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 On February 15, 1956 the ship was renamed the '''USS Rexburg'''.
-In March of 1958 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIVAC Univac] delivered the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/USQ-17 AN/USQ-17], serial number 1, to the '''NEL's''' engineering site in Dan Diego.  Two months later the site received the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_Collins Collins] data [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_link link terminals] and HIGHCAPCOM radios.  The '''NEL''' installed some of this equipment into the USS Rexburg for testing.  This series of tests was a [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial trial] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Tactical_Data_System Naval Tactical Data System], which was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital digital] computerization of the U.S. Naval Fleet.
+In March of 1958 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIVAC Univac] delivered the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/USQ-17 AN/USQ-17], serial number 1, to the '''NEL's''' engineering site in San Diego.  Two months later the site received the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_Collins Collins] data [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_link link terminals] and HIGHCAPCOM radios.  The '''NEL''' installed some of this equipment into the USS Rexburg for testing.  This series of tests was a [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial trial] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Tactical_Data_System Naval Tactical Data System], which was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital digital] computerization of the U.S. Naval Fleet.
 In October of 1959 the USS Rexburg came under the operational control of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational_Test_and_Evaluation_Force Operational Test and Evaluation Force, Pacific Projects Division], where she continued her experiments in electronic, communication, navigational and underwater sound experiments.  In December of 1964 the USS Rexburg was around 200 to 300 miles southwest of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles Los Angeles] as part of a study of the effects of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_waves internal waves] in a [http://www.waterencyclopedia.com/Re-St/Sound-Transmission-in-the-Ocean.html#b quasi-isothermal ocean surface layer].
 On July 1, 1967 the USS Rexburg was shifted to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Strike_Group_Eleven Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Nine] of the Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific.  From August 9 to September 5, 1968 the USS Rexburg was in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii Hawaii] as part of the [http://www.stormingmedia.us/64/6480/B648020.html Pacific Acoustic Research Kaneohe-Alaska (PARKA)].  This was another test of underwater sound transmission.
 ==  Retirement from U.S. Naval duty ==
 On March 2, 1970, after nearly 26 years of naval service, the USS Rexburg was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_decommissioning decommissioned] and [http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/strike+from struck] from the [http://www.nvr.navy.mil/ Naval registry].  On October 28, 1970 the ship was sold as scrap to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Metal_and_Steel National Metal and Steel Corporation], Terminal Island, California.  This company was doing well by scrapping old military items and shipping the scarp metal to the Far East.  '''The USS Rexburg, scrap metal!'''

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 On March 2, 1970, after nearly 26 years of naval service, the USS Rexburg was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_decommissioning decommissioned] and [http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/strike+from struck] from the [http://www.nvr.navy.mil/ Naval registry].  On October 28, 1970 the ship was sold as scrap to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Metal_and_Steel National Metal and Steel Corporation], Terminal Island, California.  This company was doing well by scrapping old military items and shipping the scarp metal to the Far East.  '''The USS Rexburg, scrap metal!'''
-The Church of Scientology stepped in and bought her, thus adding years to her life span.  Read about her Sea Org service here - [http://scientolipedia.org//index.php?title=Excalibur%27s_Sea_Org_history Excalibur's Sea Org History].
+The Church of Scientology stepped in and bought her, thus adding years to her life span.  Read about her Sea Org service here - [http://scientolipedia.org/info/Excalibur Excalibur's Sea Org History].
 ==  References for this article ==
 *http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/02855.htm

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 == Naval service after the war ==
-After repairs at Pearl Harbor the PCE(R)-855 was ordered to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego San Diego], California, for her new duties under the '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Electronics_Laboratory Navy Electronics Laboratory (NEL)]''', arriving February 15, 1946.  Later that year she was ordered to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_Island Naval Shipyard at Terminal Island] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pedro,_Los_Angeles San Pedro], California.  At the shipyard the PCE(R)-855 underwent several alterations including; its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armament armament] was removed and a heavy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_(machine) boom] was installed at her [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern stern].  The boom was used to handle the equipment used for underwater sound experiments.  These alterations made her more suitable for duty as a U.S. Navy research ship.
+After repairs at Pearl Harbor the PCE(R)-855 was ordered to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego San Diego], California, for her new duties under the '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Electronics_Laboratory Navy Electronics Laboratory (NEL)]''', arriving February 15, 1946.  Later that year she was ordered to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_Island Naval Shipyard at Terminal Island] [[File:Rex1a.jpg|200px|thumb|right|USS Rexburg]]in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pedro,_Los_Angeles San Pedro], California.  At the shipyard the PCE(R)-855 underwent several alterations including; its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armament armament] was removed and a heavy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_(machine) boom] was installed at her [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern stern].  The boom was used to handle the equipment used for underwater sound experiments.  These alterations made her more suitable for duty as a U.S. Navy research ship.
 Due to the alterations, on June 7, 1946, the ship was reclassified as the '''EPCE(R)-855''' which stood for '''Experimental Patrol Craft Escort (Rescue)'''.  In October of 1951 the EPCE(R)-855 was assigned to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Naval_District#11th_Naval_District 11<sup>th</sup> Naval District], for duty out of San Diego, still under the operational control of the '''NEL'''.  She operated in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal_waters coastal waters] conducting additional scientific naval assignments.

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 During [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II] the U.S. Navy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_commissioning commissioned] many different types of ships.  One category was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_US_Navy_hospital_ships PCE(R)], which stood for '''Patrol Craft Escort (Rescue)'''.  The Navy ordered 54 PCE(R)'s, but only 13 ships were built, 12 of which were commissioned.  These were armed rescue ships which served three missions; damage control/firefighting, casualty treatment/evacuation and patrol/guard ship.  Each ship's hospital had 65 beds, a surgical suite and X-Ray facilities.  The medical department had a staff of 11 hospital [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_Hospital_Corpsman corpsmen] and doctors.  These ships were in the category of smaller Navy ships,[[File:Calumet1.jpg|100px|thumb|left|Lake Calumet, Chicago, Illinois]] which were sometimes referred to as "Little Ships".
-The Excalibur's keel was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keel laid down] on December 8, 1943 by the  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman_Company Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago Chicago], Illinois.  Their yard was located on the north side of 130th Street, at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Calumet Lake Calumet], which is on the south side of Chicago.  The ship was launched on April 10, 1944.  It entered the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calumet_River Calumet River] and headed to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Sanitary_and_Ship_Canal Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal].  From there it entered the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_River Illinois River] and headed southwest to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River Mississippi River], eventually ending up at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Support_Activity_New_Orleans U.S. Naval repair base] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_orleans New Orleans], Louisiana.
+The Excalibur's keel was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keel laid down] on December 8, 1943 by the  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman_Company Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago Chicago], Illinois.  Their yard was located on the north side of 130<sup>th</sup> Street, at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Calumet Lake Calumet], which is on the south side of Chicago.  The ship was launched on April 10, 1944.  It entered the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calumet_River Calumet River] and headed to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Sanitary_and_Ship_Canal Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal].  From there it entered the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_River Illinois River] and headed southwest to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River Mississippi River], eventually ending up at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Support_Activity_New_Orleans U.S. Naval repair base] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_orleans New Orleans], Louisiana.
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 == Naval service after the war ==
-After repairs at Pearl Harbor the PCE(R)-855 was ordered to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego San Diego], California for her new duties under the '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Electronics_Laboratory Navy Electronics Laboratory (NEL)]''', arriving February 15, 1946.  Later that year she was ordered to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_Island Naval Shipyard at Terminal Island] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pedro,_Los_Angeles San Pedro], California.  At the shipyard the PCE(R)-855 underwent several alterations including; its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armament armament] was removed and a heavy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_(machine) boom] was installed at her [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern stern].  The boom was used to handle the equipment used for underwater sound experiments.  These alterations made her more suitable for duty as a U.S. Navy research ship.
+After repairs at Pearl Harbor the PCE(R)-855 was ordered to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego San Diego], California, for her new duties under the '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Electronics_Laboratory Navy Electronics Laboratory (NEL)]''', arriving February 15, 1946.  Later that year she was ordered to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_Island Naval Shipyard at Terminal Island] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pedro,_Los_Angeles San Pedro], California.  At the shipyard the PCE(R)-855 underwent several alterations including; its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armament armament] was removed and a heavy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_(machine) boom] was installed at her [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern stern].  The boom was used to handle the equipment used for underwater sound experiments.  These alterations made her more suitable for duty as a U.S. Navy research ship.
-Due to the alterations the ship was reclassified as the '''EPCE(R)-855''' which stood for '''Experimental Patrol Craft Escort (Rescue)'''.  In October of 1951 the EPCE(R)-855 was assigned to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Naval_District#11th_Naval_District 11<sup>th</sup> Naval District], for duty out of San Diego still under the operational control of the '''NEL'''.  She operated in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal_waters coastal waters] conducting additional scientific naval assignments.
+Due to the alterations, on June 7, 1946, the ship was reclassified as the '''EPCE(R)-855''' which stood for '''Experimental Patrol Craft Escort (Rescue)'''.  In October of 1951 the EPCE(R)-855 was assigned to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Naval_District#11th_Naval_District 11<sup>th</sup> Naval District], for duty out of San Diego, still under the operational control of the '''NEL'''.  She operated in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal_waters coastal waters] conducting additional scientific naval assignments.
 On February 15, 1956 the ship was renamed the '''USS Rexburg'''.