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| 82k | Photo #: 80-G-14193, Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, USN photographed on board ship, 17 September 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. | Tony Cowart | |
| 147k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 101k | Undated, location unknown. | Jerry Hays | |
| 60k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 109k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 130k | Undated, location unknown. | David Buell | |
| 64k | Fitting out at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, on 20 July 1979. They were the final two of the original thirty Spruance class destroyers ordered by the U.S. Navy, and were to be formally christened on the following day, 21 July. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 88k | Rear Admiral William C. Wyatt, Supervisor of Shipbuilding at Pascagoula, Mississippi, signs the document accepting the ship from her builders, in ceremonies on board Fletcher at the Ingalls shipyard, 16 June 1980 . Looking on are Commander Steven C. Saulnier, the ship's Prospective Commanding Officer (2nd from right), Ingalls Shipbuilding President Len Erb (2nd from left) and George M. Nall (left), an Ingalls shipfitter who had worked on all thirty Spruance class destroyers and represented the entire Ingalls workforce at the ceremony. Fletcher was the final ship of the original thirty in that class. Courtesy of Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 80k | DN-SC-83-07006. A side view of an RGM-84 Harpoon missile immediately after being fired from a canister launcher aboard the destroyer USS FLETCHER (DD-992). 1 July 1980. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 77k | Longview, WA June 1986. | Marc Piché | |
| 44k | Vancouver, BC July 23 1986. | Marc Piché | |
| 152k | Underway off Catalina Island, California, 4 February 1988. Photographed by Chief Photographer's Mate T.R. Dupree. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss | |
| 65k | A series of 5 photos of the Fletcher underway in 1988. | Bob Dorais and Charlie Walker | |
| 44k | As above. | Bob Dorais and Charlie Walker | |
| 43k | As above. | Bob Dorais and Charlie Walker | |
| 48k | As above. | Bob Dorais and Charlie Walker | |
| 48k | As above. | Bob Dorais and Charlie Walker | |
| 82k | Circa 1990's. | Marc Piché | |
| 66k | Vancouver, BC June 24 1991. | Marc Piché | |
| 105k | Fremantle 1997 | Graeme D Fuller | |
| 63k | Fremantle, Australia April 21 1997. | Marc Piché | |
| 33k | Fremantle, Australia April 21 1997. | Marc Piché | |
| 33k | DN-SD-00-01154 980723-N-3612M-001 Port bow view of the Spruance class destroyer USS FLETCHER (DDG 992) on maneuvers during exercise RIMPAC '98. Photo by PH1 James McCarter, July 23 1998. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 40k | Fremantle, Australia January 20 1999. | Marc Piché | |
| 31k | Off Pearl Harbor in 2000. | Bob Dorais and Charlie Walker | |
| 162k | PACIFIC OCEAN NEAR HAWAII, June 18 2000, five United States warships cruise in formation lead by USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). The ships are participants in RIMPAC 2000. RIMPAC is the largest maritime exercise in the Asia-Pacific region, bringing together military forces from seven different nations. U. S. Navy photo (000618-N-8421M-020) by PH2(NAC) David C. Mercil. Surface combatants are: USS Fletcher (DD-992), USS Crommelin (FFG-37), USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60) and a Ticonderoga-class cruiser, either USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) or USS Shiloh (CG-67). | Fabio Peña | |
| 67k | 001112-N-2147W-029 Arabian Gulf Nov 12 2000, the destroyer USS Fletcher (DD 992) underway in the Arabian Gulf during Exercise Arabian Shark 2000. The Fletcher is capable of supporting helicopter and boat deck operations simultaneously. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David J. Weideman. | Fred Weiss | |
| 84k | USS Fletcher underway in the Arabian Gulf, November 12, 2000. | Steven A. Cardali | |
| 101k | Aerial view of the USS Fletcher DD-992 underway in the Arabian Gulf November 12, 2000. | Steven A. Cardali | |
| 117k | 021206-N-5319A-001. At sea aboard USS Fletcher (DD 992), December 6 2002, an SH-3 "Sea King" from Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Two (HC-2) delivers passengers and mail to Fletcher. HC-2 and Fletcher are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment, conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 140k | 021207-N-5319A-002 At sea aboard USS Fletcher (DD 992), December 7 2002, sailors attached to the U.S. Coast Guard's Tactical Law Enforcement Team South (LEDET) are lowered in a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) from aboard USS Fletcher in preparation to conduct Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO). The LEDET team is aboard Fletcher conducting operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 130k | Central Command Area of Responsibility, December 16 2002, aerial photo of Security Council Coalition ships. (From left to right) Her Majesty's Australian Ship HMAS Darwin (F 04), the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), the U.S. Navy spruance class destroyer USS Fletcher (DD 992), Her Majesty's Australian Ship HMAS Anzac (F 150), and the British Royal Navy ship HMS Cardiff (D 108). U.S. Navy photo. | Fred Weiss | |
| 60k | 021216-N-5319A-002, at sea with USS Fletcher (DD-992) December 16 2002, the spruance class destroyer fly's the national ensign while underway in the central command area of responsibility. Fletcher is conducting Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) in the Arabian Gulf while enforcing UN sanctions against Iraq. Fletcher is part of the Navy's Sea Swap initiative, which involves rotating three crews through a single ship to allow for more time on station in theater, while returning crews home at six month intervals. U.S. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 129k | Fremantle, Western Australia, January 19, 2003, USS Fletcher DD-992 pulls pierside to begin the first 'Sea Swap' Fletcher's crew just completed a six-month deployment with the USS Abraham Lincoln Battle Group, will be relieved by the crew of the recently decommissioned USS Kinkaid (DD-965) and after the change USS Fletcher will be back on deployment to the Indian Ocean. | Steven A. Cardali | |
| 114k | 031003-N-4809F-007. North Arabian Gulf, October 3 2003, crewmembers aboard USS Fletcher (DD 992) conduct maintenance on an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Wolfpack” of Light Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Forty Five (HSL-45). U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Josh Frey. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 52k | USS Fletcher (DD-992) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, May 25 2004, after two years and four crews, the Spruance Class destroyer USS Fletcher (DD 992) returned to Pearl Harbor for a two-day port visit after deployment. USN Photo 040525-N-3019M-004. | Steven A. Cardali | |
| 136k | 040525-N-3019M-003. Pearl Harbor, HI, May 25 2004, sailors assigned to the Spruance Class destroyer USS Fletcher (DD 992) attach the ship's banner to the brow after returning to Pearl Harbor for a two-day port visit before traveling to San Diego, Calif., where she will be decommissioned in October. The former Pearl Harbor-based ship is part of the Navy's Sea Swap Initiative, a program that rotates four crews through a single ship at six-month intervals. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Ryan C. McGinley. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 42k | 040525-N-6775N-029. May 25 2004, the US Navy (USN) Spruance Class Destroyer USS FLETCHER (DD 992) (foreground) returns to Naval Station (NS) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI), after an 18-month"Sea Swap"experiment in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, with the help of a commercial tug boat. A"Sea Swap"involves swapping out an entire crew every five months. The USS MISSOURI (BB 63) Memorial can be seen in the background right.U.S. Navy official photo by Photographer's Mate Second Class Justin P. Nesbitt. | - | |
| 64k | 040603-N-4304S-005. San Diego, June. 3 2004, the destroyer USS Fletcher (DD 992) returns to Naval Station San Diego Calif., after completing a six-month counter drug deployment operating with the Joint Interagency Task Force. The former Pearl Harbor, Hawaii based ship will be decommissioned in October. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Bradley Sapp. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 155k | USS FLETCHER (DD-992) Decommissioning ceremony on pier 7, 32nd street Naval Station, San Diego, CA October 1, 2004. | Charlie Walker | |
| 94k | Summer 2005, USS Fletcher (DD-992) extreme right, anchored by herself, USS Valley Forge (CG-50) anchored in nest with USS O'Brien (DD-975) and being prepared for Sinkex this year or next. To the left are LST's and what looks like a Tender. | Mike White & Charles E. Walker Jr. STGCS (SW) USN ret. | |
| 159k | August 29, 2005, Fletcher is anchored and fully powered up in Middle Loch, Pearl Harbor, HI. Current plans are that she will be reactivated sometime in 2006 for transfer to the Pakistani Navy. | Mike White & Charles E. Walker Jr. STGCS (SW) USN ret. | |
| 177k | As above, different view. | Mike White & Charles E. Walker Jr. STGCS (SW) USN ret. | |
| 85k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
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