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	67k	Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf served aboard California, Preble, Denver Whipple, San Diego, Hannibal and Saratoga. Sunk by U-boat aboard President Lincoln in WWI. Served aboard Seattle, Patricia, Niagara, Birmingham. Commanded Decatur, navigator of New York, exec West Virginia, commanded Houston. Commanded western Atlantic convoy escorts at start of WWII. Then became battleship cruiser support commander for Marshalls, Truk-Palaus, Marianas, Peleliu, and Leyte Gulf. Capped the Japanese "T" at Surigao Strait, destroying the Japanese southern strike force earning the Navy Cross. Wounded off Okinawa.		Bill Gonyo
	62k	Artist's conception of the ship 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
	24k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	128k	Undated, the USS OLDENDORF (DDG-972), pulls into Pearl Harbor after a six month deployment in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. 960804-N-7726D-001		Bill Gonyo
	61k	Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.		Mike Smolinski
	95k	Undated, location unknown.		Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr
	294k	Undated postcard.			Tommy Trampp
	80k	Undated, off Point Loma.			Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	122k	Undated, location unknown.			Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	42k	Seattle August 1982.		Marc Piché
	37k	Seattle August 1982.		Marc Piché
	68k	Port visit to Hobart, Tasmania. Australia sometime prior to 1983.		Nick Jansen
	65k	As above.		Nick Jansen
	72k	As above.		Nick Jansen
	71k	As above.		Nick Jansen
	61k	As above.		Nick Jansen
	65k	As above with a good view of the SH-2 Sea Sprite helicopter and the door in the hull for the internally mounted Mk-32 torpedo tubes.		Nick Jansen
	73k	January 6 1984, Pacific Ocean, a port bow view of the destroyer USS Oldendorf (DD 972 ) underway. US Navy photo.		Jerry Hays
	71k	January 6 1984, Pacifiv Ocean, a starboard bow view of the destroyer USS Oldendorf (DD 972 ) underway. US Navy photo.		Fred Weiss
	51k	A port quarter view of the Spruance class destroyer USS OLDENDORF (DD-972) underway off the coast of San Diego, California. An SH-2F Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) helicopter is on the ship's flight deck. Photo by PHC KRISTOFFERSEN dated January 6 1984.		-
	44k	A port bow view of the Spruance-class destroyer USS OLDENDORF (DD 972) underway off the coast of San Diego, California. An SH-2F Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) helicopter is approaching the ship's flight deck for a landing. Photo by PHC KRISTOFFERSEN dated January 6 1984.		-
	99k	Entering Sydney Harbor September 1986		Paul Coleman
	36k	Sydney, Australia October 1986.		Marc Piché
	79k	Sydney, Australia October 1986.		Marc Piché
	113k	DN-ST-87-03545. The guided missile cruiser USS REEVES (CG-24) and the destroyer USS OLDENDORF (DD-972) moored to a pier in Qingdao during the first visit by U.S. Navy ships to China in 40 years. Photo by PHC Chet King, November 1 1986.		Bill Gonyo
	72k	DN-ST-87-02188. A port quarter view of the destroyer USS OLDENDORF (DD 972) entering the harbor. Accompanying the ship are the guided missile cruiser USS REEVES (CG 24) and the guided missile frigate USS RENTZ (FFG 46). This is the first visit by US Navy (USN) ships to China in 40 years. Photo by PH1 Charles Mussi, November 5 1986.		Bill Gonyo
	178k	The destroyer tender USS Acadia (AD-42) with the destroyer USS Oldendorf (DD-972) and the guided missile frigate USS Curts (FFG-38) alongside, and a sea-going tug on the other. This is a stock image file from the USS Acadia newspaper "Tendergram" November 1990.		Robert Hurst
	24k	Hong Kong, circa 1991-1992.		William Chiu
	65k	Hong Kong, circa 1991-1992.		William Chiu
	71k	Hong Kong, circa 1991-1992.		William Chiu
	73k	Hong Kong, circa 1991-1992.		William Chiu
	36k	Vancouver, BC July 18 1996.		Marc Piché
	72k	Vancouver, BC July 22 1996.		Marc Piché
	45k	Vancouver, BC July 22 1996.		Marc Piché
	64k	San Francisco October 1997.		Marc Piché
	35k	Vancouver, BC October 31 1997.		Marc Piché
	69k	Departing San Diego, with Point Loma in the background, August 21 2002.		Andrew C. Esh
	112k	030101-O-4633P-001, San Diego, CA January 1 2003, the first sunset of the year provides a beautiful backdrop for the destroyers USS Elliot (DD 967), USS Oldendorf (DD 972), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), and the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). The ships are decorated with holiday lights as they are moored in San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Geoffrey Patrick.		Bill Gonyo
	143k	Photo taken during SINKEX showing damage from the CIWS fired from the USS Preble (DDG-88), August 25 2005. Photo taken by PH1 (AW/SW/NAC) Keith DeVinney.		Joe Gardella
	84k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski

CDR Lawrence Bertram Blumberg    Mar 4 1978 - Oct 18 1980
CDR Michael Allen McDevitt    Oct 18 1980 - Jul 30 1982 (Later RADM)
CDR John Francis Sussilleaux    Jul 30 1982 - Jan 14 1985
CDR William Robert Schmidt    Jan 14 1985 - Feb 18 1987 (Later RADM)
CDR William John Kane    Feb 18 1987 - Jul 8 1989
CDR Cyrus Hugh Butt IV    Jul 8 1989 - Jul 21 1991
CDR James August Moseman    Jul 21 1991 - Apr 2 1993
CDR Joseph Frederick Bouchard    Apr 2 1993 - Feb 24 1995
CDR Mark Cullen Nesselrode    Feb 24 1995 - Oct 25 1996
CDR Rolf Yngve    Oct 25 1996 - Apr 3 1998
CDR Donald Emory Babcock    Apr 3 1998 - Nov 19 2000
CDR Thomas Robert Taylor Jr.    Nov 19 2000 - Aug 28 2001
CDR Charles McAlister Gaouette    Aug 28 2001 - Jun 20 2003 (Later RADM)

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