O Brien (DD 975) - Naval Cruise Book

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X K X X QIUNINIISSIUNING UF A NAVY SHIP lln- is.iii:ii.iv.ini:i:i.f ..ii nwiix n:.:ri.s ilu- .iriiipigiiiw ul' ai ship :is ai unit of the Operating ft-nw. it xiii- A Y1Iil'fl rm- -i Nw, .Xi ilu' iinfiiieiii ull lin-ailiiiigg the commissioning pennant, 155 H'l1lillN iiilifi'-v li--iiiizzw, :li-A it-snniisilnliii ull the C'tnninzmding Officer, who, z-f,,'.-iii.-if nn fr.-A sing, W f'liair!s.1l'iti ni-in. lim the duly ni' innliine and keeping her ready for ,in-. was :-- iviiyiiz- il iv. ami- ii in in .ii i- in i-.ini llw 1i1:ie1:i'is--if-ruin: i--inizunr ls lwlniiiil in d.in,- lmiii the lTth Century. when the Dutch nm- .v ami -.wh ilu' Z iv,-li-elm lin llnit li ,Xrlinnuil fXl:mi'ieii llnrpertszoon Tromp hoisted a lm-V--iii .11 im 11',tviif.!1l ' 1 zziilinm- his lliifllllflll tu sweep the English from the sea. This iivwzri- '.i.- .nwiiiviti in tin lziigiisli .sdnnrail wliw hoisted za horscwhip. indicating his inf--iiwizi ' 3 -mini-.ni 'H 11111. la 'lliv laneli-'li were virmrinus :ind ever since the narrow i-wit'-iiizg' i-fniz. 'nw l ife- in .ati-'inf-rl ln' :ill iiniimis as the distinctive mark ofa ship Of EXIT lhf fir -i l N Nw. fknf-muse:-fiiiiiu PI :inann is hlne an the hoist with a union of seven '-UYSW' -'- H -'Vi 2 rffi ..nfi 'iwliuw siripf' :il the fly. ln lieu of El commissioning WY' fiiluii- i'- V if r+-firm 1 .Ndntiraall pcrsfmeil flags. hence the name flagship. 6 1