USS James C.Owens DD-776 Destroyer Ship OFFICIAL Navy Photograph 8x10

USS James C.Owens DD-776 Destroyer Ship OFFICIAL Navy Photograph 8x10 (image 1/[null, null])
USS James C.Owens DD-776 Destroyer Ship OFFICIAL Navy Photograph 8x10 (image 2/[null, null])
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DESCRIPTIONThe photograph being pictured in this listing is the exactly the same photograph you will receive, it is an actual photograph, it is not a reprint. Please inspect the pictures for the condition purposes as they are the best indication of the condition. The watermark is not printed on the photograph, It is only used on ebay to prevent image theft.In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller powerful short-range attackers. They were originally developed in the late 19th century as a defense against torpedo boats, and by the time of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, these "torpedo boat destroyers" (TBDs) were "large, swift, and powerfully armed torpedo boats designed to destroy other torpedo boats." Although the term "destroyer" had been used interchangeably with "TBD" and "torpedo boat destroyer" by navies since 1892, the term "torpedo boat destroyer" had been generally shortened to simply "destroyer" by nearly all navies by the First World War.Before World War II destroyers were light vessels with little endurance for unattended ocean operations; typically a number of destroyers and a single destroyer tender operated together. After the war, the advent of the guided missile allowed destroyers read more
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