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MED MID EAST DEPLOYMENT 1979 1980 DEDICATION This book is dedicated to the 50 American hostages held bv Iranian Terrorists and to the USS LASALLE (AGR-3) for her support while we were underway for 72 continous davs in the Persian Gulf. iK . ' ■ ' V. -j-J-: .
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USS CLAUDE V. RICKETTS (DDG 5) SHIP ' S HISTORY DDG 5 built by the New York Ship Building Company, was commissioned USS BIDDLE in ceremonies held at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 5 May 1962. This ship, the fourth of the DDG 2 class, was named for Captain Nicholas BIDDLE, a hero of the Continental Navy. Through 1963, the ship operated as a member of the U.S. Second Fleet in the Atlantic and Caribbean waters. She participated in the Cuba Quarantine. Near the end of 1963, the ship made her first deployment as a member of the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea. Returning to the United States in March, 1964, DDG 5 was designated as the U.S. Navy warship to participate in the mixed manning demonstration held with the Navies of the United Kingdom, West Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Greece, and Turkey. During this time, the ship was manned by 50% non-US personnel. On July 28, 1964, the ship was renamed and recommissioned the USS CLAUDE V. RICKETTS in memory of the former Vice-Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral CLAUDE V. RICKETTS, USN, who devoted a great deal of effort to the concept of mixed manning and the Multilateral Force. In the 18 months of successful mixed manning, the CLAUDE V. RICKETTS steamed over 50,000 miles, visiting ports in the United States, and each of the countries participating in the manning demonstration. The ship operated as a unit of the U.S. Second Fleet in the Atlantic and with the U.S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. With many distinguished guests in attendance including the Secretary of the Navy, the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, Commander in Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet, the mixed manning demonstration terminated with ceremonies at the Norfolk Naval Station on December 1, 1965. During the ceremonies the Navy Unit Commendation was awarded to the RICKETTS for distinguished service. ■ MU
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