DD DDE DDR DESTROYERS Greyhounds of the Fleet

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USS NEWMAN K PERRY (DD-883) Gearing class in service 1945 to 1981

Gemsco DD & DDR versions, she was reclassified as a radar picket destroyer (DDR) from 1950 to 1965

 

[Salvage Sailor]

On 2/26/2020 at 7:12 AM, Bearmon said:

here are two more I didn't see posted anywhere

first the USS Hazelwood DD 531 not sure if it is discolored or should be this color

 

 

I have two of these and they are the same dirty looking color

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USS RENSHAW (DD-499) Three War Fletcher class in service 1942 to 1970.  Reclassified DDE-499 March 26 1949, reverted back to DD-499 June 30 1962.  Eight battle stars for World War II service; five battle stars for Korean War service; and six battle stars for Vietnam War service. Her Ship's Bell is on display at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum.

 

Photo and History circa 1967 Vietnam Cruise, Yankee Station

 

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USS RENSHAW (DD-499) Three War Fletcher class in service 1942 to 1970.  Reclassified DDE-499 March 26 1949, reverted back to DD-499 June 30 1962

 

Welcome Aboard circa 1967, Destroyer Division 252 (DESDIV 252, DESRON 25) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

 

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USS RENSHAW (DD-499) Three War Fletcher class in service 1942 to 1970.  Reclassified DDE-499 March 26 1949, reverted back to DD-499 June 30 1962

 

Japanese made patch, Vietnam War

 

[Bearmon]

3 hours ago, Salvage Sailor said:

USS RENSHAW (DD-499) Three War Fletcher class in service 1942 to 1970.  Reclassified DDE-499 March 26 1949, reverted back to DD-499 June 30 1962

 

Japanese made patch, Vietnam War

 

nice patch

 

[Bearmon]

Did a search and did not see this ship, USS William C Lawe DD 763

[Salvage Sailor]

USS WILLARD KEITH (DD-775) Allen M. Sumner class destroyer in service 1944 to 1972

 

Her original patch design and her Dennis the Menace patch.

 

 

USS WILLARD KEITH (DD-775) PER ANGUSTA AD ANGUSTA (“through difficulties to honors”) i.e. No Pain No Gain

 

 

 

"Menace of the Seas" - Hank Ketcham creator of Dennis the Menace was given a VIP ride on the Willard Keith in 1954 from San Francisco to Long Beach, CA.. To show his appreciation he designed the ships plaque and this is the patch that came from that design

 

 

[Bearmon]

This is another USS Manley, different color scheme that the one posted earlier  nice patch about 6 inches high and 5 inches across

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USS ROBERT K HUNTINGTON (DD-781) Allen M. Sumner class in service 1945 to 1973, WWII, Cold War, Vietnam.  Named for Robert Kingsbury Huntington, a naval aviator and member of Torpedo Squadron 8. The entire squadron was lost during the Battle of Midway.

 

Robert Kingsbury Huntington, born at Los Angeles, Calif., 13 March 1921, enlisted in the Navy 21 April 1941. He served on board Lexington (CV-2) and was rated aviation radioman third class before being transferred to Torpedo Squadron 8 on board Hornet (CV-8). He received the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement as rear gunner in a torpedo plane during an attack against enemy Japanese forces in the Battle of Midway 4 June 1942. Flying without fighter support and with insufficient fuel to return to their carrier, Huntington and his fellow crewmember pressed home their attack with utter disregard for their own personal safety, in the face of a tremendous antiaircraft barrage and overwhelming fighter opposition. Huntington was one of 29 from Torpedo Squadron 8 who gave their lives in this attack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PFA Ken]

On 6/29/2017 at 8:48 PM, Salvage Sailor said:

Gearing class USS O'HARE (DDR-889) In service 1945 to 1973

 

Love this! Never seen this one before. I own a 1962 deck jacket of this destroyer. Salvage, would you ever be interested in selling this? 

[Salvage Sailor]

That one's a keeper for my collection, very hard to find

 

This is the USS O'HARE patch made by Gemsco that is usually found

 

 

[PFA Ken]

Thanks Salvage! Regarding the Gemsco one, is it still available? I'm looking for a true original vintage not those reproductions on Ebay. 

 

 

[Bearmon]

Here is one not often seen, USS Miles C Fox DD 829  

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USS GAINARD (DD-706) Allen M. Sumner class destroyer in service 1944 to 1971

 

Two different cut edge versions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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USS JENKINS (DD-447) The third Fletcher class destroyer in commissioned service 1942 to 1969.  She was reclassified at DDE-447 during the Korean War and reverted back to DD-447 in 1962.

 

These belonged to a crewman who served aboard JENKINS during her WESTPAC Vietnam cruises in 1966 & 1967

 

JENKINS earned 14 battle stars during World War II, one battle star in the Korean War, and five battle stars for Vietnam service

 

 

[Bearmon]

17 hours ago, Salvage Sailor said:

USS GAINARD (DD-706) Allen M. Sumner class destroyer in service 1944 to 1971

 

Two different cut edge versions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bottom patch is merrowed edge, not cut edge.

 

[Bearmon]

17 hours ago, Salvage Sailor said:

USS JENKINS (DD-447) The third Fletcher class destroyer in commissioned service 1942 to 1969.  She was reclassified at DDE-447 during the Korean War and reverted back to DD-447 in 1962.

 

These belonged to a crewman who served aboard JENKINS during her WESTPAC Vietnam cruises in 1966 & 1967

 

JENKINS earned 14 battle stars during World War II, one battle star in the Korean War, and five battle stars for Vietnam service

 

 

That is a beauty

[Salvage Sailor]

On 6/12/2020 at 2:58 PM, Salvage Sailor said:

USS WILLARD KEITH (DD-775) Allen M. Sumner class destroyer in service 1944 to 1972

 

Her original patch design and her Dennis the Menace patch.

 

 

USS WILLARD KEITH (DD-775) PER ANGUSTA AD ANGUSTA (“through difficulties to honors”) i.e. No Pain No Gain

 

 

 

"Menace of the Seas" - Hank Ketcham creator of Dennis the Menace was given a VIP ride on the Willard Keith in 1954 from San Francisco to Long Beach, CA.. To show his appreciation he designed the ships plaque and this is the patch that came from that design

 

 

 

 

A different yet very similar make of the USS WILLARD KEITH (DD-775).  These may be different generations of the Gemsco patch i.e. 1950's vs. 1960's

 

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

On 9/26/2020 at 5:48 AM, Bearmon said:

The bottom patch is merrowed edge, not cut edge.

 

 

Thanks for the correction.  Here are three versions of the USS GAINARD (DD-706)

 

 

Gold thread on felt

 

 

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

On 7/25/2017 at 8:20 AM, Salvage Sailor said:

Cold War/Gulf War Spruance class USS STUMP (DD-978) In service 1978 to 2004

 

 

 

 

USS STUMP (DD-978) Spruance class destroyer in service 1978 to 2004

 

(Persian) GULF PATROL in the Iraq/Iran Warzone 1982-1983 just prior to the first Tanker War

 

 

 

 

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USS KENNETH D. BAILEY (DD-713) Gearing class in service 1945 to 1970

 

 

 

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USS BASILONE (DD-824/DDE-824) Gearing class Destroyer in service 1949 to 1977 (Reverted to DD-842 June 30, 1962)

 

 

Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone (1916–1945)

 

 

SGT. Lena Basilone ready to christen USS BASILONE, 21 December 1945

 

 

USS BASILONE (DDE-824) as a post-war (Cold War) ASW escort destroyer 1949-1962, Gemsco gold border card circa 1950's

 

 

 

USS BASILONE (DD-824) WESTPAC - 1960's Cruise patch

 

 

 

 

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USS MULLANY (DD-528) Fletcher class in service 1943 to 1971 - Struck by a Kamikaze at Okinawa she had to be abandoned by her crew.....but the ship did not sink.....and she was recovered, towed to Pearl Harbor, salvaged & rebuilt to continue serving on until 1971.  FULL STORY HERE

 

Seven battle stars earned in WWII and at least three more for Vietnam service

 

 

 

Kamikaze damage 1945

 

 

 

Aboard a floating drydock (ARD)

 

 

Back to service in Vietnam, 1968 providing gunfire support and plane guard duties

 

[Salvage Sailor]

On 4/24/2017 at 12:34 PM, Salvage Sailor said:

Drones are not new to the USN - Gyrodyne QH-50C Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter (DASH) https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/gyrodyne-qh-50c-drone-anti-submarine-helicopter-dash

 

Allen M. Sumner class USS JOHN W. THOMASON In service 1945 to 1970

 

Another USS THOMASON (DD-760) DASH patch, Gold border and details