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NH 107287 USS Carpenter

Photo #: NH 107287 USS Carpenter
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Title: USS Carpenter
Description: (DDK-825) At the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia when first placed in commission, December 1949. The original caption (dated 16 December 1949) reads: During ceremonies today at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, the USS Carpenter (DDK-825), the Navy's newest hunter-killer destroyer, was commissioned. The new destroyer is designed to hunt and kill high speed snorkel type submarines. It is equipped with the latest armament and sound detection devices and has a speed in excess of 30 knots. ... Commander James B. Grady, USN, ... is Commanding Officer of the new destroyer. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 107287
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