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	93k	William Franklin Knox was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on 1 January 1874. He attended Alma College, in Michigan, and served in Cuba with the First Volunteer Cavalry (the "Rough Riders") during the Spanish-American War. Following that conflict, Knox became a newspaper reporter in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the beginning of a career that grew to include the ownership of several papers. He changed his first name to Frank in about 1900. During World War I, Knox was an advocate of preparedness and United States participation. He served as an artillery officer in France after America entered the hostilities. In 1930, Frank Knox became publisher and part owner of the Chicago "Daily News". An active Republican, he was that party's nominee for Vice President in the 1936 election. Knox, who was an internationalist and supporter of the World War II Allies, became Secretary of the Navy in July 1940, as President Roosevelt strived to create bi-partisan appeal for his foreign and defense policies following the defeat of France. As Secretary, Frank Knox worked hard to expand the Navy into a force capable of fighting in both the Atlantic and Pacific. His selection of new uniformed leadership in the wake of the Pearl Harbor disaster was important to seeing the Navy through the difficult, losing months of 1942 and the intense fighting that marked the U.S. offensives that followed. Though he tended to leave military matters to the officer corps, his administrative talents and good judgment made invaluable contributions to the victory that he would not live to see. On 28 April 1944, following a brief series of heart attacks, Secretary Knox died in Washington, D.C.		Bill Gonyo
	100k	Undated, location unknown.		Lt. Wayne Warlick USN (Ret)
	66k	Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.		Mike Smolinski
	121k	Undated, location unknown. Navy photo 1075165.		David Buell
	268k	Undated, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	107k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR (Ret.)
	105k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR (Ret.)
	113k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR (Ret.)
	137k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR (Ret.)
	149k	Photo #: NH 99040. USS Frank Knox (DD-742) on the building ways at the Bath Iron Works shipyard, Bath, Maine. Probably taken while she was being painted in preparation for launching, which took place on 17 September 1944. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Tony Cowart
	111k 186	The Ship's Sponsor Mrs. Frank Knox at Bath, Maine on September 17 1944.		Mike Mohl
	107k	Photo #: NH 99041. USS Frank Knox (DD-742) sliding down the ways at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, during her launching, 17 September 1944. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Tony Cowart
	185k	Photo #: NH 99044. USS Frank Knox (DD-742) launching, at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, on 17 September 1944. Taken by the Douglas Photo Shop, Bath, Maine. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Rear Admiral Paul H. Pihl, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Tony Cowart/Mike Mohl
	109k	USS Frank Knox (DD-742) launching, at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, on 17 September 1944.		Ron Reeves
	46k	November 1944, Bath Iron Works.		Pieter Bakels
	87k	November 29 1944, Bath Iron Works.		Pieter Bakels
	76k	November 29 1944, Bath Iron Works.		Pieter Bakels
	260k	November 29 1944, Bath Iron Works.		Ed Zajkowski
	128k	USS Frank Knox (DD-742) underway at high speed on a trial run off Rockland, Maine, 2 December 1944. Photographed from an aircraft based as Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 33A, Design 28D. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.		Tony Cowart
	67k	USS Frank Knox off Rockland, Maine for trials, December 2 1944.		Gerd Matthes
	79k	A series of 4 photos showing refueling at sea with the fast carriers off Japan on July 13 1945.		David Buell
	77k	As above.		David Buell
	77k	As above.		David Buell
	81k	As above.		David Buell
	96k	Navy Photo 6198-46, stern view of USS Frank Knox (DD 742) moored at south end of Mare Island on 5 Sep 46. She was in overhaul from 28 June to 12 Sep 1946.		Darryl Baker
	96k	September 1946, Mare Island.		Pieter Bakels
	90k	September 1946, Mare Island.		Pieter Bakels
	99k	September 1946, Mare Island.		Pieter Bakels
0574283	1044k	USS Frank Knox (DD-742) passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, circa late 1940s. Photo from the files of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	165k	Refueling from the USS Philippine Sea on October 22 1950.		Ron Reeves
	99k	March 14 1952, Mare Island.		Pieter Bakels
	63k	March 14 1952, Mare Island.		Pieter Bakels
	110k	1955, location unkown.		David Buell
	141k	USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869), USS Ozbourn (DD-846), USS Frank Knox (DD-742) in Wellington, New Zealand in 1956.		Bob Matthews
	168k	USS Frank Knox (DD 742) on June 1 1956, location unknown. Photo is from the Photo Lab, Commander Naval Forces Far East, from the files of Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	227k	San Diego September 1960.		Lee Noland
	107k	Photo #: NH 99048. USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, at the conclusion of her FRAM II modernization, 25 April 1961. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Tony Cowart
	95k	Photo #: NH 99052. USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) underway off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, 25 April 1961, at the conclusion of her FRAM II modernization. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Tony Cowart
	107k	USS Frank Knox (DDR-742)Off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, at the conclusion of her FRAM II modernization, 25 April 1961.Note that hull numbers painted on her bow have not yet had countershading applied. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	133k	USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) Off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, at the conclusion of her FRAM II modernization, 25 April 1961. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	64k	USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) Off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, at the conclusion of her FRAM II modernization, 25 April 1961. Note that variable-depth sonar (VDS) gear has not yet been installed on her fantail. Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 99051		Fred Weiss / Robert Hurst
	212k	Stern view of USS Knox (DD-742) alongside USS Mauna Kea (AE-22). Picture was taken from USS Ranger (CVA-61) sometime during the Ranger's 1962-'63 WestPac cruise.		John Slaughter
	156k	USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) showing FRAM II modifications, underway circa 1962, location unknown. Photo courtesy Mr. W. H. Davis from the 1964-65 Edition of Jane's Fighting Ships.		Robert Hurst
	148k	USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) Comes alongside USS Coral Sea (CVA-63), while operating at sea on 2 May 1964. Photographed by Wiggand. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Fred Weiss
	21k	Taken coming alongside the USS Hassayampa (AO-145) for refueling in the Indian Ocean, circa 1964.		Terry Kuehn
	431k	Photo #: USN 1114711. USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) aground on Pratas Reef, in the South China Sea, July 1965. Official U.S. Navy Photograph.		Tony Cowart / Robert Hurst
	113k	Photo #: USN 1113134. USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) aground on Pratas Reef, South China Sea, in July 1965. A H-34 type helicopter is hovering over her bow to evacuate crewmen. This was the only safe method of transportation to and from the stranded ship during the rough seas that persisted during most of the several weeks of salvage operations that finally freed Frank Knox. Official U.S. Navy Photograph.		Tony Cowart
	119k	Photo #: NH 74179. USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) aground on Pratas Reef, South China Sea, with several ships attempting to pull her off. She went aground on 18 July 1965. This view was probably taken at about the time she was finally refloated on 24 August 1965. Ships pulling are (from left to right): Grapple (ARS-7), Conserver (ARS-39), Sioux (ATF-75), Greenlet (ASR-10) and Cocopa (ATF-101). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.		Tony Cowart
	90k	Diagram showing the pulling arrangement used help free the radar picket destroyer USS Frank Knox (DDR-742) after her grounding on Pratas Reef. Image scanned from Mud, Muscle and Miracles by Captain Charles A. Bartholomew, USN and Commander William I. Milwee, Jr., USN, (Ret.).		Robert Hurst
	86k	Yokosuka Japan, June 13 1966. Great Dry Dock Image		© Richard Leonhardt
	90k	Yokosuka Japan, June 13 1966. (Another Dry Dock Image)		© Richard Leonhardt
	69k	San Diego, March 1967.		Larry Backus
	91k	San Diego, March 1967.		Larry Backus
	90k	San Diego, March 1967.		Larry Backus
	82k	San Diego, March 1967.		Larry Backus
	180k	Wellington, NZ, January 20 1968.		Chris Howell
	475k	USS Frank Knox (DD-742) underway near Hawaii, January 1969. Naval History and Heritage Command photo K-67405		Fred Weiss / Robert Hurst
	123k	USS Frank Knox (DD-742) underway in 1969, location unknown. United States Navy, PHC J. A. Bremmer.		Robert Hurst
	114k	USS Frank Knox (DD-742) underway off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, 15 January 1969. Photographed by PH2 S.C. Wyckoff. Naval History and Heritage Command photo KN-17646		Fred Weiss / Robert Hurst
	34k	Ship's patch.		S. E. 'Bill' Wightman
	34k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
On Greek Service
	138k	On Greek service, the HNS THEMISTOCLES, D-210, ex-USS Frank Knox, DD 742. Undated, location unknown.		Anthony J. Vrailas
	166k	Undated, location unknown.		Panagiotis Moschovitis/Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	134k	Undated, location unknown.		Panagiotis Moschovitis/Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	45k	On exercises in the Agean Sea during 1985.		Cüneyt Demir
	16k	September 11 2001 periscope views of her fate as a target to the Greek submarine Nereus.		Panagiotis Moschovitis
	15k	As above.		Panagiotis Moschovitis
	15k	As above.		Panagiotis Moschovitis
	27k	Another view of the torpedo hit on the hull.		Panagiotis Moschovitis
	180k	Newspaper clipping of the sinking.		Ed Zajkowski
	35k	Ship's patch from Greek service. Themistocles (527-460 BC) Athenian statesman who persuaded greek city-state (polis) Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians in 480 BC. The ships's patch depicts an ancient greek helmet and a trireme, a type ofancient greek warship.		Anthony J. Vrailas

CDR Joel Clarence Ford Jr.    Dec 11 1944 - Jul 10 1946

LT Philip Carleton Koelsch    Jul 10 1946 - Aug 1946 (Acting)

CDR Charles Marriner Bertholf    Aug 1946 - Aug 1947

CDR James Barrington Burrow    Aug 1947 - Aug 1948

CDR Sam Johnston Caldwell Jr.    Aug 1948 - Aug 1949

CDR Gary William Jewett Jr.    Aug 1949 - Jun 1950

CDR Dewitt James Griffin    Jun 1950 - Apr 17 1952

CDR Cease    Apr 17 1952 - Apr 10 1953

CDR Alexander Scott Goodfellow    Apr 10 1953 - Feb 1954 (Later RADM)

CDR John James Haffey Jr.    Mar 1955 - Jul 26 1956

CDR Thomas Rikard Pearson    Jul 26 1956 - ? 

CDR Gerald Frederick Case    1959 - 1961

CDR Stanley Wadsworth Henderson    1961 - Jun 1963

CDR John Andrew Swank    Jun 1963 - 1964

CDR Orlin Neil Putman    1964 - Jul 1964

CDR Nicholas Grkovic    Jul 1964 - Aug 1 1965

LCDR William Louis Reger    Aug 1 1965 - Jul 1966

CDR Edward James Messere    Jan 1966 - Dec 28 1967

CDR James Gilbert Baker    Dec 28 1967 - Nov 1969

CDR Jack William O. Davis    Nov 1969 - 30 Jan 1971