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Picture 51Provided by James R. Kelly Capt. USCG ret., Starboard quarter view of the USCGC VANCE (W-487) entering San Diego harbor, November 1952. VANCE underwent a 2-week shakedown / refresher training period with the Navy Fleet Training Group. At the end of this period of mid/late November VANCE departed San Diego enroute to her homeport, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii. The skeleton structure on the fantail was used as a framework on which we rigged our awning (to keep the ship cool) when in port -- there was, of course, in those days no air conditioning anywhere in the ship. Note the quad 40mm gun mount on the 0-1 level aft and the two depth charge tracks extending beyond the transom. Also note the K-guns on the main deck level aft. Bridge top
 Picture 52 Provided by James R. Kelly Capt. USCG ret.,VANCEs re-commissioning ceremony as a Coast Guard Cutter in the Philadelphia Navy Yard [It was at Green Springs Cove, FL] spring/early summer 1952. Note that VANCE is still sporting a "battle ship gray" hull but is showing her new Coast Guard hull number -- (W-487). In the background the stack and bridge of another W is visible -- I believe it's the Coast Guard Cutter DURANT (W-489) which was also in the Philadelphia Navy Yard [It was at Green Springs Cove, FL] for overhaul and recommissioning as a Coast Guard Cutter.Bridge top
 Picture 53 Provided by James R. Kelly Capt. USCG ret.,Starboard beam view of the USCGC VANCE (W-487) entering San Diego harbor,November 1952. I believe the aircraft in the photo is a Coast Guard P5M sea plane from Coast Guard Air Station San Diego that flew out to greet VANCE as she entered San Diego. Bridge top
 Picture 54 Provided by Richard Leonhardt, borrowed from, navsource.org DE-1035 Charles Berry (a new DE), DER-334 Forster, DER-387 Vance, Bravo Pier Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 1968. Bridge top
 Picture 55 Provided by Richard Leonhardt, borrowed from, navsource.org DE-1035 Charles Berry (a new DE), DER-387 Vance, DER-334 Forster, Bravo Pier Pearl Harbor Hawaii, December 1968. Bridge top
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