John Paul Jones (DDG 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS JOHN PAUL JONES lDD-9321, the fourth ship of the fleet named in honor of John Paul Jones and the first to bear his full name, was built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine. Her keel was laid in January 1954 and she was launched on 7 May 1955, under, the sponsorship of Mrs. Robert B. Carney, wife of Ad- miral Robert B. Carney, USN, former Chief of Naval Operations. The destroyer was placed in commission in the Boston Naval Ship- yard on 5 ,April 1956, Commander Robert Ward Hayler, Jr., USN, in command. i JOHN PAUL JONES embodied a host of firsts for her type of warship, some of which were: heavier concentration of firepower aft than forward, gun mounts so located that all can fire in a full 360 degree circle: ,torpedo tubes for launching long-rangensurface and anti,-submarine torpedoesp a much higher freeboard Awhich enables her to maintain higher speeds in heavy seas, a super- structure entirely of aluminum, crewps messing and berthing spaces designed for semi-private living, complete air conditioning, and im- proved recreation facilities. 5 Her first cruise was an independent good-will cruise which in- cluded visits to San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Azores: Portsmouth, Eng- land, Edinburgh, Scotland, Oslo, Norway: Copenhagen, Denmark, and Le Havre, France. . L' In October 1956, ,the JOHN PAUL JONES represented the De- stroyer Force at thefcelebration of Navy Day in Washington, D.C., and 10,000 people visited the still new ship. Following her post-shakedown availability at Boston Naval Ship- yard, the ship departed for a tour of duty in the Mediterranean, the first 'destroyer of her class to operate with the SIXTH Fleet. lln May,.f she steamed to the near East to thwart any hostile acts that might develop during the Jordanian crisis. The show of power proved to be a peaceful one.l. V A second Mediterranean Cruise in late 1957 was followed by operations with NATO forces in the North Sea. In January 1958, she sailed to the Caribbean for Operation Springboard, and visit- ed liberty ports in Trinidad and Puerto Rico. In the spring of 1958, D JOHN PAUL JONES joined in combined maneuvers with ships of the Royal Canadian Navy in the North Atlantic. , Upon return from her third tour of duty with the SIXTH Fleet in July 19159, JOHN, PAUL JONES was assigned to duty with the SECOND-Fleet.. ,.- ' V5 -U -Q I ' On 1 January '196O,'JO-HN. PAUL JONES was reassigned to Destroyer Squadron 20, and became thefflagship of Commander Destroyer Division 202. Subsequently, the ship took part in the Midshipman's Summer Crfuise, and then returned to Newport to prepare for Opera- tion Unitc5s'o',' a trairgingfcryuise to South America in which she was to serve as the flagship of Rear Adniirgql A. L. Reer,l,'USN, Colmmander South Atlantic Force. During Operation Unitas the ship visited nine countries and 'Ecigumnavigated South -America. The international naval exer- cises in -w5ich she participated were a great success and many friends were left behind when the ship returned toNewport on 13 December 1960. At the outset of 1961 JOHN PAUL JONES was assigned to Task Group BRAVO of the anti- submarine-4 Force of the Atlantic Fleet and took part in Operation Springboard in the Caribbean. In June, she again was assigned to the Midshipman's Summer Cruise, and during the first part of this cruise served as flagship of Rear Admiral L. A. Bryan, USN, Commander Destroyer Flo- tilla TWO. JOHN PAUL JONES ioined the Proiect Mercury lman-in-spacel recovery forces, visiting Bermuda during one exercise. V y In April 1962, JOHN PAUL JONES was the lead ship in a column of 40 destroyers when President Kennedy reveiwed the Atlantic Fleet at sea. She was one of the three destroyers which took part in the tactical Anti-Submarine Warfare demonstration which followed, firing a full pattern of hedge-hogs, a performance that she repeated in May before the.Armed Forces Staff College and several industrial groups. ' X .

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FUREWURD 1 l Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do tor your country. ' c When, and if, this question is asked ot you - here is the answer, pictorically told between the covers of this cruise book. For this book is a story of a cruise when sailormen of the JOHN PAUL JONES did something for our country. s

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' In October, JOHN PAUL JONES was on station with the Atlantic Recovery Forces for the orbital flight of Commander SCHIRRA. In November, the ship ioined other units of the Atlantic Fleet in establishing the naval quartine of Cuba. On 6 February I963, JOHN PAUL JONES sailed for the Mediterranean and a five-mofnth tour of fast-carrier operations, anti-submarine and amphibious exercises, and ioint surface opera- tions with units of the Italian and French Navies. On 2 August I963, Commander David D. Harris, USN, relieved Commander A. R. Olsen, Jr., USN, as JOHN PAUL JONES' sixth Commanding Officer. A week later the JOHN PAUL JONES assumed the duties of school ship for the Fleet Sonar School in Key West, Florida. This was' followed by two short at sea periods during which she acted as plane guard destroyer for the LAKE CHAMPLAIN. After a short tender availability the JOHN PAUL JONES departed for a two week period of ASW Operations on I4 November l963. The liberty port for this cruise was Bermuda. I During February and March T964 JOHN PAUL JONES participated in Operation Spring- board at which time the crew enioyed liberty in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Montego Bay, Jamaica and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Following a brief ASW Training period during April, JOHN PAUL JONES returned to Newport for a tender availability to prepare for her fifth Mediterranean Cruise. On 20 June I964 JOHN PAUL JONES ioined SIXTH Fleet with Anti-Submarine War- fare Group FOUR, engaged in both ASW and Midshipmen training. The crew of JOHN PAUL JONESfhas visited Palma, Maiorcap Naples, Italy, Golfe Juan, France, Rota, Spain, Tangiers, Morrocco, Toulon, France, and Theoule, France. v On I July I964 JOHN PAUL JONES assumed duties of flagship for Destroyer- Squadron THIRTY SIX, home ported in Norfolk, Virginia. s -