*** “I have a soft spot for destroyers. I served on the USS Henry W Tucker DD875 from 1969-1971 after my tour in Vietnam. Destroyers get more liberty stops than larger ships, which is a nice perk” ***
For me it was the USS George K. Mackenzie DD 836, ‘73- until it was Decommissioned in ‘76 ... another perk besides Liberty Ports is that you know everyone on-board (unlike the 2 Carriers I served on later)
Were you WestPac?