Vintage Wooden and Metal Navy Plaque, U. Navy, Destroyer, Allen M. I was in the navy myself from 1982 to 1990, 4 years on a Submarine Tender, USS Proteus AS-19, and the USS David R. The Destroyer was the funnest, and the Proteus, was mostly in port all the time so we could work on subs. My 4 years shore duty was at NAS Miramar, VAW-110, an E2C Radar Squadron and Cargo Planes. I Self Published a book called Navy Fun, I did it in paperback, ebook and audio, just a fun book to listen to, if you were in the navy like, me. You don’t get the book, the book is available online at regular places that sell books.