USS Somersworth (PCER 849) 



and 



USS Fairview (PCER 850) 



Former 185-foot escort craft built in 1944 by Pullman Standard 

 Car Manufacturing Co. of Chicago. In 1947 they were assigned 

 to support research and development projects at East Coast Navy 

 laboratories. In this 1954 photograph Somersworth and Fairview 

 are shown at the dock of the Navy's Underwater Sound 

 Laboratory in New London, Connecticut. Wire rope (5/8 inch 

 diameter) is being reeled onto the Fan'iew's aft electrical winch. 

 In the background is General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division 

 Shipyard. Somersworth and Fairview were disposed of in 1965 

 and 1968, respectively. 



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