Forrest Sherman (DD 931) - Naval Cruise Book

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IDD- 93l l The lust of the Great Gunships A frontrunner from out of the past, FORREST SHERMAN was considered to be the introduction to a new era in destroyer design and construction when she was commissioned on November 9th, l955.. Lead ship of her class and the first of the post- World War ll destroyers, she was named after Admiral Forrest Percival Sherman, a distinguished World War Il flag officer and former 'Chief -of Naval Oper- ations.She was built by Bath lron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine, commissioned at the Boston Naval Shipyard, and joined the fleet at flagship of De- stroyer Squadron Ten in Newport, Rhode Island. FORREST SHERMAN had gone through a wide variety of assignments and accomplishments by I979, including the l957 Inauguration of President Eisenhower, circumnavigation of the globe in l958, participation. in the opening ceremonies for the Saint Lawrence Seaway in l959, as well as more business-like operationsduring crises in Lebanon, Venezuela, and Taiwan.After a long upward struggle to bring her back up to her full capabilities, she completed her l8th major overseas deployment in the early months of I979, earning the respect of far newer ships with her reliability and competitive spirit. I She, was an old ship, the Last of the Great Gunships, but she wasn't through yet, not by a long shot . . . And on March l2th, I979 came a new Captain, to add a few new chapters to her life story.

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V nf,-..g Huw' , .J CAPTAIN A.. o H 3 I had already heard how good the ship was, noted Comnander A. james Booth when speaking of his initial impressions Of FORREST SHERMAN, and I was lust happy to be onboard. I It was the latest, and perhaps biggest step for Captain Booth in. his long association with the destroyer navy. HIS career began with a tour of duty on the destroyer tender YOSEl 1lTE CAD-l9j, and subsequent tours included I-IARLAN DICKSON CDD-7085, ENGLAND CDLG-225, and as Executive Officer of JOSEPH HEWES CFF-l078J. His shore and staff duty include an assignment as Weapons Instructor at the U,S, Naval Destroyer School in Newport, Rhode Island, a tour as Chief Staff Officer of Destroyer Squadron FOUR, and just prior to taking command of FORREST SHERMAN he was the Ordnance Officer at the Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, Val I wouldn't have any other Captain Booth said of the SHERMAN. She has an extremely military, extremely professional crew, with superb morale and camaraderie. She's the best ship in the Navy. - Captain Booth's aspirations for the FORREST SHERMAN? I wanted to contribute to enhancing the fine reputation she already had. . . I. . . . Captain Booth went on to do just that. I