I had forgotten about the Fletchers. What a terrific platform for sustained naval gunfire. Alas, there were no dedicated heads for the gals, so they all they had to go.
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You are exactly right, I served on 3 of them, one of them was my first duty station. They were the the best sea duty I ever had, go anywhere and do anything. I have been through a typhoon at sea on one of them ( one he** of a ride) and on one sitting in Danang harbor firing gunfire support missions.