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	117k	Lyman Atkinson Cotten was born 18 December 1874 in Wilson, N.C. to Robert Randolph Cotten and Sallie Southall Cotten. Captain Cotten was both a diplomat and naval officer while serving on twenty three navy ships during his long and honorable career. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1898, served in the Spanish-American War, and in World War I was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for establishing and commanding the Naval Base at Plymouth, England. Cotten's commands included the USS Columbia, the USS Zafiro, the USS Nebraska, the USS Chattanooga, and the USS Richmond. His naval and/or diplomatic assignments took him to Cuba, Puerto Rico, South America, the Philippines, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, England, and the eastern Mediterranean. He was fond of naval history and wrote extensively. He died on January 14, 1926 while commanding the USS Richmond (CL-9), and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.		Bill Gonyo
	74k	Artist's conception of the Cotten 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
	196k	Undated, location unknown.		Don Smith
	105k	Undated, location unknown.		Edward H. Cleary
	107k	Undated, location unknown.		Edward H. Cleary
	53k	Undated, location unknown. Photo U.S. Navy Official.		Robert Hurst
	140k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	194k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	178k	Mrs. Lyman Atkinson Cotten breaks the champagne bottle on the bow and christens the USS Cotten (DD-669) on June 12 1943 at the Federal Shipbuilding Yard in Kearny, NJ during the launching ceremony. Naval Historical Foundation photo 80-G-68647.		Bill Gonyo
	253k	Kearny, NJ, June 12 1942, Sponsor of the USS Cotten, Mrs. Lyman Atkinson Cotten of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, today christened the destroyer Cotten at its launching here from U.S. Steel’s Federal shipyard. She named the ship for her late husband, Captain Lyman Atkinson Cotten. Left to right are: Front Row- Mrs. James M. Irish, James Hale III, Mrs. Cotten (the sponsor), Preston S. Cotten, Mrs. Preston S. Cotten, Miss Mary Henderson (a sister of Mrs. Cotten); Mrs. R.B. Wiggin; Lieutenant Commander R.G. Peardon, and Mrs. W.M. Sharkford. Second Row- Mrs. Joseph Wesson, Mrs. James Hale, Lyman Cotten, Miss Clover Dulles, Miss Bertha Carp, Mrs. Georgia Leighton, Mrs. Cotten Mason, and Mrs. H.W. Northcutt. Third Row- James Hale, Mrs. Lucie P. Bell, Dudley Fowler, and Dudley Fowler, Jr. Naval Historical Foundation photo 80-G-68648		Bill Gonyo
	89k	Photo #: NH 104619. USS Cotten (DD-669) underway, probably in the New York City area when she was first completed, circa July 1943. This photograph has been retouched by wartime censors to remove radar antennas on her foremast and atop her Mark 37 gun director. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Tony Cowart
	76k	Photo #: NH 104618. USS Cotten (DD-669) in a harbor, probably circa July 1943 in the New York City area, when she was first completed. This photograph has been retouched by wartime censors to remove radar antennas atop her foremast and Mark 37 gun director. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Tony Cowart
	92k	Photo #: NH 104620. USS Cotten (DD-669) underway off New York City, 14 August 1943. Photographed from an aircraft based at Naval Air Station, New York. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Tony Cowart
	168k	COTTEN coming alongside ESSEX, 1944. Photo by Paul Madden, CPhoM.		John Chiquoine
	71k	Photo #: NH 104395-KN. USS Cotten (DD-669) pitching as she comes alongside USS Sanborn (APA-193) at sea, circa 1945. Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Tony Cowart
	55k	Photo #: NH 104397-KN. USS Cotten (DD-669) coming alongside USS Sanborn (APA-193) at sea, circa 1945. Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Tony Cowart
	55k	Photo #: NH 104392-KN. USS Cotten (DD-669) steaming at sea, circa 1945, seen from USS Sanborn (APA-193). Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Tony Cowart
	53k	Photo #: NH 104393-KN. USS Cotten (DD-669) steaming at sea, circa 1945, seen from USS Sanborn (APA-193). Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Tony Cowart
	72k	USS Cotten (DD-669) coming alongside USS Sanborn (APA-193) at sea, circa 1945. Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph, Photo No. NH 104391-KN.		Mike Green
	72k	USS Cotten (DD-669) coming alongside USS Sanborn (APA-193) at sea, circa 1945. Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph, Photo No. NH 104394-KN.		Mike Green
	78k	USS Cotten (DD-669) pitching as she comes alongside USS Sanborn (APA-193) at sea, circa 1945. Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency, photographed by Lieutenant Howard W. Whalen, USNR, Boat Group Commander, USS Sanborn (APA-193). Collection of Lieutenant Commander Howard W. Whalen, USNR. Donated by Mrs. Nadine Whalen, 1997. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph, Photo No. NH 104396-KN.		Mike Green
Ship's Company party invitation - May 20 1945				Barbara Vinsant
	155k	1955, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	28k	September 1955 in the Mediterranean refueling from the USS Salome (AO-26)		Bill Shukis, USN (Ret)
	21k	September 1955 in the Mediterranean		Bill Shukis, USN (Ret)
	21k	September 1955 in the Mediterranean		Bill Shukis, USN (Ret)
	21k	September 1955 in the Mediterranean, depth charge practice		Bill Shukis, USN (Ret)
	23k	September 1955 in the Mediterranean		Bill Shukis, USN (Ret)
	29k	September 1955 in the Mediterranean, swim call		Bill Shukis, USN (Ret)
	129k	Our Navy Magazine, 15 December 1956.		Stanley Svec
	80k	Location unknown, circa 1957.		Marc Piché
	197k	USS Gatling (DD-671), USS Dashiell (DD-659) and USS Cotten (DD-669) in late 1970 at Philadelphia Navy Yard, NPC 1145643.		Ed Zajkowski
	50k	Ship's patch.		Tom Gamstetter

LCDR Frank Truman Sloat    Jul 24 1943 - Aug 28 1944
CDR Philip Wallace Winston    Aug 28 1944 - May 18 1945
LCDR Joseph David Linehan    May 18 1945 - Jul 15 1946
(Decommissioned Jul 15 1946 - Jul 3 1951)
CDR Cary Hardison Hall    Jul 3 1951 - ?
CDR Walter Jefferson Rountree Jr.    ? 1953 - Feb 1954
CDR Walter Kent Stow Jr.    Feb 1954 - 1956
CDR Joseph Andrew Bachhuber    1956 - Jan 1958
CDR William Wood Schweer    Jan 1958  -  Nov 1959
LCDR Carl Clarence Clement Jr.    Nov 1959 - May 2 1960