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| 90k | Forrest Percival Sherman, born 30 October 1896 in Merrimack, N.H., was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1917. A naval aviator from 1922, his peacetime service included aviation, surface, and staff assignments. Commanding Wasp (CV-7) when she was sunk by a Japanese submarine 15 September 1942, he was awarded the Navy Cross for his extraordinary heroism in command of the carrier during the opening days of the south Pacific operations. Assigned to Admiral Nimitz's staff he became a stellar member of that effective organization. After the war he filled a key position in the Navy Department and then went to command U.S. Naval Forces Mediterranean (later 6th Task Fleet). From 2 November 1949 until his death in Naples, Italy, 22 July 1951, Admiral Sherman was Chief of Naval Operations. Photo #: 80-G-16543. Captain Forrest P. Sherman, USN, former Commanding Officer of USS Wasp (CV-7), describes the loss of Wasp, which was torpedoed on 15 September 1942, during an interview at Pearl Harbor, circa October-December 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Bill Gonyo |
| 65k | Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA. | Mike Smolinski |
| 59k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski |
| 38k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert Hurst |
| 135k | Undated, location unknown. | David Buell |
| 144k | Circa late '50s-early '60s, location unknown. | John N
Adriani Sr.
Adriani-Evans Collection |
| 132k | Circa late '50s-early '60s, location unknown. | John N
Adriani Sr.
Adriani-Evans Collection |
| 51k | 1958 in Guantanamo Bay. | Charlie Flannery |
| 100k | Underway replenishment with USS Severn (AO-61) and USS Lake Champlain (CV-39), circa 1962. Air Group is CVSG-54, tail code "AT." | Harry Wood, ADJ3, USS Lake Champlain |
| 52k | October 1963 off of Boston, MA during a change of command ceremony. | Charlie Flannery |
| 145k | In the Mediterranean or Eastern Atlantic circa 1965/1966 alongside the USS Boston (CAG-1). | Roy Anderson |
| 40k | Key West Florida, November 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 45k | Key West Florida, December 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 55k | June 1, 1974 the destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931) alongside an aircraft carrier during an underway replenishment. | Fred Weiss |
| 75k | August 25, 1994, Baltimore, Maryland, an aerial sided view of two Forest Sherman class destroyers tied up at the Baltimore Fairfield Terminal awaiting scrapping. On the inboard side is the destroyer Forrest Sherman (DD-931) and outboard is the Blandy (DD-943). On the north side of the pier is the former U.S. Army N-3 type port repair ship Madison Jordan Manchester which is also to be scrapped. | Fred Weiss |
| 75k | Forrest Sherman inboard of Blandy viewed from the Patapsco River in early 1995. | Larry Backus |
| 102k | Forrest Sherman viewed from the Patapsco River in early 1995. | Larry Backus |
| 75k | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, August 31 2002. | Roy J. Brooks |
| 75k | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, August 31 2002. | Roy J. Brooks |
| 39k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 48k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
