USS Dewey DDG-105 art print US Navy Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer

Description: USS Dewey DDG-105 Arleigh Burke Class Guided-Missile Destroyer “The will to fight from the Heart” Nautical chart art print of the USS Dewey DDG-105 from an original painting on a San Diego Harbor, California nautical chart by the Artist, William B. MacGregor Jr. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USS Dewey DDG-105 is an Arleigh Burke class guided class destroyer named in honor of Admiral George Dewey (1837-1917). He started his naval career as an executive lieutenant on the USS Mississippi during the Civil War. But he is best known for commanding a major victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War. In 1903 he was promoted to Admiral. The ship is the third Navy ship to be named USS Dewey. The first USS Dewey DD-349 was a Farragut-class destroyer launched in 1934 and struck in 1945. The second USS Dewey DDG-45 was a Farragut-class guided missile destroyer launched in 1958 and struck in 1992. The USS Dewey was built by Ingalls shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi aand commissioned March 2010. The USS Dewey is the 55th destroyer in her class. The ship is a Flight 2A Arleigh Burke ship with the addition of two antisubmarine hangers for ASW helicopters and a new longer 5-inch/62-caliper naval gun. The USS Dewey’s homeport is the US San Diego Naval Station in California. The motto of the USS Dewey is “The will to fight from the heart”. -------------------------------------------------------  Nautical Chart art print of the USS Dewey DDG-106 with a San Diego Harbor background.  Free shipping (USA only) Art Print  Art print is printed on Canson Fine Art-Photo Rag Paper or equivalent.  Mounted in a beveled double mat.  Matted Art Print is ready for a standard 11”x14” or 16”x20” frame.  Mat will be signed by the artist.  Note: Mat size is the outside dimension. The double matted print will fit into a standard frame that can be purchased at your local craft/department store. No need for custom framing! The image/print size is smaller than the size of the mat. Original Painting SOLD – Change of Command Gift William. B. MacGregor Jr. Watercolors the Junkyard ArtistWilliam B. MacGregor, Jr. was born in Medfield, MA, the son and grandson of Norfolk Hunt Club kennel masters. Many of his family members were self-taught artists, woodcarvers, automobile mechanics and veterans of foreign wars including his father a WW1 US Army veteran. Bill is a graduate of Medfield High School, Wentworth Institute, and Northeastern University. His engineering career, from which he is now retired, included working for military and aerospace companies in industrial engineering and IR optics. His painting incorporates “old skool” mechanical and civil drafting tools and he uses a mixed medium of watercolors, acrylics and inks. Two rabbits are often in quite a few of his paintings. Look for them. He is frequently commissioned by United States Naval officers to create paintings of their ships and aircraft carriers on nautical charts. In May,2018, and for one year, four of Bill’s automotive related paintings were on display at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, MA.

Price: 25 USD

Location: Tiverton, Rhode Island

End Time: 2024-08-07T17:06:07.000Z

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