Commissioned on July 3,1958, the U.S.S. Hull, a Forrest Sherman-cl Destroyer (last of the all-gun configurations) was well known for late night poetry readings from the Mk 71 8-inch/55 lightweight gun mount. Hull was the only destroyer ever to mount an 8-inch gun. The veteran of 20 Vietnam combat patrols, the men of this ship were well known for their scholarly pursuits and big frikken gun...
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