Keywords: RIM-2 Terrier missiles on USS Providence (CLG-6) 1962.jpg The Commanding Officer of the U S Navy guided missile cruiser USS Providence CLG-6 Captain B D Voegelin points out the E award with one hashmark on her Mark 9 RIM-2 Terrier guided missile launcher 2 May 1962 Looking on is Rear Admiral K L Veth Commander Mine Force U S Pacific Fleet and Commander Naval Base Los Angeles As a Captain Veth was ProvidenceĀ“s first Commanding Officer when she was commissioned in 1959 The hashmark represents the second missile E won by Providence in two years of Fleet competition In her first year she won the Cruiser Battle Efficiency E and the Margorie Sterret Battleship Award for the most outstanding cruiser in the Pacific Fleet Photographed at Long Beach California USA Official U S Navy photograph http //www history navy mil/photos/images/h98000/h98548c htm NH 98548 1962-05-02 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Providence CLG-6 RIM-2 Terrier Long Beach Naval Shipyard |