Dewey (DLG 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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Admiral George Dewey George Dewey, the only officer of the United States Navy ever to hold the rank of Admiral of the Navy, was born on December 26, 1837, in Montpelier, Vermont. He graduated from the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, in June 1858. Until his appointment to the Asiatic Station in November 1897, he held various posts in the Navy, among which were Chief of the Bureau of Equipment, and Com- manding Officer of USS NARRAGANSETT, USS SUPPLY, USS JUNIATA, USS DOLPHIN, and USS PENSACOLA. . . A On 3 January 1898 Admiral Dewey assumed command of the Asiatic Station, hoisting his flag in the protected cruiser OLYMPIA, Captain Charles V. Gridley commanding. On the night of 30 April 1898, Admiral Dewey led the White Squadron into Manila Bay and at 0530, 1 May, the Spanish Admiral Montojo opened fire on the approaching .American ships. There was no response until Dewey was within close range. He then calmly ordered, You may fire when you are ready, Gridley. In two hours the Spanish fleet had been destroyed with no American losses of either ships or men. On 10 May, he was given a vote of thanks by the Congress and three days later was commissioned Rear Admiral. He was relieved of command of the Asiatic Station, 4 October 1899, and ordered to Washington, D.C. On 29 March 1903, Dewey was commissioned Admiral of the Navy, to date from 2 March 1899, and held that rank until his death on 16 January 1917. The rank of Admiral ofthe Navy, created for him, ceased to exist with his death. The body of Admiral Dewey was interred in Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Virginia, on January 20, 1917. At the request of his widow, his remains were reinterred in the crypt of Bethlehem Chapel, at the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral, Mount Saint Alban, Washington, D.C. on March 28, 1925. Admiral Dewey held the Civil War Medal, the Spanish Campaign Medal, the Philippine Campaign Medal, the Dewey Medal. The USS DEWEY QDD-349j and USS DEWEY QDLG-14, have been named in his honor.

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X 081 ' ,N inflow C l l History of the USS DEWEY CDLG-141 DEWEY was built in Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works Corp. Her keel was laid on 10 August 1957. A little over a year later, on 30 November 1958, DEWEY was sent down the ways after being christened by the Honorable Katherine St. George, Representative from the Twenty-eight Congressional District of New York. QAbove and rightj. The next year saw an empty hull and superstructure become a fighting ship, carrying one of the finest weapon systems ever conceived. fFar rightj. Her anti-aircraft battery is made u of one 5 fift four caliber un mount, two 3 fifty caliber twin mounts and the most ad- P y' g 1 vanced Terrier Guided Missile. The anti-submarine battery includes two triple torpedo laun- chers and the newest anti-submarine weapon, the ASROC, Anti-submarine Rocket. To support these new modern weapons, DEWEY carries the latest in long range detection and weapons direction equipment. She is the largest destroyer type ever built, by 1,000 tons, and is the lar est ship ever built by the famous Bath Iron Works. DEWEY's statistics are: Length' g . 512 ft. 6 in., Beam: 52 ft. 5 in., Draft: 16 ft. 7 in., Full load displacement: 5600 tons, Depth: 30 ft. 3 in., Officers: 243 Enlisted: 335. launch