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| | USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) |
 | | USS VANDEGRIFT, named for Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift, U.S. Marine Corps, was built at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington, and was commissioned on 24 November 1984. |
 | | On the way to Hawaii, USS ANTIETAM (CG 54) and USS REID (FFG 30) were in company and the schedule of events was full. |
 | | In Pearl Harbor, VANDEGRIFT met with another ship of her SAG, USS RUSSELL (DDG 59), and continued on after a brief stop for fuel, stores, and a barrel far the 76 mm gun. |
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