USS Gherardi (DD-637), New York, 1943
This atmospheric colour photograph shows the Gleaves class destroyer USS Gherardi (DD-637) in the New York Navy Yard in June-September 1943, just as the lights were coming on. To the left is the darker bulk of USS Luce (DD-522). If the original caption's dates are correct, this picture must date to after 22 August 1943, when she returned to New York from the Mediterranean.
U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History, Norman Friedmann .
The standard history of the development of American destroyers, from the earliest torpedo boat destroyers to the post-war fleet, and covering the massive classes of destroyers built for both World Wars. Gives the reader a good understanding of the debates that surrounded each class of destroyer and led to their individual features.
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Rickard, J (4 June 2021), USS Gherardi (DD-637), New York, 1943 , https://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_USS_Gherardi_DD637_NY_Navy_Yard_1943.html
