Dyess (DDR 880) - Naval Cruise Book

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and Rio de Janeiro. October of the same year found DYESS beginning the first of her many Med cruises. Roughly two years later, she crossed the Arctic Circle while participating in fleet exercises in the North Atlantic. Since her redesignation fifteen yftars ago, DYESS has enjoyed TWELVE Mediterranean cruises. She has acted as escort vessel for President Truman, Flagship for RADM Virdon, Commander Destroyer Flotilla Six, and hosted the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral A. A. Burke and his staff for a personnel inspection. She has participated in three Midshipman Cruises, done two tours of duty as plane guard in Pensacolo and Jacksonville, Florida, and participated in severol NATO exercises. The 1960 Battle Efficiency winner of Destroyer Squadron SIX, DYESS is a ship in which oil of those who have served on her can rightfully take pride. DYESS has a full load displacement of 3500 tons, extreme beam of 40 feet 10 inches, length overall of 390 feet six inches and a mean draft of 14 feet eight inches. Her propulsion system consists of 4 boilers and 2 geared turbines with a maximum output of 60,000 shaft horsepower. Her primary function as a DDR is to serve as a long range warning picket vessel against aircraft while operating with Fast Carrier Task Forces, a mission for which she is well equipped with an abundance of electronics equip- ment. The wartime complement is 18 officers and 296 enlisted men; however, the ship presently operotes with 15 officers and 231 enlisted men. She is com- manded by P. G. Hannon, CDR, USN. three

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Rare is the individual for whom prolonged separation from family does not leave a dreadful void. Of all professions, the sea makes great demands on the in- dividual in this respect, and the seafarer must guard his emotions to insure no loss of personal strength in his impersonal environment — the sea — which competes with him for his very existence. At sea, where the timelessness of the world is proved, there has been for each of us the proving of one of the world ' s Eternal Truths; Faith, Hope, and Love . . . and the greatest of these is Love. The love of those who wait at home has been the mainstay during those darker moments we all experience when everything seems out of balance and proportions are lost. The Commanding Officer, Officers, and Crew of the United States Ship Dyess (DDR-880) each make a personal dedication of this I960 Mediterranean Cruise Book to his own especial ones who await the seafarer ' s return. DEDICATION five