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COMMISSIONING OF A AVY SHIP The commissioning ceremony marks the acceptance of a ship into the operating forces of the United States Navy. Two major steps will be taken during the ceremony today. First, the ship is delivered to the Commandant of the Fourth Naval District, Rear Admiral Kenneth L. Veth. Admiral Veth will read the orders to place the JOHN S. McCAIN in commission. The Admiral will then deliver the ship to the Commanding Officer, Commander David N. Denton and order him to conduct the ceremony to place the ship in commission. Commander Denton will order our national flag and the commission pennant to be raised. At that moment, JOHN S. McCAIN will become the UNITED STATES SHIP JOHN S. McCAIN and Commander Denton, together with the ship's offi- cers and men, assumes the responsibility to ensure the ship's readiness for any service required by our nation. U. S. S. IOHN S. MCCAIN CDDG-36D Commissioning Ceremony 'k 'k 'k 'k 'A' PRELUDE ACCEPTANCE OF COMMAND - Music by 1119 NEW YORK NAVAL BASE BAND COMMANDER DAVID N. DENTON, U. S. Navy, reads his orders and assumes command of the U. S. S. IOHN S. MCCAIN. ARRIVAL OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY I ION SETTING THE FIRST WATCH NVOCAT The Commanding Officer directs his Executive Officer to set CAPTAIN ROBERT I. SCHNECK, CHC, U. S. Navy the first watch. Chaplain, Fourth Naval District RENDERING OF HONORS WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS The Commanding Officer orders the personal flag of the CAPTAIN FLOYD GOOCH? Ir U' S' Navy Senior Officer Present Eligible for Command at Sea to be Commander, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard broken with appropriate honors REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL SPEAKER REAR ADMIRAL KENNETH L, V51-H, U, S, Navy REMARKS BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER Cornmandant, Fourth Naval District COMMANDER DAVID N. DENTONI U' S. Navy ADDRESS BY THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS ADMIRAL lor-IN S. McCAIN, Ir., U. S. Navy The Commanding Officer presents the ship's plaque to Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Mrs' John S. Mccainl Ir-I sponsor READING OF NAVY DEPARTMENT ORDERS TO COMMISSION U. s. s. JOHN s. MCCAIN QDDG-365 BENEDICTION REAR ADMH-,AL KENNETH L. VE-I-H, U, 5. Navy CAPTAIN Rom-:RT I. Sci-mzcic, CHC, U. S. Navy Commandant, Fourth Naval District Chaplain' Founh Naval District COMIVIISSIONING NAVY HYMN NEW YORK NAVAL BAsE BAND The playing of the, National Anthem, hoisting the National Ensign, Union lack and the Commission Pennant. The ship ' 15 now in Commission- DEPARTURE OP OFFICIAL PARTY All guests are invited to visit the U. S. S. IDI-IN S. MCCAIN and her crew following the ceremony.
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THE COMMISSION PENNANT The commission pennant has for centuries been the symbol of a man-of war. It is said that when the Dutch Ad- miral Van Tromp defeated an English fleet in 1652, he cruised with a broom at his masthead to signify that he had swept his enemies from the sea. When the positions were reversed in the fol- lowing year, the British admiral hoisted a long streamer from his mast head to represent the lash of a whip in dicating that he had whipped his adver- sary. Thus, the narrow coachwhip pennant has become the distinctive o mark of a ship of war. Today, when the order to commis- sion the ship is given, the commission pennant will be hoisted at the gaff, which is located high on the forward mast. It will fly day and night, and will be hauled down only to display the ' personal flag of another officer of higher rank than the Commanding Officer when embarked in the ship.
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