▁force ▁had ▁no ▁guns ▁larger ▁than ▁ 5 - inch . ▁Rec ogn izing ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁fire ▁support , ▁Sh oup ▁soon ▁became ▁very ▁vocal ▁in ▁his ▁ob jection ▁to ▁continued ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Le ah y - class ▁gu ided ▁miss ile ▁Dest roy er ▁Le ader ▁( DL G ). ▁It ▁had ▁no ▁guns ▁except ▁a ▁ 3 - inch ▁sal uting ▁battery ▁amid ships . ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁n avy ▁put ▁a ▁ 5 - inch ▁gun ▁on ▁the ▁fant ail ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁seven . ▁At ▁the ▁oper ational ▁level , ▁the ▁crisis ▁de vol ved ▁for ▁Must in ▁and ▁the ▁engineering ▁department ▁into ▁a ▁major ▁test , ▁one ▁that ▁they ▁passed . ▁Fort un ately , ▁C AP T ▁Brian ▁McC au ley , ▁the ▁destroy er ▁division ▁commander , ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁chief ▁engineer ▁and ▁recognized ▁the ▁challenge . ▁H ank ▁believed ▁that ▁McC au ley ' s ▁concurrent ▁fit ness ▁report ▁helped ▁him ▁get ▁early ▁selection ▁for ▁lieutenant ▁commander . ▁ ▁When ▁Lawrence ▁returned ▁to ▁Nor folk , ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁first ▁weapons ▁officer ▁left . ▁CD R ▁Wal sh ▁asked ▁Must in ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁him . ▁" I ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁gu y ▁who ▁was ▁both ▁the ▁Chief ▁Engine er ▁and ▁the ▁We ap ons ▁Officer ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁ships ." ▁Right ▁away , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁a ▁th ir teen - week ▁fire ▁control ▁school ▁in ▁Dam ▁Ne ck , ▁Virginia . ▁Having ▁just ▁completed ▁post grad uate