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	62k	Forrest Beton Royal was born on 10 February 1893 in New York City. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy with the class of 1915. Service in increasingly important posts afloat and ashore prepared him for his role as commander of Amphibious Group Six in the assaults on Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, and Borneo during the Philippines campaign in the War in the Pacific (1944-1945). His planning and execution of these important assignments was recognized with the Distinguished Service Medal, and the posthumous award of a Gold Star in lieu of a second Distinguished Service Medal. Rear Admiral Royal died of a heart attack on board his flagship USS Rocky Mount (AGC-3) on 18 June 1945.		Robert M. Cieri/Bill Gonyo
	177k	Builders Plate.		Bill Gonyo
	84k	Undated, location unknown.		William H. Schaffer Sr.
	123k	Undated, on the Detroit River.		John Covert
	55k	Undated, location unknown. Photo by R.M. Scott, from "Jane's Fighting Ships 1959-60."		Robert Hurst
	119k	Port visit at Bar Harbor, Maine, August 1951. From collection of Raymond Strout.		Jonathan Eno
	150k	USS Forrest Royal (DD-872) at sea, Sept. 13, 1951. NAS Pensacola photo NA9-28838, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11152-28838.		Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard.
	136k	Navy photo 634269 dated February 24 1954. From the collection of CDR Thomas B. Ray (USS Essex CV-9).		Chris Stanley
	110k	USS Essex (CVA-9) and USS Forrest Royal (DD-872), circa 1958.		M. Edward "Hollywood" Arnold USN IC2
	178k	USS Essex (CVA-9) and the Forrest Royal in Cape Town, South Africa in 1958.		Tom Martin
	177k	As above.		Tom Martin
	121k	Location unknown, circa 1959.		Marc Piché
	78k	USS Forrest Royal (DD-872) in Boston Harbor, Mar. 1962, following FRAM modernization. Boston Naval Shipyard photo ASF 1947(L)3-62, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11152-1947.		Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard.
	69k	USS Forrest Royal (DD-872) in Boston Harbor, May 1962, following FRAM modernization. Boston Naval Shipyard photo ASF3921(L)5-62, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11152-3921.		Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard.
	49k	USS Forrest Royal (DD-872) in Boston Harbor, May 1962, following FRAM modernization. Boston Naval Shipyard photo, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11152-3926.		Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard.
	57k	As above, BOSTS-11152-3927.		Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard.
	78k	Location unknown, May 1962.		Robert M. Cieri
	85k	Norfolk, July 1964		© Richard Leonhardt
	106k	Coming alongside the USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) during Operation Sea Dragon off the coast of North Vietnam, Spring 1967.		Eric Bollin, USS Allen M. Sumner Reunion Association
	131k	View from the USS Hancock (CVA-19) while the Forrest Royal was alongside refueling in April 1967 off the coast of Vietnam.		Charles Dehnert
	155k	As above.		Charles Dehnert
	171k	As above.		Charles Dehnert
	202k	View of Forrest Royal during a high line personnel transfer to the USS Hancock (CVA-19) in April of 1967, off the coast of Vietnam.		Charles Dehnert
	205k	As above.		Charles Dehnert
	177k	As above.		Charles Dehnert
	202k	As above.		Charles Dehnert
	79k	Ship's patch.		M. Edward "Hollywood" Arnold USN IC2
	57k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
On Turkish Service
	39k	Undated, location unknown.		Murat Kurtulmus
	29k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	27k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	25k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	91k	Undated, location unknown. From the collection of Murat Esbahoglu, MCPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	177k	Undated, location unknown.		Cüneyt Demir
	130k	Undated, location unknown.		Cüneyt Demir
	103k	Undated, location unknown.		Cüneyt Demir
	49k	Undated, location unknown.		Cüneyt Demir
	188k	Undated, location unknown.		Cüneyt Demir
	241k	Undated, location unknown.		Cüneyt Demir
	229k	Undated, location unknown. USS Keppler (Turkish 355) and USS Forrest Royal (Turkish 353).		Cüneyt Demir
	91k	TCG Adatepe (D-353) during Deniz Kurdu Exercises in the Aegean Sea, 1976.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	15k	The Turkish Adatepe (ex-USS Forrest Royal, DD-872) closing to refuel from RFA Grey Rover, Mediterranean, May 1986.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	78k	The Turkish Adatepe (ex-USS Forrest Royal, DD-872) in the Mediterranean during May 1986.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy

CDR James M. Clute    Jun 29 1946 - Aug 15 1947
CDR Henry Calvin Spicer Jr.    Aug 15 1947 - Aug 12 1949
CDR Clifton W. Flenniken Jr.    Aug 12 1949 - Jul 21 1950
CDR Orville Owen (Ollie) Liebschner    Jul 21 1950 - Aug 15 1951
CDR Robert G. Bywater    Aug 15 1951 - Oct 3 1952
CDR Joseph S. Philips    Oct 3 1952 - Apr 2 1954
LCDR John D. Shea Jr.    Apr 2 1954 - May 1 1954
CDR Judson C. Doyle    May 1 1954 - Jul 30 1956
CDR John T. Oleksy    Jul 30 1956 - May 16 1958
CDR John J. Creamer    May 16 1958 - Dec 29 1959
CDR Raymond I. Clayton    Dec 29 1959 - May 10 1961
LCDR Robert W. Etcher    May 10 1961 - Mar 22 1962
CDR Hilmon E. Walters Jr.    Mar 22 1962 - Aug 5 1963
CDR James A. Beauboef    Aug 5 1963 - Jul 30 1965
CDR William Desmond Chattleton    Jul 30 1965 - Aug 24 1967
CDR William B. Latham    Aug 24 1967 - Oct 10 1969
CDR Charles Welford Fox Jr.    Oct 10 1969 - Mar 3 1971 (Later VADM)
LCDR Edward Francis Kellogg    Mar 3 1971 - Mar 22 1971