Lawrence (DDG 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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lawrence left the shipyard on 12 january 1969 completing her fourth regular overhaul. extensive installation of ordnance alterations mod- ernized her tartar missile system to one of the most modern in the fleet. in early february she demonstrated her missile system during standard acceptance trials at the atlantic fleet weapons range. proceeding to guantanamo bay, cuba for refresher training, she also qualified as a gunfire support ship before returning to norfolk 24 april, within two weeks lawrence was again in the caribbean with a special assistance team for a missile firing exercise. she returned to homeport the middle of may for several weeks, the ship spent memorial day weekend in new york city honoring her namesake, captain james lawrencegall hands attended a memorial ser- vice and wreath-laying ceremony at trinity church where captain lawrence is buried, proceeding to newport, rhode island, guided missile destroyer 4 was u. s. naval officer candidate school ship the month of june. thirty-four C345 midshipmen joined the ship in norfolk 19 july for six weeks of at- sea sum m e r training , after alm ost a month at home, lawrence again went south for rimex 2-70. returning to norfolk on 26 august, she immediately began preparations for deployment to the sixth fleet in november. on 1 november cruiser- destroyer squadron eighteen was disbanded and lawrence will be assigned to another squadron. af .-fj'1I::rfis.w1:' :-.-ah:-i55:E1:1eg rizirafaiifgez-.11-,nz-5 fi' -. V :Ig I .--:..--if'1-5,9133i1i'f5rE1i41'-Q21-1252231522 '1 'Eff x 61335 f.?'5:1i22:1 A'4f:1if'I: frffslf. 'Tm 5? ' - ' -f' :ff-9 '5 :Q-222252: '55312'5:32'?Z:'5F:Q1: 5Z4E-...-....2:i.--.. -f-'-':29' Fi - .:':'-I-ff-3. 3:17512 ' '.'- 1:- . -I 1 ' ' , ' - ggwv--vigil-fif5g'1 :fEf2ff'ffe?l1?i::ief55:s22155123153.55g:4aaaaf4q4r?:555:-Q ::ez:g:fs::: gq-Q-:-g:1a-.1:,- :meg-g.:,1-.'5:g35,-ru:g::r:5,:,-,Q-.5-'f:i:.,g15E: - 35 ' 2' ' E '5'-'1':2'mi 1S':15'31E1ii '252-1if.ii+1'5?iI'!'fi?2?5'- fri-I-'-112'-:Elm121:1'?'i-'6:1??'f15'-Zf-'1 'i5':f 19211:-'-1ii1Pf?f-i-ZfF.- :Iv-:IEPPI1:25555ISS?-xiii!Eff:-I-':111.1-f11'r-:EIT-.. ,. . .L ' . --. 12:5---:f-' ..uE::Ci-:f- :ii-5:5::2g'-:'1'-'Star5:-:2:21 rM2-1122:-1:-'-ixaai-.125:55:92-2'ram :'::'--Ze!.1:E':1s:-:G:rr-L-2i1:1:i-Z?:f5::.'.125--rf:':f:5::I-5.-::gaf:2a:55-Zf::E:2z-2:3133' w-.. . ga 19 :-'.'E4'fGfi3.i:-.-e:5y-'.2:-25:51-'qv.1 -,w,52-iz't3-2.--z--:-1-:-P?::- sz:,:.:::-'-:-.magz:-1g:y.wZ-:3gE:f:2:gfsv::?::,.flu-at-.-:.'-1.5:ha-:::-::-'f-2:gs!-1-.-1-3:11:-':-111.-.::.-:.-:'-12:11::25:.-.-:air::.::.nW4-.1:, .' . 1-3, f-. 73, '-.'s?.,, - . s ,up .-Q. , -4. ..,,g.,-- a.. -.. - '.-:..o:-,--'--. .f.-.-... .........-.:gg...,.-.. ....-g..-.-.g.....-,g.:,-,-.-:....-,..,--...... Ngabk. - e.- 't tl -1 J-F' .1 -:- 31' 'gftfs F ' Biff W-'E:1:Y3' f 2 '1-'-:'ff:::zi2:2-'If- YJ,-x.'.-' - -?fffa'fsw + Q 2 -2- -ff-11 W- -fra: ref? -we -sh Y' t ' af..-L .. J- .' ' E .:'- A-5. ' '12 3: :r a- f or-' it 45 .5 2. -, J .a - .f . 213135: 52123 23-pf-., 5 . fa ' ' '-:2',.g-img? 3 Jgligih p?M S?i.:g.5' 135 , 2: 5-1' ? - . Q - . -' ..-. ,-.- -1. -. .- -.,.. 2'. .:.-, , -4-. -.. 1-1 g: - t - -:, , 1 .: .:- 1 3-tp zg' 2 ' :32 -:aa :.,:- -fl , :::.,,,..,,,....25:255f...,, .,-.,.g:.1,..gi3.:-f:1'.:M 1 'gif' 'gtlgs'?:2::-:.f-in:i.'pgIv:5gE'Q:gf!:5-241:25-'WS::::rf1i1:m3-zz''-'55-q:55:5:53-3A:::qfi-??5ig5:yf-'qi-1-75-.:1'fg.:g.gq5:g53:::35:555:5f:Q12E3':':13-:F.'-'-2:I353.5:5:5:gg51:12.16rs:QszffS:fi!AQi7:?e'ff-yrirggzfsf -jg -ii ., .- ---.-:miie-z''5-':ff-vim,.:55:q:::::ii-'r:-.5-61:11-I-'I-I-1 - H 'V r -: :I1'9::':2':. -:rr:f5::-- -:-?I4-1r1:12E2::2Ef -22:1 12-521-if-:I'a-.'r ' - 1:1-52-::55:33.-'-T?:iz-4-::i-- - zf-Iii:.Q-:ez1fn::55.-.'q-,1:5:41-.::::::'1,-1'-123: '- . g3,35.3.Mm5',.33:3551:51.55,Q:,m3:,..,-,,.g:,:g,g,g5ggQ,5,41 .,,. g-5:5:.:I':., zigzzjiggggsg-55:15:::?,q.:3fl5'5'33.f.,,l--:.5g..-:.--:.--.-:..:--.-.1--.:-55,315:g:g'Q.?h'5?:sg.g,:1E!.gqq.353:Q ::5:.nii5::5:aiis:-Z-q-1:22-:ss55:25:2:::g::2.-Cai:5:fif::55::?E:g1gZ-'15 555'A-n-553:4'.gig-SW.-53.?:5:-m55.g1g!-ri:-Ei-155't-1':.iii-.f3f:'2:5:1?-'.y. 3-4r.-',5.-.9,-...- 11253-:g:gg-,'wi3:i1sy1 ' 2-139.-.': 15-:-553:Fm'i:EEHEf.E:ir5:qqfa1.':21' :fi-2.1m-::-safe:-::::r ': .- g.',-:5:5qa'Sav!:,,s5:j,Qi:52,55:5:g.g,:yz:3:t3gzggztilq:-5EM:f'S': '9:.a-415253::E1:'::222-1-LI 'fi-f-!fE!3f!fZ - i4!2:2!l:5fzx'qziz3':-.:1-:. ...xiii-I ' f:5:-I-255515-Fsff' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' -- -' '-'-'- ' f-c.A'J-:ni 5.5-:L1'I-1:22911-I1if-133-ff:::!!-kJ5.3'.'.'-J- if-'55'.'.'3Z'. 1.'-'-1

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