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| 64k | Undated, location unknown. | Ron Reeves |
| 81k | Z 39 fitting out at GermaniaWerft, Kiel in August 1943. Note the bomb damage inflicted to the covered ways in the background. Photo Archiv Groner. Photo from "Destroyers! German Destroyers in World War II", by M.J. Whitley. | Robert Hurst |
| 52k | Z-39 as seen from another German destroyer underway probably in the eastern Baltic Sea area circa 1944-45. Photo courtesy David Walker. | Robert Hurst |
USS DD-939
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| 54k | View of Z-39 under US flag in 1945. When war broke out in 1939, new destroyer classes were cancelled and 12 additional 1936A vessels were ordered with slight modifications to speed construction and save materials. The 150 mm twin turrets were taken from planned, but never built, "O" class battlecruisers. In war service, the engines were more reliable than in earlier ships but at the end of the war, heavy corrosion was discovered. Seven of this sub-class were built: one was sunk, another two were severely damaged and not repaired. The remaining four were war booty allocated to the Allies. Photo from Zerstörer im Zweiten Weltkrieg . | - |
| 123k | USS DD-939 undergoing inspection in Dry Dock 4 of the South Boston Annex of the Boston Navy Yard on 11 August 1945. Naval History & Heritage Command photo #NH-75382. | Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
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160k | Close up view of bridge, showing twin 37 mm Bofors type AA machine guns. Taken at the Boston Navy Yard, 11 August 1945.
USN photo via Flickr | John Spivey |
| 160k | USS DD-939 showing after 37mm Bofors-type A.A. gun platform, near the after stack. Note these 37mm guns are of two different types. Taken at Boston Navy Yard, August 11, 1945. Courtesy of Robert F. Sumrall. Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 75405. | Mike Green |
| 269k | USS DD-939 showing the after 150mm guns, one of which is broken. Note these mountings are low-angle only. Taken at Boston Navy Yard, August 11, 1945. Courtesy of Robert F. Sumrall. Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 75408. | Mike Green |
| 180k | USS DD-939 undergoing inspection in Dry Dock 4 of the South Boston Annex of the Boston Navy Yard on 13 August 1945. Naval History & Heritage Command photo #NH-75378. | Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard |
| 58k | "It's official" says Commander R. A. Dawes, Jr. USN, of Annapolis, MD, to his Executive Officer, Lieutenant George Turnquist, USN, of Davenport, Iowa and Dennis' grandfather, as LTJG J. L. Kenner, USN, of Louisville, KY, and Ensign J. R. Dolan, USNR, of La Grange, IL, look on. Photograph showing the German destroyer undergoing inspection in Dry Dock 4 at the South Boston Annex of the Boston Navy Yard on August 13 1945. From the Edward J. Steichen Photography Collection. | Dennis Turnquist |
| 227k | USS DD-939 showing after 37mm Bofors-type A.A. gun platform. Taken at Boston Navy Yard, August 13, 1945. Courtesy of Robert F. Sumrall, Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 75404. | Mike Green |
| 123k | Undereway off Boston, August 22 1945. | Wolfgang Hechler |
| 186k | Starboard quarter view of USS DD-939 off Boston, Massachusetts, 12 September 1945. She was formerly the German Destroyer Z-39. Source: United States National Archives, Photo No.19-N-90596. | Mike Green |
| 146k | Stern view of USS DD-939 off Boston, Massachusetts, 12 September 1945. She was formerly the German Destroyer Z-39. Source: United States National Archives, Photo No. 19-N-90598. | Mike Green |
| 170k | Starboard broadside view of USS DD-939 off Boston, Massachusetts, 12 September 1945. She was formerly the German Destroyer Z-39. Source: United States National Archives, Photo No.19-N-90594. | Mike Green |
| 196k | Starboard bow view of USS DD-939 off Boston, Massachusetts, 12 September 1945. She was formerly the German Destroyer Z-39. Source: United States National Archives, Photo No.19-N-90595. | Mike Green |
