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| 67k | Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf served aboard California, Preble, Denver Whipple, San Diego, Hannibal and Saratoga. Sunk by U-boat aboard President Lincoln in WWI. Served aboard Seattle, Patricia, Niagara, Birmingham. Commanded Decatur, navigator of New York, exec West Virginia, commanded Houston. Commanded western Atlantic convoy escorts at start of WWII. Then became battleship cruiser support commander for Marshalls, Truk-Palaus, Marianas, Peleliu, and Leyte Gulf. Capped the Japanese "T" at Surigao Strait, destroying the Japanese southern strike force earning the Navy Cross. Wounded off Okinawa. | Bill Gonyo |
| 24k | Undated, location unknown. | - |
| 128k | Undated, the USS OLDENDORF (DDG-972), pulls into Pearl Harbor after a six month
deployment in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. 960804-N-7726D-001 | Bill Gonyo |
| 61k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski |
| 95k | Undated, location unknown. | Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr |
| 294k | Undated postcard. | | Tommy Trampp |
| 80k | Undated, off Point Loma. | | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 122k | Undated, location unknown. | | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
| 42k | Seattle August 1982. | Marc Piché |
| 37k | Seattle August 1982. | Marc Piché |
| 68k | Port visit to Hobart, Tasmania. Australia sometime prior to 1983. | Nick Jansen |
| 65k | As above. | Nick Jansen |
| 72k | As above. | Nick Jansen |
| 71k | As above. | Nick Jansen |
| 61k | As above. | Nick Jansen |
| 65k | As above with a good view of the SH-2 Sea Sprite helicopter and the door in the hull for the internally mounted Mk-32 torpedo tubes. | Nick Jansen |
| 73k | January 6 1984, Pacific Ocean, a port bow view of the destroyer USS Oldendorf (DD 972 ) underway. US Navy photo. | Jerry Hays |
| 71k | January 6 1984, Pacifiv Ocean, a starboard bow view of the destroyer USS Oldendorf (DD 972 ) underway. US Navy photo. | Fred Weiss |
| 51k | A port quarter view of the Spruance class destroyer USS OLDENDORF (DD-972) underway off the coast of San Diego, California. An SH-2F Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) helicopter is on the ship's flight deck. Photo by PHC KRISTOFFERSEN dated January 6 1984. | - |
| 44k | A port bow view of the Spruance-class destroyer USS OLDENDORF (DD 972) underway off the coast of San Diego, California. An SH-2F Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) helicopter is approaching the ship's flight deck for a landing. Photo by PHC KRISTOFFERSEN dated January 6 1984. | - |
| 99k | Entering Sydney Harbor September 1986 | Paul Coleman |
| 36k | Sydney, Australia October 1986. | Marc Piché |
| 79k | Sydney, Australia October 1986. | Marc Piché |
| 113k | DN-ST-87-03545. The guided missile cruiser USS REEVES (CG-24) and the destroyer USS OLDENDORF (DD-972) moored to a pier in Qingdao during the first visit by U.S. Navy ships to China in 40 years. Photo by PHC Chet King, November 1 1986. | Bill Gonyo |
| 72k | DN-ST-87-02188. A port quarter view of the destroyer USS OLDENDORF (DD 972) entering the harbor. Accompanying the ship are the guided missile cruiser USS REEVES (CG 24) and the guided missile frigate USS RENTZ (FFG 46). This is the first visit by US Navy (USN) ships to China in 40 years. Photo by PH1 Charles Mussi, November 5 1986. | Bill Gonyo |
| 178k | The destroyer tender USS Acadia (AD-42) with the destroyer USS Oldendorf (DD-972) and the guided missile frigate USS Curts (FFG-38) alongside, and a sea-going tug on the other. This is a stock image file from the USS Acadia newspaper "Tendergram" November 1990. | Robert Hurst |
| 24k | Hong Kong, circa 1991-1992. | William Chiu |
| 65k | Hong Kong, circa 1991-1992. | William Chiu |
| 71k | Hong Kong, circa 1991-1992. | William Chiu |
| 73k | Hong Kong, circa 1991-1992. | William Chiu |
| 36k | Vancouver, BC July 18 1996. | Marc Piché |
| 72k | Vancouver, BC July 22 1996. | Marc Piché |
| 45k | Vancouver, BC July 22 1996. | Marc Piché |
| 64k | San Francisco October 1997. | Marc Piché |
| 35k | Vancouver, BC October 31 1997. | Marc Piché |
| 69k | Departing San Diego, with Point Loma in the background, August 21 2002. | Andrew C. Esh |
| 112k | 030101-O-4633P-001, San Diego, CA January 1 2003, the first sunset of the year provides a beautiful backdrop for the destroyers USS Elliot (DD 967), USS Oldendorf (DD 972), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), and the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). The ships are decorated with holiday lights as they are moored in San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Geoffrey Patrick. | Bill Gonyo |
| 143k | Photo taken during SINKEX showing damage from the CIWS fired from the USS Preble (DDG-88), August 25 2005. Photo taken by PH1 (AW/SW/NAC) Keith DeVinney. | Joe Gardella |
| 84k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |