1. This'bad safety habit'carried over into real battle practices . 2. After several days in port, she began battle practice training in the Hawaiian operating area. 3. During battle practice on the camp, he accidentally sliced open the hand of a participant. 4. She took part in fleet maneuvers, exercises in torpedo firing and gunnery, and battle practices . 5. During the spring of 1930, " Hopkins " participated in force battle practice with aircraft. 6. Upon completion of those repairs, the destroyer rejoined the fleet for rehearsals for short range battle practices . 7. The Admiralty reported that she was among the top placed ships of that year's battle practice . 8. Until January 1953 she conducted battle practice and served as school ship for the Fleet Training School at Newport. 9. For the next month, she conducted engineering trials and battle practice near Haiti in the Gulf of Gonaives. 10. On 19 August 1930 she joined the Scouting Fleet in battle practice along the eastern seaboard and in the Caribbean.