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| 58k | Henry Braid Wilson was born 23 February 1861 at Camden, N.J., and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1881. During the early days of his career he served in Tennessee and Saratoga and on coast survey expeditions to the Bering Sea. During the Spanish-American war Wilson was attached to gunboat Bancroft and was commended for bravery. In the years that followed he served in many ships, and was Pennsylvania's first commanding officer in 1916. He commanded the Atlantic Fleet's patrol forces during the First World War, and was responsible for the safe convoying of troops and supplies to Europe. For his outstanding service Wilson was awarded both the Navy and War Department Distinguished Service Medals. Following the war, he was Commander-in-Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet and later the Battle Fleet commander. In 1921 Admiral Wilson took over as Superintendent of the Naval Academy, and in his 4 years at Annapolis did much to raise its academic standing and improve the quality of education. Admiral Wilson retired in 1925 after nearly 50 years of service as seaman, leader, and educator. He died 30 January 1954 at New York City. Photo #: 80-G-1024939. Admiral Henry B. Wilson, USN, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, Admiral Robert E. Coontz, USN, Chief of Naval Operations, and Admiral Hugh Rodman, USN, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet. (listed from left to right) Photographed at the Navy Department, Washington, D.C., in 1919. Photo from the New York Public Library. | Bill Gonyo |
| 99k | Undated, location unknown. | - |
| 66k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski |
| 66k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski |
| 121k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 95k | Undated, location unknown. | ssharpbt2 |
| 178k | Undated, location unknown. | ssharpbt2 |
| 202k | Undated, location unknown. | ssharpbt2 |
| 210k | Undated, location unknown. | ssharpbt2 |
| 62k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 11k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 282k | A few days before launching | S. Dale Hargrave |
| 29k | Tom DeFoe and Mrs. J.P. Hurley christen the first of the Navy's guided missile destroyers built at the DeFoe Yards, April 22 1959. Photo by DeFoe Shipyards. | Bill Gonyo |
| 206k | Launching of the USS Henry B. Wilson DDG 7, April 22 1959. | S. Dale Hargrave |
| 160k | Launching of the USS Henry B. Wilson DDG 7, April 22 1959. | S. Dale Hargrave |
| 144k | Launching of the USS Henry B. Wilson DDG 7, April 22 1959. | S. Dale Hargrave |
| 87k | USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7), underway circa 1961, location unknown. Photo from "Jane's Fighting Ships" 1961-62 edition. | Robert Hurst |
| 49k | Alongside USS Galveston (CLG-3) circa 1963 on a WestPac deployment. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 110k | USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7) maneuvering off Vancouver BC on June 26 1964. Source: City of Vancouver Archives, Photo No. AM1506-S3-3-: CVA 447-5005, by Walter E. Frost. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 142k | As seen from the USS England (DLG-22) in February 1967 on SAR station in the Tonkin Gulf. | John Spivey |
| 176k | August 2 1968, location unknown. | Chris Howell |
| 155k | As above. | Chris Howell |
| 208k | USS Henry W. Tucker (D-875), USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7) and USS Rupertus (DD-851) at Subic Bay in 1971. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 115k | Coming alonside the USS Oriskany (CVA-34) in 1971, transiting from Vietnam to CONUS. | Bob Canchola |
| 108k | As above with the USS Rupertus (DD-851) in the background. | Bob Canchola |
| 109k | As above with the USS Rupertus (DD-851) in the background. | Bob Canchola |
| 18k | Coming alongside the USS Passumpsic (AO 107), August 1971. | R. Scott Noble, CAPT, USNR (Ret.) |
| 19k | Refueliong from the USS Passumpsic (AO 107), August 1971. | R. Scott Noble, CAPT, USNR (Ret.) |
| 186k | Circa after her Vietnam deployment, probably somewhere in Asia. | - |
| 89k | USS Edson (DD-946) with USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7) April 1975, prior to Operation Eagle Pull. | R. Scott Noble, CAPT, USNR (Ret.) |
| 115k | Two views of the Wilson in San Diego Bay during October 1980. | Richard Stiles |
| 132k | As above. | Richard Stiles |
| 124k | Circa 1980-81 from the Ship's Executive Officer, CDR Frank Dengler, USN (Ret.) collection. | Patricia Dengler |
| 131k | August 28, 1981, USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7) docked at Naval Station Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines. Moored forward is the USS William H. Standley (CG-32) and aft is the USS Sterett (CG-31). | Gerd Matthes |
| 51k | June 29 1983, a port beam view of the guided missile destroyer USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG 7) underway off the coast of California. | Fred Weiss |
| 58k | June 29 1983, a port quarter view of the guided missile destroyer USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG 7) underway off the coast of California. | Fred Weiss |
| 52k | June 29 1983, a starboard beam view of the guided missile destroyer USS Henry B. Wilson(DDG 7) underway off the coast of California. | Fred Weiss |
| 27k | Seattle, WA August 1983. | Marc Piché |
| 56k | Seattle, WA August 1983. | Marc Piché |
| 44k | Vancouver, BC July 1984. | Marc Piché |
| 105k | DN-SC-85-05478. An aerial port bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS HENRY B. WILSON (DDG 7) firing an RUR-5A ASROC missile, March 13 1985. | Bill Gonyo |
| 28k | Vancouver, BC July 1985. | Marc Piché |
| 39k | Vancouver, BC June 5 1986. | Marc Piché |
| 69k | Fremantle, Australia March 31 1989. | Marc Piché |
| 55k | Fremantle, Australia March 31 1989. | Marc Piché |
| 167k | DN-SC-90-01468. A starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS HENRY B. WILSON (DDG 7) underway off the coast of Southern California. Photo by PH2 Gunther, April 21 1989. | Bill Gonyo |
| 109k | DN-SC-85-00434. An aerial starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS HENRY B. WILSON (DDG 7). Photo by PH1 Kristofferson, June 29 19??. | Bill Gonyo |
Decommissioning pamphlet - October 2 1989 | Wolfgang Hechler |
| 307k | DN-SC-92-02885. Pearl Harbor, June 1 1991, four decommissioned Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyers lie tied up in the Middle Loch. The ships are, from front to back: the Cochrane (DDG 21), the Henry B. Wilson (DDG 7), the Joseph Strauss (DDG 16) and the Hoel (DDG 13). U.S. Navy photo by OS2 John Bouvia. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 216k | DN-SC-92-02897. Pearl Harbor, June 1 1991, four decommissioned Charles F. Adams class guided missile destroyers lie at anchor in the Middle Loch. The ships are, from left to right: the Hoel (DDG 13), the Joseph Strauss (DDG 16), the Henry B. Wilson (DDG 7) and the Cochrane (DDG 21). U.S. Navy photo by OS2 John Bouvia. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 50k | Pier 80S in San Francisco for conversion into power barge, June 1996. | Marc Piché |
| 44k | Pier 80S in San Francisco for conversion into power barge, July 1996. | Marc Piché |
| 54k | Pier 80S in San Francisco for conversion into power barge, July 1996. | Marc Piché |
| 39k | Bridge, mast and ASROC of the USS WILSON (DDG-7) sitting on the pier after being cut from the ship. | Michael Donegan |
| 126k | August 2003 as the ship was being towed out of the Susuin Bay Reserve Fleet. | © Kurt Greiner / SeaPhoto |
| 53k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 50k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 41k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 40k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |