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Photo # NH h65009:  USS Lawrence and other destroyers alongside USS Dobbin on Navy Day, 1932

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-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --

USS Lawrence (DD-250), 1921-1946 --
Group, Construction & Miscellaneous Views


This page features images showing USS Lawrence (DD-250) in groups with other ships, while under construction, and other views related to her.

For other pictures concerning to this ship, see:

  • USS Lawrence (DD-250), 1921-1946.


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

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    CAUTION! USS Lawrence is seen distantly, or partially, in several of these views. Read the photo captions carefully before ordering photographic reproductions or using any of these photos to determine if the image in question actually depicts Lawrence as prominently as you wish.

    Photo #: NH 78347

    Burning of French Transport Vinh-Long, 16 December 1922


    A French launch, under tow, transfers Vinh-Long survivors from USS Bainbridge (DD-246), from which the photograph was taken, to the French armored cruiser Waldeck Rousseau, off Constantinople, Turkey, 16 December 1922. Vinh-Long had burned in the sea of Marmora earlier that day.
    USS Lawrence (DD-250) and USS Overton (DD-239) are in the background, at left.

    Donation of Frank A. Downey, 1973.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 79KB; 740 x 490 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 78346

    Burning of French Transport Vinh-Long, 16 December 1922


    French and U.S. Navy boats transferring Vinh-Long's survivors from USS Bainbridge (DD-246), at left, to the French armored cruiser Waldeck Rousseau, off Constantinople, Turkey, 16 December 1922. Vinh-Long had burned in the sea of Marmora earlier that day.
    USS Lawrence (DD-250) is partially visible in the upper right.

    Donation of Frank A. Downey, 1973.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 69KB; 740 x 525 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 72403

    U.S. Navy Destroyers


    Steaming out to sea through the Golden Gate, off San Francisco, California, 15 April 1925.
    These ships are (from left to right):
    USS Sturtevant (DD-240);
    USS Lawrence (DD-250);
    USS James K. Paulding (DD-238); and an unidentified sister ship.

    Courtesy of Charles M. Loring, 1970.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 85KB; 740 x 605 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 52227

    U.S. Navy Destroyers


    Moored side-by-side after a day's maneuvers in Haitian Waters, circa the later 1920s or the 1930s.
    These ships are (from front to rear):
    USS Kane (DD-235);
    USS Hatfield (DD-231);
    USS Brooks (DD-232); and
    USS Lawrence (DD-250).
    The first three destroyers carry 5"/51 guns mounted on their sterns, while Lawrence has the normal 4"/50 gun mounted atop her after deckhouse, with a 3"/23 anti-aircraft gun on her stern.
    Note bedding airing on the ships' lifelines.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 122KB; 740 x 585 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 64536

    USS Dahlgren (DD-187)


    In dry dock at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 23 May 1932, while out of commission.
    In the left background is USS Lawrence (DD-250), which was recommissioned on 13 June 1932.

    Donation of Franklin Moran, 1967.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 113KB; 595 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 65009

    USS Dobbin (AD-3)


    Moored in San Diego harbor, California, on Navy Day, 27 October 1932. The destroyers tied up alongside are (from inboard to outboard):
    USS Sands (DD-243);
    USS King (DD-242);
    USS Humphries (DD-236); and
    USS Lawrence (DD-250).
    All ships are dressed with flags for the holiday.
    Note the airplane flying overhead.

    Donation of Franklin Moran, 1967.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 108KB; 740 x 600 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-455906

    Balboa Harbor, Panama Canal Zone


    Aerial photograph taken 23 April 1934, with U.S. Fleet cruisers and destroyers moored together.
    Most of the ships present are identified in Photo # 80-G-455906 (extended caption).

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 298KB; 1200 x 970 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: NH 91987

    Destroyers moored at San Diego, California, prior to World War II


    These ships are (from left to right): USS Barry (DD-248); USS Bainbridge (DD-246); USS Reuben James (DD-245); USS Williamson (DD-244); USS Fox (DD-234); USS Lawrence (DD-250); and USS Hovey (DD-208).

    Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute Photo Collection.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 575 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 43609

    New York Shipbuilding Corporation Shipyard, Camden, New Jersey


    Eleven destroyers fitting out in the Wet Basin between Piers 3 and 4. Photo is dated 28 September 1920.
    Ships present are identified in Photo # NH 43609 (complete caption).

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 106KB; 740 x 590 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-652604

    Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center,
    Trenton, New Jersey


    Dedication of the bell from USS Lawrence (DD-250) at the Reserve Training Center, 2 October 1954.
    Those present in the photograph include (from left to right):
    Electronics Technician 3rd Class R.F. Gilton, USNR;
    Dr. H.H. Bisbee, of Burlington, N.J.;
    Mr. Anthony Greski, Mayor of Burlington, N.J.;
    Lieutenant Commander C.W. Summers, USN, Commanding Officer of the Reserve Training Center;
    Chief Yeoman C.W. Green, USNR, Senior Stationkeeper; and
    Sergeant H.L. Pancost, USMCR.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 126KB; 740 x 615 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     

    For other pictures concerning to this ship, see:

  • USS Lawrence (DD-250), 1921-1946.


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


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