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| 81k | Fred Thomas Berry, born 23 November 1887 in Logan, Iowa, was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1908. Through much of his early career he specialized in engineering duty, and during World War I commanded McCall (DD-28). He was awarded the Navy Cross for his outstanding performance of duty in this billet. In 1927, he began training in dirigibles, and later commanded the airship Los Angeles (ZR-3). Commander Berry was lost in the crash of Akron (ZRS-4) off the New Jersey coast 4 April 1933. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 128k | Artist's conception of the Fred T. Berry as she appeared in April 1949 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 | |
| 143k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 21k | Undated., location unknown. | Wallace Ramberg SN | |
| 79k | Undated., location unknown. | Wallace Ramberg SN | |
| 22k | Undated., location unknown. | Wallace Ramberg SN | |
| 22k | Undated., location unknown. | Wallace Ramberg SN | |
| 72k | The keel laying July 16 1944. | Joseph Wojcik | |
| 128k | Under construction January 5 1945. | Joseph Wojcik | |
| 93k | On the ways January 26 1945. | Joseph Wojcik | |
| 110k | On the ways January 26 1945. | Joseph Wojcik | |
| 78k | The Ships sponsor, Mrs. Fred T. Berry, at the christening January 28 1945. | Joseph Wojcik | |
| 68k | Sliding down the ways January 28 1945. | Joseph Wojcik | |
| 105k | Fully afloat and ready for fitting out January 28 1945. | Joseph Wojcik | |
| 92k | San Pedro, CA harbor May 18 1945. | Joseph Wojcik | |
| 89k | San Pedro, CA harbor May 25 1945. | Joseph Wojcik | |
| 56k | San Pedro, CA harbor May 25 1945. | Joseph Wojcik | |
| 90k | San Pedro, CA harbor May 25 1945. | Joseph Wojcik | |
| 99k | San Pedro, CA harbor May 25 1945. | Joseph Wojcik | |
| 166k | Navy Photo 3497-4-49, amidships looking forward plan view of USS Fred T. Berry (DDE 858) with USS McCaffery (DD 860) at Mare Island on 28 April 1949. Note that Mt. 52 has been removed and replace with a MK 15 Hedgehog ASW rocket launcher. | Darryl Baker | |
| 171k | Navy Photo 3499-4-49, amidships looking aft plan view of USS Fred T. Berry (DDE 858) with USS McCaffery (DD 860) outboard at Mare Island on 28 April 1949. | Darryl Baker | |
| 100k | Navy Photo 3517-4-49, bow on view of USS Fred T. Berry (DDE 858) departing Mare Island on 29 April 1949. | Darryl Baker | |
| 101k | Navy Photo 3519-4-49, broadside view of USS Fred T. Berry (DDE 858) off Mare Island on 29 April 1949. She was under repair at Mare Island form 4 Jan to 16 May 1949. | Darryl Baker | |
| 97k | Navy Photo 3521-4-49, stern view of USS Fred T. Berry (DDE 858) departing Mare Island on 29 April 1949. | Darryl Baker | |
| 95k | Circa 1953. | Marc Piché | |
| 49k | The photo was taken in 1957-1958, entering Monaco Harbor. | Paul D Graf LT. (jg) | |
| 117k | The J. P. Kennedy (DD-850), Fred T. Berry (DD-858) and McCaffery (DD-860) in Genoa, Italy May 6, 1954. | Larry Bohn | |
| 76k | L-R, USS Keppler (DDE-765), USS Fred T. Berry (DDE-858), USS Norris (DDE-859), USS McCaffery (DDE-860) and USS Harwood (DDE-861 of DesRon 6 steaming through the Caribbean in June 1956. | Robert Hurst | |
| 101k | Boston 4 July 1961. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 104k | Atlantic, September 1965. Pulling away from AO-25 Sabine after fueling. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 133k | September, 1965, taken off the east coast, that's Richard up the ship's fueling trunk below the bridge wing. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 125k | As above. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 82k | Departing Guantanamo Bay Cuba, September 28 1965 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 218k | South Boston Naval Annex, November 6 1965 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 56k | Boston Naval Shipyard, November 6 1965 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 75k | South Boston Naval Annex, November 6 1965 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 53k | South Boston Naval Annex, November 6 1965 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 59k | Boston Naval Shipyard, December 1965 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 93k | Panama Canal, January 15 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 68k | Off Oahu taken 15 Feb 1966, photographer was PH2 C.A. KOMPERDA. The photo number is VC-1-31399-2-66. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 93k | Mid-Pacific, February 18 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 90k | South China Sea, March 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 79k | Tonkin Gulf, June 1966. Capt. Dermody off to lunch with the Admiral. Note the limo. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 93k | Hong Kong, June 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 89k | Capt Fred T. Berry Jr., who at the time was chief of staff of SUBFLOT 7 in Yokosuka, and Cdr Dick Dermody, Commanding Officer of the Fred T. Berry, 14 June 1966. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 109k | Fueling from Oriskany CV-34, June 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 50k | Port Dickson Malaya, July 11 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 74k | Entering The Suez Canal, July 27 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 67k | Palma, Majorica, August 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 85k | Newport, January 1967 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 129k | USS Sierra (AD-18) at San Juan, Puerto Rico, 26 February 1967 with six destroyers alongside including the Basilone (DD-824), Fiske (DD-842), Davis (DD-937), Richard E Kraus (DD-849), Harwood (DD-861), and the Gyatt (DD-712). Taken from the USU Fred T. Berry (DD-858). | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 106k | San Juan, March 1967 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 43k | Newport, May 2 1967 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 88k | Naples Italy, May 1967 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 148k | Malta, June 27 1967 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 92k | Malta, June 27 1967 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 103k | Valetta, Malta, June 1967 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 58k | Salerno Bay, Italy, July 1967 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 45k | Circa late 1960's. | Marc Piché | |
| 56k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 61k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 55k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 95k | Example of the Berry 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 | |
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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