Vesole (DDR 878) - Naval Cruise Book

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She's not young, extremely fast, or endowed with all the latest gadgets man has lireatedglolr ' ' art. e warring with his fellows. Her dimensions won't cause a pitter-pat in a young man s e ' a ain She is a mature lady in was built for a war, the likes of which will probably never be seen g . ' ' ' er thou h she is a world of over-bearing, over-sized upstarts. She has never fired a shot ln ang g . constantly ready to do just that. She is a work horse that never seems to know when to qult even s of constant activity though her plates and ribs must surely feel the effects of sixteen year ' - l s thrown Most of all, she's a good ship. When others have slacked or faltered, she has a way her collective shoulders back and gone ahead. This ability she owes to the men who serve on her. ' ' ' ' h Fl t dut almost ' Her life has been a busy one. She has seen the Mediterranean and Sixt ee y once a year since she first came into being. She's worked in almost all realms of the Navy, AAW, ASW, surface, and even experimental work, as with Project Mercury. - - - - - .1---. .:.,.,......,.A4-,+A 1-ns-A-.sv-vw- i .HQ H l i 5 it F E I i z E , I H V w ! 1 2

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f ,S N Q1 STATISTICS LENGTH 390 feet, 6 inches BEAM 41 feet DRAFT 15 feet Qmeanj MAIN ARMAMENT 6 5t f38 cal. guns in three twin mounts 2 3 f50 cal. guns in one twin mount 2 Hedgehog mounts 6 MK 32 ASW Torpedoes 29 December 194 4 V fx 7 , f Z S iq I 14 69,06 I kg ff X ff fl MQ W, Q, ffz Ry S WS 0 N, sf A A S. ,, W