Keel laid down in drydock at the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA on Dec. 19,1938. US Navy photograph.
Under construction, 10 July 1939, starboard side looking forward. US Navy photograph.
Undocking USS Madison and USS Lansdale, Oct. 20, 1939. US Navy photograph.
Rear Admiral William T. Tarrant, USN, Commandant of the First Naval District and Mrs. Ethel Lansdale, sponsor, christening USS Lansdale DD426 at the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA on 17 Sept 1940. US Navy photograph.
Commissioning ceremony, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA on 17 Sept. 1940. Photograph by National Park Service, Charlestown Navy Yard.
Completing fitting out at Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA on 1 Oct. 1940. Photograph by National Park Service, Charlestown Navy Yard.
Official photograph of USS Lansdale, Boston Harbor, 14 Oct. 1940. US Navy photograph.
New York Harbor just before entering Brooklyn Navy Yard for refit Oct. 1943. US Navy photograph.
Brooklyn Navy Yard after refit 22 Oct. 1943. US Navy photograph.
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, 18 March 1944. This eruption illuminated the fleet anchored in the Bay of Naples off the city of Naples such that the ships could easily be seen by attacking German aircraft. Therefore, all ships moved to other anchorages. Lansdale moved to the vicinity of Castelammare, not far from the Isle of Capri. US Navy photograph