Buchanan (DDG 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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fgfxff, ff X Hello, we would like to extend our warmest welcome aboard, that is the crew and l. l'mhere to speak for the crew so my name is not important. What is important is our ship and the fine men who man her. Each of us is an individual, each of us with varying drives they and motivations, yet we have learned to function as a team, we have learned to work toge h for the protection of our Country, our loved ones and . . ourselves. Within these pages 1? t G story of BUCHANAN and her crew during the months of January through August 1965 3W3Y our I-lomeport of San Diego assigned to the U. S. SEVENTH FLEET, operating in the trou G waters of the Western Pacific All . ow me to begin with the crew of this 4500 ton maii-o-WHQLILVZG are 325, 22 Officers and 303 Bluejackets. Each has his own particular responsibilities H - ever the assignment, each 'ob is ' . J important and it is necessary that each man be ablgltlox form in a Top Notch manner. This team spirit along with much hard work makeS BU the Fleet's Einest Before l o . g on to introduce you to my shipmates, let me tell you a little bit about our ship ...... ' L' ,f , f' f X , 7 fcfyiyff X 4

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WTICOME When I go to sea I go as a slmple sa1lo1 True they 1athe1 ordel me about some and make me Jump fl om spal to spar llke a gl3SSI'1OppG1 1n a May meadow And at flrst thls sort of thlng lS unpleasant enough It touches one's sense of honor partloularly 1f you come of an old estabhshed fannly 1n the land The transltlon IS a keen one I assule you and requlres a strong decootlon of Seneca and the Stolcs to enable you to glflll and bear lt But even th1s Weals off 1l'1 tlme Melvllle Moby Dlck BOARD YI ' a v a , , I ' f- f' f ,- . Q o , - ' 1- f- - A F . , . . Q n . u , V . ,. - . I e 1 o . . - p 7 7 . n . . F n - Y' a I 9 Q . 1 9 Q

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Our Ship . . . proud of her, you bet. She is beautiful and sleek . . no . . powerful and dependable, all those things. There Built By: TQDD SHIPYARDS CQRP. are many ways to describe this fine de- geatt1e Waehiugteu stroyer. She is something different to each ' ' man aboard. A complex city of steel Ifeel Laid: 23 Apyil 1959 powered by high pressured oil firedboilers which provide 70,000 horsepower to drive Lauueheu: 11 May 1960 her at speeds of over 30 knots and to pro- - vide enough electric power to operate her Qemmieeieueut 7 Febfuafy 1962 impressive weapons and electronic equip- ments. BUCHANAN sports the TARTAR Leugth: 437 feet anti-air -missile capable of de stroying super-sonic aircraft, as well ,as fully Bearn.: 47 feet automatic 5 guns and ASROC the most effective anti-submarine weapon. Dietuaeemeutt 4 500 teue BUCHANAN can carry out any mission as- ' signed a man-o-war. She is the most versatile of any destroyer ever built . . . Named for Captain Franklin BUCHANAN, United States Navy and Ranking Officer of the Confederate States Navy, she is the third Destroyer to bear the proud name. The first, the DD 131, distinguished herself during World War ll at ST. NAZAIRE by deliberately ramming and putting a German submarine base out of commission. The second, the DD-484, won eleven Battle Stars in the Pacific campaign and culminated her illustrious career by taking General Douglas MACARTHUR from YOKOHAMA to TOKYO BAY for the signing of the Japanese sur- render aboard the USS MISSOURI. We have a proud heritage to uphold and believe me . . . BUCHANAN and her crew can do it.