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Show MANY "OUT OF COMMISSION" ' Nearly Dozen Destroyers Which Wore . ' Covdi Gold 6tr on fick Are Doomed. A typewriter has at last defeated nearly a dozen of the destroyers which for four years zigzagged through the North sea and in the submarine zone of the Atlantic and guloed notable victories vic-tories over German submarines. , The coveted gold stars, worn on the stacks, where all might see and know that a German sub had met denth, were awarded the Parker, O'Brien, Cum- . mings. Porter, Davis and many others -which have been ordered "out of commission" com-mission" by the Navy dopartment. "Out of commission" means nothing more or less than that the fast growing grow-ing navy junk pile grows higher. Never again, probably, will these greyhounds of the deep circle around a fleet of transports, suddenly dive off to one side, sweep back again, drop a dwpth bomb, and then watch the oil come to surface that shows another German submarine has gone down to visit Davy Jones. , The thrills of the deeds of these "star" destroyers are a bit overshad-. owed by the news that the Shaw Is sloted for the scrap heap, too. She was escorting the huge BrltUh trntisport Aqultnnla when the rudder Jammed and the giant ship ran her down. ,The JiiCob Jones also bring back snd mem-orte. mem-orte. She U named for the first ill. fated torpedo boat of that mime which wax punk while battling In the subms- . rlne rone. |