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76k | Oil on wood painting, 24" x 12", of Midshipman Stephen B. Luce, by Alexander James (1890-1946). Signed by the artist. Painting in the U.S. Naval Academy Museum Collection. Gift of Charlotte Luce Noyes, 1940. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photo #: KN-10934. | Tony Cowart/Robert Hurst |
USS Luce (DLG-7)
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| 110k | Undated location unknown. | - |
| 107k | Undated, location unknown. | - |
| 60k | Undated, location unknown. | Roy Brooks FC1c/MN (SW) USNR |
| 57k | Undated, location unknown. | Roy Brooks FC1c/MN (SW) USNR |
| 49k | Undated, Charleston Navy Yard photograph. | Robert Hall |
| 209k | On the ways a few days before launch. | Dale Hargrave |
| 160k | Christened by Mrs. Felix Stump, December 11 1958. | Dale Hargrave |
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87k | Launching at Quincy, MA, 11 December 1958. Photo from All Hands magazine, February 1959. | Robert Hurst |
| 213k | Launched December 11 1958 at Quincy. | Darryl Baker |
| 73k | Starboard quarter looking forward at Bethlehem Steel Co. in Boston Harbor on May 4 1961. | Roy Brooks FC1c/MN (SW) USNR/Roy Williams |
| 219k | Boston, July, 1961 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 73k | Boston, July, 1961 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 47k | As DLG-7 New York July 1962. | Marc Piché |
| 180k | Coming alongside USS Enterprise (CVA(N)-65) while enroute to the Mediterranean on 8 August 1962. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH 106804. | Robert Hurst |
| 193k | USS Luce (DLG-7) picture taken from USS Boston (CAG-1) in the Mediterranean Fall 1962. | Roy Williams |
| 31k | As DLG-7 Quebec July 1963. | Marc Piché |
| 44k | As DLG-7 Quebec July 1963. | Marc Piché |
| 126k | USS Luce DLG-7 as seen from the USS Perry DD-844, during the Dominican Republic Crisis in 1965. | Robert Hales |
| 183k | Postcard sold in the ships store circa Oct 1965. The only credit showing on the card is "Printed by the Cruise Book Firm Burdette & Co. Boston 27, Mass." | Bill Friebus |
| 173k | Postcard "Navy ship at submarine base, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Color Photo by H. C. Magorian." Postally used March 5, 1966. | Bill Friebus |
| 103k | USS Luce (DLG-7) in 1967, location unknown. Photo courtesy Dr Giorgio Arra. Image from the 1967/68 Edition of Jane's Fighting Ships. | Robert Hurst |
| 133k | Circa 1971, location unknown. | Tommy Trampp |
| 134k | Official US Navy Photograph of USS Luce (DLG-7), undergoing AAW Modernization at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1970. Luce was decommissioned on 25 February 1970 for an extensive 15-month conversion as part of the Navy's Anti-Air Warfare Modernization Program. New radar and electronics were installed to replace less efficient units. The missile system was modified to permit the firing of two next generation missiles and to operate against sophisticated enemy countermeasures. The Naval Tactical Data System was also installed enabling Luce to exchange digital information by computer-to-computer radio links with similarly equipped ships and aircraft. She was then capable of making rapid and accurate identification, as well as precise control of weapons. | |
| 53k | The cover of the Commissioning Ceremony Program for USS Luce (DLG-7), held at the Philadelphia Naval Base on 22 May 1971. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 91k | The schedule of events for the Commissioning Ceremony for USS Luce (DLG-7). | Robert M. Cieri |
| 107k | The rear cover of the Commissioning Program with a explanation of the meaning of the ship's insignia. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 82k | Following the Commissioning Ceremony, invited guests were able to tour the ship.This is the Tour Route Diagram handed out for this purpose on 22 May 1971. | Robert M. Cieri |
| DDG-38 |
| 101k | Undated location unknown. | - |
| 51k | Undated location unknown. | - |
| 66k | Undated location unknown. | - |
| 101k | Undated location unknown. | Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr |
| 88k | Undated location unknown. | Robert Hurst |
| 85k | Undated location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 130k | Undated location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 135k | USS Luce (DDG-38) underway on the Ionian Sea on 10 October 1975. Photographer PH3 Beitz, of USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH 106803. | Robert Hurst |
| 80k | Circa 1979, location unknown. | Robert Hurst |
| 84k | USS Luce (centre) accompanied on her starboard side by the Dutch frigate Isaac Sweers (F 814) and the Norwegian frigate Stavanger (F 303). Astern of Luce is the Canadian Nippigon. On Luce's portside is the RN frigate HMS Bacchante (F 69) and the West German frigate Karlsruhe (F 223). Picture taken during a Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT) Exercise in 1979. | Robert Hurst/Lutz Böhnert |
| 26k | As DDG-38 Quebec September 4 1979. | Marc Piché |
| 103k | Antwerp 1984. | Marc Piché |
| 74k | Mediterranean Sea, March 2 1988, a starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS Tattnall (DDG-19) underway. Also visible is the frigate USS PAUL (FF-1080), the destroyer USS Stump (DD-978), the frigate USS Capodanno (FF-1093) and the guided missile destroyer USS Luce (DDG-38). | Fred Weiss |
| 66k | At anchor somewhere in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War. | Robert Hurst |
| 79k | Mediterranean Sea, March 12 1988, a starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS Luce (DDG-38) underway. | Fred Weiss |
| 107k | DN-SC-88-05385. A starboard bow view of the guided missile destroyer USS LUCE (DDG 38) underway. Photo by PH3 Houser, March 12 1988. | Bill Gonyo |
| 36k | USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5), USS Sellers (DDG-11) and USS Luce (DDG-38) in Philadelphia July 16 1991. | Marc Piché |
| 98k | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, August 31 2002, due to her location between the USS Macdonough (DDG-39) on her port side, and the USS Farragut (DDG-37) on her starboard side these were the best photos possible. Although she's been at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility (NISMF) since 1991 with almost no upkeep (other than to keep her trimmed and afloat) the Luce is in remarkable condition. She's missing all her search radars, whip antennas, EW antennas (AN/SLQ-32), and the AN/SPG-55B radomes have been smashed to demilitarize her. It was difficult to see from her location, but it also appears that the 5" gun mount has been removed as well. (Roy also added a photo of the Charles F. Adams (DDG-2) for comparison) | Roy J. Brooks |
| 99k | As above. | Roy J. Brooks |
| 117k | As above. | Roy J. Brooks |
| 114k | As above. | Roy J. Brooks |
| 68k | As above. | Roy J. Brooks |
| 81k | As above. | Roy J. Brooks |
| 85k | A series of three photos of the Luce as she appeared at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenace facility Philadelphia September 2004. | Jon White |
| 120k | As above. | Jon White |
| 81k | As above. | Jon White |
| 101k | A series of 21 photos of the scrapping of the Luce at Metro Machine. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 25k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 35k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 40k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 46k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 51k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 29k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 53k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 40k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 70k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 58k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 46k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 68k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 50k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 49k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 34k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 43k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 69k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 77k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 49k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| 50k | As above. | Jon White and Richard Owen of Metro Machine |
| Patches |
| 46k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
| 52k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 47k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 68k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 29k | Ship's patch | Gerd Matthes |
| 156k | Piece of Oak removed from the USS Luce DLG-7/DDG-38. | Tommy Trampp |
| 219k | Ship's key chain. | Tommy Trampp |
