Photo #: NH 78351
USS Bainbridge (DD-246)
Senior officers present during ceremonies commending the Ship's
Company for their actions in rescuing 482 survivors from the
burning French transport Vinh-Long. The rescue took place
in the Sea of Marmora, Turkey, on 16 December 1922. This photograph
was taken sometime after that date.
Those present are (from left to right):
Captain Charles M. Tozer, Commander Destroyer Squadron 14;
Rear Admiral Andrew Theodore Long, Commander U.S. Naval Forces
in Europe; and
Lieutenant Commander Walter Atlee Edwards, ship's Commanding
Officer.
Photographed on Bainbridge's foredeck.
Donation of Frank A. Downey, 1973.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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