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| Keywords: US Navy 020828-N-4151K-011 Sailor polishes ship's bell.jpg en At sea aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Higgins DDG 76 Aug 28 2002 -- Mess Management Specialist 2nd Class Kevin M Lebahn from Spokane Wash polishes the ship s bell on the weather decks aboard the guided missile destroyer Considered a symbol of pride and tradition aboard all ships of the fleet bells have a centuries-long tradition of varied use in the navies and merchant fleets of the world They have been used for signaling keeping time and providing alarm Their functional and ceremonial uses have made them a symbol of considerable significance to the United States Navy and remain the property of the U S Government and Navy following a ship s decommissioning U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate Lance Kirk RELEASED 2002-08-28 020828-N-4151K-011 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 2740 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate Lance Kirk PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Higgins DDG-76 Ships' bells August 2002 photographs | ||||
