USS SOMERS (DD~947/DDG~34)
More Somers Photos

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I am always looking for more great photos of the Somers. If you have access to a scanner, you can send me the photo as an attachment.
If you don't have a scanner, but would like to put some pictures on the page, again let me know, and I'll give you my snail mail address. I'll scan them with the utmost of care and return them to you immediately. If you don't want to part with the pictures, have them scanned onto a CD at a Wal-Mart, Walgreens, and send me the CD, and I'll Put them up. Thanks to all who have donated photos.

Picture 101: Article from "Our Navy" magazine, January 1962 edition, naming the Somers the magazine's " Ship of the Year" for 1961.                                  Thanks to Herm Englehardt for the contribution.

Picture 102: After Steering Servo switch taken from the Somers shortly before she left Port Hueneme for Hawaii. Thanks to Jim Grebe for the photo.

Picture 103: Technical Diagram of the Somers. Given to me by the folks at Port Hueneme after the Somers departed.

Photo's 104: A montage of photos set to music by Mel "Beetle" Bailey, depicting the 1960 Westpac. Click on button(s) to view video either withVimeo  or   Windows Media Player  Windows Media Player.

Picture 105: Very first Westac deployment for USS Somers DD947.
(Photo courtesy of Jerry Daugherty)

Picture 106: Snipes softball team in Guam May 1960.
(Photo courtesy of Jerry Daugherty)

Picture 107: What snipes do after a day in the Hole. Ah! fresh Air..
(Photo courtesy of Jerry Daugherty)

Picture 108: Aussies presenting Harvyll to the ship.
(Photo courtesy of Jerry Daugherty)

Picture 109: Refueling from the Kitty Hawk.
(Photo courtesy of Peter Leibundguth)

Picture 110: Another shot of the Somers refueling from the Kitty Hawk.
(Photo courtesy of Peter Leibundguth)

Picture 111: Provided NGFS support to SEALS in DMZ - They Brought Us Weapons Captured During the Op
(Photo courtesy of Peter Leibundguth)

Picture 112: Photos of the USS Somers taken from the USS Constellation CV-64 in 1981.
(Photos courtesy of  Paul Jarvis)

Picture 113: Photo of the USS Somers "Mothballed" at Pearl Harbor.
(Photo from Wikipedia.org)

Photo's 114: Photos taken of the USS Somers, Crew members and  destinations.
(Photos courtesy of Charles Fatum:)

Photo's 115: Timeline of the 1960 westpac cruise.
(Courtesy of Charles Fatum:)

Photo's 116: Photo of the enemy firing 12" round at the Somers during the engagement at the mouth of the Cua Viet River in 1972. Photo looked semi-distant but in reality was very close and shrapnel struck the ship. Photo taken from the fifty-caliber machine gun mount.
(Courtesy of Robert Siebert, Photo taken by Kenny Delk :) 

Photo's 117: Photos taken of the USS Somers, Crew members and destinations.
(Courtesy of Jim Litle:)

Photo's 118: Photos taken of the USS Somers and Crew members.
(Courtesy of Tom Legge:)

Photo's 119: Photos submitted by Philip H. Red Eagle taken in 1967-1970. Taken at Cubi Point, Vietnam, San Diego.
(Courtesy of Philip H. Red Eagle:)

newPhoto's 120: Photos: of some memorabilia from the USS Somers DD-947.
(Courtesy of Herm Engelhardt:)

If you haven't seen them yet, check out the Westpac Pics!

Click here to see pictures of the Somers at Port Hueneme

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