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 | | It worked out well, as when the TEXAS joined the Battle Fleet in Seattle Harbor in the summer of 1930, I was able to manage a transfer to the USS NEW YORK which turned out to be a fine ship. |
 | | Afterwards, towards the mid-30s the Scouting Fleet was transferred to the West Coast and re-designated as the Scouting Force and the Battle Fleet, then became the Battle Force. |
 | | At that time, the main US Fleets were the Battle Fleet, consisting of BBs, CVs, and SS and based in the San Pedro, Lon Beach, San Diego areas; on the East Coast was the Scouting Fleet, consisting of CLs, CAs, DDs, SS, and three OBBs, the ARKANSAS, WYOMING, and TEXAS. |
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