John Paul Jones (DD 932) - Naval Cruise Book

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Cdombm CanaIZone And wending our way through difficult turns Was a test of our navigation. Glaciers and mountains were part of the view, And the weather got gradually cold. We finally reached the Magellan Straits, And we traced a route centuries old. At Punta Arenas we stopped for oil, We stayed there for a couple of days. Then we took leave of this southernmost point, And went back to the Atlantic's old ways. We met with forces of the Argentine Fleet, Mar del Plata was then our next port. The resort city was a most welcome sight But the stay there was altogether too short. Out from Argentina now we all headed north And were joined by Brazil and Uruguay. A carrier was with us plus many fast cans Conducting exercises along the way. ' After intensive work we next separated With two destinations to go. Argentines took Brazilians to Mar del Plata, And Uruguayans took us to Montevideo. This city busy with an industrious look, The people there seemed to be happy and proud. Our stay was planned for only two days, But we had another thanks to a cloud. Winds of almost hurricanelforce struck, And delayed our sailing for a day. Still we sailed the next 'morn, again to the north, Many exercises lay before us along the way. Naval units of four nations joined together, Hard work was the order of the day. The course was agreeable to all hands aboard, For Newport was less than a month's time away. The work completed we made the last port, The city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The beauty and splendor was apparent to all, Each new sight provided our crew with a thrill. Four days there went past much too quickly, But we took in as much as we could. And shopping for gifts for the loved ones at home Provided bargains that many thought good. COMSOLANT and staff departed by air, Trinidad was their destination, For planning again was their immediate task, And AMITY their next operation. With UNITAS ended we all headed home, We had earned a much deserved rest. Leave and upkeep awaited in Newport, R.I. The port that we all love as the best. The receptions behind us, and the protocol, And the directing of the visiting crowd. Much extra work had been done on the cruise, But to be a flagship we all had felt proud. So we retumed to Newport with decks all agleam, As sharp-looking a ship as we can be, For the men who sail her feel she is queen Of the mysterious realm called the sea. w,,.c,..........Q...........1....,f,,...' 1-ra as...,.r.u,-...r. ' sc.-. ...A . z.a,..s.,.a.,-.-.1,..f..- Urugua Ecuador X BrazH

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SS John Paul Jones - 1' X , USS JOHN PAUL JONES CDD-9325 is the second ship ofthe new Sl-lERMAN 1Class.f Named after Commander John Paul Jones, she is the first vessel of the United Statesff J Navy to bear his full name. Four previous ships have borne the name PAUL JONES, The keel of the present John Paul Jones CDD-9327 was laid at Bath Iron Works Cor- poration of Bath, Maine, on 18 January 1954, On 7 May, under the sponsorship of Mrs. Robert B. C arney,wife of Admiral Carney, former Chief of Naval ODer.a'ti-ofnsrand' Com- mander in Chief, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Fleet, JOHN PAUL JONES was launched, and less than eleven months later, was delivered to the Boston Naval Ship- yard for fitting out, and commissioned on 5 April 1956, At the time, with special per- mission of the Secretary of the Navy, our Grand Union Flag, our first national flag, was hoisted at the battle graff, much as it was raised by John Paul Jones himself for the first time aboard the ALFRED on December 1775. USS JOHN PAUL JONES and proud crew completed shakedown training in August 1956 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and departed immediately for an independent good will cruise which included visits to San Juan, Puerto Ricog the Azores, Portsmouth, England g Edinburgh, Scotland, Oslo, Norway, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Le Havre, France. While in Edinburgh, Commander Haver, Commanding Officer, together with a group of officers and men visited the Stewarty of Kirkcudbright where the cottage in which John Paul Jones was born is located. The end of the post shakedown availability in March 1957 saw- the ship commenc- ing its second overseas cruise, this time as the first of the DD-931 Class to operate with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. At this time, she became the flagship of Destroyer Squadron 30. In May, the ship steamed the Near East to thwart any hostile acts that might develop during the Jordanian crisis, A Second cruise to the Mediterranean area came late in 1957 following operations with NATO Forces in the North Sea area, In January 1958, she sailed to the Caribbean for Operation Springboard, At San Juan, Puerto Rico her second Captain, Commander A. H. Galvani assumed command. The first overhaul period was at Boston Naval Ship- yard and five weeks refresher training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba followed. Commander C. D. Griffin took command in March and another tour with the Sixth Fleet lasted until July 1959. ' Operation Springboard in early 1960 was participated in by JOHN PAUL JONES and was followed by further duty with the Second Fleet, She took part in the Midshipman cruise along the Atlantic coast in June 1960 and then returned to Newport to prepare for her first trip to South America as flagship for Commander South Atlantic Force and Task Force 86 in ASW Exercises with our southern neighbors during the latter part of 1960. Visiting Trinidad, Venezuela, Columbia, Canal Zone, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Ar- gentina, Uruguay, and Brazil, the South American cruise was an unquestioned success professionally and politic ally and all hands who had the good fortune to participate in this exercise will remember it the rest of their lives. Agn. A ....a-.'1,-..A...,....-.a.rf,4.,' w. ..'.,,....-...-...e....,.... 'xv , CJ 5 1 JK ,V f ,A J' Ji I I Q ld