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	93k	Reigert Bolivar Lowrywas born 14 July 1826 In LaGuaira, Venezuela, theson of U.S. Consul Robert K. Lowry. Appointed midshipman 21 January 1840, Lowryin the Mexican War and was a member of Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s expeditionto Japanin 1855. He served with distinction in the Civil War, commanding George W. Peabody in the HatterasExpedition of August 1861, serving as executive officer in Brooklyn during the capture of New Orleansand the first attack on Vicksburg (April-June 1862), and commandingSciota in extensive river operations. His last command was Naval Station, New London, and he diedat Brooklyn Naval Hospital 25 November 1880.		Bill Gonyo
	95k	Artist's conception of the Lowry as she appeared after FRAM II overhaul 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
	50k	Undated, World War II while going alongside a carrier.		Kenny Pounders, USS Lowry Association
	92k	Undated, World War II while going alongside a carrier.		Kenny Pounders, USS Lowry Association
	48k	Undated, World War II while going alongside a carrier.		Kenny Pounders, USS Lowry Association
	27k	Undated, location unknown.		Bill Mackey
	33k	Undated, location unknown.		Bill Mackey
	47k	Undated, location unknown.		Kenny Pounders, USS Lowry Association
	49k	Undated, location unknown.		Kenny Pounders, USS Lowry Association
	41k	Undated, location unknown.		Kenny Pounders, USS Lowry Association
	14k	Undated, location unknown.		Kenny Pounders, USS Lowry Association
	165k	Commissioning Day, July 23 1944, at Bethlehem Steel, San Pedro.		Ed Zajkowski
	130k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	245k	July 19 1944, the throttle board, main control or B-2 or forward engine room.		Ed Zajkowski
	124k	As above, main switchboard in forward engine room.		Ed Zajkowski
	140k	August 1944, location uncertain.		Pieter Bakels
	97k	San Pedro, August 1944.		Pieter Bakels
	83k	San Pedro, Berth 232, August 2 1944.		Pieter Bakels
	213k	August 2 1944 at San Pedro.		Ed Zajkowski
	174k	As above, the wardroom.		Ed Zajkowski
	214k	As above, the messdecks.		Ed Zajkowski
	178k	As above, the pilot house.		Ed Zajkowski
	210k	As above, the IC room.		Ed Zajkowski
	147k	As above, Mount 51 ammunition storage and the "Merry-Go-Round."		Ed Zajkowski
	169k	As above, the machine shop.		Ed Zajkowski
	159k	August 3 1944 at San Pedro.		Ed Zajkowski
	187k	As above, the galley with cans on rack - Mazola, Jell-O, Ben-Hur celery salt, etc.		Ed Zajkowski
	168k	As above, the chartroom.		Ed Zajkowski
	213k	As above, the chartroom.		Ed Zajkowski
	135k	USS Lowry (DD 770), underway off San Pedro, California, August 5 1944. National Archives and Records Administration photo # 19-N-69905.		Robert Hurst
	89k	San Pedro, August 23 1944.		Pieter Bakels
	102k	USS Lowry (DD-770) underway at sea in June 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photo #: 80-G-445149.		Robert Hurst
	92k	Printed photo of Lowry alongside a Russian submarine during the Cuban Missle Crisis 1962.		Kenny Pounders, USS Lowry Association
	67k	Same incident but photo taken from the deck of the Lowry.		Kenny Pounders, USS Lowry Association
	56k	NOB Norfolk, August 1964		© Richard Leonhardt
	63k	Chesapeake Bay 1964.		© Richard Leonhardt
	78k	Picture from the deck of the USS Great Sitkin AE-17 in 1968. She was comming along side to take on ammunition. We were in the South China Sea		Dave Wilber SN
	43k	Summer 1968 off Vietnam.		Kenny Pounders, USS Lowry Association
	76k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	27k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	77k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	56k	Ship's patch.		Luiz Brazil (FT3 Ret Brazilian Navy)
On Brazilian Service
	115k	As the CT ESPÍRITO SANTO (D 38) at sea, circa 1975. Photo published by Brazilian Navy (BRN).		Luiz Cotta, FT3 (Ret BRN)
	58k	As the CT Espírito Santo (D 38) at sea, circa 1979. Photo published by Brazilian Navy (BRN).		Luiz Cotta, FT3 (Ret BRN)
	83k	USS LOWRY - as the CT "Espírito Santo" (D 38), in the Guanabara Bay, at Rio de Janeiro - BRAZIL, circa 1975. Published photo by Brazilian Navy (BRN).		Luiz Cotta, FT3 (Ret BRN)
	59k	As the Espirito Santo D38.		Bill Mackey
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