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| 90k | Claude Augustus Swanson (March 31, 1862 - July 7, 1939) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Virginia. He served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1893 until 1906, was the Governor of Virginia from 1906 until 1910, and represented Virginia as a United States Senator from 1910 until 1933. He was the 45th Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 until his death in 1939. | Fabio Peña/Bill Gonyo | |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Swanson 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 | |
  
| 118k 90k 84k | November 2 1940 launching program. From the collection of Jack Sloan. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 54k | Launched November 2 1940. Photo Courtesy of the Fall River Naval Museum. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 113k | November 2 1940 launching with Mrs. Swanson holding bottle and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, left. From the collection of Jack Sloan. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 207k | November 2 1940 launching. From the collection of Jack Sloan. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 101k | November 2 1940 launching, Mrs. Claude A. Swanson. From the collection of Jack Sloan. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 191k | November 2 1940 launching, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson receiving flowers. From the collection of Jack Sloan. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 133k | November 2 1940 launching, Mrs. Claude Swanson christening. From the collection of Jack Sloan. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 86k | November 2 1940 launching, going down the ways at Charleston, SC. From the collection of Jack Sloan. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 163k | November 2 1940 launching, afloat for the first time. From the collection of Jack Sloan. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 202k | May 29 1941, the commissioning. From the collection of Jack Sloan. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 182k | May 29 1941, the commissioning with Mrs. Swanson in attendance. From the collection of Jack Sloan. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 283k | May 29 1941, the commissioning with Mrs. Swanson in attendance. From the collection of Jack Sloan. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 81k | Circa 1942, location unknown. | David Buell | |
| 52k | Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 11 1942. Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, Halifax, NS. | Tracy White | |
| 84k | USS Swanson (DD-443) coming into Hvalfjord, Iceland from North Atlantic Patrol on February 6, 1942. Source: Imperial War Museum Admiralty Official Collection by Parnall, C.H. (Lt), Photo No.© IWM(A 7514). | Robert Hurst/Mike Green | |
| 136k | USS Swanson (DD-443) escorting and as seen from USS Ranger (CV-4) during the North African Operation in November 1942. Source: United States National Archives, Photo No. 80-G-30227. | Mike Green | |
| 166k | USS Swanson (DD-443) passes astern of USS Ranger (CV-4) while escorting the carrier during Operation Torch in November, 1942. USS Cleveland (CL-55) is in the distance. Source: United States National Archives. Photo No. 80-G-30225. | /Mike Green | |
| 192k | June 1943, Mers-el-Kebir, photo taken from the Wilkes, with USS Swanson (DD-443) alongside, in the background is the USS Bristol (DD-453) outboard, and USS Ludlow (DD-438) inboard. From the collection of William J. Mosher located at the National Destroyermens Museum housed aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850). | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 137k | The USS Swanson (DD-443) at Puget Sound NY in June 1945 after being Inclined following receiving the Anti-Kamikaze upgrade to her AA Armament. All Torpedo Tubes have been removed, the two twin 40mm mounts have been moved to positions amidships between the stacks, and two quad 40mm mounts were added in place of where the two twin 40mm mounts were located. Note that the Swanson is in the process of being repainted to Ms-22 Camo scheme. The USS Maryland appears in the background. | Rick E Davis | |
 Views of USS Swanson (DD-443) underway in Puget Sound, 24 June 1945 during post refit trials. | Mike Green | |||
| 131k | Photo #: 80-G-354884, USS Black Hawk (AD-9) with six destroyers alongside, probably at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in July 1945. The destroyers are (from left to right): USS Hawkins (DD-873); USS Ordronaux (DD-617); USS Boyle (DD-600); USS Champlin (DD-601); USS Swanson (DD-443); and USS Franks (DD-554). Note the personnel boat in the foreground, heading for a landing stage alongside Black Hawk's bow. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Tony Cowart | |
| 122k | USS Black Hawk (AD-9) with six destroyers alongside, probably at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in July 1945. The destroyers are (from left to right): USS Hawkins (DD-873); USS Ordronaux (DD-617); USS Boyle (DD-600); USS Champlin (DD-601); USS Swanson (DD-443); and USS Franks (DD-554). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Tony Cowart | |
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LCDR Marvin Peirce Kingsley May 29 1941 - Jul 24 1942 LCDR Lewis Merrill Markham Jr. Jul 24 1942 - Dec 1 1942 CDR Edward Livingston Robertson Jr. Dec 1 1942 - May 16 1944 LCDR William Kenneth Ratliff May 16 1944 - Jul 19 1945 CDR William G. Collar Jul 9 1945 - Mar 6 1946
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