Ensign Hank Mathews slushed through the snow as he walked to the end of NETC Newport’s Pier Four. His footprints quickly vanished as the snowstorm pelted the wharf.  In the distance Rose Island’s foghorn reverberated across Narraganset Bay. Even through water spotted eyeglasses Hank could see that USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS weather decks were deserted.…

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