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Commemorative U.S.S. Ouellet FF-1077 T-shirt
Top-quality construction with Ouellet ship's crest on the front, and an image of the Ouellet on the back.
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Regulation Ball Cap U.S.S. Ouellet FF-1077
6-panel, Poly/Wool blend with plastic snap closure
Made in the U.S.A.
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U.S. Navy KAMP® Shirt
60% Cotton/40% Polyester
Look good and stay cool!
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Ship's Patch U.S.S. Ouellet FF-1077
A brightly-colored ship's patch featuring the U.S.S. Ouellet's crest.
5-color thread on a light blue twill background
Approximately 5" H x 4.5" W
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Jane's Warship Recognition Guide
by Keith Faulkner
Paperback
541 pages
(December 1996)
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| This book is an excellent reference
tool for identifying current warships found throughout the world's navies.
It includes full-page photos of every ship, as well as lines drawings, silhouettes,
specifications, and key recognition features. A handy, compact, and affordable
guide.
Did you know?: Brazil, France, Russia and associated states,
and the United States have the only navies that operate aircraft carriers
capable of supporting conventional take-off and landing, fixed-wing aircraft.
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The Way It Was: Pearl Harbor, the Original
Photographs
by Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine Dillon, J.
Michael Wenger
Paperback
Reprint edition (April 1995)
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| An excellent pictorial guide to
Pearl Harbor, from the events leading up to December 7th, 1941, through
to the aftermath of the destruction. Hundreds of photos of the ships, weapons,
people, and places involved with this infamous event.
Did you know?: Nevada, the only battleship able to get under
way on 7 December, had to intentionally "run aground" at Hospital Point,
to prevent being sunk in the middle of the harbor channel.
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Battleship Arizona: An Illustrated History
by Paul Stillwell
Hardcover
404 pages
(December 1991)
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| Most people know of only a brief
tragic period in this great ship's 25 year history. This book brings to
life the events and everyday occurrences of BB39, from the keel being laid
in 1914 and commissioning in 1916, to studies conducted on the Arizona in
1988. This account is complete with photographs, personal accounts and interviews,
letters written to loved ones, casualty lists, and much more. A fascinating
and touching look at a great ship.
Did you know?: The Arizona was christened with not only a
bottle of Ohio champagne, but also a bottle of Arizona water! Sailors
long had considered christening a ship with water a bad omen.
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The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and
Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet
by Norman Polmar
Hardcover
580 pages
16th edition (November 1996)
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| An in-depth look at current ships,
aircraft, and weapons of the U.S. Navy, including submersibles, auxiliaries,
and other non-combatants.Also provides status and disposition of ships no
longer in the service of the U.S. Navy. Check out the stealth research ship
"Sea Shadow", on page 295.
Did you know?: The navy has tested a 60-mm Electrothermal
(ET) gun intended for shipboard use in the CIWS role. The propelling charge
for the gun has an electrical energy output of 1.0 to 2.0 megajoules,
and the projectile acceleration rate is 30,000 to 45,000 g's.
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The Edge of Honor
by Peter T. Deutermann
Mass Market Paperback
Reprint edition (May 1995)
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The Edge of Honor
is about a destroyer during Vietnam. In his Author's Note Deutermann states
that the story is based on actual events that took place in the Gulf of
Tonkin in the spring of 1972.
OUELLET was present
during conducting the same operations.
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