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	82k	Photo #: NH 49305 Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, USN portrait photograph with sword, taken circa 1887-1894. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Tony Cowart
	82k	Artist's conception of the Gherardi as she appeared in World War II 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
	254k	Undated World War II image of the USS Murphy (DD-603), USS Gherardi (DD-637), USS Butler (DD-636), USS Herndon (DD-638) and USS Shubrick (DD-639).		Bobby Kleinaman
	191k	Undated, location unknown.		Mark Leverenz
	208k	Undated, location unknown.		Mark Leverenz
	196k	Undated, location unknown.		Mark Leverenz
	94k	Flyer announcing the launching of the USS Butler (DD-636) and the USS Gherardi (DD-637).		Ed Zajkowski
	142k	USS Gherardi (DD-637) under construction at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1942. USS Butler (DD-636) is moored ahead of her. Photo courtesy of Life Magazine.		Bill Gonyo
	142k	USS Gherardi (DD-637) and USS Butler (DD-636) ready for launching. Also see our Special Feature Page on the construction and launching.		Ron Reeves
	66k	Mrs. Neville Gherardi Robinson, Ship's Sponsor, of USS Gherardi (DD-637), holds the christening bottle, during launching ceremonies at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 12 February 1942. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Rear Admiral Adolphus E. Watson, USN, donated by Mrs. Alexander C. Liggett and Mrs. J.S. Taylor. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Photo #: NH 99248.		Robert Hurst
	164k	Freshly launched USS Butler (DD-636) and USS Gherardi (DD-637) sit moored at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1942. Photo courtesy of Life Magazine.		Bill Gonyo
	73k	Photo #: NH 99247 USS Gherardi (DD-637) ready for launching, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, on 12 February 1942. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Rear Admiral Adolphus E. Watson, USN, donated by Mrs. Alexander C. Liggett and Mrs. J.S. Taylor. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Tony Cowart
	80k	Photo #: NH 99111 USS Gherardi (DD-637), at left, and USS Butler (DD-636) ready for launching, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, on 12 February 1942. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Rear Admiral Adolphus E. Watson, USN, donated by Mrs. Alexander C. Liggett and Mrs. J.S. Taylor. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Tony Cowart
	156k	Photo #: NH 99109 USS Gherardi (DD-637), at left, and USS Butler (DD-636) ready for launching, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, on 12 February 1942. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Rear Admiral Adolphus E. Watson, USN, donated by Mrs. Alexander C. Liggett and Mrs. J.S. Taylor. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Tony Cowart
	205k	USS Butler as she slides down the ways, during launching ceremonies at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, on 12 February 1942. USS Gherardi (DD-637), which was launched immediately afterwards, is at left. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Centre, photo # NH 99112.		Robert Hurst
	190k	Photo #: NH 96397 USS Butler (DD-636), at right, starts to slide down the ways during launching ceremonies at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 12 February 1942. USS Gherardi (DD-637), which was launched immediately afterwards, is at left. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute Photo Collection, Annapolis, Maryland. Collection of James C. Fahey. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Tony Cowart
	230k	USS Gherardi (DD-637) Launching, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 12 February 1942. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Rear Admiral Adolphus E. Watson, USN, donated by Mrs. Alexander C. Liggett and Mrs. J.S. Taylor. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	216k	Scene from the Commissioning Ceremony on September 15 1942 at Philadelphia Navy Yard.		Mark Leverenz
	179k 126k	Another scene from the Commissioning Ceremony on September 15 1942 at Philadelphia Navy Yard along with a list of those present in the photo.		Mark Leverenz
	148k	Underway, circa 1942. This photograph has been retouched by wartime censors to remove radar antennas atop Gherardi's gun director and foremast. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	91k	USS Gherardi moored in the port of Casablanca March 18 1943, recently arrived with Convoy UGS5a. Photo from Life Magazine collection, photographer Dmitri Kessel, arriving in UGF6. For educational and non-commercial use.		John Chiquoine
	131k	Underway in New York Harbor, 24 April 1943. The Statue of Liberty is in the left background. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute Photo Collection, Annapolis, Maryland. Collection of James C. Fahey. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	76k	New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Lights are turned as night falls over the Navy Yard docks, circa June-September 1943. USS Gherardi (DD-637) is in the centre, by the crane. USS Luce (DD-522) is at left (USN Photo No. 80-G-K-3860).		Robert Hurst
	53k	New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Dusk falls over the Navy Yard docks, circa June-September 1943. The ship in the centre, just beyond the crane, is USS Gherardi (DD-637). USS Luce (DD-522) is at left, with only her bow visible. USS Butler (DD-636) is at right, with only her stern visible. USS Doyle (DD-494) is in the right background. A British light cruiser, painted in yellow primer, is in the left background (USN Photo No 80-G-K-3859).		Robert Hurst
	124k	USS Gherardi maneuvering off Casablanca, Morocco, 1943. Photo from LIFE Magazine archives, J.R. Eyerman, photographer.		Peter DeForest
	87k	USS Gherardi (DMS-30) Photographed circa the later 1940s or the early 1950s. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1974. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	102k	Valletta, Malta February 3 1953 as DMS-30.		Marc Piché
	27k	USS Gherardi during Korean war.		Don Strout, Sonarman3/c. DMS 30
	115k	USS Gherardi (DMS-30), USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD-713), USS Murray (DD-576), USS Benner (DD-807) and USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) in Algiers May 20, 1954.		Larry Bohn
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LCDR John William Schmidt    Sep 15 1942 - Dec 4 1943

CDR Neale Roland Curtin    Dec 4 1943 - Dec 9 1944

(redesignated DMS-30 on November 15 1944)

LCDR William Wade Gentry    Dec 9 1944 - 1946

CDR James Albert Boorman, Jr.    Dec 1946 - 1949

LCDR Clay Harrols    1949 - 1951

LCDR Louis Leonard Meier Jr.    Feb 1951 - Aug 1953

CDR Adolphus G. Rath    Aug 1953 - Dec 1955

(Reverted to DD-637 on July 15 1955)