▁a ▁Spanish ▁Custom s ▁launch ▁near ▁Gib ral tar , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁formal ▁compla int . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H am - class ▁mines we ep ers ▁Category : Ro yal ▁Navy ▁ship ▁names ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁ships <0x0A> </s> ▁" Close ▁the ▁Do or " ▁was ▁a ▁hit ▁song ▁for ▁Ted dy ▁P ender gr ass ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁written ▁by ▁Ken ny ▁Gam ble ▁and ▁Leon ▁H uff . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁his ▁second ▁solo ▁album , ▁Life ▁Is ▁a ▁Song ▁W orth ▁Sing ing . ▁The ▁song ▁spent ▁two ▁weeks ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁R & B ▁chart ▁and ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁twenty - five ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁gold ▁record . ▁The ▁string ▁arrangement ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁great ▁arr anger ▁B elf ord ▁" S ink y " ▁Hend r icks , ▁who ▁also ▁arranged ▁" L ove ▁T . K . O ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁R & B / hip ▁hop ▁soul ▁girl ▁group ▁ 3 L W ▁sample d ▁Close ▁the ▁Do or ▁for ▁their ▁song ▁" Ne va ▁Get ▁En uf ". ▁R apper ▁Keith ▁Murray ▁sample d ▁the ▁track ▁in ▁his ▁song , ▁" Get ▁L ift ed " ▁from ▁his ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁debut ▁album , ▁The ▁Most ▁Beaut if ull