Edited by Destroyer History Foundation from Naval Historical Center photo NH 90545. Caption from Winslow, W.G., The Fleet the Gods Forgot, 1982, Annapolis, Naval Institute Press.
DesRon 29 destroyer tender Black Hawk, AD 9, tending destroyers at Chefoo during the 1930s. From left to right: Destroyer Division 59’s Pillsbury (227), Pope (225) and John D. Ford (228), squadron flagship Paul Jones (230), DesDiv 59’s Peary (226) and DesDiv 58’s Parrott (218). Paul Jones generally operated with DesDiv 59 when the squadron commander was not embarked.