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202 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty.
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| 51k | Stephen C. Rowan, born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1805, came to the United States at the age of 10 and lived in Piqua, Ohio. Appointed midshipman in the U.S. Navy on 1 February 1826, he took an active role in the Mexican War, serving as executive officer of Cyane during the capture of Monterey on 7 July 1846 and in the occupation of both San Diego and Los Angeles. Captain of the steam-sloop Pawnee at the outbreak of the Civil War, he made gallant attempts to relieve Fort Sumter and to burn the Norfolk Navy Yard. In the fall of 1861, he assisted in the capture of the forts at Hatteras Inlet; then, taking command of a flotilla in the North Carolina sounds, he cooperated in the capture of Roanoke Island in February 1862. Promoted to captain for gallantry, he then supported the capture of Elizabeth City, Edenton, and New Bern. During the summer of 1863, he commanded New Ironsides on blockade duty off Charleston and the following August assumed command of Federal forces in the North Carolina sounds. Commissioned rear admiral on 25 July 1866, Rowan served as Commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard until 1867, when he assumed command of the Asiatic Squadron. Returning in 1870, he was appointed vice admiral in August of that year and served as Commandant of the New York Navy Yard from 1872 to 1876, as Governor of the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia in 1881, and as Superintendent of the Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C., from 1882 until his retirement in 1889. Vice Admiral Rowan died in Washington, D.C., on 31 March 1890. Photo #: NH 46119, Rear Admiral Stephen C. Rowan, USN photographed circa 1869. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart/Robert M. Cieri | |
| 121k | Photo #: 19-N-23833, USS Rowan (DD-405) Ship's Historical Data Plate, photographed at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, on 24 November 1939. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. | Tony Cowart | |
| 22k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 54k | Undated, taken while passing orders to US Naval transports off Fedala, North Africa.. | Robert Hurst | |
| 141k | Undated prewar image, location unknown. | Marc Piché | |
| 37k | Starboard bow photo of USS Rowan (DD-405) in an undated pre-World War II photo. A Benham class destroyer built by Norfolk Navy Yard, she mounts a single searchlight atop her aft superstructure. Of interest is the mast mounted crows nest above the bridge. | Mike Green | |
| 184k | USS Rowan (DD-405) and USS Stack (DD-406) christening May 5 1938 at Norfolk Navy Yard. | Ron Reeves | |
| 78k | Photo #: NH 103502, USS Rowan (DD-405) underway at sea, circa 1939-1940. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
| 221k | USS Rowan (DD-405) underway, at sea on August 8, 1940. U.S. Naval Historical Center, Photo No. NH 103502. | Ron Titus/Mike Green | |
| 79k | Photo #: NH 103504, USS Rowan (DD-405) receiving provisions via "high-line" from USS Augusta (CA-31) while operating at sea, 4 December 1942. Collection of Vice Admiral Robert C. Giffen, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
| 295k | Newspaper clipping showing some of the survivors of the Rowan, sunk off Salerno Italy September 11 1943. | Ron Reeves | |
| 116k | Ship's patch. | Don McGrogan | |
LCDR Beverley Randolph Harrison Jr. Sep 23 1939 - Oct 10 1942 LCDR Robert Stephens Ford Oct 10 1942 - Sep 11 1943 (Later RADM)
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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