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| 30k | Lawrence Kearny was born in Perth Amboy, N.J., 30 November 1789 and appointed Midshipman in the Navy 24 July 1807. Commodore Kearny was known for his tenacity in capturing slave traders in West-Indian waters and his tireless efforts in fighting Greek pirates in the Mediterranean. In the early 1840's he began negotiations with China which opened that country to U.S. trade and pointed the way toward the American "Open Door Policy" a half century later. He later served as Commandant at the Norfolk and New York Naval Shipyards. Retiring 14 November 1861, Commodore Kearny died at Perth Amboy, N. J., 29 November 1868. | Bill Gonyo/Robert Kearny | |
| 180k | Artist's conception of the Kearny in cutaway view by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource. | Navy Yard Associates | |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Kearny as she appeared in World War II by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource. | Navy Yard Associates | |
| 83k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 103k | A series of eight views of the torpedo damage from the Seattle National Archives, Record Group 181, location and date not listed. | Tracy White | |
| 93k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 97k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 101k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 139k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 100k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 94k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 133k | As above. | Tracy White | |
| 229k | Wire service photo and comments of the same incident as above. | Tommy Trampp | |
| 183k | Same incident as above, photo backstamped October 30 1941. | Tommy Trampp | |
| 116k | Undated, location unknown. | Captain Jerry Mason USN | |
| 19k | Launching at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., March 9 1940. | Ken Garvey | |
| 102k | At Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. the day before commissioning, September 12 1940. | Ken Garvey | |
| 280k | Clipping from the NY Journal & American of 13 September 1940 under the headline 'Another Sea Terrier For The U.S. Navy'. | Ron Reeves | |
| 189k | At Brooklyn, NY within a few days of commissioning. | David Buell | |
| 150k | Circa 1940, location unknown. From the collections of Ingersol-Rand. | Ron Titus/Joe Radigan/Robert Hurst | |
| 94k | Undated (probably 1941-1942), location unknown. | Brian York | |
| 311k | Newspaper clipping showing the location where the Kearny was torpedoed. Philadelphia Public Ledger October 1941. | Ron Reeves | |
| 168k | USS Kearney (DD-432) Torpedo Damage Diagram from torpedo strike on 17 October 1941. Source: Structural Repairs in Forward Areas During World War II, Bureau of Ships Navy Department, December, 1949, Plate No. 27. | Mike Green | |
| 101k | USS Kearny (DD-432) in port at Reykjavik, Iceland, on 19 October 1941, two days after she had been torpedoed by the German submarine U-568. USS Monssen (DD-436) is alongside. Note the torpedo hole in Kearny's midships starboard side. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Fred Weiss | |
| 195k | Crew members at rail observing Kearny being warped alongside tender at Reykjavik, Iceland, circa 19 October 1941. Note: quintuple torpedo tubes. Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 52283. | Mike Green | |
| 83k | As above. | Robert Hurst | |
| 88k | As above. | - | |
| 185k | Starboard stern view of USS Kearny (DD-432) at Reykjavik, Iceland, circa 19 October 1941. Note: open top 5"/38 mount, life rafts and.50 cal machine gun emplacements. Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 52286. | Mike Green | |
| 165k | Overhead view of USS Kearny (DD-432) looking aft at Reykjavik, Iceland, circa 19 October 1941. Note: quintuple torpedo tube and .50 cal machine gun tubs. Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 52287. | Mike Green | |
| 186k | Lying alongside USS Vulcan (AR-5) in Iceland. While work was going on, the first air-raid alarm for area was sounded. Gunners manned their stations, but the repair work continued. National Archives photo 80-G-425654, NHHC Photograph Collection, Visual-Aid Cards, Ships. | Dave Wright | |
| 105k | Crew members of the U.S.S. Kearny take leave of their ship to board an accompanying vessel at an unnamed port. The Kearny was damaged by a torpedo while on patrol southwest of Iceland, but was able to limp into port. OWI Radiophoto from ACME. Photo from the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 237k | View of torpedo damage in 1941. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 479k | Newspaper clipping from the Washington Evening Star dated November 4 1941. | Ron Reeves | |
| 140k | USS Kearny (DD-432) arrived at the Boston Navy Yard for permanent repairs on 31 December 1941. Probably because this was the first battle damage repair job performed by the yard, it was extensively photographed. The resulting album provides the only comprehensive visual record of such work undertaken by the yard during World War II. This photo and the following ten document the repairs. The temporary patch installed under the harsh winter conditions of Iceland is seen in this view taken on 3 January 1942. Kearny is berthed at Pier 1 West. (U.S. Navy photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11621) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard | |
| 100k | While at Pier 1 West, yard workers cut away the superstructure over the forward fire room to allow access for removal of the damaged machinery. Here, a damaged boiler is lifted out on 6 January. (U.S. Navy photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11621) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard | |
| 96k | On 12 January Kearny was taken into Dry Dock 1 to enable the damaged section of her hull to be completely cut away for repair. (U.S. Navy photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11621) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard | |
| 116k | Two days later, workers have removed all of the hull plates are are working on the remaining frames. (U.S. Navy photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11621) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard | |
| 96k | By 19 January the new fire room was beginning to take shape. The new forward bulkhead is seen in this view. (U.S. Navy photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11621) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard | |
 [1]  [2] | [1] - 91k [2] - 108k | Even as workers swarmed over the ship, other yard employees were at work in the shops fabricating new machinery for her. On 27 January a new boiler (1) is lowered into the restored forward fire room (2). (U.S. Navy photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11621) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard | |
| 107k | This view taken on 31 January shows the progress of hull plate replacement. (U.S. Navy photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11621) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard | |
| 74k | By 9 February, hull repairs had been completed and Kearny had left Dry Dock 1. She is seen here the following day berthed at Pier 1 East, where remaining repair work would be accomplished. (U.S. Navy photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11621) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard | |
| 96k | By 13 February, the deck house and uptake for the forward stack was in place. The extant album on the repair project ends at this point in time. (U.S. Navy photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11621) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard | |
| 69k | Fully repaired, USS Kearny is seen steaming in Boston Harbor on 31 March 1942. Within a week, she was back on escort duty in the North Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photograph, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-11620) | Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard | |
| 189k | Newspaper clipping from the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, of 4 May 1942. | Ron Reeves | |
| 25k | Circa 1943, location unknown. | Ken Garvey | |
| 128k | Aug 3 1943, New York, NY. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 107k | Aug 3 1943, New York, NY. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 97k | Aug 3 1943, New York, NY. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 136k | USS Kearny (DD-432) approaching Gibraltar from the Atlantic with a 100 ship convoy, circa 1944. The ship is painted in Camouflage Measure 31, Design 3D. Courtesy of Captain Frank K.B. Wheeler, USN (Retired), 1975. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Photo #: NH 83117. | Robert Hurst | |
| 248k | USS Kearny (DD-432) underway operating in the Atlantic Ocean, 19 January 1945. Photographed by VJ-15. Note that she still has ten torpedo tubes and is wearing measure 32, design 3D camouflage. Source: United States National Archives, Photo No. 80-G-302259. | Mike Green | |
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LCDR Anthony Leo Danis Sep 13 1940 - Nov 25 1941 LCDR Adolph Henry Oswald Nov 25 1941 - Dec 4 1942 CDR Lindsey Williamson Dec 4 1942 - Oct 1 1944 CDR Frank Knowles Blasdell Wheeler Oct 1 1944 - Mar 7 1946
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