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USS Marcus, a 1190-ton Clemson class destroyer built at San Francisco, California, was commissioned in February 1921. She served along the Pacific coast for most of her career, with voyages to Hawaii in 1925 and during 1927-1929, and a visit to the Caribbean area for U.S. Fleet maneuvers in 1927. USS Marcus was decommissioned at the end of May 1930 as part of a general swapping of destroyers that had served through the 1920s for others that were less worn by constant active service. She was stricken from the list of Naval vessels in January 1935 and sunk as a gunfire target in June of that year.
USS Marcus was named in honor of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Arnold Marcus (1892-1917), who lost his life in July 1917, while commanding the submarine A-7.
This page features all the views we have concerning USS Marcus (DD-321).
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Photo #: NH 95210 USS Marcus (DD-321) Steaming at high speed, circa 1923-1930. Photographed by O.W. Waterman. Courtesy of Jack L. Howland, 1983. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 65KB; 740 x 485 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 46640 USS Marcus (DD-321) Photographed circa 1922-1930. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 94KB; 740 x 615 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 77317 USS Marcus (DD-321) Makes a high speed pass by USS Cuyama (AO-3), during the mid-1920s. Note the 5"/50 gun on Cuyama. Courtesy of Mrs. C.R. DeSpain, 1973. From the scrapbooks of Fred M. Butler. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 72KB; 740 x 450 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 57797 USS Altair (AD-11) Moored in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 8 February 1925. Among the destroyers alongside are: U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 123KB; 740 x 590 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 69023 Battle Fleet maneuvers off California, November 1926 Twelve Navy torpedo planes (probably SC-1 or CS-1 types) fly in formation over USS Marcus (DD-321) during the maneuvers. "Over 100 Naval planes vied with 60 surface craft for tactical advantage in a war game which displayed every angle of Naval action except gun fire." (quoted from the original photo caption). Admiral Richard H. Jackson was Commander-in-Chief at the time of these maneuvers. Courtesy of the San Francisco Maritime Museum, San Francisco, California, 1969. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 67KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
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Photo #: 19-LC-38-L-1 USS Marcus (Destroyer # 321) Launching, at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Union Plant, Potrero Works, San Francisco, California, on 22 August 1919. The ship's Sponsor, Mrs. Helen Cowles Marcus, is seen in the photograph inset at right. Photograph from the Collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 121KB; 605 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: 19-LC-38-L-3 U.S. Navy destroyers fitting out At the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Union Plant, Potrero Works, San Francisco, California, on 1 April 1920. Ships present are (from left to right): Photograph from the Collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 104B; 740 x 620 pixels |
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Photo #: 19-LC-38-L-2 USS Marcus (DD-321) Fitting out, at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Union Plant, Potrero Works, San Francisco, California, on 26 December 1920. Photograph from the Collections of the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 126B; 740 x 605 pixels |
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