▁Con y ng ham ▁spent ▁many ▁weeks ▁at ▁sea ▁performing ▁accept ance ▁tests ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁miss ile ▁systems . ▁H ank ▁re called ▁that ▁during ▁her ▁first ▁year ▁in ▁commission ▁the ▁ship ▁had ▁only ▁th ir teen ▁days ▁in ▁Nor folk ▁before ▁she ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an . ▁The ▁destroy er ▁conducted ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁miss ile ▁fir ings ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁n avy ▁and ▁performed ▁well , ▁setting ▁a ▁record ▁for ▁seven ▁straight ▁successful ▁sh ots . ▁She ▁issued ▁a ▁press ▁release ▁tout ing ▁her ▁success ▁- ▁a ▁move ▁that ▁ups et ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Fle et ▁commander , ▁who ▁regarded ▁the ▁fe at ▁as ▁a ▁rather ▁mean ▁achiev ement . ▁" He ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁it ▁public ▁how ▁bad ▁things ▁were ." ▁ ▁H ank ' s ▁virt ually ▁un inter rupted ▁sea ▁duty ▁made ▁for ▁a ▁very ▁t ough ▁time ▁for ▁Lucy , ▁who , ▁left ▁with ▁three ▁young ▁children , ▁was ▁at ▁her ▁w its ' ▁end . ▁He ▁made ▁certain ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁join ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁Med ▁deployment . ▁T ogether , ▁they ▁had ▁two ▁weeks ▁in ▁Paris , ▁plus ▁time ▁in ▁Nap les ▁and ▁Barcelona . ▁When ▁they ▁returned , ▁it ▁appeared ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁slowly ▁es cal ating ▁into ▁war . ▁H ank , ▁however , ▁had ▁orders ▁to ▁the ▁Naval ▁War ▁College . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Naval ▁War ▁College ▁ ▁E cho ing ▁Lloyd ' s ▁sent iments , ▁H ank ▁regarded ▁the ▁War ▁College