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| 32k | Chief Water Tender John King born in Ireland in 1865 and enlisted in the Navy in 1893. He was awarded the Medal of Honor "on board USS Vicksburg, for heroism in the line of his profession at the time of the accident to the boilers, 29 May 1901," and awarded a second Medal of Honor "serving on board USS Salem, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on the occasion of the accident to one of the boilers of that vessel, 13 September 1909." He retired from the Navy in 1923 after 26 years broken service and died in New Orleans in 1938. | Stanley Svec |
| 29k | Undated, location unknown. | Edward H. Cleary |
| 63k | Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA. | Mike Smolinski |
| 139k | Undated, location unknown. | Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr |
| 111k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert Hurst |
| 130k | Undated, location unknown. | ssharpbt2 |
| 161k | Undated, location unknown. | ssharpbt2 |
| 152k | Undated, location unknown. | ssharpbt2 |
| 174k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 105k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 80k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 170k | The USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2) and USS John King (DDG-3) under construction. | Ron Reeves |
| 116k | USS John King (DDG-3) underway circa 1961, location unknown. Photo from "Jane's Fighting Ships" 1961-62 edition. | Robert Hurst |
| 95k | Boston Naval Shipyard, August 1961 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 66k | NOB Norfolk, August 1964 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 228k | King as seen from the USS Lind (DD-703) in Toulon, France, February 1967 during a Med Cruise. | J. McCoy |
| 147k | Genoa, Italy on February 1 1967. | Carlo Martinelli |
| 138k | Genoa, Italy on February 1 1967. | Carlo Martinelli |
| 257k | Genoa, Italy on June 1 1967. | Carlo Martinelli |
| 223k | View of USS John King (DDG-3) taken from USS Wasp (CVS-18) at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 1968. | Ben Brooks |
| 168k | The experimental guided missile frigate USS Glover (AGFF-1) tied up outboard of the guided missile destroyer USS John King (DDG-3) which is tied up pierside, at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, circa 1978. Tied up opposite John King is the guided missile cruiser USS Biddle (CG-34) Photo by Karsten Petersen. | Robert Hurst / LCDR Bill Lee USN |
| 64k | I took this photo of USS John King, DDG3, while she was anchored at Kirthira Anchorage (between Greece and Crete) in late 1978. Taken from USS Brumby FF-1044 | Walter Bengtson Jr. |
| 98k | 1979 visit to Toulon, France. | Gilbert Gyssels |
| 39k | Antwerp, Belgium July 4 1983. | Marc Piché |
| 46k | Antwerp, Belgium July 4 1983. | Marc Piché |
| 29k | Antwerp, Belgium July 4 1983. | Marc Piché |
| 109k | Visit to Antwerp on July 8 1983. | Gilbert Gyssels |
| 96k | Visit to Antwerp on July 8 1983. | Gilbert Gyssels |
Willkommen an Bord pamphlet - circa 1983 | Wolfgang Hechler |
| 70k | October 6 1983, Portsmouth, VA, a port bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS John King (DDG-3) undergoing an overhaul at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. A 350-ton hammerhead crane is visible in the background. Photo taken by Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) | Fred Weiss |
| 145k | The large harbor tug Anoka (YTB-810) escorts the guided missile destroyer USS John King (DDG-3) into port upon the vessel's return home following deployment, 10 November 1989. U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: DN-SC-90-04059. | Robert Hurst |
| 40k | USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2), USS John King (DDG-3) and USS Lawrence (DDG-4) in Philadelphia July 16 1991. | Marc Piché |
| 86k | At the scrappers in Brownsville, TX. | Ron Reeves |
| 36k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 45k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |