER ARCHIVE |
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Size | Image Description | Contributed By |
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| 63k | Victor Blue was born in Richmond County, N.C., 6 December 1865 and graduated from the Academy in 1887. Lieutenant Blue was advanced five numbers for intelligence missions in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. He serve as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation (1913-16) and 1919) and commanded Texas (BB-35) during her service with the 6th Battle Squadron. Rear Admiral Blue retired in 1919 and died 22 January 1928. Digital ID: npcc 19737, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 97k | Artist's conception of the Blue as she appeared following her FRAM 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 | |
| 70k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 98k | Undated, location unknown. USS Shelton (DD-790), USS Blue (DD-744), USS Collett (DD-730) and USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729) nested alongside an unidentified tender. | Robert Hurst | |
| 102k | Undated World War II image, location unknown. | Julie | |
| 67k | April 1 1944, location unknown. | Pieter Bakels | |
| 94k | This photo was a picture post card that I purchased while on the Blue. | Warren Dowler 56-57 | |
| 219k | Yokosuka Japan, June 14 1966. Collett DD-730 alongside. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 127k | Pearl Habor October 1969. | Pete Schonenberg, CDR, USN (Ret) | |
| 30k | San Francisco July 1970. | Marc Piché | |
| 57k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
CDR Lot Ensey Mar 20 1944 - 1945 (Later RADM) CDR Louis Allen Bryan 1945 - 1946 (Later RADM) CDR William S. Maddox 1946 - Feb 14 1947 (Decommissioned Feb 14 1947 - May 14 1949) CDR Robert Stewart Burdick May 14 1949 - Dec 12 1949 (Decommissioned Dec 12 1949 - Sep 15 1950) CDR David Pillip Klain Sep 15 1950 - 1952 CDR Daniel E. Henry 1952 - May 1953 CDR James William Darroch May 1953 - May 1955 CDR Donald B. Ramage May 1955 - 1955 CDR A. L. Adkins 1955 - 1957 CDR G. Hooper 1957 - 1959 CDR Robert Bruce Kitt 1959 - 1960 CDR Vinton Claude Vint 1960 - 1962 CDR Jesse R. Watt 1962 - Sep 1 1964 CDR Donald E. Rayner Sep 1 1964 - Mar 5 1966 CDR Andrew George Nelson Mar 5 1966 - Jul 10 1968 CDR Harold William Bademan Jul 10 1968 - 1969 CDR Hans Peter Schonenberg 1969 - 1970 LCDR Darrel Dean Kreglo 1970 - Jan 26 1971
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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