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Available | - | Donald B. Steinaker was born in Syracuse, New York on 15 September 1922. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on 20 March 1941. He served his basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Deport on Parris Island, South Carolina. He attended advance training at Quantico, Virginia, before he was shipped to the South Pacific. During the Solomons campaign, Private First Class Steinaker was killed in action at the Matanikau River, Guadalcanal, on 9 October 1942, when his unit was attacked during a heavy Japanese offensive. The small group of marines fought furiously against the overwhelming enemy forces and exacted a tremendous toll. Steinaker refused to be dislodged from his position and died at his post. Steinaker was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for gallantry in action. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 98k | Undated, location unknown. | - |
| 62k | Undated, location unknown. | Marty Mustin |
| 49k | Undated, location unknown. | Marty Mustin |
| 24k | Undated, location unknown. | Marty Mustin |
| 26k | Undated, location unknown. | Marty Mustin |
| 44k | Undated, location unknown. | Marty Mustin |
| 57k | Undated, departing San Juan, PR. | Captain John C. Ruff USN (Ret) Executive Officer 1974-1976 |
| 75k | Undated, San Juan, PR. | Captain John C. Ruff USN (Ret) Executive Officer 1974-1976 |
| 85k | USS Elokomin (AO-55) refueling USS Steinaker (DD-863), date and place unknown. US Navy photo. | Edward H. Cleary |
| 74k | June 13 1945, location unknown. | Robert Hurst |
| 140k | April, 1946 photo of the Steinaker refueling from the USS Chemung (AO-30). Essex class aircraft carrier USS Princeton (CV-37) and an unidentified cruiser are off to starboard. | - |
| 82k | Monaco April 12 1955. | Captain John C. Ruff USN (Ret) Executive Officer 1974-1976 |
| 39k | Norfolk 1956 | Captain John C. Ruff USN (Ret) Executive Officer 1974-1976 |
| 91k | USS Compton (DD-705), USS Steinaker (DD-863), USS Leary (DD-879) and USS Davis (DD-937) in Naples, Italy May 1962. | Jack C. Sofield |
| 105k | USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5), USS New (DD-818) and USS Steinaker (DD-863) in August 1972 at Copenhagen, Denmark with USS Intrepid (CVS-11) berthed behind. | Jim Converse, Ltjg USNR, USS Intrepid (CVS-11) |
| 105k | The attached picture was sold in the ships store when I purchased it. I believe it was taken while we were transiting Chesapeake Bay during the fall of 1974. | Robert Schlehr, ETC, USNR-R (Ret) |
| 156k | As she and USS Cecil departed Newport (I think). They were taken in summer of 1979 enroute to an ASW exercise in the Caribbean, taken from USS Cecil (DD-835). | Howard P. Thomas ETCS (SS)(SW) USN (Ret) |
| 142k | As above. | Howard P. Thomas ETCS (SS)(SW) USN (Ret) |
| 73k | North Atlantic circa late 1970's. | Marc Piché |
| 48k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
| 48k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
On Mexican Service
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| 142k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert Hurst |
| 76k | As the Mexican Netzahualcoyotl (E-04) in Acapulco January 1991. | Marc Piché |
| 82k | Pacific Ocean, June 21 2005, the Mexican Navy destroyer ARM Netzahualcoyotl (D-102), ex-USS Steinaker (DD-863), comes alongside USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) during a Passing Exercise off the coast of California. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class John S. Lill (# 050621-N-1281L-016). | Fabio Peña |
| 118k | Pacific Ocean, June 21 2005, the Mexican Navy destroyer ARM Netzahualcoyotl (D-102), ex-USS Steinaker (DD-863). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Christopher D. Blachly. | Fabio Peña |
| 79k | Pacific Ocean, June 21 2005, the Mexican Navy destroyer ARM Netzahualcoyotl (D-102), ex-USS Steinaker (DD-863). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Christopher D. Blachly. | Fabio Peña |
To Mexico February 24 1982, renamed Netzahualcoyotl.
