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| 73k | David F. Sellers, born in Austin, Tex., on 4 February 1874, was appointed to the Naval Academy on 1 May 1890, graduated in 1894, and commissioned Ensign on 1 July 1896. He served in Massachusetts, Essex, and Alliance until 1898 when he joined the Philadelphia for service during the Spanish-American War. Sellers took part in the Samoan Campaign in 1899 and served in Philippine waters on board New York during the Philippine Insurrection. He later commanded Stewart, Salem, Birmingham, Wisconsin, and in 1918, the transport Agamemnon. Sellers was awarded the Navy Cross for his service in World War I. After the war, Sellers served on the staff of the Naval War College, the Bureau of Navigation, commanded Maryland, and as Chief of Staff, Scouting Fleet, from 1926 until his promotion to Rear Admiral on 2 June 1927. He commanded the Special Service Squadron from July 1927 to May 1929 during the uprisings in the Republic of Nicaragua and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. In June 1929, he was appointed Judge Advocate General of the Navy. After commanding Battleship Division I and Battleships, Battle Force, he became Commander in Chief, United States Fleet. Admiral Sellers served as Superintendent of the Naval Academy from 1934 until his retirement in 1938. He died on 27 January 1949 at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md. Photo #: NH 50274. Admiral David F. Sellers, USN (left), Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, In the control car of USS Macon (ZRS-5) on 9 November 1933, during his visit to the airship for a flight in the vicinity of San Francisco, California. Standing with him is Macon's Commanding Officer, Commander Alger H. Dresel, USN. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Bill Gonyo |
| 118k | Undated, location unknown. | - |
| 70k | Undated, location unknown. | Igancio F. Lopez, Spanish Navy (RET) |
| 130k | Undated, refueling from the USS Marius (AO-57) in heavy seas as seen from the USS America (CVA-66). | Thomas Becher |
| 177k | As above. | Thomas Becher |
| 60k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 100k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 69k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 177k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 171k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 147k | Undated, as seen from USS America. | Fabio Peña |
| 60k | Boston Naval Shipyard, December 22 1961 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 80k | Off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba September 28 1965. | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 57k | Off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba September 28 1965. | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 79k | The USS Sellers DDG-11, taken from the 02 level of the USS Kretchmer DER-329 in 1971 in San Juan Puerto Rico Harbor. | David Learn |
| 167k | October 1973.Eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea,close to Crete. DDG-11 comes with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Battle Group during the Arab - Israeli War. View from the Soviet Kashin class DDG Krasny Krim. | Eugene Ivkin |
| 72k | Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands on November 9 1973. | Carlos Manuel Estrela |
Change of Command pamphlet - March 11 1974 | Wolfgang Hechler |
| 26k | At Barcelona, Spain, on May 21, 1976. Compare this photo with that taken at Boston, above. A 15-year gap separates both photographs: the ever growing number (and weight) of antennas required by the ship's electronic equipment is made readily evident by the more complex, and considerably heightened, foremast. | Fabio Peña |
| 28k | Antwerp, Belgium September 4 1980. | Marc Piché |
| 24k | Antwerp, Belgium September 7 1980. | Marc Piché |
| 60k | Portsmouth, England September 8 1980. | Marc Piché |
| 64k | Portsmouth, England March 3 1982. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 61k | Gulf of Mexico Sept 1, 1982: Aerial port bow view of the ships comprising the Standing Naval Force Atlantic underway. The ships are from left to right: HMS Danae (F-47), HMCS Iroquois (DDH-280), HNLMS Van Nes(F-805), USS Sellers (DDG-11) and FGS Augsburg (F-222). Following the ships is the HMCS Protecteur (AOR-509). | Fred Weiss |
| 118k | Portsmouth, England 1985. | Marc Piché/Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
Welcome Aboard pamphlet - circa 1988 | Wolfgang Hechler |
| 36k | USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5), USS Sellers (DDG-11) and USS Luce (DDG-38) in Philadelphia July 16 1991. | Marc Piché |
| 87k | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, August 31 2002. | Roy J. Brooks |
| 49k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 48k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 61k | Bumper sticker. | Wolfgang Hechler |
| 86k | Engineering Department Patch. | Tommy Trampp |