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[Jolly]

The USS Kidd ☠ , the most complete Fletcher-class destroyer left is due for a sprucing up:



www.nola.com/news/baton-rouges-uss-kidd-eyes-much-needed-refit/article_69ed5554-6e1b-51fb-b7ad-9910173796ea.html



BTW, some Navy trivia...the currently commissioned Kidd, a guided missile destroyer, is the only U.S. Navy ship authorized to fly this:





Some background on the ship's name...


www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a34147216/why-us-navy-destroyer-flies-jolly-roger-pirate-flag/

[Ozarks Tom]

Great! Instill some of that brigand spirit in those sailors, fight or die.