England (DLG 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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A PROUD NAME CARRIED FORWARD A proud name was carried forward, when, on 4 October 1960, the keel was laid for a 630-foot guided missile frigate in the Todd Shipyard Corporation, San Pedro, California, and designated USS DLG-22. This future addition to the U.S. Pacific Fleet was launched following ceremonies on 6 March 1962 at which Mrs. Clair Engle, wife of the Honorable Clair Engle, U.S. Senator of California, christened he the USS ENGLAND. At left is ENGLAND, sliding down the way. Below: ENGLAND ' takes shape ' after being launched on 6 March 1962. ■■ n-mr sM ji -. --s-. -:,-r;.ag5=-r-:=

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THE ENGLAND CREST The USS ENGLAND (DE-635) was named in honor of Ensign John Charles England, who reported for duty on board the Pacific Reel battleship USS OKLAHOMA on 3 September 1941, and was killed during the attack at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1 94 1 . The ship ' s insignia is the crest from the England family ' s coat of arms. The six stars in the outline represent the six Japanese submarines, 1-16, RO-104, RO-105, RO-106, RO- 108 and RO-1 16 sunk by the Buckley Class escort in late May 1944. L

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ni ( m ■ ll i 1 k i ■ ) ' 1 ,.N j! . JjA iljn m liyb ENGLAND ENTERS COMPUTER ERA A Navy-wide program to enhance the anti-air warfare capabihty of all guided missile frigates decommissioned ENGLAND on 10 April 1970. As part of the modernization program at Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine, a Navy Tactical Data System (NTDS) was installed to enable the ship to make decisions in countering high speed air threats. Left: The flag is raised and the first watch set. Below, Right: Commissioned once again on 26 June 1971, ENGLAND re-joins the U.S. Pacific Fleet as a modern ship of the line.