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...th toll for the United States military since the 243 killed on January 31, 1968, the first day of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War. The attack rema ...//findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JIW/is_1_58/ai_n14858440/pg_19 Hospital ships in the war on terror: sanctuaries or targets? | Naval War College Review |

|Ship struck=23 September 1968 ''Brister'' was stricken 23 September 1968.

|Ship flag={{USN flag|1968}} |Ship out of service= 23 September 1968

|Ship struck=23 September 1968 ...ls. In 1957, she took part in important [[NATO]] exercises with almost 50 ships from a dozen countries and in 1958 the versatile ship acted as communicatio

|Ship flag={{USN flag|1968}} |Ship decommissioned=20 September 1968

|Ship flag={{USN flag|1968}} |Ship decommissioned=21 September 1968

|Ship flag={{USN flag|1968}} ...n]] planes attacked Convoy UGS–38 at dusk off [[Algiers]], and sank five ships, including a transport carrying 500 soldiers, and destroyer {{USS|Lansdale|

|Ship flag={{USN flag|1968}} |Ship decommissioned=1968

...p notes= Washington Naval District at [[Baltimore, Maryland]], 3 September 1968 ..., ''Mills'' was underway [[school ship]] off [[Florida]]. On 3 September 1968, ''Mills'' became an operational Naval Reserve [[training ship]] at [[Balti

|Ship struck=30 June 1968 ...June 1954, where she remained until struck from the [[Navy list]] 30 June 1968, and sunk as a target.

The [[transatlantic]] passage proved largely uneventful; but, as the Allied ships transited the Strait of Gibraltar, the British antiaircraft cruiser {{HMS|C ...{{convert|18|mi|km}} northeast of UGS-40. Two minutes later, the screening ships commenced their barrage. Observers in ''Wilhoite'' saw the attacking planes

''Vance'' next got underway on 12 April, with the other ships of CortDiv 45 and a Navy-manned destroyer escort division, to screen the 10 ...of Navy destroyers. Three days later, after an extensive hunt, the relief ships sank ''U-616''.

..., every precaution was taken to minimize damage and casualties, should the ships strike a mine. The American sailors maintained a state of readiness to repe The ships maintained a condition of modified general quarters and stationed armed gua

|Ship struck=1 June 1968 ''Edsall'' was stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] on 1 June 1968, and sold for scrap in July 1969.

...om [[New York]] to ports of the [[United Kingdom]], guarding convoys whose ships brought troops and mountains of equipment and supplies for the buildup and ...toria Harbour|Hong Kong harbor]] taking on the radio guard for all US Navy ships pulling extended stays.

...63. This task force was engaged in escorting convoys of 60 to 80 merchant ships from United States ports to the Mediterranean Theatre. ...r each convoy, the SAVAGE and her sister ships safely escorted hundreds of ships loaded with vital war materials safely past the heavy enemy submarine and a

...ef>This quote, from the ship{{'}}s ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'' entry (at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b5/bering-strait-i.htm) is un ...ef>This quote, from the ship{{'}}s ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'' entry (at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b5/bering-strait-i.htm) is un

|Ship complement=215 (ships' company)<br/>367 (with aviation unit) ...This quote, from ''Yakutat''{{'}}s ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'' entry at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/y1/yakutat.htm, is unattribute

The ''Barnegat''-class ships were very reliable and seaworthy and had good habitability, and the [[Unite ...check point at the [[point of no return]], a relay point for messages from ships and aircraft, as a source of the latest weather information for passing air

...f the [[United States Coast Guard#Symbols|"racing stripe"]] marking on its ships and her [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioning]] in 1969. ''Barnegat''-class ships were very reliable and seaworthy and had good habitability, and the Coast G

...f the [[United States Coast Guard#Symbols|"racing stripe"]] marking on its ships. ...p fate=Returned to U.S. Navy 2 September 1967<br/>Sunk as target 9 January 1968

...49<br/>Returned to U.S. Navy 2 September 1967<br/>Sunk as target 9 January 1968 ...0px|left|''Coos Bay'' being sunk as a target off [[Virginia]] on 9 January 1968.]]The Coast Guard decommissioned ''Coos Bay'' on 1 September 1966, and bert

...the [[United States Coast Guard#Symbols|"racing stripe"]] markings on its ships. ''Barnegat''-class ships were very reliable and seaworthy and had good habitability, and the Coast G

...f the [[United States Coast Guard#Symbols|"racing stripe"]] marking on its ships. ''Barnegat''-class ships were very reliable and seaworthy and had good habitability, and the Coast G

...the [[United States Coast Guard#Symbols|"racing stripe"]] markings on its ships.. ''Barnegat''-class ships were very reliable and seaworthy and had good habitability, and the Coast G

...948]</ref> or October<ref>Per her ''Dictionary of American Naval Fightings Ships'' entry (see http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2/barataria-ii.htm) entry.< ...="history.navy.mil">Quote is from ''Dictionary of American Naval Fightings Ships'' (see http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2/barataria-ii.htm) entry and is

...f the [[United States Coast Guard#Symbols|"racing stripe"]] marking on its ships. ...tm</ref> 19 July 1946,<ref>Per the ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'' at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b6/biscayne-i.htm</ref> or 29 July 1

...Coast Guard]] 10 July 1946<br/>Transferred to U.S. Navy and sunk as target 1968 ...VP-385)|USCGC ''Dexter'' (WAGC-18, WAVP-385, WHEC-385]] 1946-1952 and 1958-1968

...the [[United States Coast Guard#Symbols|"racing stripe"]] markings on its ships. ...uard]] inspected her for possible Coast Guard service. ''Barnegat''-class ships were very reliable and seaworthy and had good habitability, and the Coast G

''Barnegat''-class ships were very reliable and seaworthy and had good habitability, and the Coast G ...check point at the [[point of no return]], a relay point for messages from ships and aircraft, as a source of the latest weather information for passing air

...ppines on 5 April 1976<ref>Per the ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'' (see http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/y1/yakutat.htm).</ref> or 6 April ''Barnegat''-class ships were very reliable and seaworthy and had good habitability, and the Coast G

...f the [[United States Coast Guard#Symbols|"racing strip"]] markings on its ships. ''Barnegat''-class ships were very reliable and seaworthy and had good habitability, and the Coast G

...ith [[Service Squadron 1]]. From June through September, she broke ice for ships resupplying the [[Distant Early Warning Line|Distant Early Warning (DEW) Li ...sland'' departed Seattle on 5 July 1956 to lead another convoy of resupply ships bound for the DEW Line through the ice, returning to Seattle on 6 September

|Ship notes= Transferred to Seattle, 12 April 1968 ...ioning on 15 December 1967 and transfer to Seattle, Washington on 12 April 1968.<ref>http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Heather_1947.pdf | USCG History

....history.navy.mil/danfs/r8/rockaway.htm).</ref> [[Seattle, Washington]] (4 ships) |Total ships building=

...ubmarine force. The craft carried out tests in [[Puget Sound]] during 1967-1968. [[Category:United States Navy North Carolina-related ships]]

|Ship in service=7 March 1968 ...ific Fleet. In addition, she conducted day and night operations with Fleet ships ranging from cruisers to patrol craft. During her tour of duty in Coronado,

|Ship laid down=24 May 1968 |Ship launched=7 December 1968

|Ship launched=13 April 1968 ...acoma Boatbuilding Co., in her namesake city. She was launched on 13 April 1968, sponsored by Mrs. Arne K. Strom, and was commissioned on 14 July 1969, wit

|Ship launched=8 June 1968 ...the second ship to be named [[Chehalis]]. ''Chehalis'' was launched 8 June 1968 at the [[Tacoma Boatbuilding Company]]. She was commissioned 8 November 196

|Ship commissioned=11 May 1968 ...April 1967; sponsored by Mrs. Robert W. Copeland; and commissioned 11 May 1968, Lt. L. W. Waterman in command.

* [[Town class destroyer]]s<ref>Lenton&Colledge 1968 pp.90-92</ref> ...Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, War Edition |author=Fahey, James C. |publisher=Ships and Aircraft |year=1939}}

...ound only on a few Coast Guard cutters and [[Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships]].<ref>Campbell 1985 p.146</ref> ...rks 3, 5, 6, and 19) were carried by submarines, auxiliaries, and merchant ships during the second world war. These guns fired the same {{convert|2700|ft|m

...ns removed from destroyers were mounted on [[Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships]] like [[SS Stephen Hopkins|SS ''Stephen Hopkins'']].<ref name="Campbell 19 * [[Town class destroyer]]s<ref>Lenton&Colledge 1968 pp.90-92</ref>

|design_date=1968 ...fore [[World War II]], 5" has been the standard gun caliber for U.S. Naval ships. Its rate of fire is lower than the British [[4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 8 nav

==Ships mounting BL 6 inch Mk XXIII guns== ...author=Lenton, H.T. & Colledge, J.J |publisher=Doubleday and Company |year=1968}}

|caption=''Hawkins'' class cruisers were the only ships mounting BL 7.5 inch Mk VI guns. ...ing the main battery of [[Royal Navy]] {{Sclass|Hawkins|cruiser}}s. These ships with seven single gun mounts were significant to the [[cruiser]] limitation

...mpliance with the [[Washington Naval Treaty]] of 1922. This treaty allowed ships of not more than 10,000 tons [[Displacement (ship)|standard displacement]] ...maximum elevation of 50 degrees were installed in the ''Norfolk'' subgroup ships {{HMS|Dorsetshire|40|2}} and {{HMS|Norfolk|78|2}} and the [[York class crui

...ore targets, with or without the aid of radar or optical sighting. Most US ships destroyers or larger (but not destroyer escorts or escort carriers) employe ...ions. An officer on the flagship would signal target information to other ships in the formation.

...facet of pschyodelia |journal=JAMA |volume=204 |issue=11 |pages=1011 |year=1968 |month=June |pmid=5694682 |doi= 10.1001/jama.204.11.1011|url= |accessdate=2 ...glish troops were unable to stand their ground and had to retreat to their ships.<ref name="groombridge"/>

...ikely made of iron by Egyptians date from 2500 to 3000&nbsp;BC.{{sfn|Weeks|1968|p=29}} Iron had a distinct advantage over bronze in warfare implements. It ...s later and arrived in [[Zimbabwe]], Africa by the 8th century.{{sfn|Weeks|1968|p=32}}

Unlike the typical hijackings of land vehicles or ships, skyjacking usually is not committed for robbery or theft. Most aircraft hi ...eet Journal'', 22 July 2010.</ref> During the third 10-year period between 1968 and 1977 there were 414 hijackings, an average of 41 a year.

Task Force 150 consists of ships from a shifting group of nations, including [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Fr ...ich were responsible for the end of 73 percent of [terrorist] groups since 1968."<ref name="RAND: Defeating Terrorist Groups, by Seth G. Jones">[http://www