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	87k	Smith Thompson was born in Stanford, N.Y., in 1768. He was graduated from Princeton College in 1788 and served as Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1802 to 1814 and as Chief Justice from 1814 to 1818. He was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Monroe in 1818 and was one of the first men to suggest and work for a naval academy. He was appointed Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1823 and retained that position until his death in 1843. Photo #: NH 66596. Smith Thompson (1768-1843) engraved portrait after a sketch by Albert Rosenthal, Philadelphia, 1889, reproduced with a facsimile of Thompson's signature. Smith Thompson served as Secretary of the Navy in 1819-1823 and as a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1823 until his death.U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Bill Gonyo
	155k	Undated, location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	295k	Undated, location unknown. In drydock, the guns were replaced with new ones and the bottom was being scraped at time of picture. Photo taken by Tom McLaughlin.		Wayne McLaughlin
	251k	Undated, in drydock in Bremerton, USS California in background. Photo taken by Tom McLaughlin.		Wayne McLaughlin
	105k	Undated, USS Borie (DD-215), USS Barker (DD-213) and USS Smith Thompson (DD-212) in Shanghai. Notice windows broken on bridge from heavy seas on our way up from Manila. Photo taken by Tom McLaughlin.		Wayne McLaughlin
	194k	Undated, the USS Smith Thompson (DD-212), bow number barely visible in the lead ship’s wake, and a T4M torpedo bomber launching torpedoes during fleet exercises. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. 2003.001.340		Mike Green
	54k	Smith Thompson (DD-212) and John D. Edwards (DD-216) moored together, probably off Constantinople in 1921.		Dave Wright
	159k	USS Smith Thompson (DD-212) off Tsingtao, China in the Summer of 1935. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Photo #: NH 50091.		Robert Hurst
	74k	Photo #: 80-G-1025121, USS Black Hawk (AD-9) at Manila, Philippine Islands, 15 November 1935, with four destroyers and USS Heron (AM-10) nested alongside. The four destroyers are (from left to right): USS Whipple (DD-217); USS John D. Edwards (DD-216); USS Smith Thompson (DD-212); and USS Barker (DD-213). All ships are "full dressed" with flags in honor of the inauguration of Philippine President Manuel Quezon. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.		Tony Cowart
	33k	On 14 April 1936, Smith Thompson, while enroute from Manila to Shanghai, was rammed amidships by Whipple (DD-217). There was no loss of life, but Smith Thompson was seriously damaged and had to be towed back to the Philippines by Barker (DD-213) arriving in Subic Bay on 17 April. Inspection showed the ship not worth repair, and Smith Thompson was decommissioned at Olongapo on 15 May, struck from the Navy list on 19 May, and sunk at sea off Subic Bay on 25 July 1936.		Donald Nicholson
USS Smith-Thompson (DD-212)    USS Whipple (DD-217) Views of the aftermath of the collision, April 14 1936.				Don Kehn, Jr.
	98k	The Smith Thompson afloat with her sunken bow shored up ready for the Whipple to move over and set down on the blocks.		Donald Nicholson
	69k	View of the damage outside the engine room.		Donald Nicholson
	77k	Cutting away the bow.		Donald Nicholson
	32k	The bow is removed. Michael Donegan reports that this photo is actually the bow of the Whipple being removed.		Donald Nicholson
	145k	National Archives photo 19-N-16498. USS Whipple (DD 217) with USS Smith Thompson (DD 212) along side at Subic Bay in April 1936.		Darryl Baker
	146k	USS Whipple (DD 217) and USS Smith Thompson (DD-212) at Subic Bay in April 1936. From the collection of LCDR Rayborn M. Hall USN who served aboard the USS Bulmer (DD-222) during this incident.		Nancy Hall Anderson
	187k	As above		Nancy Hall Anderson
	146k	As above		Nancy Hall Anderson
	241k	As above		Nancy Hall Anderson
	202k	As above		Nancy Hall Anderson
More scenes of the aftermath of the collision				Navy Memorial via Richard Lillie & Don Kehn, Jr.
	97k	Smith Thompson, sans bow at Olongapo, June or July 1936. Note hulk of old cruiser Rochester (CA-2) in background.		Dave Wright
	113k	Smith Thompson being scuttled, 25 July 1936.		Dave Wright
	98k	Photo #: NH 105788. USS Smith Thompson (DD-212) ship's stern disappears beneath the surface as she is scuttled off Subic Bay, Philippines, on 25 July 1936. Smith Thompson had been badly damaged amidships in a collision with USS Whipple (DD-217) on 14 April 1936. She was scuttled after her bow had been removed for use in repairing Whipple. Donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2008. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Original: Mike Mohl Replacement: Mike Green

CDR Benjamin Grady Barthalow    Dec 10 1919 - Jan 15 1920

LCDR John Harrison Semmes Dessez    Jan 15 1920 - Jun 20 1920

LCDR Frederick Louis (Fritz) Riefkohl    Jun 22 1920 - Jul 15 1920

LCDR John Harrison Semmes Dessez    Jul 15 1920 - Jan 18 1922

LCDR Van Leer Kirkman Jr.    Jan 18 1922 - Oct 10 1923

LCDR Frederick Louis (Fritz) Riefkohl    Oct 10 1923 - Jul 20 1925

LCDR Lewis Wells Comstock    Jul 20 1925 - Sep 19 1926

LCDR William Faulkner Amsden    Sep 19 1926 - Jun 23 1928

LCDR Edward Benjamin Lapham    Jun 23 1928 - May 24 1929

LCDR Campbell Dallas Edgar    May 24 1929 - Aug 8 1931 (Later COMO)

CDR Scott Douglas McCaughey    Aug 8 1931 - Jul 15 1934

LCDR Russell Stanley Berkey    Jul 15 1934 - Feb 9 1936 (Later ADM)

LCDR Earle Hill Kincaid    Feb 9 1936 - May 15 1936

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