Dyess (DDR 880) - Naval Cruise Book

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flllllll II A-JJ' .14!'i-ff Kiki!! If Z I' The early part of 1950 was spent in the Caribbean Area while underway conducting Carribeo and PORTREX, the latter being the largest peacetime amphibious landing exercise. Spring of 1950 saw her depart for another tour of duty with SIXTH Fleet in the Mediterranean where she visited most of the same ports as on her previous visit and in addition' Augusta, Sicily, Ismir, Turkey, Kavalla, Greece, Menton, France, Phillippvilo, Algeria, and Oran, French Morocco and Lisbon, Portugal. In October after her return to Norfolk' she went to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a three month overhaul period and installation of new ASW and Air Defense equipment. In January 1951, the DYESS departed for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for refresher training, but the six weeks period was cut short when she was ordered back to the states and to special duty with the Air Force. After participating in Airdex Dog, in April, she spent various periods operating out of Norfolk with other ships of the Atlantic Fleet and Independently. , ,.,,A V W 1, On August 4th the DYESS departed Norfolk as a unit of Task Group 86.4 to participate in Mid- shipmen Cruise DOG. This five week underway training period for NROTC midshipmen included target firing at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and visits to the cruise ports of Halifax, Nova Scotia, New York and Boston. f After a brief period in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, the DYESS joined the BLUE Forces of Vice Admiral R. B. STUMP for the giant Atlantic Fleet Exercises, the navy's first simulated war games in over a decade. ' - In January 1952 the DYESS sailed from Norfolk for duty with the U. S. Sixth Fleet in the Medi- terranean Sea. During this tour of duty she visited such ports as Oran, Algeriag Augusta Bay, Sicilyg Naples, Italy, Palermo, Sicily, Bastia, Corsica, Leghorn, Italyg Cannes, France, Suda Bay, Creteg Athens, Greeceg Palma, Mallorca and Gibraltar. In May 1952 she returned to Norfolk, Virginia where she underwent a three-month overhaul period. During October-November 1952 the DYESS was scheduled for training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Departing from Norfolk on' 7 January 1953, DYESS proceeded to the Mediterranean for another period of duty with the Sixth F1-eet. During this time, she participated in Operation Rendez-Vous, a combined NATO operation, including units of the United States Sixth Fleet, the United Kingdom, France, .Ita1y, Turkey, and Greece. STATISTICS STANDARD DISPLACEMENT ,,,.,........... 2250 tons ARMAMENT 4 Six 5 !38 calibre dual purpose guns plus two twin and three OVERALL LENGTH .......--..-------- --------------- 3 90 feet quad 40MM AA mounts. EXTREME -BEAM .,,,,.,,.....,.,,.,,............ ......... 4 1 feet SPEED ,,,,,,.,...,.......... - ...... . .... - ............ 32 plus knots CREW ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, ,,..... Q 3 31 Ofiicers and Men i NF Y ',,,4 ,.,.., . . - - h Q, , .,..,N... -,,.--fs-v-,-,-,...f-.-1-x-L-1.H----vm ,,, ,..,.,.....-. ,...,,..,....,....--.-Y.,,,-fi.-I--1 -A A - - ..- .....,,...,N,..,-,-,,.,..-.,.. -Q ..-. 9. - -4- A-M. . . H , M,.,.,..,..-..-.-..'---1-f A-f A, , A-4 1: M ,-E ,,.,,,,,,,,,. .1...,,..., --- -f ... ...W.,.,,, ,,. ...V-...L....,n. -.av W Mfr- M- - -we ..... .,,.....,..--.,.,,.. ..,..s.. ,,L gg-A,

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