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No Photo Available	-	Arthur Sinclair was born in Virginia and entered the Navy as Midshipman in 1798. He served as Midshipman in Constellation during the capture of the French frigate L'Insurgente on 9 February 1799. He was attached to the Mediterranean Squadron from June 1804 to July 1806, participating in the attacks on Tripoli on board Essex. He then sailed Gunboat No. 10 to the United States. On 13 December 1811, he was ordered to the command of Argus; and, between 12October and 17 December 1812, cruised in Argus with the North Atlantic Squadron and took a number of prizes. During the cruise, he became separated from the squadron and was chased for three days and nights by an enemy squadron before his superior ship handling enabled him to escape. On 18 May 1813, he was ordered to duty in the squadron on Lake Ontario and commanded General Pike in the engagement on 28 September 1813. In 1814, he commanded Niagara on Lake Huron and Lak e Superior and directed the actions against Forts St. Mary's and Nautauwassauga. Promoted to Captain in 1813, he commanded Congress in 1817; served in Washington in 1818; and, in 1819, was placed in command of the Norfolk Station where, in 1821, he established a naval school in Guerriere. Captain Sinclair died at Norfolk on 7 February 1831.		Robert M. Cieri
	92k	Circa 1919, location unknown.		Tommy Trampp
	128k	USS Sinclair (DD-275) and USS Sharkey (DD-281) At Boston, Massachusetts, December 1919. Photographed by Crosby, Naval Photographer, 11 Portland Street, Boston. Note the crude identification numbers on the ship's bows, probably added after the photograph was taken. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	121k	USS Sinclair (DD-275), USS Moody (DD-277), USS Henshaw (DD-278), USS Meyer (DD-279) and USS Doyen (DD-280) circa 1920, location unknown.		Ric Hedman
	125k	Sinclair at the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad docks, Prince Rupert, B.C., Canada. The photo probably dates to 1920 when Sinclair was on tour of ports in B.C. and Alaska with the Secretary of the Navy and the Pacific Fleet Commander in Chief on board.		Chuk Munson
	98k	USS Sinclair (DD-275) Anchored in San Diego harbor, California, circa 1920. Courtesy of ESKC Joseph L. Aguillard, USNR, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	99k	Circa 1920's possibly in the Caribbean or Mexico.		Jim Clark
	96k	USS Sinclair (DD-275) Underway in harbor, with her rails manned, during the middle or later 1920s. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	626k	Photo of the crew on the forecastle of the USS Doyen (DD-280), USS Laub (DD-263) and USS Sinclair (DD-275) taken in San Diego, CA on April 29, 1922.		Larry Haggard
	60k	Culebra Island, Puerto Rico Destroyers at anchor in Culebra Bay, during the 1920s. Identifiable ships present include: USS Somers (DD-301), at right; USS Reno (DD-303), at left; USS Henshaw (DD-278), left center; USS Flusser (DD-289), beyond Henshaw; USS Sinclair (DD-275), center. Collection of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	195k	Red Lead Row, San Diego Destroyer Base, California. Photographed at the end of 1922, with at least 65 destroyers tied up there. Ships present are identified as: (left to right, in the right diagonal row): Stansbury (DD-180); MacKenzie (DD-175); Renshaw (DD-176); Howard (DD-179); Gillis (DD-260); Tingey (DD-272); McLanahan (DD-264); Swasey (DD-273); Morris (DD-271); Bailey (DD-269); Tattnall (DD-125); Breese (DD-122); Radford (DD-120); Aaron Ward (DD-132) -- probably; Ramsey (DD-124); Montgomery (DD-121); and Lea (DD-118). (left to right, in the middle diagonal row): Wickes (DD-75); Thornton (DD-270); Meade (DD-274); Crane (DD-109); Evans (DD-78); McCawley (DD-276); Doyen (DD-280); Elliot (DD-146); Henshaw (DD-278); Moody (DD-277); Meyer (DD-279); Sinclair (DD-275); Turner (DD-259); Philip (DD-76); Hamilton (DD-141); Boggs (DD-136); Claxton (DD-140); Ward (DD-139); Hazelwood (DD-107) or Kilty (DD-137); Kennison (DD-138); Jacob Jones (DD-130); Aulick (DD-258); Babbitt (DD-128); Twiggs (DD-127); and Badger (DD-126). (left to right, in the left diagonal row): Shubrick (DD-268); Edwards (DD-265); Palmer (DD-161); Welles (DD-257); Mugford (DD-105); Upshur (DD-144); Greer (DD-145); Wasmuth (DD-338); Hogan (DD-178); O'Bannon (DD-177); and -- possibly -- Decatur (DD-341). (Nested alongside wharf in left center, left to right): Prairie (AD-5); Buffalo (AD-8); Trever (DD-339); and Perry (DD-340). Minesweepers just astern of this group are Partridge (AM-16) and Brant (AM-24). Nearest ship in the group of destroyers at far left is Dent (DD-116). The others with her are unidentified. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. : NH 42539		Robert Hurst
	80k	Circa early 1930s.		Marc Piché
	116k	USS Sinclair (DD-275) Entering San Diego harbor, California, circa 1930. Ballast Point is in the left background. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Fred Weiss

LCDR Chester Sayre Roberts    Oct 8 1919 - ? 1920
CDR Charles Earle Smith    Feb 10 1920 - May 25 1920
LCDR Frank Robert McCrary  May 25 1920 - Nov 4 1920
CDR Arthur Wesley Sears    Nov 4 1920 - Oct 11 1921 (Caretaker COMDESTDIV 23)
CDR Ralph Roderick Stewart    Oct 11 1921 - Sep 27 1923
LCDR Walter Stratton Anderson    Sep 27 1923 - Jan 10 1924 (Later VADM)
CDR Earl Roop Shipp    Jan 10 1924 - Mar 13 1925
CDR Harry Jefferson Abbett    Mar 13 1925 - Feb 5 1927
CDR Harold Vincent McKittrick    Feb 5 1927 - Jun 1 1930
CDR Stuart Osmond Greig    Jun 25 1928 - Jun 1 1930

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