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Available | - | Charles Purcell Cecil was born in Louisville, Kentucky on 4 September 1893. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned ensign in 1916. His extraordinary heroism in World War II, first as commander of Destroyer Division Five in the brutal Battle of Santa Cruz on 26 October 1942, which convinced a Japanese relief force not to make any further attempts at Guadalcanal. Later as the commanding officer of USS Helena (CL 50), he fought in a hazardous mine laying and shore bombardment operations off Kolombaranga on 13 May 1943. And finally in the Battle of Kula Gulf 5-6 July 1943, he participated in an ambush of a Japanese force intent on reinforcing garrisons on Villa. Although the Helena was lost to the "long lance" torpedoes of Japanese destroyers, Cecil's inspired leadership helped win the cruiser the Navy's first unit citation of World War II. By 1943, his accomplishments were recognized with the Navy Cross, a Gold Star in lieu of a second Navy Cross and the Bronze Star Medal. Rear Admiral Cecil was killed in an airplane crash in the Pacific on 31 July 1944. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 75k | Undated, location unknown. | - |
| 122k | Undated, location unknown. | Alan Neuren |
| 106k | Undated, World War II image. | Captain Jerry Mason USN |
| 164k | Undated, New York Harbor. | John W. Klar |
| 159k | Undated, New York Harbor. Configured as a DDR. | John W. Klar |
| 138k | Undated, location unknown. Signed by the Captain. | John W. Klar |
| 160k | Undated, location unknown. | John W. Klar |
| 121k | Undated, location unknown. | John W. Klar |
| 119k | Circa 1945, location unknown. | John W. Klar |
| 113k | USS Charles P. Cecil (DD-835), USS Wiliam C. Lawe (DD-763) and USS Stickell (DD-888) in Livorno, Italy 1962. | Marc Piché |
| 100k | USS Charles P. Cecil (DD-835), USS Wiliam C. Lawe (DD-763) and USS Stickell (DD-888) in Livorno, Italy 1962. | Marc Piché |
| 148k | Newport, RI 1966, USS Myles C. Fox (DD-829), USS Charles P. Cecil (DD-835), USS Hartley (DE-1029) and USS Compton (DD-705). | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 211k | Official USN Photo, USS Cecil in Narragansett Bay, RI, 10/10/71 | Mike Smolinski |
| 62k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 58k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
On Greek Service
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| 31k | CHARLES P. CECIL DD-835 as APOSTOLIS D-216 in Greek waters, 1980's. | Marc Piché |
| 104k | HNS APOSTOLIS, D 216, ex-USS CHARLES CECIL, DD 835, during an exercise in the 80's. | Anthony J. Vrailas |
To Greece August 2 1980, renamed Apostolis.
