Bainbridge (CGN 25) - Naval Cruise Book

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YEUUTFIIWIE llDIFIFlIll2IlflI2 Commonder Clinfon J. Conewoy reporfed oboord The BAINBRIDGE ond relieved os execufive officer, in April, 4979, offer severol monThs of Trdining, firsT in Newporf, Rhode lslond, ond Then in Son Diego, Coli- fornio. Commonder Conewoy wos commissioned os on Ensign in June, 4966 upon groduofion from The Univer- siTy of Texos of AusTin. His firsT Tour of duTy wos oboord USS STODDARD CDD-5665, where he served for Two ond o holf yeors os Novigofor ond Combof lnformofion Cenfer Officer. He wos Tronsferred To The Novol Posfgroduofe School of lvlonferey, Cdlifornio in Februory, 4969. He complefed his sTudies in June, 4974 ond wos oworded on lvl.S. in Nucleor Physics. AfTer groduofing from The Novol Posfgroduofe School, Commonder Conewoy oTTended o six monTh course of The Novol Desfroyer School in Newporf, Rhode lslond. Following The compleTion of This school in April, 49711, he served os Operofions Officer in USS CARPENTER QDD-8255 ond USS SAMPLE CEE-401185. He Then served os Engineering Gfficer in USS PONCHA- TOULA CAO-44185. ln April, 49711, Commonder Conewoy commenced sfudies oT Nucledr Power School in More lslond, Coli- fornio ond dT The A4W reocTor plonT proTo-Type in ldoho Folls, ldoho. Upon compleTion in April, 4975, he wos ossigned os The lvloin Propulsion AssisTonT oboord USS BAINBRIDGE CCGN-255. He served oboord The BAINBRIDGE unTil Ocfober, 4977, when he wos os- signed To duTy wiTh The Pdcific FleeT Nucleor Propul- sion Mobile Troining Teom. From This duTy, Commdnd- er Conewoy commenced enrouTe schooling before reporfing To The BAINBRIDGE. He is morried To The former Grefo B. Jocobs of Son Froncisco, Colifornio. They hove Two children: Jenni- fer ond Chod. Chaplain Choploin lvlorsholl, BAlNBRlDGE's mon of The cross is The promoTer of goodwill wiTh o mind for undersfonding his fellow shipmoTes. As o spirifuol odvisor, shipmofes rely on him To eose ony frus- TrdTions. He hos shored mony problems of vorious Types, onyThing from loneliness To forowoy fomily seporoTions. During confinuous periods of seo Time, he hos broken The monofonous dTmo- sphere by providing opporTuniTies To breok dwoy from The everydoy rouTine, by being o Bingo con- ducTor or direcfor for TolenT shows. The promise of o good Time wos olwoys oT hond. As The PA- DRE he believes The spirifuol dimension wos re- veoled edch doy os every mon gove his besf Towdrds cdring for his fellow shipmoTes.

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-in rl- ' - .'...1Pw , ' 'r V' ' J lDUMMANlIDIINl llDlFlFlIlEIIfIIQ Coptoin Alrnstedt, o notive of Kirkwood, ivlissouri, wos commissioned in June, 4957 upon groduotion from the United Stotes Novol Acoderny. l-le served his first sed tour in USS INOPAHAM CDD-693D in Gunnery ond Anti-Subrnorine Worfore Officer billets. Coptoin Alrnstedt ottended the U.S. Novol Postgroduote School frorn 4960 to 4963 ond wos owdrded on M.S. in Electricol Engineering. Returning to seo in June 4963, Coptoin Almstedt cornmonded USS HAVPE QPCE-8775 ond concurrently served os Sduodron Cornrnonder. Following o yeor of Nucleor Power Troining, Cop- toin Alrnstedt served os ivloin Propulsion Assistont in USS LONG BEACH CCON-93 from December 4964 to November 4966 ond os Engineer Officer in USS BAIN- BPIDC-E QCON-255 until June of 4970 when he ottend- ed the U.S. Novdl Wor College. In June 4974, Coptoin Alrnstedt wos ossigned to the Buredu of Novol Personnel os Surfdce Nucleor Power Personnel lvlonoger. On October 45, 49741 he ossurned commond of the USS SCHOEFIELD CFEO-35 which he cornmonded for two yeors, prior to receiving his present set of orders to commond USS BAINBPIDOE CCC-N-255 Coptdin Alrnstedt is morried to the former Borboro Anne C-ruell of Wolnut Creek, Colifornio. They hove three doughters: Kirsten, Kotherine ond Sdroh. 'gm NEVER HAS A SHIP REFLECTED THE WILL OF ONE MAN AS BAINBRIDGE WITH CAPTAIN T. A. ALMSTEDT JR. HE IS THE SHIP! wzufg

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Welcome Aboard ThroughouT several phases of a unique WesTern Pacific cruise, as The BAINBRIDGE has had, special Training and Tasks were expecTed of us. Among These have been operaTions in The Sea of OkhoTsk, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Sea CGonzo STaTiony. The DeparTmenT of Defense deems a ship The Leader of The Pack and on several occasions BAINBRIDGE has had The job. So in Turn, we welcome aboard men such as COMMANDER CRUISER DESTROYER GROUP FIFTEEN and COMMANDER DESTROYER SQUAD- RON THIRTEEN who conTrol The Task group from BAINBRIDGE. We are proud To have been The leader. Also during The cruise, we had To Train several midshipmen in The capa- biliTies ofa warship such as BAINBRIDGE, and hovv To conTrol her on The open seas. 'QT'-Q fi Comcmdesgru Five Comdesron Thirleen