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.N K ' X s X- During the period V2 June through the FCQCHESTER was in drydock.On 13 August, Doc? trtalx t,f.'tfrt2 conducted. On 3 September 1958, the ofcrhaut gwfsod completed and the ROCHESTER headed bocL to Lo -g bvach, During September, October, and Nouafwbcr, the SWF conducted bombardment and gurmerv exercises, heid a dependents cruise, and was put through the wrmger ot Under .'.f an tramtng. During the period 3 November through 8 November, the RGCHESTER participated m exercise RQCKY SHQALS. From Qt November through 29 December, the ROCHESTER was tm port in Long Beach for holiday leave period. 5 Y Q we I S 1 I vs Q --5
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The U.S.S. ROCHESTER lCA l24l is a heavy cruiser displacing over l'7,000 tons, She is 672 feet long with a beam ot 69 feet and a rated speed of over 32 knots. The ROCHESTER is armed with 8 inch, 5 inch, and 3 inch guns. Approximately ll00 otticers men serve on board the ROCHESTER. She is named ol the city of was built at Quincy, Massachusett and l August l945. i r tot bear the name . ROCHESTER With the onset of the Korean conflict in June l950, she proceeded at once with the Seventh Fleet for operations oft Korea and later participated in nearly every major Naval engagement against the North Koreans. She was present at the' initial landings at Pohang Ch ' K ' Wonsan, Hungnam, and Songiin. Except lor Do, and saw .action at lnchon, anglon, oio, two short periods in the United States, the ROCHESTER spent most at her three Korean years shelling enemy rail and highway systems, warehouse and supply areas, bridgesand tunnels, and troop positions and gun empl '39 departed
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