File:USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850), USS William R. Rush (DD-714), USS Fiske (DD-842) and USS Hawkins (DDR-873) at Newport, Rhode Island (USA), in 1951 (NH 97062).jpg

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English: U.S. Navy Destroyer Squadron Eight Change of Command, 1951: Recently returned from Korea, Commander Destroyer Squadron Eight, Captain E.S. Von Kleeck, Jr., reads his farewell address on board the destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850), as officers and men of Destroyer Division 81 stand-by to receive their new commander. Captain Von Kleeck was relieved by Captain J.J. Laffan. The photo was probably taken at Newport, Rhode Island (USA), soon after 8 August 1951, when DesDiv 81 returned from a Korean War deployment. Ships present are (from right to left): USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850); USS William R. Rush (DD-714); USS Fiske (DD-842); USS Hawkins (DDR-873); and an unidentified escort destroyer (DDE).
Date circa August 1951
date QS:P571,+1951-08-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 97062
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 97062

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