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 | 116k | Daniel Webster (18 January 1782 – 24 October 1852), was a leading American statesman during the nation's antebellum era. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests. His increasingly nationalistic views and the effectiveness with which he articulated them led Webster to become one of the most famous orators and influential Whig leaders of the Second Party System. Daniel Webster was an attorney, and served as legal counsel in several cases that established important constitutional precedents that bolstered the authority of the Federal government. As Secretary of State, he negotiated the Webster-Ashburton Treaty that established the definitive eastern border between the United States and Canada. Primarily recognized for his Senate tenure, Webster was a key figure in the institution's "Gogen days" So well-known was his skill as a Senator throughout this period that Webster became a third and northern counterpart of what was and still is known today as the "Great Triumvirate," with his colleagues Henry Clay from the west and John C. Calhoun from the south. His "Reply to Hayne" in 1830 was generally regarded as "the most eloquent speech ever delivered in Congress." Similar to Henry Clay, Webster's desire to see the Union preserved and conflict averted led him to search out compromises designed to stave off the sectionalism that threatened war between the North and South. Webster tried three times to achieve the Presidency; all three bids failed, the final one in part because of his compromises. Similarly Webster's efforts to steer the nation away from civil war toward a definite peace ultimately proved futile. Despite this, Webster came to be esteemed for these efforts and was officially named by the Senate in 1957 as one of its five most outstanding members. | Photo from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 & submitted by Bill Gonyo. Partial text courtesy of Wikipedia. | |
 | 28k | This cover is one of 100 prepeared by sponsor on the occasion of the keel laying of the Daniel Webster (SSBN-626), 28 December 1961. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle. | |
 | 64k | Bow mounted diving planes fitted for the commissioning ceremonies of the Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) on 9 April 1963. | US Navy photo courtesy of Electric Boat. | |
 | 33k | Commemorative post mark on the occasion of the launching of the Daniel Webster (SSBN-626), 17 April 1963. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle. | |
 | 129k | Bows on view of the Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) during tests of her diving planes in 1964. The idea behind the bow planes was to reduce the effect of porposing, but they increased water resistance and lowered her overall speed. They were subsequently removed during a refit between 1976-78. | US Navy photo courtesy of subnet.com. Partial text courtesy of Bill Roberts CDR, USN (Ret). | |
 | 85k | Daniel Webster (SSBN-626), circa 1964. | US Navy photo. | |
 | 37k | Guardfish (SSN-612) and the Daniel Webster (SSBN-626), in the Panama Canal, 14 March 1970. We were heading back to Pearl after the shipyard in Miss. If I remember right this was the only time two nukes were in the canal at one time. It was some kind of a first.
| Courtesy of Jeff Kelly / USS Guardfish web page. Partial text info courtesy of Skip Spahr, TM02 (SS) | |
 | 229k | Pulling into Pearl Harbor shortly afterwards the above photo was taken, the Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) glides past the palm tree in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii that seems to be in most submarines photos in this section. | Photo courtesy of Don Hulse, EMC9SS0 (USN RET.) Partial text info courtesy of Skip Spahr, TM02 (SS). | |
 | 59k | Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) being helped by Navy yard tugs alongside a pier at the New London sub base sometime before 1974. | USN photo by JO2 Gwyneth J. Schulz from The American Submarine, by Norman Polmar, submitted by Robert Hurst. Photo added 05/07/08. | |
 | 101k | The Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) after her bow planes had been removed and sail planes installed, 1979. | US Navy photo courtesy of USS Bowfin Submarine Museum archives / members.aol.com. Photo i.d. courtesy of James German. | |
 | 487k | A port quarter view of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) underway on 2 Aug 1985
| Defense Visual Information Center photo # DN-SC-85-09576, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 66k | Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) in Holy Loch, Scotland, circa 1990. Note the temporary radar antenna attached to the sail. | US Navy photo courtesy of Electric Boat. | |
 | 28k | The Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635) at
NPTU Goosecreek, South Carolina. She is there with the Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) and they are moored for training in the Cooper River, the Sam Rayburn is up river, with the Webster down river and behind. | Photo courtesy of Lew Kennedy / USS James K. Polk Veteran's Association. | |
 | 21k | The Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635) at
NPTU Goosecreek, South Carolina, Dec. 2005. She is there with the Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) and they are moored for training in the Cooper River, the Sam Rayburn is up river, with the Webster down river and behind. | Photo courtesy of Lew Kennedy / USS James K. Polk Veteran's Association. | |
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