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Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 1958 In subsequent shakedown trials and re- fresher training near Norfolk and Guantanamo Bay Cuba, GALVESTON successfully fired the Talcs missile at sea for the first time in February, 1959, and in October she extended the anti-air warfare capability of the fleet by demonstrating that Talos could be transferred between ships at sea. The Talos guided missile, made under contract for the Navy by the missile section of the Bendi.x Aviation Corporation at Mish- awaka, Indiana, is at present the Navy ' s longest-range surface-to-air missile. It can destroy enemy aircraft at stratospheric altitudes, and has a range of more than 65 miles. The Talos has been called the best (anti-aircraft) missile in any arsenal in the world. During June and July, 1961, GALVESTON proved the capabilities of the Talos by break- ing several of her own missile success records and completed a salvo shot - two missiles 10 fired one second apart. iK
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The light cruiser GALVESTON was originally intended to fight in WW II. Work progressed on hull CL93 through the early 40 ' s before construction was stopped after the war ended.
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard, 1968 In July 1962, GALVESTON departed Phila- delphia enroute to her new homeport of San Diego, California, and in October de- ployed to the Western Pacific for her maiden six-month cruise. She set and broke several replenishment records and won three gunnery E ' s in competitive exercises held off Okinawa. She set sail from San Diego for her second WESTPAC deployment in June 1965. In July GALVESTON first fired her guns in anger when she supported U.S. Marines in search- and-clear operations at Chu-Lai, Republic of Vietnam. One of the first major Naval vessels involved in the Vietnam conflict, her guns became well known all along the coast of the Republic of Vietnam from the Gulf of Siam to the I Corps area near DaNang. She also conducted search and rescue opera- tions and provided air defense for the Seventh Fleet Fast Carrier Striking Group. She re- turned to San Diego in December 1965. 11
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