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	81k	Robert A. Owens, born at Greenville, S.C., 13 September 1920, enlisted in the Marine Corps 10 February 1942. Trained at Parris Island, S.C., and New River, N.C., he served in the field from 17 September 1942, until his death on Bougainville, 1 November 1943. Sergeant Owens was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross for his action at Cape Torokina, where he charged a Japanese 75mm. regimental gun, which seriously threatened the success of the operations by sinking landing craft and inflicting numerous casualties on the troops. Entering the gun bunker through the fire port, he drove the guncrew out of the rear door before falling to their bullets. Photo from the USMC History Division.		Bill Gonyo
	132k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	84k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	67k	Undated, the Owens in her 3"/70 gun configuration taken at anchor in Montego Bay, Jamaica.		Bill Bruce
	115k	Undated, motor whale boat ready for liberty call.		Bill Bruce
	108k	Undated, location unknown. Launcher 2 firing.		Bill Bruce
	88k	Undated, location unknown. Launcher 3 firing.		Bill Bruce
	176k	Undated, location unknown.		Tommy Trampp
	62k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	161k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	118k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	77k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	74k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	118k	The incomplete USS Epperson (DD-719) (left) and USS Robert A. Owens (DD-827) at Bath Iron Works, January 1948. The old steam tug Sequin, a long-time resident on the Kennebec River, is in the foreground.		Robert Hurst
	32k	Circa 1950, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	108k	This was taken in early 1957 I believe. It was just after a short stay in Portsmouth when the MK15 Hedgehogs were removed and SQS 23 Sonar was installed, but prior to a later yard stay when 3" 70s were installed. I believe that the guns in the photo are 3" 50s. This photo shows the clean lines of the ship which can be compared to those of the Destroyer Leaders. I always thought that the Owens and Carpenter were probably the forerunners of the DDLs. You'll also notice that she was armed with 2 Weapon Ables (one forward and one aft, on the 01 level) as well as torpedos and depth charges. Another interesting thing is that the mess deck is on the main deck, amidships. The forward wtd amidships is the forward end of the mess deck and the next wtd aft is the aft end. We were leader of our squadron and carried the Commodore. (a captain) I was aboard from August 1956 to December 1959. I drew this billet because I graduated 3rd in my sonar class in San Diego out of a class of 30 and wanted to go aboard the most modern destroyer that I could. At the time, 827 was the highest number available. I look back at my stay aboard the Owens with fond memories even though I couldn't wait to get off and come home.		Bill Schrader SOG2, USNR
	161k	USS Wasp (CVS-18) in formation with destroyers and aircraft of Anti-submarine Task Group Bravo, in the Mediterranean Sea, 19 August 1961. All escorts are Gearing-class DDEs. The planes overhead from Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 52 (CVSG-52) include ten Grumman S2F-1 Trackers and two Douglas AD-5W Skyraiders. Two Sikorsky HSS-1 Seabat helicopters are flying just above the ships. The destroyer on the far left is USS New (DDE-818), then USS Rich (DDE-820), in front is USS Robert A. Owens (DDE-827). Official U.S. Navy Photograph. Photo #: USN 1057640 now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.488.053.001.		Robert Hurst
	71k	Circa 1964, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	128k	Genoa, Italy January 6 1967.		Carlo Martinelli
	131k	Genoa, Italy January 6 1967.		Carlo Martinelli
	91k	Taken from USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703) leaving harbor in Toulon, France February 1967.		Jim McCoy
	86k	USS Robert A. Owens (DD-827) entering Valletta harbour, Malta, in 1969. A. & J. Pavia.		Robert Hurst
	80k	View from the signal bridge of the USS Tidewater (AD-31) in San Juan April-June 1970 of USS Robert A. Owens alongside.		Robert Hall
	110k	From the 1971 cruise book.		Jim Reinhart
	46k	The following series of 10 photographs are of ROBERT A. OWENS (DD-827) during two trips she did to the Great Lakes in 1978 and 1980. Starting in 1978, the USN initiated annual freshwater cruises to the Great Lakes to promote recruiting drives. At first, these inland forays involved destroyers but in the mid-1980s, they were taken over by PERRY class FFGs, LSTs and one FF (GLOVER). The last inland cruise was undertaken in 2000 when two minesweepers (DEFENDER & KINGFISHER) visited Great Lake ports. These cruises lasted from 2 to 3 months and were very popular at whatever ports the ships visited. This image is from Vercheres, Quebec August 1980.		Marc Piché
	44k	St. Lawrence Seaway August 11 1978.		Marc Piché
	97k	Off the Florida coast spring 1980 to be used as the ships photo for the Great Lakes tour handout for visitors.		David Buell/M. N. Dintinger
	36k	Varennes, St. Lawrence River August 1980.		Marc Piché
	32k	Vercheres, Quebec August 1980.		Marc Piché
	56k	Varennes, St. Lawrence River August 1980.		Marc Piché
	52k	Vercheres, Quebec August 1980.		Marc Piché
	61k	St. Lawrence River August 1980.		Marc Piché
	44k	Montreal June 26 1980.		Marc Piché
	31k	Varennes, St. Lawrence River August 1980.		Marc Piché
	69k	Arriving Montréal, June 26, 1980 prior to a 2-month freshwater cruise to the Great Lakes.		Marc Piché/Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	43k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	55k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	34k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	146k	Ship's Zippo.		Tommy Trampp
	104k	Ship's plaque.		Mike Smolinski
	105k	Ship's patch.		Wolfgang Hechler
On Turkish Service
	42k	Undated, location unknown. As the TCG ALCITEPE D346.		Murat Kurtulmus
	61k	Undated, location unknown.		Yücel M.Umar, CPO ( Ret.), Turkish Navy
	38k	Undated, location unknown.		Yücel M.Umar, CPO ( Ret.), Turkish Navy
	52k	Undated, location unknown.		Yücel M.Umar, CPO ( Ret.), Turkish Navy
	80k	Undated, location unknown.		Yücel M.Umar, CPO ( Ret.), Turkish Navy
	58k	Undated, location unknown. CPO Engin Erdem next to helicopter.		Yücel M.Umar, CPO ( Ret.), Turkish Navy
	118k	Undated, location unknown.		Cüneyt Demir
	94k	Undated, location unknown.		Cüneyt Demir
	107k	Undated, Malaga, Spain.		Cüneyt Demir/Robert Hurst
	54k	Undated, location unknown.		Yücel M.Umar, CPO ( Ret.), Turkish Navy
	148k	Undated, location unknown.		Yücel M.Umar, CPO ( Ret.), Turkish Navy
	120k	Undated, location unknown.		Yücel M.Umar, CPO ( Ret.), Turkish Navy
	201k	1982, location unknown.		Cüneyt Demir
ex-USS Charles P. Cecil (DD 835) as the Greek DD Apostolis (D-216), and ex-USS Robert A. Owens (DD 827) as the Turkish Alcitepe (D-347), September 18 1983, during a NATO NAVOCFORMED port call to Barcelona. Ships in the background in the second photo were the British frigate HMS Arethusa (F38) and the Italian frigate Alpino (F580).				Fabio Peña
	63k	1986, Agean sea exercise.		Cüneyt Demir
	54k	1986, Agean sea exercise.		Cüneyt Demir
	78k	In the Bosphourus near Istanbul, circa 1990s.		Yücel M.Umar, CPO ( Ret.), Turkish Navy
	36k	1991, Agean sea exercise.		Cüneyt Demir
	148k	Two views of the Owens on Turkish Service in Toulon, France, May 27 1997.		Carlo Martinelli
	154k	As above.		Carlo Martinelli

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