Hull (DD 945) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1968

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DELMAR SLEEVE DOWNED Gun crews pose on top of Mount '51 Qleftl and in front of Mount 51 Qbelowj after shooting down a small sleeve towed behind a jet aircraft at several hundred miles an hour. This feat, one very rarely accomplished, was evidence of HULL'S emerging excel- lence in gunnery. During the months to come the ship would gain a Widespread reputation for her superior shooting ability. 12

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THE SHIP SHARPENS ITS AIM. ,. - H, , 1 Mount 32 prepares to take a surface exercise target under fire Qabovej. With the shooting over, many hours must now be spent cleaning and lubricating the recently fired gums. The 3 ! 50 guns make up the secondary battery on HULL. While the ir range is considerably shorter than the huge 5 !54, they are dependable weapons which may come in very handy against threatening small craft in the coastal waters off Vietnam. II ...U ..... ..., -.... . a-a,.,.. ....a.......-a.a...,,..e....,.,...-....- -.:g ... .a..,.,Q..--............... .-....,.,.....,.......,.....,...... .,.. -.,. L. V - - -



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The Gun Control Officer above Watches a five-inch shell spray the water with shrapnel during a firing exercise at a target sled. While HULL conducted many gunnery exercises such as this one, she also spent a great deal of time on the shore bombardment range at San Clemente Island off the coast of Southern California. The decommissioned WW ll minesweeper below served as a target vessel during Fleet Exercise Blue Lotus HULL eventually sent the ship to a watery grave with a barrage of shells from her secondary battery . . . . . ll ll ' ' Q 0 Y A - - i , , 1 -ha. ,, . ,, ,- ,. '- ....f--.-.-........4.,.--.L:.......,... HAMUM, .-.....ML...........:...,.-M--....,a4.:...i.,..,....,.............:..o..4.....,.A.1..4..4g.:.:'..a n.,.s....-.a........g...--....-........--- --- --1--

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