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| | Beatty I |
 | | Following shakedown, Beatty escorted the Norwegian tanker Britainsea and the American SS Barstowe from Isle of Shoals to Portland, Maine, on 8 August before she was detached for patrol duty and antisubmarine warfare training. |
 | | At 0415, Beatty took her station along with other ships of the fire support group, and, at 0430, heard the prearranged code words "Play Ball." Uncertain as to the position of the assault groups, Beatty checked fire momentarily until intercepting a radio transmission that told of the assault wave's arrival at the line of departure. |
 | | Beatty's men suddenly noticed the plane pass across the ship's bow at an altitude of about 40 feet, "missing the forecastle by a few feet" and turned down the port side of the ship, landing in the water abreast number two stack and about fifty feet away. |
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