Caption:
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Dec. 19, 2003) -- The newly commissioned guided
missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) sails past Diamond Head Crater as
she arrives in her new homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Chafee is the
40th Arleigh Burke class destroyer and was commissioned Oct. 18, 2003,
in Newport, Rhode Island. The destroyer was named after Sen. John
Chafee, who served in the Marine Corps during World War II and as the
Secretary of the Navy from 1969-1972. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer’s Mate 1st Class William R. Goodwin. (RELEASED)
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