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The U.S. Navy destroyer tender USS Cascade (AD-16) at anchor in the Mediterranean Sea on 12 September 1956. Alongside are the destroyers USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697) and USS Moale (DD-693) and the submarine USS Pompon (SSR-267). The ships in the background in include (left to right): the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15) and the fleet oilers USS Waccamaw (AO-109) and USS Mississinewa (AO-144).