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	17k	Joel Abbot was born on 18 January 1793 in Westford, Mass. He was appointed a midshipman on 18 June 1812 and served with distinction during the War of 1812. In 1852, he was chosen by Commodore Matthew C. Perry to command the frigate Macedonian, one of the ships in Perry's expedition to Japan. During this journey, Abbot visited the Japanese, Bonin, and Philippine Islands, as well as Formosa. Upon Perry's return to the United States, Abbot assumed command of the squadron. Commodore Abbot died of malaria on 14 December 1855 at Hong Kong.		Bill Gonyo
	132k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	71k	Undated, location unknown.		Wally Brockway
	165k	Undated, location unknown.		Bill Gonyo
	83k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller, BMCS, USN (Ret.)
	72k	Undated, starboard quarter view of the USS Abbot (DD-629) underway. Note elevation of No.1-5'/38 gun. The ship is camouflaged in Measure 21 paint scheme. Source: Australian War Memorial, Photo No. 302532.		Mike Green
	145k	April 21 1943 inclining experiment at Bath Iron Works.		Ed Zajkowski
	118k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	114k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	130k	The USS Abbot (DD 629) in the summer of 1945 as she sails next to the cruiser USS Chicago.		Bill Gonyo
	128k	Circa 1951 location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	264k	Leaving Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 6 November 1951, following modernization. Her main battery of 5"/38 dual-purpose guns has been cut from five to four, and modern twin 3"/50 mounts have replaced the quadruple and twin 40mm guns. Three of these mounts can be seen: two amidships and one atop the after deckhouse. Also note tripod foremast and covered "hedgehogs" aft of Mount 52. Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 96644.		Wally Brockway/Robert Hurst
	94k	The USS Abbot (DD 629) as seen from USS Benham (DD 796) off Yokosuka, Japan, in May 1954.		Bill Gonyo
	95k	Abbot (DD-629) during the International Naval Review held at Hampton Roads in July 1957.		Marc Piché
	94k	USS Abbot (DD-629) photographed from USS Antietam (CVS-36) while underway at sea, circa 1958. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo #: NH 107209.		Robert Hurst
	213k	Abbot's Officers circa 1958.		Bill Gonyo
	169k	USS Abbott (DD-629) underway at Philadelphia, circa May 1964. Photo courtesy Dr. Ian S. Pearsall from the 1964-65 Edition of Jane's Fighting Ships..		Robert Hurst
	183k	1965, off the coast of Rhode Island.		CDR John P. Derr, USN (Ret.)
	30k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski
	55k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski
	78k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski
	100k-120k	Uniform Ship's name shoulder patch.		Al Grazevich

CDR Chester Edward (Blackie) Carroll    Apr 23 1943 - Aug 13 1943 (Later RADM)

CDR Marshall Edgar (Skinny) Dornin    Aug 13 1943 - Aug 14 1944 (Later RADM)

LCDR Francis Walford (Waffles) Ingling    Aug 14 1944 - May 21 1946

(Decommissioned May 21 1946 - Feb 26 1951)

CDR Rue O'Neill Jr.    Feb 26 1951 - Nov 1952

CDR Lowell Crosby Savage    Nov 1952 - May 5 1954

CDR Robert Samuel Salzer    May 5 1954 - Apr 1956 (Later VADM)

CDR Willard Wendell DeVenter    Apr 1956 - Apr 19 1958

CDR Robert McHenry Pond    Apr 19 1958 - Jul 6 1959

CDR Robert James Norman    Jul 6 1959 - Jul 3 1961

CDR Allan Hamilton Craig    Jul 3 1961 - Aug 28 1963

CDR John Joseph Pirro    Aug 28 1963 - Jan 28 1965

CDR John Patrick Derr    Jan 28 1965 - Mar 26 1965