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NH 98619-KN Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS)

Photo #: NH 98619-KN Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS)
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Title: Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS)
Description: Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS), formerly USS Decatur (DDG-31) At Port Hueneme, California, 16 June 2003. The decommissioned destroyer Paul F. Foster (DD-964), in the distance, was then being prepared to become the new SDTS, replacing the ex-Decatur. Note the towing fitting installed on the ship's bow. Photographed by Frank V. Thompson. Courtesy of Frank V. Thompson, 2003. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.color
Catalog #: NH 98619-KN
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