Photo #: NH 98618-KN (color)
Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS),
formerly USS Decatur (DDG-31)
At Port Hueneme, California, 16 June 2003.
The "E31" painted on her bow was an unofficial "hull
number", with the "E" standing for Engineering
and the "31" referring to her previous identity as
USS Decatur (DDG-31).
Photographed by Frank V. Thompson.
Courtesy of Frank V. Thompson, 2003.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 53KB; 740 x 505 pixels |
 |