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USS Witek (DD-848) |
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| USS
Witek on her trial run. Typical Gearing-class equipment of three
twin-5" guns, all controlled by the Mark 37 GFCS with the Mark 12 and
Mark 22 "Orange peel" mounted on top. The mast holds the Mark 26
Air-search radar and the SG-series surface-search radar. Two twin 40mms
are mounted alongside the forward stack, one on each side. Between the
stacks is a 5-tube torpedo launcher. Two DBM Radar Direction Finder and
Electronic Countermeasure (ECM) antennas are mounted forward of the aft
stack. Aft of the rear stack are three staggered quad-40mm guns.
Talk about packing an AA punch! National Archives #80G367723 |
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| Operational and Building Data Class: Gearing Laid down by: Bath Iron Works, Maine Laid Down: 16 July 1945 Launched: 2 February 1946 Commissioned: 25 April 1946 Stricken: 17 September 1968 |
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| USS Witek
(DD848) on her trial run from Bath, ME to Boston, MA on April 25,
1946.
National Archives #80G367722 |
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| USS Witek
(DD848) on her trial run from Bath, ME to Boston, MA on April 25,
1946.
National Archives #80G367724 |
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