Photo #: NH 99402
Commander Ernest G. Small, Commander Destroyer Division Three
With the Commanding Officers of DesDiv 3's ships, probably on
board USS Porter (DD-356), flagship of Destroyer Squadron
Two. Taken on 21 March 1939, while DesDiv 3 was anchored in
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with other units of the U.S. Fleet.
Those present are, from left to right:
Lieutenant Commander Jesse H. Carter, Commanding Officer, USS
Drayton (DD-366);
Lieutenant Commander John F. Rees, Commanding Officer, USS Flusser
(DD-368);
Commander Ernest G. Small;
Lieutenant Commander Herbert G. Hopwood, Commanding Officer,
USS Mahan (DD-364); and
Lieutenant Commander Byron H. Hanlon, Commanding Officer, USS
Lamson (DD-367).
Note the Mark 22 twin single-purpose 5"/38 gun mount in
the background, and non-skid deck treads.
Photographed by the U.S. Fleet Base Force Camera Party.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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