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Photo # NH 99862:  Destroyer underway at sea, 15 March 1914

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-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --

USS Walke (Destroyer # 34), 1911-1935 --
Atlantic Torpedo Flotilla Ships and Activities, circa 1914

At the beginning of 1914 the Atlantic Torpedo Flotilla contained several divisions of destroyers. Among these was the Second Division, which on that date was made up of six of the nine three-funneled members of the 742-ton Paulding class, all of which wore the numeral "2" attached to each side of their middle smokestack. USS Walke was one member of this division. The others were Roe (Destroyer # 24), Terry (Destroyer # 25), Perkins (Destroyer # 26), Sterett (Destroyer # 27) and Monaghan (Destroyer # 32).

The other three triple-stack Paulding class "tin-cans" belonged to the Third Division (Warrington, Destroyer # 30; and Mayrant, Destroyer # 31) and the Fourth Division (Patterson, Destroyer # 36), the rest of whose units were of the four-stack type. With the passage of time, other destroyers passed in and out of these divisions, reflecting the scheduling of ships' shipyard overhauls and the constant rearranging of pre-World War I Navy operating forces' organization schemes.

The photographs on this page, and the next, were taken during Second Division operations in about 1914. Though it is not possible to identify exactly which of the division's destroyers are seen, it is likely that USS Walke is among them.

This page features some of the photographs from a collection related to the crew and activities of USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) in about 1914.

For a general description of this collection and more images from it, see:

  • USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) -- Crew and Activities, circa 1914.

    For overall photographs of USS Walke, see:

  • USS Walke (Destroyer # 34, later DD-34), 1911-1935.


    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.

    Photo #: NH 99867

    Destroyers in port, 4 January 1914


    These are probably members of the First Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla, which included (on 1 January 1914): Smith (Destroyer # 17), Lamson (Destroyer # 18), Preston (Destroyer # 19), Flusser (Destroyer # 20) and Reid (Destroyer # 21). Smith and Lamson had their smokestacks arranged like the ship in the middle (1-2-1). Preston had four equally-spaced smokestacks, like the destroyer second from right.
    This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) crewmember, a three-stack member of the Second Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla. A destroyer of that division is visible in the left background.

    Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 61KB; 740 x 445 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99856

    Destroyers at an East or Gulf Coast Port
    , circa 1914

    These ships are members of the Second Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla.
    This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) crewmember, a three-stack destroyer which was a member of this division.

    Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 61KB; 740 x 455 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99868

    Destroyers in port, circa 1914


    The ship in the center foreground, with four equally-spaced smokestacks, is USS Macdonough (Destroyer # 9), which was assigned to the Reserve Torpedo Division, Newport, Rhode Island, on 1 January 1914. Alongside her starboard side (in left center) is USS Worden (Destroyer # 16), assigned at that time to the Reserve Torpedo Division, Annapolis, Maryland. The destroyer at far left is a member of the Second Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla, as shown by the numeral "2" on her middle smokestack.
    This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) crewmember, a three-stack member of the Second Division.

    Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 113KB; 740 x 455 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99857

    Destroyer at Charleston, South Carolina, 22 February 1914


    This ship, a member of the Second Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla, is dressed with flags in honor of George Washington's Birthday.
    This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) crewmember, a three-stack destroyer which was a member of this division.

    Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 70KB; 740 x 450 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99855

    Destroyers at Dry Tortugas coaling station, Florida, 15 March 1914


    Members of the Second Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla, these ships are (from left to right):
    USS Monaghan (Destroyer # 32);
    USS Sterett (Destroyer # 27);
    and (perhaps) USS Terry (Destroyer # 25).
    This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) crewmember, which was another member of the division.

    Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 45KB; 740 x 445 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 99862

    Destroyer underway at sea, 15 March 1914


    This ship is probably a member of the Second Division, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla.
    This photo is one of a series from the collection of a USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) crewmember, a three-stack destroyer which was a member of the Second Division.

    Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 53KB; 740 x 450 pixels

     

    For a general description of this collection and more images from it, see:

  • USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) -- Crew and Activities, circa 1914.

    For overall photographs of USS Walke, see:

  • USS Walke (Destroyer # 34, later DD-34), 1911-1935.


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


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