Biddle (DLG 34) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1974 volume:

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RECORD OF ALL EVENTS OF THE DAV Undenway 5nom N0n5olh, vinginia, Ennoate to Rota Rendezvoaed with USS DAHLGREN LDLG 121 and USS ST LDLG 321 Ennoate to Rota, Spain UNREP with USS DETROIT LAOE 41 Received 102,219 Gal. 05 UNREP with USS DETROIT LAOE 41 neceived 162,502 Gal. 05 shigied gnam SECOND FLEET to SIXTH FLEET Mooned outboand USS STANDLEV LDLG 321 at Piet 2 Naval Rota Spain Undenway 5n0m Rota Ennoate to Finale Ligune, Italy Commenced tnaniit thnough Stnait 05 Gibnaltan Completed tnanbit thnough Stnait 05 Gibnaltan and entened the Meditennanean Sea. , Mayon 05 Finale Ligane annived on boand to welcome Ahip to Italy Q Anchoned at Finale Ligane, Italy Undemvay Enom Finale Li uae Ennoate to Naplei, Italy UNREP wit USS CONCORD 1AFS 51 neceived 67 palletb 05 AIOHQAX Anchoned in Naplei, Italy 50h penbonnel tnanA5en XX Undenway 5nom Napleb Ennoate to Valencia, Spain Mooned at Pien Dique Del San, Valencia, Spain Undenway 5n0m Valencia Ennoate to San Remo, Italy Anchoned at San Remo, Italy Undenway 5n0m San Remo Ennoate to CVPRUS 50a SIXTH FLEET Special Opehationb UNREP with USS DETROIT 1A0E 41 neceived 125,354 Gal. 05 ND Captain Fnancib L. CARELL1 annived on boand by Helo 50a Duty Captain Fnancib L. CARELLI atbumed command 05 USS BIDDLE Captain Edvaad w. CARTER III aitumed the nanh 05 Rean Adminal RADM E.w. CARTER III depanted the Ahip by Helo USS UNREP with wACCAMAw LAO 1091 neceived 115,741 Gal. 05 ND UNREP with USS CONCORD LAFS 51 to neceive 50od and AupplieA UNREP with USS wACCAMAw LAO 1091 neceived 101,565 Gal. 05 ND UNREP with USS DETROIT LAOE 41 heceived 100,086 Gal. 05 ND UNREP with uss DETROIT LAOE 41 neceived 59,207 Gal. 05 ND UNREP with USS DETROIT LAOE 41 neceived 38,950 Gal. 05 ND UNREP with USS WACCAMAW LAO 1091 neceived 67,994 Gal. 05 ND REARM 5h0m USS SANTA BARBARA LAE 281 UNREP with USS MILWAUKEE LAOR 21 neceived 70,058 Gal 05 ND Anchoned at Napleb, Italy Undemvay 5n0m Naplet Ennoate to Gaeta, Italy Anchoned at Gaeta, Ital 5on SIXTH FLEET change 05 command gDgDSHEAR LCINCUSNAVEUR1 and RADM PETERSON LCTF 601 touned LE Undenway 50a Stnaitt o5 MeAAina 50a openationt in the Ionian Sea UNREP aain uss DETROIT LA0E 41 neceived 254,749 Gai. 05 ND Received nepont 05 cnaih 05 TwA Flight 841 BIDDLE anaived at the Accne 05 the cnabh and commenced Aeanch 50n 4anviv055 A5teJz conducting a two day Aeanch with the USS INDEPENDENCE Lcv 621 and vaniou5 mcnchant Ahipt BIDDLE depanted 5n0m the anea 05 the cnaAh, nccovcned 3600 lbb 05 debnib, no iuvivona UNREP with USS CONCORD LAFS 51 heceived 50od and Atoneg, 'mf UNREP with USS'wACCAMAw LAO 1091 neceived 168,702 ode, 05 N0- BIDDLE pataed in ncviau 05 the Sccnetany 05 the Navy on boaad USS INDEPENDENCE LCV 621 1' . 914 ,N-H---a-'f.74M' . . 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It is poor only in that it can't fully record the range of personal dedication and sacrifice, of time and effort in material and equipment maintenance, which enabled BIDDLE to be always prepared, always ready, always responsive. Like all Navy ships, this ship is made up of people and teans operating in a joint effort to maintain combat readiness. Displayed within these covers are the people and teams which made this inanimate steel beauty come to life. They are its heartbeat, its lifeblood. Without them the ship is nothing. In the Navy, there is only one hallmark of excellence and accomplis1'ment--professionalism. The manner in which you approach, pursue and execute the task before you. During this cruise, BIDDLE was often tried but never found wanting. To every BIDDLEMAN: to every professional, a sincere ...Levi-' 5 F i . 'Q 5 . . L CAREILI CAPTAIN U.S. NAVY COMMANDING OFFICER the Delaware. days. the trouble quickly Violent storms dismasted his ship off the Delaware Capes, but BIDDLE's equally superb seamanship brought her into Charleston for repairs. He sailed again for the West Indies and on 4 September 1777, captured HMM TRUE BRITON along with her three-ship convoy. Captain BIDDLE took his four prizes back to Charleston, and was blockaded there until late in February 1778, when he successfully eluded the British patrol and escaped the open sea. On 7 March 1778, BIDDLE, in RANDOLPH, 32 guns, engaged HMS Yarmouth, 64 guns. Despite his firepower disadvantage and a severe wound received early in the action, Captain BIDDLE brilliantly directed the cannon fire of his ship. HMS YARMOUTH's Commanding Officer, Captain Nicholas Vincent, later reported that BIDDLE fired three accurate broadsides to YARMOUTH's one. Tragically however, fire penetrated the powder magazines of the outgunned RANDOLPH and the ship exploded and sank instantly. Captain Nicholas BIDDLE and his 315 man crew perished leaving only four survivors. Thus ended the brief but illustrious career of Captain Nicholas BIDDLE, Continental Navy. His life may have ended short of its twenth-eighth year, but the spirit lives on in this Nation, this Navy, and this ship which bears his name. CAPTAIN NICHULAS Bllllllf Captain Nicholas BIDDLE was born 10 September 1750 in Philadelphia. At the age of 13 he went to sea in the Merchant Service, and in 1772 entered the British Navy as a Mldshlpman As tension mounted between the colonies and the Crown BIDDLE resigned his commission and returned to Amerlca volunteering his services to his state of Pennsylvania On 1 August 1775 he became Commanding Officer of the armed galley FRANKLIN which had been fitted out by the Pennsylvania Co nmittee of Safety to defend In December 1775 with the rank of Captain BIDDLE took command of the 14 gun brig ANDREW DORIA and 3 ' subsequently joined the Fleet commanded by Esek Hopkins in the expedition against New Providence In th1s action BIDDLE captured numerous armed merchantmen Later in the spring of 1776, he seized two armed transports carrying 400 reinforcements for the British Army 1n North America a sizeable force in those - Later in 1777, Captain BIDDLE assumed command of the speedy Randolph, which was manned in part by paroled Br1t1sh prisoners of war. These prisoners mut1n1ed shortly after the ship sailed, but the superb leadership of the 27 year old Captain ended -dsx! - THE SI-IIP'S INSIGNE - USS BIDDLE's insigne is based on the BIDDLE family crest and incorporates a nautical motif within the circular fieldfl' he innner crest displays the demi-heraldic tiger with a ducal coronet about the neck. Within the shield are the hooked devices known as biddles . These symbolic forms are found in the BIDDLE family crest. Behind the shield stands the ancient trident of King Neptune signifying seapower. The four stars represent each of the four U.S. Navy ships to bear the name BIDDLE. USS BIDDLE CDLG-345 has also adopted the family motto: DEUS CL YPEUS ME US ---- GOD IS MY SHIELD REAR AIIAllRAl EDWARD W. CARTER III cummmnma ufrlcfn 3 llIlY 1972 - 5 IIGUST 1974 Born in Winston Salem in 1928, Rear Admiral CARTER was raised in Asheville, North Carolina. He enlisted in the Navy in 1945 for two years prior to entering the U.S. Naval Academy from which he graduated in 1951. Captain and Mrs. Carter, the former Billie Jane Waltemeyer of Baltimore County, Maryland, have four children: Betsy, 203 Michael, 18, Patrick, 113 and Rebecca 8. Rear Admiral CARTER served on board USS SANBORN CAPA-1931, and USS LST 528 prior to training staff duty at the amphibious Warfare School, Little Creek. After serving as Gunnery Officer on USS R. K. HUNTINGTON QDD-7812, he studied at and received a Master of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in June 1959. Following tours as Fire Control Officer on USS BOSTON CCAG-lj and as a student at the Naval War College, Newport, R.I., Rear Admiral CARTER reported to the Office of CNO in July 1962 as Assistant for Surface Missile Systems. He was assigned as Executive Officer of USS FARRAGUT CDLG-69 followed by two years in USS LONG BEACH CCG QNJ-95, as Weapons Officer. In July 1967 he reported as a student to USAF Air War College. Rear Admiral CARTER assumed command of USS TOWERS CDDG-95 in July 1968. In July 1970 he reported to Headquarters, Naval Ordnance Systems Command as Director, Weapons Systems Integration Division and he was assigned additional duty as the first Deputy Director of the Chief of Naval Material's Tactical Digital Systems Office. Rear Admiral CARTER assumed command of the USS BIDDLE CDLG-343 on 3 July 1972. Rear Admiral CARTER, who was promoted to Captain in July 1971 and designated a Naval Ordnance Engineer in May 1972, is decorated as follows: Legion of Merit with Gold Star in lieu of second award, Bronze Star Medal with Combat V, the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat V, The Combat Action Ribbon, the Republic of Vietnam Navy Distinguished Service Order fSecond Classj, the Navy Unit Commendation Award, two Meritorious Unit Citation tGallantry Crossl. Rear Admiral CARTER was frocked to his present rank on 5 August 1974. Capt. Francis l. Carelli Capt. Edward W. Carter III Taking Command Turning liver Command Capt. E.W. Carter III Rear Adm. Carter III Captain Edward W. Carter III being promoted to the rank of ear mira nite tates Navy after turnin over command of R Ad 1 U d S g Biddle to Captain F.L. Carelli. Ship's H rmr Cuard C5 ii Fflili 'Hi 3233333 I 1 CAPTAIN FRANCIS l. CAREllI, USN CUMMANUING UFFIBER 5 AUGUST - PRESENT Captain Francis L. Carelli was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 15, 1929. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the College of the Holy Cross in June 1950. Enlisting in the U.S. Navy in December 1950, he served in USS SALAMONIE CAO-263 until September 1952 at which time he was ordered to Officer Candidate School, Newport, R.I. Upon graduation, in March 1953, he was commissioned an Ensign and reported as Communications Officer, USS CHEMUNG CAO-303. Following this tour, he served as Operations Officer then Executive Officer, USS AREQUIPA QAF-319 and Assistant Traffic Officer, Naval Communications Station, Pearl Harbor. In August 1957, he reported to the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California for postgraduate study in Meteorology and Oceanography. Graduating in June 1959,he served successively as Staff Meteorologist for Commander Amphibious Group ONE, until October 1961, and Operations Officer, USS JOHN A. BOLE CDD-7551 until July 1963. Returning to Newport, R.I. in August 1963, Captain Carelli next attended the U.S. Naval War College. Following graduation, he reported for duty as Commanding Officer, USS SKILL CMSO-4715. While serving in that capacity, until September 1966, SKILL received the Navy Unit Commendation for its participation in the successful recovery of a lost hydrogen bomb off Palomares, Spain. Next he served as Executive Officer USS HARRY E. YARNELL CDLG-175 and followed this with duty in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. In January 1970, he was ordered to duty as Prospective Commanding Officer, USS BLAKELY CDE-10723 under construction at Avondale Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana. In July 1970, he commissioned BLAKELY and remained as her first Commanding Officer until April 1972. Reporting to Washington, he became Director, Command Support Division, Anti-Submarine Systems Project Office until July 1973, followed by a one year course of instruction at the National War College, graduating in June 1974. Captain Carelli assumed command of USS BIDDLE CDLG-345 on 5 August 1974. Captain Carelli is married to the former Margaret Mary Krumsiek of Worcester, Massachusetts. They have two children, Janet Marie, 20 and Joanne Frances, 18 and currently reside in Springfield, Virginia. 1 1 l 1 1 3 , CUMMANIJER WAYNE E. HAGAN fxfcunvf UFFIBER Commander Wayne E. HAGAN was born in Popular Bluff, Missouri on 2 November 1934. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Quincy College in 1958. Upon graduating from OCS in October 1958, he served in USS SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY QLST 11221 as DCA, Gunnery Officer, Communications Officer, First Lieutenant and Operations Officer. Commander HAGAN next served as Operations Officer in USS MULLANY QDD-5285 from November 1962 through April 1964. Following this he 'served as COMCRUDESF LOT ELEVEN Communications Officer until he was ordered to U.S. Navy Post Graduate School in Staff Communications. In August of 1969 he was assigned as Executive Officer of USS HAWKINS CDD-8739. From that billet he served from May 1971 until July 1972 as Chief Staff Officer of COMDESRON TWENTY TWO. Prior to reporting to USS BIDDLE in March 1974 Commander HAGAN was assigned as Branch Chief of Facilities Acquisition at the Defense Communication Agency in Washington, D.C. Commander HAGAN is married to the former Margret KOCH of Cairo, Illinois. They have three children, Mark David, Shawn Michael, and Kathleen Ann and currently reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia. HEADS 0F Operations Officer LCDR J. SHEA Chief Engineer June - Sept. LCDR B. CONNER -an Supply Officer LCDR T. KELLY IJEPARTMENTS ,f Chief Engineer Sept- Dec LCDR F. HOLMES W3 it 5 :A , ' X yy M22 ' 5 wnfew - , w 1 Weapons Officer Weapons Officer Jun - Dec LCDR R. WITTER Chaplin LT T. DU BOSE Dec LCDR A. WARD Navigator LT 1. BUTZON Communications Officer LTJG C. OLSON N nlvlslnn x nwlsmn 2nd Row From L. to R.: QMC Hellwege, OBTSM Czerlinski, 3rd Row From L. to R.: YN1 Alexander, SN Young, JO3 LT. Butzon. Geary, YNSN Huseman, PN1 Vernon. lst Row From L. to R.: QMSN Gryga, Qmsn Lowry, QMSN 2nd Row From L. to R.: EMCM Wright, PNSN Carder, YNSN Harris, QM2 Wright, iNot Shownl QMSN Louese. Titus, PN3 Cherry, HM3 Miller, MT1 Wells. lst Row From L. to R.: HMC Walden, SA Soto, YNSN Goeller, PN2 Stevens, PC3 Cinpac, MAC Hough. CS DIVISIUN BR DIVISIUN .,iWY-,,-,V,YY, 1 ,,YYY, ., 2nd Row From L, to R.: SM3 Johns, SMSA Clawson, SN 3rd Row From L. to R.: RM3 Owens, RM2 Holley, RM1 Osborne. I Shaffer, RMSN Kennedy. N G 'ff' RMSA lst Row From L. to R.: SN Elder, SM2 Martinez, SM2 Parks. 2nd Row From L. to R.: RM3 Harper. RMS T1 111. Winegard, RM2 Cave. lst Row From L. to R.: RMCS Akram, RMSA Brown, RMSN Kell, RM3 Harrison, RM1 Cobb, LTJ G Olson. UI DIVISIUN 3rd Row From L. to R.: OS3 Mitaly, OS1 Miller, OSSN Huelett, OS2 Eder, OSSN. Steenholdt. 2nd Row From L. to R.: OSSN McArdle, OSSN Grimes, OSSN Whooley, SN Durant, OSSN Martin. lst Row From L. to R.: LTJG Hamm, OSSN Umbarger, OS8 Rea, OS1 Pippert, OS2 Walton, OSCS Yeatts. 3rd Row From L. to R.: OSSN R b t , OS3 Bl k ll' O N O'Donahue, OS1 Ives. O er S ac We ' SS 2nd ROW From L- t0 R.:OS3 Kreig, OSSN Horne, OS3 Sealand, OSSN Gunderson. L lst Row From L. to R.: Lt. lden, OSSN D t SN F 11 Slaughter, OSC Bush. A umon , u mer' OS3 7' 2 i E I P K t K E 1 I w N f J 4 4' 2 f I 1 DSE IJIVISIUN -is 3rd Row From L. to R.: LCPL Truelove, LGPL Cope, CT2 Henry. ' 2nd Row From L- to R.: SGT Washington, CT3 Marko, CTSN Will, CT1 Myrons. lst Row From L. to R.: Lt. Mitchell, SGT Wells, SGT Wynn, CTOSN Weber, CTIC Gallagher. 0E IJIVISIUN ET'S llS'S' 81 EW'S 3rd Row From L. to R.: ET1 Bourg, ETN3 Ramsey, ETN2 3rd Row from L. to R.: DS2 Dana, DS3 Meadows, DS2 Noone, ETN3 Cujduk, ETR3 Meyer. Schwerdtfeger, EW2 French, DS2 Randolph. 2nd Row From L. to R.: ETR3 Smith, ETN3 Tharp, ETSN 2nd Row From L. to R.: DS3 J urgenson, DS2 Maschouer, DS2 Larrivee, ETR3 Gray. Mallett, DS3 Perkins, DS3 Lucas. T lst Row from L. to R.: ETCM Trenchard, ETN3 Lang, ETN3 lst Row From L. to R.: LTJG Daniel, EWC Larson, CWO Morgan, ET1 Junkins, LTJG Thompson. Chase, EWC Sommervold, ENS Ames. Ist IJIVISIUN 3rd Row From L. to R.: SA Maness, SA Kartak, SA Bergida, 3rd Row From L- to R-2 BM3 Tollett, SA Adams. SA Coleman. 2nd Row From L. to R.: BM3 Burton, SN Atkinson 2nd Row From L. to R.: SA Craft, BM3 Moore, SN Campbell, SN Dagsing, BM3 Childress, SN Dees, SN Benish- lst Row From L. to R.: BMC Pittman, SA Breslin lst Row From L. to R.: LT Spath, SA Baker, SA Fabay, SN SA Rowe , SN Green BM1 Wheeler. Bynum, SA Torres, SN Jones. A ' 2nd IIIVISIUN 3rd Row From L to R FTM2 D . - -2 ,FTM ' 363152, FTM3 Corry, GMM1 Morg:i'1r0PllYFMSN?1'2?fllee1lr1, FTM1 n w From L. to R.: FTM3 Magiwski SN M ' - , y , FTM3 GMM3 Tharp, GMM2 crebbs, FTM3 vacaffs, FTM1 lst Row From L. t R.: FT ' FTM3Lenox, GMM 0 MC Klght' FTM3 orlner FTMC Furbush. 1 Moore' ENS EVHHS,FTM2 Ruschiwal: ,, , , 3rd IJIVISIUN 3rd Row From L. to R.: GMG3 Kerns, FTG2 Ridner, GMG3 Koshgnash, GMG3 Mundwiller, GMG2 Graves. ' 2nd Row From L. to R.: FTG3 Bybee, FTGSN Minehan, FTG2 Parks, FTGSN Sisti, FTG8 Oertel, FTG2 Vorhies. g lst Row From L. to R.: LTJ G Jenkins, FTGSN Campbell, GMG1 Aldridge, SN Dodd, GMG3 J ewett, FTGC Bonewell. 4th IJIVISIUN 3rd Row From L. to R.: STG2 Withrow, STG3 Merriken, STGSN Hukill, STG2 Baum, STG2 Sullivan, ST1 Lamb. 2nd Row From L. to R.: STG3 Morgen, STG3 Swan, STG3 J aloveckas, STG3 Shull, STG3 Reynolds, TMSN Crutcher, STGSN Herring. lst Row From L. to R.: CWO Hejduk, STG2 Jones, STG3 Truitt, STG3 Trout, STCS Sturges, LT. Scott. M DIVISIUN 3rd Row From L. to R.: MM3 Higdon, FN Greenwood, MMFN Robertson. 2nd Row From L. to R.: MM3 Parker, FN Godfrey, MM3 Erdely, MMFN Lawson. lst Row From L. to R.: LTJ G Barnett, MMFN Eifel, MM1 Greene, MMCS Brown. i 3rd Row From L. to R.: MMFN Morris, FA Simmons, MM3 Gray, MMFN Selling. , 2nd Row From L.'to R.: MM2 Lutz, MMFN Welton, MM3 Holloman, MMFN Smith. . lst Row From L. to.R.: MMC Whitmarsh, FA Fawcett, MM3 Greathouse, FN Murray, MM3 Orlowski, MM1 Hunter. A 81 R DIVISIUN 4th Row From L. to R.: HR3 Bush, HTFN Gehringer, HTFN Machado. 3rd Row From L. to R.: ENFN Roberts, HTFN Carlson, MMFN Bryan, HTFN Stilphen, MM1 Shannon. 2nd Row From L. to R.: HTFN Bates, ENFN Thone, MM2 Kalanec, MR3 Daniels, FN Kerkhoue, FA O'Neil, lst Row From L. to R.: LTJG Christy, FN D '1 HT3 Goddard, ENFN Renquist, EN1 Bridgeforth, MMCa1g?w3e11, B IJIVISIUN 3rd Row From L. to R.: BT3 Begin, BTFN Cook, Ward, 3rd Row From L. to R.: BT'3 Gowin, BT1 Dulac, FA BT2 Thompson, BTFN Fitzgerald. - ' MacNamara, BTFN Zubay. 2nd Row From L. to R.: BTFN Lancy, BTFN McMahon, BTFN 2nd Row From L. to R.: BTFN Housman, BTFN Mahan, BTFN Kraft, BT3 Adams. A, 1 Angell, BTFN Ross. lst Row From L. to R.: LTJ G Schaffer, BT1 Smelley, BT2 lst Row From L. to R.: BT1 Allie, BTFA De La Hunt, BTFA Hawkins, BTC Lucas. . Maynard, BTCS Bly. A E nlvusmu l , 3rd Row From L. to R.: FA Savage, EM3 Lehner, EMFA Huff. 2nd Row iFrom L. to R.: ICFA Johnson, EM3 Beamesderfer, IC2 Parsons, IC2 Fletcher, EM3 Hartigan. lst RowiFrom L. to R.: ENS Burns, IC3 Segee, EMFN Mukavetz, ICFA Wells, IC2 Holter, EM1 Conder. S-1 0IVISl0N 3rd Row From L. to R.: SN Lockhart, SH3 Williams, SN Schnell, DKSN Goodwin, SKSN Schmidt, SN Ross, SH2 Wallace, SN Erickson, SKSN Hibbs. 2nd Row From L. to R.: SK1 Williams, SKSA Chestnut, SKSA Merwin, SN Asmore, SH2 Brophy, SN Wilson, SH1 Halliburton. lst Row From L. to R.: SKSN Ohashi, SN Fox, DK3 Barrera, ' DKC Zaide, SKCS Johnson. S-2 0lVlSl0N: 0S'S 8: S0'S F000 SERVICE TEAM 3rd Row From L. to R.: SN Chantrell, SN Johnson, SDSN 2nd Row From L to R SA S FA B 'tt FA R' ken Svordgvez, CSSDSSPN Karll, CSSN Schwartz, SDSN Lang, SN FA Queen 0SSN'Pyne 2 Osa' H on' lc oor ees, Wise, SDSN Ack. lstvno I5 L ' 2nd Row From L. to R.: SN Spense ,SN N ll ,SD2 o ' W 'om ' to RJ FTM1 Stfothefs' SA Heftzog' FA SN Carder, CSSA Evans. r a S ctavlano' Hgugh' SKSN Derose' CSC M1165- lst Row From L. to R.: CS1 Holmes, SD2 Esgerra SD3 Estraea, SDSN Carino, SD2 Salvador, CSC Miles. , -Q -. go.. , spa, Q l f-3-'jf j gy.. ,K -,.fgig5,,-.sw K 1-I :Q-sitrfarifgee f . 'feifyeaf - , 14- si., . le fffiliiiizf Y? ' -I 'it-.'.i-fails T ' P1r.f.s5f42 'lffg-1-1313:-ff 1 'pi-f -off:-'g g -2,1 1.-, ,,,z.gr-,ggi-fig 4 A f?ifQEf3LfWi5'f ans., , ,. f 'S,-iffrz-rifrii , . 5 r, W at:-we .e ng Af- jx.,gg3g13 - - . 4 , qu-P wfg,-T , ,TMNQ-X mx' mini! . LEn g3t0W LT ICQMMINGS ENS DEWBERRY CWO3 CATLETT Material Offiier Missile l3attery Sonor Maintenance Missile Officer Officer Fire Control X Officer 2nd Row L. to R.: IC1 Chitwood, CSSN Goebel, ETR3 Rogers, FTMSN Blankenbiller. Front Row L. to R.: SDC Chew, ET1 Berg, DS3 Balcerzak, ENFN Erwin, EMCS Demnicki. SPECIAL MEDALLION: from the people of Suseneo, Italy to Sonar Technician Third Class Kenneth MERRIKEN for helping to fight a dangerous brush fire which threatened homes, vineyards, 100-year-old trees and rose gardens on July 21, 1974. Petty Officer MERRIKEN, who was bicycling in the area when he saw the fire, remained on the scene for five hours, fighting the fire with bucketsful of water and a shovel. The fire levelled two houses, razed 50 acres of rose gardens, timberland and vineyards, ' ' ' h h P tt causing damages estimated at S300,000. The medallion was the work of N1colo DISTEFINO, a goldsmith, w ose ome e y Officer MERRIKEN helped to save. .ved . SHIP'S HISTURY The USS BIDDLE QDLG-343 is the fourth ship of the Fleet tio bear tlLe naigeigfbiiplzain Nicholas BIDDLE, 1750-1778, one of the first - - ' ' w o ave is 1 . Captgglj 12eZZbtNl5IID,I1IEFI hsluciiafdflgriglee:-1D2l:IstI1?c?y,e,iuG11?d1up EIGgHT, was launched in Bath, Maine, on July 2, 1965 and christened by Mrs. William H. BATES df Salem, Massachusetts. Commissioned on January 21, 1967, BIDDDE is one of thennewest guided-missile destroyer leader in the U.S. Navy and one of the most versatile ships afloat. She is armed with Terrier gxlllltl-1.ixJ1!IgGl1lded Missiles, Anti-Submarine Rockets and Torpedoesg one 5 !54 and two 3 !50 rapid-fired gunsg and can support 1 -2 MPS Helicopter, BIDDLE is equipped with the Navy's newest and most powerful radars, sonar and tactical data system' and can steam long distances without refueling. In spite of her size and almost 8,000 tons of displacement, her ship s company IS comprised of only 27 officers and 338 men. , . BIDDLE's first seven years have been busy ones. In 1968 she deployed tothe Pacific and served seven months with the Seventh Fleet off Viet Nam, circumnavigating the globe in the process. In 1969 she again deployed to the Seventh Fleet for seven months. For ourstanding performance during each of these deployments. BIDDLE has been awarded two Meritorious Unit Commendations. A brief deployment to the Caribbean was the highlight of 1970 where BIDDLE participated in a CNO test of improved radar equipment. The latter part of 1970 and 1971 was a time for many improvements and modifications to BIDDLE. An extensive overhaul by Portsmouth Naval Shipyard brought many improvements in shipboard living conditions and services. Upon completion of the overhaul period BIDDLE began an extensive evaluation of a sophisticated electronic warfare installation known as SHORTSTOP. These tests took nearly a year to conduct with a two month break in the summer of 1971 for Weapons System checks and refresher training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The training period proved to be very successful and BIDDLE earned excellent marks on her final Operational Readiness Inspection. In April 1972, BIDDLE deployed to the Western Pacific for the third time from the Atlantic Fleet. BIDDLE operated with Task Force 77 in the Gulf of Tonkin until late June as Air AAW, Search and Rescue CSARD picket ship and as an Electronic Intelligence QELINTJ collection ship. On July 3rd Captain Edward W. CARTER, III relieved Captain William O. MCDANIEL as Commanding Officer in a ceremony aboard the ship in Subic Bay, P.I. BIDDLE returned to operations as the northernmost strike control ship for air strikes against North Viet Nam. On the night of 19 July, BIDDLE was attacked by five MIG aircraft in two raids. BIDDLE destroyed one MIG from the first raid with Terrier missiles and possibly one from the second with five-inch and three-inch gunfire. The other MIG's were driven off and BIDDLE received no damage. During her 105 days in the combat zone, BIDDLE directed 102 Navy and 56 Air Force strikes over North Viet Nam. BIDDLE's air intercept controllers directed the destruction of 13 enemy MIG's. One additional MIG was destroyed by ship's missiles. BIDDLE directed andfor conducted Combat Search and Rescue Operations which were responsible for the rescue of 5 Navy, 8 Air Force and 4 Marine pilots downed on combat missions. BIDDLE departed Subic Bay on 25 September for Norfolk. Arriving a month later, she went into stan own. BIDDLE remained in port until the end of March and then participated in various fleet exercises including a combined French-American naval exercise at the end of May. BIDDLE served as the Force AAW commander for this exercise which was evaluated as most successful by both U.S. and French flag officers participating. During J uly's exercise BIDDLE was assigned as task group electronic warfare commander and served as flagship for both RADM J.P. MOORER, COMCARDIVUSIX, and RADM D-J.J. DOWNEY, COMCRUDESGRU 8, and their embarked staffs. During the exercise BIDDLE fired four missiles at drone targets scoring two direct hits. For this performance BIDDLE was awarded the Top Shooter Award by VADM J.G. FINNERMAN, Commander, U.S. SIXTH Fleet. Recause of austere operating funds,.BIDDLE remained inport until November. BIDDLE got underway in late November for a combined Canadian-U.S. naval exercise in the North Atlantic with units of U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and the Canadian Navy. ' On 10 December an awards presentation was held onboard in Norfolk in which the ship received two awards. The first was the Navy Un1t.Commendat1on presented by VADM D.C. PLDATE, Deputy CINCLANTFLT. This award was presented For exceptionally meritorious service front If May 1972 while engaged in combat operations against the enemy in North Viet Nam. The second was the Charleston, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Anti Air Warfare Trophy by RADM R.S. WENTWORTH COMCRUDESLANT. 'gpgBfLvg1as5Zesented to BIDDLE, co-winner with USS DEWEV QDLG-141 because During the fiscal year ending 30 June, I G 341 was unsurpassed in Anti-Air Warfare Readiness in the C -D t F U S Atla t Fleet. The first half of 1974 BIDDLE spent inport preparing for her upcoming deploymenftmser es Myer Owe, . l n w Opergtigifianfglsilglggg6?-seglgjblieghlionggi Mecmgergagean- on 22 July, BIDDLE steamed east toward the Cyprus crisis where she USN, relieved Ca tai Ed 'd W. CA mon - Ugllst SHW BIDDLE.1n Soouda Bay, Crete where Captain Francis L. CARELLI , U H p H War RTER, III, USN, as Comm d off - ' participated in the Change of Command Ceremony for Commandadi' SIIgiTHKlgl- uf a cgiemony aboard the Ship' BIDDLE Subsequently On 8 September, BIDDLE H d t , u ee at aeta., Italy, on 5 September 1974. into the sea fifty miles west of Glveizii? l5IDD,D1Fln1fier asslssince ubsearch and rescue operatlons for a TWA airlinerfwhich had crashed to operate with the U.S. SIXTH Fleet until 5 Dmgeyrllilgmleei' Oznbg dDeeSc:l?1Ibi1YVliiZI1D2D?EtIdf pieces of wreckage debris' BIDDLE continued deployment ended on 14 December 1974. ' e t Rnta' Spain for Norfolk' Virginia Where the THE DREW -ru 1 qw -4 1: 1 , X 1 'V'Lij'ZU!'i' V dye ,r ., Q-ff, 'W K - 133 ,Q V : g'g,a ' 3 2 - ' W' X 1 -' .f I 5 4 xr ' , g x M1mW,,,,W1,yf 'v'-x wwf--fwpp-awp ,, U . , 'N- - 1 w 1 WW 4, , , ,W H 3gI':,'.gx,,M l I .4 M .4 hi w ,, M 5 -' eq, 7 'I w,J,W w,,,gm, ' ' .X ., J ,,, vm ,W X 1 -.H If 1 ,QQW my W '7 4 H1 'N 11 EK, ' N Y X, y pa gm S fw,f1,, 1 wj . 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X,55AsXX5 XX Russian llli Another Russian iiii iiiainler USE WHO LIKE lllllll NUISES 'and we are one ci the Biddle received lIllllllESlAllT 'E' for excellence in the missile battery lor fiscal year 1974 THE SEA AND FRIENDS ,, yy ,5r3!5V?iA,jj,', X f V, ,f ' ' f I K ny Z!,,fNyf,C, ,, .fffff fxfh' ff aff? 1 f ,f,f,flf,ff', ,, ff? jfjyf f km ' 'QQ w LOU f ffyfifwfyf, f MW -N .-1 X T0 THE BIIJIJLE RESCUE VISITING VIPS AIJMIRAI HIIILUWAY xlilicnlfr 0F nnvnl I,Q+0PERATIONS QF Greeted By Capt. llarelli 1 ,fl Meeting With CPO's ff an J I I Visiting Main Control GENERAL HMG, USA VIBE ADMIRAL TURNER SUPREME AllIEIJ CRMMANRER CUMMANRER U.S. SIXTH EEEET EURUPE x Gen. Haig Capt. Carelli V!Adm. Turner Gen- Haig In Engineering Gen. Haig In mV!Adm. Turner J, N -W- '51 MUURING THE SHIP THE COXSWAINS SN Atkinson CGIGJ BM3 Tollett BM3 Childress BM3 Burton BM3 Moore BM3 Bierbuam SN Dassing SN Benish SN Bynum SA Farrell SN Marcelle Never have s THE BUAT CREWS o few worked so hard to help so many go on liberty. Finale Ligure, Italy Naples, Italy San Remo, Italy Civitavecchia, Italy Augusta Bay, Sicily Soudha Bay, Crete BOW HOOKS SA Breslin CGIGJ SN Bergida SN Campbell SA Craft SN Dees SR Hertzog SA Kaufman SR Manness SN Rowe SN Waddell SA Carlson BOAT ENGINEERS ENFN Renquist CGIGJ EN3 Roberts ENFA Thone FN Erwin FN Hutton MMFA Bryan MMFA O'Niell FN Kerkhove REW IN ACTIUN Supply Department MEALS SERVED 175,200 CQFFEE USED 2,580 POUNDS IAPPROX. 344,000 CUPSI LAUNDRY WASHED PAYROLL PAID TO THE CREW S571,960 THE Mfnnfnnaufau Post Office STAMP'S SOLD MONEY ORDERS 81. FEES MAIL SENT HOME MAIL RECEIVED Sl44,826.87 18,059 POUNDS 23,879 POUNDS , , ,Genoa Fmale llgure, ar mzmg Barcelonaa B sat Disabled 4+ Valenciaa 02,0 '01 'X- 9 TF 'QQ Rota 'B llps :gs Spanish 4- QQ Engineering Department TOTAL WATER DISTILLED FRESH WATER EXPENDED 3,972,211 GALLONS 2,631,237 GALLONS IFOR THE CREWI FEED WATER EXPENDED 2,050,489 GALLONS IFOR THE BOILERSI TOTAL WATER EXPENDED 4,681,726 GALLONS PROPULSION FUEL RECEIVED 3,560,120 GALLONS lS649,935.50 WHOLESALEI PROPULSION FUEL CONSUMED 3,845,592 GALLONS lS702,051.27 WHOLESALEI JP-5 FUEL HIFRED JP-5 FUEL FOR BOATS ENGINE MILES MILES PER GALLON OR GALLONS PER MILE HOURS UNDERWAY HOURS NOT UNDERWAY 3,120 GALLONS IFOR HELOSI 860 GALLONS IFOR BIDDLE BOATSI 376333 MILES IROUND THE WORLD AND SOMEI 83.3 IWHAT DO YOU EXPECT FOR DIRECT FUEL INJECTION, SUPER CHARGED ENGINES?1 2,604.7 IAPPROX. 108.5 DAYSI 1,835.3 IAPPROX. 76.5 DAYS1 84,005.00 I U N E Miscellaneous Figures 00ZE ORDERED 1,518 BOTTLES 379.5 GAL ILIONGEIST TIME AT SEA 36 CONSECUTIXEE DAYS LONSI , BROADCAST TIME FOR SITE TV 1,350 HOURS I OTAL HOURS SPENT HINDERING 3,869.5 ITHE X0 HAS BEEN ACCORDED THE TITLE .I OF HON if HIEIESEIOMEN BY THE EXECUTIVE ggI!iIIMUNICATIONS OFFICER DUE TO HAVING SPENTISEIRLEUOH 'DF IS TIME TRYING TO HELP THE RADIOMEN. 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Robertson, a great-great-grandniece of Captain Nicholas Biddle, and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 22 April 1919. Vital statistics: length 314 feet, beam 31 feet, displacement 1154 tons, crew of 6 officers and 95 enlisted men, armament four 4-inch .50 caliber guns, two 3-inch .23 caliber guns, two .30 caliber guns and twelve 21-inch torpedo tubes in triple mounts. She served in World Wars I and II. ' x The first BIDDLE, Torpedo Boat Number 26, was built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation. Launched 18 May 1901, under the sponsorship of Miss Emily B. Biddle, great-great-grandneice of Captain Biddle, BIDDLE had a length of 175 feet, a beam of 17 feet, and displaced 196 tons. Her complement consisted of 3 officers and 26 enlisted men, she was armed with three 18-inch torpedo tubes and three 1-pounders. i ww r ., . . , -f. ' V vc .N ... uw. ' , ,, - v .:' --L ,,. '-' . . M' -W' 'i f, WST? 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L...-1 W' V' , 3 .. 9 'f1',.'w. -new ' ..,, ...P ,, , ,J ' 1 l 1 H The third USS BIDDLE QDDG-5J., commissioned on 5 May 1962, was built by the New York Shipbuilding Corps., with a length 437 feet, beam 47 feet, displacement 4500 tons, 17 officers and 305 enlisted men, main armament includes TARTAR missiles and ASROC tAnti-Submarine Rocketj. On 28 July 1964, her name was changed to CLAUDE V. RICKETTS in honor of the late admiral who was instrumental in the NATO Multilateral Force. Under this concept the ship was manned by an international crew representing the U.S.A., Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey and the Netherlands. VERYDAY LIFE yr 4 :Mill-ith 'M' lldi , 1 -A E SITE TELEVISION ffl STG2 Sullivan, Program Director H2 ETN3 Tharp, Technical Director H3 DKSN Goodwin, News and Sportscaster H4 ETN3 Tharp, Equipment Maintenance H5 JO3 Geary, Asst. Program Director 8L Newscaster TOTAL HOURS OF AIRTIME 1350 WBDL, AFRTS. The Best in Shipboard Entertainment. To LT R. Alden F. Becker H. Cummings R. Winslow To LTJG P. Barnett J. Jenkins C. Thompson To CW03 H. Catlett To SCPO W. Burns FTCS To CPO W. Hough MAC To P01 E. Burkowski EW1 R. Dulac BT1 W. Galey FTM1 J. Graves GMG1 C. Morgan GMM1 K. Schwerdtfeger DS1 To P02 W. Agan OS2 L. Begin BT2 D. Brophy SH2 B. Collins BT2 R. Darrow FTM2 L. Eder OS2 C. Fletcher IC2 J. Goodhue SK2 M. Holloman MM2 D. Jones STG2 M. Orlowski MM2 J. Parks FTG2 B. Wallace SH2 J. Vorhies FTG2 ADVANCEMENTS lune 1974 - December To Rear Admiral-E.W. Carter IH To P03 M. Bierbaum BM3 D. Burton BM3 J. Correy FTM3 J. Cinpak PC3 A. Dodd GMG3 H. Dumont CS3 J. Erickson SK3 L. Goddard HT3 S. Godfrey MM3 C. Goodwin DK3 E. Gryga QM3 A. Heckerman GMM3 J. Horne OS3 R. Johns SM3 G. Johnson CS3 D. Lafleur SH3 W. Lowry QM3 V. Martin OS3 J. McArdle OS3 K. Merriken STG3 S. Miller HM3 P. Morgan STG3 R. Mundwiller GMG3 G. Ohashi SK3 R. Owens RM3 B. Reynolds STG3 M. Roberts EN3 L. Schwartz CS3 R. Slaughter OS3 D. Stilphen HT3 C. Swan STG3 E. Tharp ETN3 J. Vaccaro FTM3 G. Voorhees CS3 H. Williams SH3 To SNXFN D . Ack SDSN B. Adams SN D. Adkinson SN E. Bates FN D. Bynum SN J. Campbell SN R. Carlson HTFN R. Chantrell SN H. Chestnut SKSN J. Coleman SN J. Cook BTFN A Dees SN P. Elder SN F. Fabay SN J. Jones SN J. Gehringer HTFN D. Goeller SN G. Greenwood FN D. Gunderson OSSN D. Hellwig HTFN G. Hobbs BTFN J. Horne OSSN K. Huseman YNSN D. Karll SDSN T. Kerkove FN A. Laney BTFN M. Lang SDSN F. Louese QMSN L. McMahon BTFN W. Morris MMFN D. Mukavetz EMFN M. Schnell SN P. Sisti FTGSN J. Sosa SN D. Titus YNSN M. Torres SN J. Tyler FTMSN J. Waddell SN D. Ward BTFN M. Kennedy RMSN R. Brown RMSN GMG1 J. Graves QMC W. Hellwege SKCS A. Johnson EWC R. Larson REENLISTMENTS STG3 F. Meyers 051 J. Miller SD2 R. Octaviano EW1 E. Perkins EWC D. Pettigrew BMC B. Pittman MMC D. Powell BTl G. Smelley EMCM I. Wright Printed 8z Published by Dept of the Navy ET3 T harp QM2 Wright DK3 Goodwin Lt. D.J. 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