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Photo # USN 710896:  HSS-2 helicopter hovers near USS Decatur (DD-936), circa May 1961

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USS Decatur (DD-936, later DDG-31), 1956-2004 -- Part II


This page features additional views related to USS Decatur (DD-936, later DDG-31).

For other images of this ship, see:

  • USS Decatur (DD-936, later DDG-31), 1956--2004.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

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    Photo #: USN 710896

    Sikorski HSS-2 "Sea King" helicopter


    Hovers near USS Decatur (DD-936), during HSS-2 carrier suitability trials.
    USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39) is in the background.
    Photograph is dated 17 May 1961.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 102KB; 740 x 610 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-710896.

     
    Photo #: NH 98178

    USS Decatur (DD-936)


    Receives serious topside damage in a collision with USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39), after suffering a steering casualty and running under the carrier's bow overhang, 6 May 1964.
    Taken from the carrier's bridge. Note S-2 aircraft parked forward, and Decatur's mainmast breaking away.
    Halftone photograph copied from Decatur's 1968 Cruise Book, page 1. The book is in the Collections of the Navy Department Library.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 107KB; 740 x 560 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 105935

    USS Decatur
    (DD-936)

    Following her 6 May 1964 collision with USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39).
    Note how Decatur's superstructure has been crushed by being trapped under the carrier's overhang.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

    Online Image: 89KB; 740 x 620 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 105938

    USS Decatur
    (DD-936)

    Undergoing an inclining experiment, to determine her stability characteristics during the early stages of her conversion to a guided-missile destroyer, 12 August 1965.
    Photographed at the Boston Naval Shipyard, Charlestown, Massachusetts.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

    Online Image: 82KB; 740 x 580 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98179

    USS Decatur (DD-936/DDG-31)


    Undergoing conversion from a destroyer (DD-936) to a guided-missile destroyer (DDG-31), at the Boston Naval Shipyard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, circa 1966.
    Halftone photograph copied from Decatur's 1968 Cruise Book, page 2. The book is in the Collections of the Navy Department Library.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 97KB; 740 x 600 pixels

     
    Photo #: USN 1137085

    UH-46D "Sea Knight" helicopter

    (Bureau # 153412)

    Lowers mail to the fantail of USS Decatur (DDG-31), during operations in the South China Sea, December 1968.
    The helicopter is based aboard USS Camden (AOE-2).
    Photographed by PH2 William M. Hopkins.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 113KB; 740 x 535 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1137085.

     
    Photo #: NH 98180

    USS Decatur (DDG-31)


    Comes alongside an oiler during underway replenishment operations, circa the 1970s.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

    Online Image: 111KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98181

    USS Decatur (DDG-31)


    Electronics Warfare Technician 2nd Class William D. Ellis works on the countermeasures receiving set on board Decatur, during operations in the Western Pacific, 16 December 1976.
    Photographed by PHC Ken George.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

    Online Image: 92KB; 740 x 600 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98182

    USS Decatur (DDG-31)


    Crewmembers and guests stand at attention during the ship's decommissioning ceremonies, at Naval Station San Diego, California, 30 June 1983.
    Photographed by PH1 Vickie Kehoe.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

    Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 525 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98183

    USS Decatur (DDG-31)


    Crewmen line the rail during the ship's decommissioning ceremonies, at Pier 6, Naval Station San Diego, California, 30 June 1983.
    Photographed by PH1 Vickie Kehoe.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

    Online Image: 120KB; 740 x 525 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98184

    USS Decatur (DDG-31)


    Crew members disembark for the last time at the conclusion of the ship's decommissioning ceremonies, at Naval Station San Diego, California, 30 June 1983.
    Photographed by PH1 Vickie Kehoe.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

    Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 525 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98185

    USS Decatur (DDG-31)


    Crew members stand at attention on Pier 6, as officers disembark at the conclusion of the ship's decommissioning ceremonies, at Naval Station San Diego, California, 30 June 1983.
    Photographed by PH1 Vickie Kehoe.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

    Online Image: 80KB; 740 x 525 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 68399-KN (Color)

    Insignia: USS Decatur (DD-936)

    Cloth jacket patch featuring the ship's emblem, as used in 1960.
    Its motto, "Our Country -- May She Ever Be Right", is based on Commodore Stephen Decatur's April 1816 toast: "Our County! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong."

    Courtesy of Captain G.F. Swainson, USN, 1969.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 144KB; 740 x 625 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 102702-KN (Color)

    Insignia of USS Decatur (DD-936)

    Plaque received in 1984, featuring an insignia used prior to 1967.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 115KB; 620 x 675 pixels

     

    For other images of this ship, see:

  • USS Decatur (DD-936, later DDG-31), 1956--2004.


    NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • Some images linked from this page bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    Page made 16 November 2002
    New image added 3 January 2009