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| 103k | Rear Admiral William Mervine, born 14 March 1791 at Philadelphia, Pa., was appointed midshipman in January 1809. Serving on Lake Ontario during the war of 1812, he later cruised off Africa and South America, in the West Indies and in the Pacific. While in command of Savannah during the war with Mexico, 1846-47, he led a detachment of sailors and marines against Monterey, 7 July 1847, took possession and hoisted the American flag over the city. Serving also during the Civil War, he served as the Flag Officer of the Gulf Squadron from 6 May 1861, until obliged by ill health to give up the command 22 September 1861. He died at Utica, N.Y., 15 September 1868. Portrait of Capt. William Mervine [painted by M. E. D. Brown at Utica, NY, circa 1850, courtesy of James Mervine. | Bill Gonyo | |
| USS Mervine (DD-489) |
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| 104k | Etching by John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953) of USS Radford (DD-446), USS Quick (DD-490) and USS Mervine (DD-489) in Wet Basin at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, South Kearney, NJ during 1942. | Stephen Fixx | |
| 191k | June 16 1942 at Kearny, NJ. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 167k | June 16 1942 at Kearny, NJ. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 283k | USS Mervine (DD-489) underway in the Atlantic on 9 May 1945. Two weeks later she entered the Philadelphia Navy Yard for conversion to a high-speed minesweeper, being reclassified DMS-31 on 30 May 1945. Mervine is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 3D. For drawings of this design, see: Photo # 80-G-170951 for the port side pattern, and Photo # 80-G-170950 for the starboard side. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo #: NH 107414. | Robert Hurst | |
| 60k | Crew photo from October 25 1947 when she was DMS-31. Photo was taken at the Terminal Island Naval Shipyard, which was soon renamed the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. The Mervine was undergoing repairs caused by accidental removal of a portion of a 14” sea valve, which flooded the entire boiler room and nearly caused the sinking of the ship. This was while it was moored alongside a tender in the middle of the San Diego Harbor. | ENS Robert Rausch | |
LCDR Solomon David Willingham Jun 17 1942 - Jun 22 1943 CDR Dale Roderick Frakes Jul 22 1943 - Jan 31 1945 LCDR Irving Stahl Presler Jan 31 1945 - ?
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