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| 50k | Newman Kershaw Perry, born in South Carolina 28 November 1880, was appointed Naval Cadet 9 September 1897 and commissioned Ensign 7 June 1903. Stationed in Bennington, he was killed by an explosion of boilers in that ship at San Diego, 21 July 1905. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 51k | Undated, location unknown. | Vincent M. Dodds BT2 USN 1962-1966 | |
| 70k | Undated World War II image, probably taken soon after she was commissioned in July 1945. Note her tripod mainmast and other features fitting her for use as a radar picket destroyer. | Captain Jerry Mason USN/Robert Hurst | |
| 125k | Undated World War II image. | Captain Jerry Mason USN | |
| 118k | Undated, Ponta Delgada, Azores. | Carlos Manuel Estrela | |
| 150k | Undated, location unknown. | Wolfgang Hechler | |
| 118k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
| 125k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
| 86k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
| 45k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
| 82k | USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883), seen directly from ahead, while she was at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 26 July 1947. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH 106429. | Robert Hurst/Tony Cowart | |
| 106k | USS Newman K. Perry, seen directly from astern, while she was at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 26 July 1947. Official U.S. Navy photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH 106430. | Robert Hurst/Tony Cowart | |
| 94k | Genoa, Italy December 1949, tied alongside USS Furse DD882 and a cruise liner. | Paul "Peewee" Stewart EM3, USS Furse Jan 49 - May 1952 | |
| 178k | USS Newman K. Perry (DDR-883), underway, circa late 1940s or early 1950s. Official U.S. Navy photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH106431. | Robert Hurst | |
| 50k | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba either 1951 or 53. | Roland L'Heureux | |
| 158k | Postcard of the USS Vesole (DD-878), USS Cone (DD-866) and USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883) alongside the USS Shenandoah (AD-26) in Cannes, France, July 1952. | Steven W. Orvis | |
| 62k | USS Newman K. Perry (DDR-883) underway circa 1953, Valetta, Malta. | Robert Hurst | |
| 188k | June 3 1956, location unknown. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 179k | The destroyer USS NewmanK. Perry (DD 883) pictured at sea escorting the carrier Saratoga (CVA 60), 1957-1959. Photo courtesy of the National Naval Aviation Museum. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 63k | USS Newman K. Perry (DDR-883) underway circa 1959, location unknown. Note the crewmen manning the ship's rails. Photo from "Jane's Fighting Ships" 1960-61 Edition. | Robert Hurst | |
| 109k | Photo #: NH 106432. USS Canisteo (AO-99) refueling USS Saratoga (CVA-60) and USS Newman K. Perry (DDR-883) at sea off the coast of Florida, May 1959. Photographed by "Ike", from on board Saratoga. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. | Tony Cowart | |
| 576k | The Newman K. Perry (DD-883) and the USS Furse (DD-882) in Monte Carlo harbor 1960. | Doug Butler, MMC, USN (Ret.) | |
| 63k | USS Aucilla (AO-56) simultaneously refuels the radar picket destroyer USS Newman K. Perry (DDR-883) and the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59), 25 March 1960. Official U.S. Navy photo # USN 1047741 in the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command. | Robert Hurst | |
| 198k | Genoa, Italy, in 1961, (left to Right) USS Farragut (DLG-6), USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2), and USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883). Official U.S. Navy photograph from the USS Farragut (DLG-6) 1961 Cruise Book. | Robert Hurst | |
| 148k | USS Newman K Perry (DD-883) picture taken from USS Boston (CAG-1) in the Atlantic, June 1961. | Roy Williams | |
| 170k | Circa 1962, location unknown. | Wolfgang Hechler | |
| 97k | Photo #: NH 106433. USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883) receives a new lower bow, while undergoing her FRAM I modernization at the Boston Naval Shipyard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, 8 October 1964. Photographed by Nicola Mette. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. | Tony Cowart | |
| 97k | Newman K. Perry and Shangri-La collided on August 27, 1965. Seaman Apprentice Fred L. Greene, USNR, was killed; Seaman Apprentice John Ryals, USN, was injured. | Rebecca Parnell | |
| 148k | Photo #: USN 1119540. USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883) firing her forward 5"/38 guns on enemy positions ashore, during a gunfire support mission off the Republic of Vietnam, 16 December 1966. Photographed by PH1 R. Wasmer. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
| 81k | Photo #: USN 1119539. USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883) Seaman Nelson B. Brown looks out from the ship's forward 5"/38 twin gun mount, during a pause in gunfire operations in support of friendly forces ashore in Vietnam, 16 December 1966. Note the expended five-inch shell casings on deck outside the gun mount. Photographed by PH1 R. Wasmer. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
| 227k | May 17 1967, CO observing bridge crew. Photo by PH3 B. J. Getyina, NPC K-39273. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 92k | Photo #: K-39290. USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883) crew members fire an anti-submarine torpedo from a Mark 32 triple torpedo tube mounting, 22 June 1967. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
| 94k | Valetta, Malta circa 1968. | Frank Midkiff GMG2 | |
| 80k | Circa 1969. | Ray Duchesneau | |
| 85k | Photo #: NH 106434. USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883) underway in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, 6 May 1969. Photographed by PH3 Carl L. Hayes. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. | Tony Cowart | |
| 104k | Photo #: NH 106435, as above. | Robert Hurst | |
 Welcome Aboard pamphlet - circa 1972 | Wolfgang Hechler | |||
| 110k | In 1974 location unknown. | Vince Venincasa | |
| 126k | In 1974 location unknown. | Vince Venincasa | |
| 127k | In 1974 location unknown. | Vince Venincasa | |
| 116k | In 1974 some where in the Bermuda Triangle. | Vince Venincasa | |
| 88k | Photo #: NH 106436. USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883) underway, circa the 1970s. This photograph was received by the Naval Historical Center in March 1977. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. | Tony Cowart | |
 Welcome Aboard pamphlet - circa 1978 | Wolfgang Hechler | |||
 Welcome Aboard pamphlet - circa 1978 | Ed Zajkowski | |||
| 114k | USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883) and USS Vogelgesang (DD-862) in Newport, RI circa 1980. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 57k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
CDR Norman Ernest Smith Jul 26 1945 - Sep 14 1946 CDR Edward Earl Hoffman Sep 14 1946 - Aug 18 1948 CDR Carl Tiedeman Aug 18 1948 - Jun 24 1950 (Later RADM) CDR James Francis Tucker Jun 24 1950 - Jun 23 1951 CDR Hugh Howard Lewis Jun 23 1951 - Jun 30 1953 CDR John Dower Westervelt Jun 30 1953 - Sep 17 1955 CDR Richard Martin Niles Sep 17 1955 - Sep 17 1957 CDR John Baptiste Thro Sep 17 1957 - Jun 27 1958 CDR William Walker Boyd Jr. Jun 27 1958 - Apr 29 1960 CDR Owen Anthony Roberts Apr 29 1960 - Jul 28 1961 CDR William Lester Sheppard Jul 28 1961 - May 1963 CDR Jack Lewis Mariott May 1963 - Sep 26 1963 CDR Edward Stanley Haugen Sep 26 1963 - Jan 1965 CDR Richard Taylor Bailey Jan 1965 - Sep 9 1966 CDR John Arthur Smith Sep 9 1966 - Sep 16 1968 CDR Charles William Streightiff Sep 16 1968 - Jul 1970 CDR William Edward O'Leary Jul 1970 - Jan 7 1972 CDR Dodson David Walker Jr. Jan 7 1972 - Jun 1 1973 CDR Robert Eugene Greer Jun 1 1973 - Apr 2 1975 CDR Richard Weir Herig Apr 2 1975 - Mar 15 1977 CDR Curtis Christopher Davis Jr. Mar 15 1977 - Jul 13 1979 CDR James Francis Jordan Jul 13 1979 - Feb 27 1981
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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