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DESTROYER ARCHIVE |
To Taiwan June 10 1977, renamed Kai Yang.| Click On Image For Full Size Image |
Size | Image Description | Contributed By |
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| 62k | While serving with the 4th Marine Division during action against enemy Japanese forces on Roi Island, Kawajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands on Feb. 1, 1944, PFC Anderson entered a shell crater occupied by several other marines. He was preparing to throw a grenade at an enemy position when it slipped from his hands and rolled toward the men at the bottom of the hole. With insufficient time to retrieve the armed weapon and throw it, he fearlessly chose to sacrifice himself and save his companions by hurling his body upon the grenade and taking full impact of the explosion. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 96k | Artist's conception of the Anderson as she appeared after FRAM I 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 | |
| 39k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 36k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 185k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 43k | Undated post card image. | Al Kaplan | |
| 47k | A series of 8 photos of the Anderson from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard inclining tests, June 29 1949. From the Seattle National Archives, Record Group 181. | Tracy White | |
| 40k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 53k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 61k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 63k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 59k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 63k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 50k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 131k | Navy Photo 7821-12-50, amidships looking forward plan view of USS Richard B. Anderson (DD 786) at Mare Island on 22 Dec 1950. She was in overhaul at the yard from 21 Oct to 28 Dec 1950. | Darryl Baker | |
| 95k | Navy Photo 7823-12-50, aft plan view of USS Richard B. Anderson (DD 786) at Mare Island on 22 Dec 1950. The stern of the USS Bausell (DD 845) is just visible forward. | Darryl Baker | |
| 113k | San Diego, CA July 30 1951. | Marc Piché | |
| 52k | Sasebo, Japan in 1955. | Ted Bojanowski | |
| 94k | Circa 1956-1957. | Everett Ellestad | |
| 101k | San Francisco January 24 1958. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 120k | Location unknown, post FRAM, DASH helo on helicopter deck, circa mid-60s. | Marc Piché | |
| 85k | USS Basilone (DD-824) and USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786) in Kaohsiung, Taiwan May 1966. | Larry Backus | |
| 139k | As above, that evening. | Larry Backus | |
| 81k | A fuel stop at Midway Island on the way to WestPac, USS Bausell (DD-845), USS Richard B. Anderson and on the other side of the pier is, probably, the USS Wedderburn (DD-684) in January 1966. | Larry Backus | |
| 97k | USS Brush (DD-745), USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786), USS Bausell (DD-845), USS Wedderburn (DD-684) and USS Worden (DLG-18) nested with an unknown tender in Subic Bay, P.I. in late January 1966. | Larry Backus | |
| 77k | May 1966 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, USS Bausell (DD-845), USS Worden (DLG-18) and USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786). | Larry Backus | |
| 95k | USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786), USS Bausell (DD-845) and USS Shelton (DD-790) in San Diego July 1966. | Larry Backus | |
| 94k | USS Berkeley (DDG-15) and USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786) October 1967 off Japan. | Larry Backus | |
| 59k | USS Berkeley (DDG-15) and USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786) October 1967 off Japan. | Larry Backus | |
| 131k | 1971 off San Diego. The "bubble" on the flight deck is an air supported structure supplied by Byrd Airstructures (sp?) to conceal a surface to air missile which was being evaluated for shipboard use. | William F. Yannayon Sr./Carlton Currie | |
| 41k | Published photo of the Anderson with the caption "Increasing speed to avoid shellfire from Hon Ci Island, North Vietnam," however, this is not the Anderson. The identity of the ship may be the USS Lloyd Thomas (DD-764). If you know for sure, please let us know. The photo was taken during Operation Linebacker in 1972. The Task Unit had a LAMPS helicopter assigned. While the ships were engaging shore batteries the helicopter crew took photos of a ship under fire that they misidentified as ANDERSON. Circa 1972, US Navy photo. | Joe Radigan | |
| 34k | Esquimalt, British Columbia October 1975. | Marc Piché | |
| 66k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 165k | Destroyer Division 12 patch. | Ed Velasquez | |
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