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16k | Cornelius Kinchiloe Stribling was born at Pendleton, S.C., on 22 September 1796. He was appointed midshipman on 18 June 1812, the day the United States declared war on Great Britain. During the War of 1812, he served in Macedonian from 1 January 1813 to April 1814 and in Mohawk from then until April 1815. While assigned to Mohawk on Lake Ontario, Midshipman Stribling participated in the blockade of Kingston in the summer and fall of 1814. Soon after the end of the war, he returned to Macedonian and, in 1815, participated in the capture of two Algerine ships, a frigate and a brig, by Commodore Stephen Decatur's squadron. In October of 1815, Stribling was transferred to Constellation and returned home in that frigate at the end of 1817. On 1 April 1818, he was promoted to lieutenant and served successively in Hornet, Peacock, John Adams, and again in Constellation, during the campaigns against pirates in the West Indies. In 1823, he was given command of two barges along the coast of Cuba and with them captured buccaneer schooner Pilot after a running fight. During the Mexican War, Stribling was attached to ship-of-the-line Ohio and took part in operations against the coastal towns of Lower California and western Mexico. From 1851 to 1853, he served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. On 1 August 1853, he became Captain Stribling. From 1854 to 1855, he commanded San Jacinto and, between 1857 and 1859, he was Commandant at the Pensacola Navy Yard. After two years as Commander of the East India Squadron, Capt. Stribling returned home in 1861 to find the Union rent asunder by the Civil War. He forsook the land of his birth, South Carolina, to support the Union cause. Under the provisions of the Act of Congress, effective 21 December 1861, his long service required that he be placed upon the retired list. That action and a promotion to the rank of Commodore took place on 2 August 1862. However, the exigencies of war soon brought him back to active duty. He commanded the Philadelphia Navy Yard until 23 September 1864, when he was ordered to assume command of the East Gulf Blockading Squadron. He held this post for the duration of the war. On 6 August 1866, he was appointed to the Lighthouse Board and remained with that organization until 18 September 1871, having served as president of the board from 15 March 1869. Rear Admiral Stribling died at Martinsburg, W. Va., on 17 January 1880. | Bill Gonyo |
| 94k | Artist's conception of the Stribling 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 |
| 93k | Undated photo by Bill Wozniak of the USS Cone (DD-866) and USS Stribling (DD-867) alongside the USS Yellowstone (DD-27). | Rick Rowan |
| 102k | Undated, location unknown. | - |
| 54k | Undated, location unknown. | Captain John C. Ruff USN (Ret) Main Propulsion Assistant/ Damage Control Assistant 1962-1964 |
| 59k | Undated, location unknown. Coming alongside the USS Chikaskia (AO-54) for underway replenishment. | Steve Newbauer |
| 42k | USS William R. Rush (DD-714) and USS Stribling (DD-867) at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, November 1945. | Burnet "Fred" Waring |
| 108k | In the Mediteranean, circa 1959. | Marc Piché |
| 82k | USS Fulton (AS-11) and USS Sierra (AD-18) stern to stern at San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 1967 with the USS Davis (DD-937), unknown, USS Harwood (DD-861), USS William C. Lawe (DD-763) and USS Stribling (DD-867) alongside the Sierra. | Sheridan Carey |
| 101k | Circa 1968. | Russ Hartley |
| 152k | Circa 1969 postcard view taken in Mayport, FL. Ships include the USS Turner (DD-834), USS Stribling (DD-867), USS Noa (DD-841) and USS Fiske (DD-842). | Rich Wersinger, CDR, USNR (Ret.) |
| 94k | June 1971, entering the Pricipality of Monaco. | Joseph Rachal |
| 86k | Circa 1972, location unknown. | CDR Tom Sparkman |
| 111k | Ship's plaque circa 1972-1973. "Audentes Fortuna Juvat" which is latin for Fortune Favors the Brave. | HMCS (SW) Tom Miller, USN, RET |
| 50k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
| 64k | Ship's patch circa 1963. | Wayne (Skip) St.Sauveur |
| 38k | Ship's patch from late 1950s. | Mike Smolinski |
