The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, December 3, 1994             TAG: 9412030321
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

NAVY SHIPS TURN ON HOLIDAY LIGHTS TONIGHT

ILLUSTRATION: BILL TIERNAN/Staff

Ensign Roger Quimet, left, and Fireman Jason Collins string

Christmas lights on the guided missile cruiser Thomas S. Gates at

Norfolk Naval Base on Friday in preparation for tonight's Navy ship

lightings at Norfolk and Little Creek naval bases. Self-guided tours

of the lighted ships are from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. through Jan. 1. The

tours start at Gate 2 at Norfolk and at any Little Creek gate.

by CNB