The Virginian-Pilot
                            THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, July 14, 1995                  TAG: 9507140483
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL  
                                             LENGTH: Short :   30 lines

CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: ***************************************************************** Charleston, S.C., was misspelled in a MetroNews caption Friday. Correction published Saturday, July 15, 1995 on page A2 of THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT. ***************************************************************** THE BRADLEY COMES TO NORFOLK

ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by BETH BERGMAN/

Left, sailors stand by as the guided-missile frigate Robert G.

Bradley pulls into port. The ship, formerly based in Charlestown,

S.C., came to its new homeport as a result of base closures and

realignments. The ship has a crew of

17 officers and 201 enlisted personnel.

Above, Sherry Maramoros of Norfolk, left center, looks for her

husband and Dawn Carroll, right, waves to hers as they await the

arrival of the Robert G. Bradley on Thursday. Their husbands are

Chief Radioman Alvy Carroll and James Matamoros, a mess specialist.

by CNB