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Mine Force Combat Tests Under Way
Combat readiness of the Mine Force in the Pacific Fleet will be tested in a 10 day exercise aboard the LST 735 Dukes County. Under Rear Adm Murphy the mine force will practice sweeping mine fields and recovering equipment from the Pacific Coast to Japan and the Philippines with more than 25 ships taking part and calls at Santa Barbara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Steinmetz
Pacific Fleet
Dukes County
Navy
E. Murphy
Pacific
Japan
Philippines
Santa Cres. Barbara
M. E. Murphy
California
U. S. Navy