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| Blue | 63k | Victor Blue was born in Richmond County, NC, 06 December 1865 and graduated from the Academy in 1887. Lieutenant Blue was advanced five numbers for intelligence missions in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. He serve as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation (1913-16) and 1919) and commanded Texas (BB-35) during her service with the 6th Battle Squadron. Rear Admiral Blue retired in 1919 and died 22 January 1928. Digital ID: npcc 19737, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. | Bill Gonyo | |
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| Blue | 70k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| Blue | 102k | Undated World War II image, location unknown. | Julie | |
| Blue | 122k | Undated, location unknown. Note Japanese flag? | Ed Zajkowski | |
| Blue | 133k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET | |
| Blue | 165k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET | |
| Blue | 67k | April 1 1944, New York Navy Yard. | Pieter Bakels | |
| Blue | 176k | April 1 1944, New York Navy Yard. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| Blue | 109k | April 1 1944, New York Navy Yard. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| Blue | 136k | April 1 1944, New York Navy Yard. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| Blue | 107k | April 1 1944, New York Navy Yard. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| Blue | 107k | Taken from a ZP-24 blimp in position 36-55N, 75-22W at 0645 local time, July 9 1944, from a 200-ft. altitude. NARA 80-G-239223. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| Blue | 163k | Entering San Diego harbor, circa 1950s. | Dave Wright | |
| Blue | 94k | This photo was a picture post card that I purchased while on the Blue. | Warren Dowler 56-57 | |
| Blue | 163k | Ten views of the USS Blue (DD-744) refueling in heavy weather as seen from the flight deck of USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) in November, 1962. | Gary Schreffler | |
| Blue | 143k | As above. | Gary Schreffler | |
| Blue | 164k | As above. | Gary Schreffler | |
| Blue | 155k | As above. | Gary Schreffler | |
| Blue | 161k | As above. | Gary Schreffler | |
| Blue | 165k | As above. | Gary Schreffler | |
| Blue | 169k | As above. | Gary Schreffler | |
| Blue | 164k | As above. | Gary Schreffler | |
| Blue | 160k | As above. | Gary Schreffler | |
| Blue | 160k | As above. | Gary Schreffler | |
| Blue | 98k | USS Bryce Canyon (AD-36) at Terminal Island, Long Beach, California, circa 1962. Alongside are the destroyers USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729), USS Collett (DD-730), USS Blue (DD-744), and USS Shelton (DD-790). USS Colahan (DD-658) is moored on the other side of the pier. | Robert Hurst/Rich Angelini | |
| Blue | 127k | June 18 1964 photo by Shiffman, NPC 1107205. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| Blue | 50k | USS Columbus (CG-12) with USS Collett (DD-730) and USS Blue (DD-744) in the background during 1965, location unknown. | Tommy Trampp | |
| Blue | 219k | Yokosuka Japan, June 14 1966. Collett DD-730 alongside. | ゥ Richard Leonhardt | |
| Blue | 163k | Blue (DD-744) as seen from HMAS Perth (D 41) off Vietnam, 1967/68. Photo by Bob Westthorp, RAN 1964-1988. | Bob Canchola | |
| Blue | 127k | Pearl Harbor October 1969. | Pete Schonenberg, CDR, USN (Ret) | |
| Blue | 30k | San Francisco July 1970. | Marc Pich? | |
| Blue | 57k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| Blue | 100k-120k | Uniform Ship's name shoulder patch. | Al Grazevich | |
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LCDR Lot Ensey Mar 20 1944 - May 4 1945 (Later VADM) CDR Louis Allen Bryan May 4 1945 - Mar 25 1946 (Later RADM) CDR William Squire Maddox Mar 25 1946 - Feb 14 1947 (Decommissioned Feb 14 1947 - May 14 1949) CDR Robert Stewart Burdick May 14 1949 - Dec 12 1949 (Decommissioned Dec 12 1949 - Sep 15 1950) CDR David Pillip Klain Sep 15 1950 - 1952 CDR Daniel Ermentrout Henry 1952 - May 1953 CDR James William Darroch May 1953 - May 1955 CDR Donald Brewster Ramage May 1955 - ? 1956 CDR Adbyn Lester Adkins ? 1956 - Jun 1957 CDR George Robert Hooper Jun 1957 - 1959 CDR Robert Bruce Kitt 1959 - 1960 CDR Vinton Claude Vint 1960 - 1962 CDR Jesse Randolph Watt 1962 - Sep 1 1964 CDR Donald Edward Rayner Sep 1 1964 - Mar 5 1966 CDR Andrew Gibson Nelson Mar 5 1966 - Aug 18 1967 CDR Harold William Bademan Aug 18 1967 - Aug 8 1969 CDR Hans Peter Schonenberg Aug 8 1969 - 1970 LCDR Darrel Dean Kreglo 1970 - Jan 26 1971
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
