Herbert J Thomas (DDR 833) - Naval Cruise Book

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31 August 6-8 September 9-22 September 13 September 1 5 September 23-28 September 29 Sept - 10 Oct 11 Oct-1 Nov 2 November 9-10 November 1 1-13 November 14-18 November 19-20 November 21-28 November 28 Nov-1 Dec 2-8 December 9-19 December 20 December 21 December 25 December 31 December 16 January 17 January. l 18-25 January 25 January 29 Jan-9 Feb 10 February 12-13 February 14 February 1 March LCG OF CRUISE 1957 Departed Long Beach, California, for extended Western Pacific Operations. Enroute Pearl Harbor, T. H. Nloored in Pearl Harbor, T. H., for logistics. Departed Pearl Harbor. Enroute Brisbane, Australia. Crossed equator. Entertained King Neptune and His Royal Court on board. Moored in Pago Pago, American Samoa, for 24-hour South Seas Siesta. Nloored in Brisbane, Australia. Commenced 6 days of memorable liberty. Departed Brisbane. Enroute Yokosuka, Japan. Made fueling stops at lVlanus, Admiralty Islands, 3 October, and Guam, Mariana Islands, 6 October. Moored in Yokosuka. Drydocked for rudder repairs. Departed Yokosuka. Enroute Subic Bay, P. l. Conducted HOLDEX operations in South China Sea. Moored in Subic Bay. Commenced yard availability. Departed Subic Bay for typhoon evasion operations. Departed Subic Bay area. Enroute Kobe, Japan. Nloored in Kobe for rest and relaxation. Departed Kobe. Enroute Yokosuka. Conducted CTO 77.4 operations with USS KEARSARGE CCVA 331. Nloored in Yokosuka. Thanksgiving in port. Departed Yokosuka. Enroute Subic Bay. Conducted CTO 77.4 operations vvith USS KEAR- SAROE CCVA 331. Moored in Subic Bay. Undervvent yard availability. Departed Subic Bay. Enroute Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Arrived Kaohsiungj Assumed Taiwan Patrol duties. Christmas undervvay vvhile on northern patrol station. Nevv Year's Eve in Kaohsiung. Cardinal Spellman dedicated the Nevv Year. 1958 Relieved of Taivvan Patrol duties. Departed Kaohsiung. Enroute Hong Kong, British Crovvn Colony. Nloored in Hong Kong for rest and relaxation. Departed Hong Kong. Enroute Sasebo, Japan. Made fueling stop in Kaohsiung, 26 January. Nloored in Sasebo for pre-voyage repairs. Departed Sasebo. Enroute Yokohama, Japan. Moored in Yokohama. Readied for departure from VVESTPAC. Departed Yokohama for Long Beach. Made fueling stops at Nlidvvay, 19 February, and Pearl Harbor, 23 February. , HOME, SWEET HOME.

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. HISTORY 0F THE SHIP The USS HERBERT J. THOMAS was launched aT BaTh, Maine, in March 1945, and commissioned aT BosTon, Massachu- seTTs, in May of The same year. She is named for Sergeanf HerberT J. Thomas, USMCR, of The Third Marine Division, who was killed during The amphibious assaulT on Bougainville in 1942. He losT his life when he Threw himself on a live hand grenade To save his comrades. He was awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor, posThumously, for his acT of heroism. Alfhough The HERBERT J. THOMAS parTicipaTed in no World War Il acTion, she has seen considerable service since her commissioning daTe and has lived up To every TradiTion of The Greyhounds of The Sea, The DesTroyer Navy. As a uniT of The occupafion forces of Japan and Korea immediaTely afTer The TerminaTion of World War Il hosTiliTies, she efficienfly carried ouT her iniTial imporTanT operaTional assignmenf. AfTer This firsT mission in The VVesTern Pacific The THOMAS was Transferred To duTy wiTh The ATlanTic FleeT, and during 1948, 1949, and 1950 parTicipaTed in Training cruises To The MediTerranean wiTh The U.S. SIXTH FLEET. AT The ouTseT of The Korean War, The THOMAS was in CarThagean, Colombia, on a goodwill Tour of SouTh America. This assignmenf was immediaTely inTerrupTed, however, wiTh The orders To proceed immediaTely To The SEVENTH FLEET for duTy in Far Easfern waTers. IT was during This Tour ThaT The ship firsT parTicipaTed in combaT acTion. Shore fire bombardmenf, rescue of downed UniTed NaTions aviafors, and Korea coasT paTrols were among The dufies per- formed. IT was noT unTil January, 1951, ThaT The THOMAS was relieved of her responsibiliTies in Korea, and headed home To her home porT of ThaT period, San Diego. She had noT seen her lasT of Korean acTion, however, as her Two nexT cruises broughT assignmenfs very much The same as Those fulfilled during The lasT half of 1950. May 13, 1953, marked The daTe of The final parTicipaTion of The THOMAS wiTh The UniTed NaTions Forces in The Korean Oufbreak. During The war, she served wiTh The baTTle efficiency ThaT has always characTerized her a proud and spiriTed ship. - I