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65k | John Manley of Boston, born circa 1733, was selected for command of schooner Lee 24 October 1775. As Captain of Lee, on 28 November he captured one of the most valuable prizes of the Revolutionary War—British brigantine Nancy carrying much ordnance and military stores for British troops in Boston that proved invaluable to Washington’s army. For his “great vigilance and industry,” Manley was appointed commodore in January 1776 of “Washington’s fleet,” a group of small armed ships fitted out by him to harass the British and to seize supply vessels. Commissioned captain in the Continental Navy 17 April 1776, he sailed in Hancock until the frigate and her prize, HMS frigate Fox, were taken in July 1777. Imprisoned in New York until March 1778, he then entered privateer service to command Marlborough, Cumberland, and a prize, HMS Jason, until 1782, except for two more periods of imprisonment, one for 2 years in Mill Prison, England. On 11 September 1782, he returned to the Navy with command of frigate Hague. On a West Indies voyage he made a spectacular escape from a superior naval force; and, in January 1783, took the last significant prize of the war, Baille. Regarded as one of the outstanding captains of the young Navy, he had captured 10 prizes singlehanded and participated in the seizure of five others. Captain Manley died in Boston in 1793. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 107k | Undated, Mayport, Florida. | - | |
| 84k | Undated, location unknown. | D. A. Bailey | |
| 67k | Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 73k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
| 146k | Undated, location unknown. | David Buell | |
| 122k | Undated, Philadelphia Navy Yard. USS Blandy (DD-943), USS Davis (DD-937), USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931) and USS Manley (DD-940). | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 60k | Photo from OUR NAVY MAGAZINE dated April 15 1957. | Stanley Svec | |
| 110k | February 2, 1960: The USS MANLEY, DD-940 in the Mediterranean Sea while operating with the 6th Fleet. Note the second destroyer partially hidden at the top part of the mast. Official US Navy Photo. | John N Adriani Sr. Adriani-Evans Collection | |
| 88k | Circa 1962 | Fred Weiss SOG3 | |
| 135k | Pearl Harbor, circa May 18 1968. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 139k | At Barcelona, Spain, in May 1969, just a few months before she underwent her ASW modernization (project SCB-221). Note that the forward 3"/50 twin gun mount had been removed, superstructure enlarged, deckhouse added between her funnels. | Fabio Peña | |
| 73k | As above. | Fabio Peña | |
| 56k | Three views of the Manley in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in the late 60's or early 70's. | Robert Ruiter | |
| 56k | As above. | Robert Ruiter | |
| 55k | As above. | Robert Ruiter | |
Click here for a series of 28 images of the Manley on a special page taken in May 1971 at Philadelphia Navy Yard. | ||||
| 151k | May 3 1971, Delaware River. Photo by Philadelphia Navy Yard. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 161k | May 3 1971 off Philadelphia. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 128k | May 3 1971, Delaware River. Photo by Philadelphia Navy Yard. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 125k | May 3 1971, Delaware River. Photo by Philadelphia Navy Yard. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 136k | May 3 1971 at Philadelphia Navy Yard. Photo by Philadelphia Navy Yard. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 128k | May 3 1971 at Philadelphia Navy Yard. Photo by Philadelphia Navy Yard. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 160k | May 3 1971 at Philadelphia Navy Yard. Photo by Philadelphia Navy Yard. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 128k | August 1975. | Fred Weiss | |
![]() Welcome Aboard pamphlet - circa 1980 | Wolfgang Hechler | |||
| 77k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
CDR William Howard Rowan Feb 1 1957 - 1959 CDR Maddux 1959 - 1959 CDR Baldridge 1959 - 1960 CDR Kenneth G. Wallace 1960 - 1961 CDR Leon Ivan Smith Jr. 1961 - 1963 CDR Robert Thomas Ruxton Jr. Feb 1963 - Aug 1964 CDR Raymond A. Komorowski 1964 - 1966 CDR Warren C. Graham Jr. 1966 - 1967 CDR John Wettroth 1967 - 1969 CDR William Raymond Yetman 1969 - Jan 30 1970 (Decommissioned Jan 30 1970 - Apr 17 1971) CDR David Edward Ferguson Apr 17 1971 - Aug 4 1973 CDR Michael L. McGuire Aug 4 1973 - Sep 1974 CDR Lyman Edward Krekel Sep 1974 - 1976 CDR Glenn W. Smith 1976 - 1979 CDR John Raymond Brandon 1979 - Feb 20 1981 CDR John A. Carlson Feb 20 1981 - Mar 4 1983
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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