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	39k	Robert Henry English, born 16 January 1888 in Warrenton, Ga., was a member of the Naval Academy class of 1911, and early in his naval career became a submariner. In 1917, while commanding O-U (SS-65), he won the Navy Cross for his great heroism in rescuing an officer trapped in O-5 (SS-66) after an explosion. After a series of important assignments, he became commanding officer of Helena, (CL—50), and during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941 was one of the first to bring his ship into action. On 14 May 1942, he became Commander, Submarines, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and was so serving when killed in an airplane accident in California 21 January 1943. For his exceptionally meritorious service in his last assignment, Rear Admiral English was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. U.S. Navy Photo courtesy of oneternalpatrol.com, thanks to Charles R. Hinman, Director of Education & Outreach, USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park		Bill Gonyo
	154k	Artist's conception of the English as built in a cutaway view 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
	95k	Artist's conception of the English as she appeared after the early 1950's conversion 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 art work from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.		Navy Yard Associates
	135k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	147k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	190k	Undated, location unknown. The destroyer USS English (DD 696) comes alongside the destroyer USS Taylor (DD 468) to deliver the mail. Photo courtesy of the USS Taylor (DD 468) Association.		Bill Gonyo
	88k	Undated, location unknown. U.S National Archives, RG-19-LCM. Photo # 19-66423.		Robert Hurst
	353k	Undated post card, USS PAIUTE (ATF-159), USS SURIBACHI (AE-21), and USS ENGLISH (DD-696). Mayport Naval Station.		Mike Brock
	94k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	129k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	113k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	111k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	45k	Souvenir button of the launching of the USS English (DD-696) on February 27 1944. Courtesy of www.timepassagesnostalgia.com.		Tom Kerman
	134k	80-G-43680. Ensign Eloise English, USNR, has been designated by the Secretary of the Navy to sponsor the U.S. Navy destroyer, USS English (DD 696), named for her father the late Rear Admiral Robert H. English, USN, former Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, who was killed in a plane accident, January 21, 1943. Ensign English served at the Office of Public Relations, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. Photograph released November 16, 1943.		Mike Mohl
	131k	May 17 1944 at New York Navy Yard.		Ed Zajkowski
	102k	Enroute to the Philippines area, January 1945, English in the center with USS Hancock (CV-19) on the left. USS Enterprise is on the right in the distance. Photographed from USS New Jersey by LCDR Charles Jacobs. National Archives photo 80-G-470281.		Ed Zajkowski
	147k	As above from a different angle, USS Hancock behind. National Archives photo 80-G-470288.		Ed Zajkowski
	223k	The USS Dixie (AD 14) with a nest of destroyers alongside at Leyte in April-May 1945 time frame. The destroyers are from left to right: USS Compton (DD 705), USS Ault (DD 698), USS Charles S. Sperry (DD 697), USS English (DD 696), USS John W. Weeks (DD 701) and USS Borie (DD 704).		Darryl Baker
	138k	A 40mm gun crew prepares to bombard enemy installations along the Korean coast, circa October 1950 - February 1951. Photograph was received by the Naval Photographic Center on 21 February 1951. Note radar antenna on this quad 40mm mount and ammunition loaded in guns. Another 40mm mount, pointed in the opposite direction, is in the upper left background. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.		Fred Weiss
	27k	Wonson, Korea about April 1951. Note the gun barrels of Mount 53 have burn marks after heavy firing. Red Davis and Lepard are in the view.		Red Davis
	169k	1951, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	221k	USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703), USS English (DD-696), USS Borie (DD-704) and USS Hank (DD-702) returning to Norfolk on June 10 1951.		Ron Reeves
	257k	1952, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	82k	1954 AP wirephoto story of collisions at sea with undated images of the USS Norris (DD-859) and USS English (DD-696).		Ron Reeves
	186k	At Genoa, Italy on July 28 1957.		Carlo Martinelli
	180k	USS Hank (DD-702) and USS English (DD-696) in Genoa, Italy on July 28 1957.		Carlo Martinelli
	111k	Mediterranean, circa 1961. Photo by Navy photographer aboard the USS Independence.		Marc Piché
	210k	USS English (DD-696) refuels from the attack aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVA-62) while the two ships steam toward the Caribbean Sea during the Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962. Image scanned from Cordon of Steel: The U.S. Navy and the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Curtis A. Utz. Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy, Washington , D.C., 1993, ISBN 0-945274-23-8, p.23. National Archives photo NA 428-N-1063264.		Robert Hurst
	126k	Mayport Fla., October 22 1966		© Richard Leonhardt
	32k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
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