O Brien (DD 975) - Naval Cruise Book

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HISTORY OF THE HIP NAMED 0'BRIE ' 3. -.1,,,1 lu , -'r'1-Mums---uv Ll' 'Y a0 V .1 THI-IFlRS'l'U'liRIl'IN1 l'B-1509 l'mh-r thu' Qllrv-vtmn --I' th--rx Sf'1rv'f.nr'. uf Uv- Nmv.. -lwim IJ lmrag, rurmrxx-tum uf tha- hrs! U'BRH'IN, Turpvmlu Hmm! 530, ive-14.111 L29 In-1--vzzh'-r 1195 mu lfllmmlwthp-wrt. Ne-w J1'rv'y. Tli-30 wsu cmnlxmsxum-d July 15, IEWU5 ,mal pl...-ml zu flu.-..,mzv.um1.-f I.1.-ur.-m.mt l'Q1iw.mi Wqmdf. whur1'ln:lll1l'd lHl'UII1fUillNlUHIIINth' YV-LNli0'1'e1HllHlwi!UH l1 :ra M45 wi' IENHS Fustlnpl 5-l70,000, TH-ISU Inu! .mu wx-'r.n!l 2--rzgrh '-1' 175 fffh .1 hmmm uf 17 f:---T.:md:milf-plm'f-rru-111. of 26-I tons. Drwvn by fwm wrvww Jw was -.ugmhiv wf .n mnmznsm -pf'-'fl uf 25 knots. AH :4 torpedo hunt sho cgunml thrw- IS-mrh mrp.--in mb.-N hm -,mx wh. rx-.nv -y-.nrwly :1mwri,r':1rrj.'lr1g:, m ndrhtxun, HHH' thru-v nm- pound r.nrm-vm 'Vivian haul Ql wry Jwrf llfI'H1 fh-- N,---1, twxzzg :zz l 'I1TYTTlw4Ilv!1 'l 4'T'1'l f1'l'll 9Q than a ynar. DUTIDSZ this llmv Sho- upvratvd mth thu- l'w,x,et.xl Sqzzmir--zz. 'H'-'1'i1I1: 'iv' A-? -f-11? frfrm Nf-wpnrt to l'4-nsucula. TB-30 rm.-wr um- 1-.wrntmr