Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-12-23 | Page 2 | Turkey to Get 2 U . S. Ships

Turkey to 10 Gel Get Gett 2 U U. U t S. S Ships V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Dec 23 INS The Th The navy announced Thursday that two U. U S. S destroyers will be transferred to Turkey early In 1949 1919 The navy said that the ships hips arc being acing reactivated from a reserve status at the naval ship yard Charleston S. S C C. C The action is being taken under tho the Greco aid program and brings to 17 the number of naval vessels handed over to Tur Tur- key The navy said that reactivation work on the ships already has be be- be gun The vessels were placed place inthe in tho the Atlantic fleet reserve in Charleston in February 1916 Navy crews will sail nail the ships to Turkey The navy said that nucleus crews crew's of the Turkish navy consisting of six officers and 31 enlisted men per ship also are arc assisting In the th reactivation am and will sail with the vessels as passengers pas pas- to Turkey The two destroyers are the McCalla Me Mc- Calla and the Buchanan both o of which engaged in naval actions in inthe inthe inthe the Pacific during World War Var II