Welcome to the Web Home of the USS SELLERS (DDG 11)

"Double One - Second to None"

Whats New?

Be sure to check out the "Whats New" link. Recent links from there take you to:
- Sad photos of SELLERS in the drydock in Philly prior to being reduced to razor blades.
- Short film from IS1 "Buz" Hooper taken of SELLERS from the flight deck of the USS SARATOGA in 1976.
- new 2006 reunion photos from Las Vegas,
- new link to the Lütjens, a German DDG-2 class destroyer in service to the German Navy from 1969 to 1993.
- "new" 1967 crew and ship photos from Carl Faust,
-"new" 1988-1989 photos from GMG3 Noah Pullen,
-"new" 1965-1966 cruise book thanks to Patricia Malone,
- "new" 1960's photos from RM2 Mike Dodd circa 1967 - 1968,
- "new" 1960's photos from Dick Sheehan,
- a USS SELLERS Video (produced by Tom Estrada) newspaper articles about the SELLERS in 1963,
- info about saving the USS CHARLES F ADAMS,
- photos from CAPT Rumney and ET2 Rodney Saum,
- new ship photos,
- info about an "Oral History" project
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Adams Class Vets Assn

We have added information regarding the Association's efforts to save the DDG-2. Click here for more info.

Today's Navy

We are posting photos of today's DDG 51 and CG 47 class ships. Click here to see what we have on line.

Submissions. All of our capabilities mean nothing if we don't have a membership actively supporting the Association. Send your stuff to our webmaster!

Reunion 2004. The USS SELLERS Association recently completed it's 2004 Renunion in Jacksonville, Florida. We have posted three pages of photos from that reunion in the Photographs section. If you have something you'd like to share from the reunion - send it to us.

Favorites. Please add this site to your browser "favorites" and visit us at least monthy. The more times you visit this site, the easier it is for other SELLERSMEN to find this site when using search engines such as Google.

 

Web Home of the Former Officers and Crew


ADAMS Class DDG
Museum Ship
is fast becoming a reality !

The Adams Class Veterans Association, Inc. (ACVA) has been working for several years to save the USS Charles F. Adams (DDG-2), with the goal of turning her into a museum which would represent ALL Adams Class DDG's. They have finally found a home for the Adams - her former home port, Jacksonville (Mayport), Florida.

But they need our help.

The total cost of the application required by NAVSEA will be around $100,000 and that has to be raised and the application submitted before NAVSEA's March deadline. If the deadline isn't meant, the Adams will be scrapped out and the last remaining Adams Class DDG in the U.S. will be gone forever. For more information, please visit the
ACVA website

Reunion Stuff

We will be posting information regarding the next reunion shortly...be sure to check back.

2006 Reunion Photos

Everyone had a great time, and we now have a handful of photos from the 2006 reunion in Las Vegas now posted.

If you have reunion photos that you'd like to share, please pass them on by clicking here.

To see the 2006 reunion photos, click here. Please be patient...if you are on a dial-up connection, it will take almost 2 minutes to download the reunion photos.

SELLERS in Drydock

Thanks to GMC (SW) William Britton for passing along two heartbreaking photos of the SELLERS taken in Philly at Metro marine as she was being broken up. Chief Britton writes, "These pictures were given to me by Mr. Bob Frost SUPSHIP Philadelphia whom I had met at the Metro Machine Corporation dry docks in what was the old Philadelphia Navy Shipyard in 2004. Our meeting was the result of my finding out from NAVSEA personnel that she was no longer in their care. NAVSEA personnel were kind enough to provide directions to the dismantling area. I met Mr. Frost at the dry dock by chance where she was being dismantled. He granted me access to the area above the dry dock and explained the process in detail. I had taken pictures of her previously on what was called "dead mans row" in the late 90's and again in 2003. It was a very sad day to see her like that and find out the news. I provided my e mail to Mr. Frost who did send me these final pictures of the mighty warship intact. Metro has since closed operations in Philadelphia in 2006 after dismantling 18 warships." Click here to see the photos.

SELLERS Refueling

A big SELLERS "thank you" to IS1 "Buz" Hooper for sending us a short clip that shows DDG-11 during refueling. Only lasts a few seconds, but this is the sort of sharing that we all need to be doing. Thanks Buz! Click here to watch the video. 

Welcome Shipmates

If this is your first time to find this site: Welcome Aboard! This is the web home of the USS SELLERS Association, a rag-tag group of former officers and crew of DDG-11. This is not a commercial site - we don't sell stuff or link you to other sites against your will. We have no "pop ups".. This is 100% un-altered, USS SELLERS. Your input and comments are welcome. If you have material to submit to the site, contact the webmaster.

Photographs

We have a good collection of photographs of the ship and the crew. Our crew photographs are divided into those from the 60's, 70's and 80's. Our ship photographs are listed in one collections. In most cases, the photographs are shown as low resolution thumbnails. High resolution version of the thumnails can be accessed by double-clicking on the photograph. If you have a SELLERS related photograph you'd like to share we'd love to post it on our web site .

Cruise Book

We have a selection of cruise books from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Click on the "Cruise Book" link above to see all the cruise book pages we have archived.

SELLERS Association

The SELLERS Association is comprised of former crew members and friends that have an interest in the ship. We have an elected board including a President, Treasurer and Secretary. We have rules and regulations, policies and procedures and you can become a member for only $15.00 per year. Your contributions to the SELLERS Association will help to keep the memory alive, plan reunions and pay for mailings of newsletters. If you have not already done so - get off your butt and send in your check.

Contacting the Association

We have names, address and telephone numbers for the association. Follow the Our Association link to get more information about our association.

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