Boats - Sailing - Ships
Jun. 06, 1965 - Arrival of Mixed Guided Missile Destroyer Claude V. Ricketts The USS Claude V Ricketts, the mixed manned guided missile destroyer, arrived at Portsmouth today. She is spending seven days at the port in the course of calls at the naval bases of calls at the naval bases of NATO countries. the destroyer is manned by sailors from United Kingdon, Federal German Republic, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, and the United States Photo Shows: The commander of the destroyer, Thomas E Fortson, pictured with Senior Officers of other nationalities-on the ship's bridge today. (L to R) Lt. Demitrius Lismanis (Greece); Lt, Renato Sicurezza (Italy) Commdr. Thomas E Fortson, Lt. Marten Scheurkogel (netherlands), Lt. Uwe Marxen (w. Germany) and Lt. William Kelly (Royal Navy)
