Destroyer Hatsuzakura bringing envoys to USS Missouri (BB-63) off Japa...
Port side view of the Japanese destroyer Hatsuzakura, seen across the bows of the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449). The Japanese ship was bringing officers and harbour pilots to a conference off Japan ... More
Battle of Kula Gulf, 1943, WWII - 80-G-52810 (26363582777)
80-G-52810: Battle of Kula Gulf, 5-6 July 1943. Aboard USS Nicholas (DD-449) survivors of USS Helena (CL-50) which was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese on July 6. Shown: Survivor, temporarily blinded by ... More
Battle of Kula Gulf, 1943, WWII - 80-G-57619 (18414702582)
80-G-57619: Battle of Kula Gulf, July 6 1943. Deck divisions receive mail on fantail of USS Nicholas (DD 449) after the battle. Photographed by CPU-2, July 12-13 1943. (6/2/2015).
Battle of Kula Gulf, 1943, WWII - 80-G-57619a (18420538951)
80-G-57619a: Battle of Kula Gulf, July 6, 1943. Deck divisions receive mail on fantail of USS Nicholas (DD 449) after the battle. Photographed by CPU-2, July 12-13 1943. (6/2/2015).
USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway during trials on 28 May 1942 (19-N-3688...
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) flying Bath Iron Works' house flag on acceptance trials off Rockland, Maine (USA), 28 May 1942, a week before she was commissioned.
USS Nicholas (DD-449) running trials on 28 May 1942 (19-N-36882)
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) running trials off Rockland, Maine (USA), on 28 May 1942.
USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway on 14 August 1943 (80-G-254484)
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) enroute to the Vella Lavella landings, makes a high speed turn, 14 August 1943. Men are at battle stations watching for enemy planes. Note the depth charges.
Survivors of USS Helena (CL-50) on 6 July 1943 (80-G-52813)
Battle of Kula Gulf, 5-6 July 1943: Wet and oil-covered survivors of the light cruiser USS Helena (CL-50) go over papers after their rescue from the waters of the Central Solomons, 6 July 1943. Photographed on ... More
Charles L. Carpenter after being rescued in Kula Gulf, 6 July 1943
Commander Charles Lorain Carpenter, U.S. Navy (center right with moustache), just after being rescued after the light cruiser USS Helena (CL-50) was sunk in the Kula Gulf, Solomon Islands, on board the destroye... More
USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway at sea in June 1964 (NH 107294)
The U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway at sea in June 1964. Note her 1960 FRAM II modernizations, new smokestack caps and the DASH drone helicopter hangar and flight deck.
USS Nicholas (DD-449) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (...
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DDE-449) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 2 March 1951.
USS Nicholas (DD-449) running trials in May 1942 (NH 49969)
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) at 36½ knots flying Bath Iron Works' house flag on acceptance trials off Rockland, Maine (USA), 28 May 1942, a week before she was commissioned.
USS Nicholas (DD-449) insignia, in 1967 (NH 68006-KN)
Insignia of the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449), in 1967.
US Navy Destroyer Flotilla Five at Pearl Habor 1960
The U.S. Navy Destroyer Flotilla Five moored at Pearl Harbor, circa 1960. The flotilla had a four-fold mission including: sea defense of the Hawaiian Islands; antisubmarine warfare; Barrier Pacific; and regular... More
U.S. Navy destroyers and destroyer escorts laid up at San Diego, Calif...
Retired U.S. Navy ships at San Diego, California (USA), in June 1950: USS Nicholas (DDE-449), USS O'Bannon (DDE-450), USS Walker (DDE-517) and USS Sproston (DDE-577), returned to mothballs after being converted... More
USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) underway in the Gulf of Tonkin with USS Nicho...
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) steams in formation with the destroyers USS Nicholas (DD-449) and USS O'Bannon (DD-450) in the Gulf of Tonkin, 6 March 1968. Enterprise, with assigned Att... More
QH-50C and controller on USS Nicholas (DD-449) in 1965
A U.S. Navy Gyrodyne QH-50C drone antisubmarine helicopter (DASH) operates off the flight deck of the destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449), off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii (USA), on 10 February 1965. The controller wa... More
US Task Force 18 steams in column in the Solomons on 13 May 1943
Destroyers of the U.S. Navy Task Force 18 steam in column on 13 May 1943 after bombarding Munda and Vila, as seen from USS Nicholas (DD-449). Note the lookout at work in the gun tub.
USS Nicholas (DD-449) transfers surviors from the sunken USS Helena (C...
Survivors from the U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Helena (CL-50) are transferred from the destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) to USS Honolulu (CL-48) on 7 July 1943 Helena was unk during the Battle of Kula Gulf on 6 July 1943.
USS Nicholas (DDE-449) underway at sea, in the 1950s
The U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer USS Nicholas (DDE-449) underway in the 1950s.
USS Nicholas (DDE-449) underway on 16 February 1950
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DDE-449) underway on 16 February 1950. NIcholas was on her way to be reactivated. She was recommissioned on 19 February 1951.
USS Nicholas (DD-449) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (...
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 2 March 1951.
Stern view of USS Nicholas (DD-449) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard...
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 2 March 1951.
USS Cimarron (AO-22) replenishes USS Hornet (CV-12) and USS Nicholas (...
The U.S. anti-submarine aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) and the destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449), during underway replenishment from the fleet oiler USS Cimarron (AO-22) off the coast of North Vietnam, circ... More
USS Nicholas (DD-449);0544929
Artist's conception of the Nicholas as she appeared after original construction by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall.
USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway in May 1942
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) running trials off Rockland, Maine (USA), on 28 May 1942. The ship is painted in Camouflage Measure 12 (Modified). Nicholas was commissioned on 4 June 1942.
Stern view of USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway off San Francisco on 15 J...
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway off San Francisco on 15 January 1944. She was in overhaul at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), from 15 December 43 until 21 January 44.
Bow view of USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway off San Francisco on 15 Jan...
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway off San Francisco on 15 January 1944. She was in overhaul at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), from 15 December 43 until 21 January 44.
USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway off San Francisco on 15 January 1944
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway off San Francisco on 15 January 1944. She was in overhaul at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), from 15 December 1943 until 21 January 1944... More
Amidships view of USS Nicholas (DD-449) at the Mare Island Naval Shipy...
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 17 January 1944. She was in overhaul at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard from 15 December 1943 until 21 January 1944.
USS Nicholas (DD-449) at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (U...
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 17 January 1944. She was in overhaul at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard from 15 December 1943 until 21 January 1944.
Bow view of USS Nicholas (DD-449) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, ...
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 2 March 1951.
USS Nicholas (DD-449) after FRAM II c1962
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) after her FRAM II-modernization. Nicholas was modernized between December 1959 and July 1960.
USS Nicholas (DD-449) and USS Richmond K. Turner (CG-20) underway c196...
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) steams alongside the guided missile cruiser USS Richmond K. Truner (DLG-20) in the South China Sea, circa 1966. Richmond K. Truner was (then) flagship of Destroyer ... More
USS Nicholas (DD-449) in heavy seas, circa in 1968
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) in heavy seas, circa in 1968. The photo was taken from the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVS-11).
USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway off Hawaii (USA), in the 1960s
The U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway off Hawaii (USA). Note her 1960 FRAM II modernizations, new smokestack caps and the DASH drone helicopter hangar and flight deck.
USS Frontier (AD-25), USS Philip (DD-498), USS Nicholas (DD-449) and U...
The U.S. Navy destroyer tender USS Frontier (AD-25) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA), in March 1967. Alongside are the destroyers USS Philip (DD-498), USS Nicholas (DD-449) and the radar picket destroyer escort U... More
S2F Tracker of VS-21 lands on USS Philippine Sea (CVS-47) in 1958
A U.S. Navy Grumman S2F-1 Tracker from Anti-Submarine Squadron 21 (VS-21) "Lighting Bolts" lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea (CVS-47). VS-21 was assigned to the Philippine Sea for a deploymen... More
USS Nicholas – C Division sonar
"C" Division – Sonar of the USS Nicholas (DD-449), a US Navy destroyer during WWII. American poet Frank O'Hara is seen at top right.
80-G-339800 Surrender of Japan, 1945
Title: Surrender of Japan, 1945 Description: The Japanese destroyer Hatsuzakura lies to, with a USS Nicholas (DD-449) whaleboat alongside to transfer Japanese officers for discussions concerning the entry of U... More
80-G-339801 Surrender of Japan, 1945
Title: Surrender of Japan, 1945 Description: The Japanese destroyer Hatsuzakura meets USS Nicholas (DD-449) off the coast of Japan to transfer Japanese officers for discussions concerning the entry of U.S. and... More