Joseph Kennedy (DD 850) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, Jr. CDD 8501 OPERATICDN INLAND SEAS JuNE-AUGUST 1959 2

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Y Q T o Unpathed Waters, 8118881, COMMERCIAL RADIDTELEPRDNE UNIT FOR USE SEAWAY TRANSIT ON ORDER FOR EACH SHIP ADDRESSED A UNITS FOR DESRDN 22 CONSIGNED SHENANDOAH EST DELIVERY 11 JUNE A UNITS FOR DESRON 1g AND A A LEE CONSIGNED CASCADE EST DELIVERY 11 JUNE A UNITS FOR PEND SCOT AND PRESERNER CONSIGNED DIRECTO TO SHIPS AT MONTREAL WITH DELIVERY DATE 18 JUNE SCLN IF Y MONTREAL PRECEDES 18 JUNE EQP TO BE HELD BY SENIOR NAVAL CATHCART ST FOR PICKUP A UNITS INCLUDE 115V STALLED IN PILOT HOUSE DELIVER OFFICER MONTREAL 685 AC POWER SUPPLY AND AREA TO BE IN 8118881 JUNE 1959 RDUTINE FM: COMDESLANT To: DESRGN 18fUSS WA LEEIOTHERS 262044Z ANPRLITS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO DDNNER, SAN FOR PICKUP OPERATION INLAND SEAS P GENERAL PUBLIC DESRON 22, TORSK, CAMBRIA, OGLETHORPE, MARCOS, TERREBONNE PARRISH, SUFFOLK COUNTY PICK UP NSC NORVA 2 JUNE X ALSO FOR OUILLBACK AND DELIVER WHEN IN COMPANY EISENHOWER CK UP ALSO FOR KLIENSMITH AND DELIVER WHEN IN D W. A LEE PICK UP FROM MACON WILL REC U ndreamed Shoresn - hakespeare GN O 1 2 1 1 3 Z CIB 47 NOW ESTABLISHED CHICAGK3 HEADQUARTERS WITH OWN NAVY CALL SI AND MAIL ADDRESS CARE OF ETH NAVAL DISTRICT X DESIRE BE MAE ADDRESSEE ALL MESSAGES AN LETTERS ON MATTERS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AFFECTING PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM FOR OPERATION INLAND SEA K' CALLY INTERESTED IN CHANGES IN SHIPS SCHEUJLES OR ETA CMM ALL ORTS OF CALL CMM BERTHING ARRANGEMENTS CMM GUEST AND CORRESPONDENTS CMM SPEGIEI SHORE ACTIVITIES AT P GASUALTIES GNN TRANSPORT OF SECNAV QENERAL VISITING ETC... 8121131 JUNE 1959 DEFFERED FROM: HAZY To: COMCRUFOR ATLANT,ICFLT MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP INFO: TF 47 2 7 8,1 4 2 1 TRAGT TO PROVIDE FOUR 24 IN BY A8 IN IPS A ARRANGEMENTS BEING BO 23 JUNE CO AWARDED CON EPAIR KIT PER SH FF MONTREAL HAR I7 NG 3 S IN HOSE PIO EIVE GOODYEAR RUBBER DERS PLUS ONE R SHIPS SY TUG O TO 12 PSI USI PNEUMATIC FEN VER FENDERS TO NFLATE FENDERS TTLES AULT PICK UP LOCKS 24 JUNE A CAMBRIA, PI COMPANY ASTHABULA 24 JUNE A DESRON 10 AN OFFICER PIER 2 AFTER 5 JUNE A SABLEFICH CORSAIR AND VIA MAIL 2628441 MAY 1959 ROUTINE MADE To Dm FII: ADMIN G NI S : - PROIR ENTRY FIRST LOCK A I Q DE LAM To DTQDYECIIAOASAETEIVDETAIAEIS A LEEHORSKXGOMBRM RIGGED TO LP AIR SYSTEM OR NATROGEN ao HKBLANTICOMCARUXM MNSC NORVA FM ADIIIIN GDNDESLANT TO DESRON 18lDESRGN 22 INEo: NSD FLTESTB HMCS HOCHELANGAfMONTREALISCOPA ELTEST8 RNGS HOCHELAGA MONTREAL ALUSNA OTTAWA 2781421 MAY 1959 I DEFFERED INFO: NSC NPTIGGIIIP 2 6 2 8 3 8 1 SU8J IS INLAND SEAS CANAL RUDBING EENDERS MFG AND I ST' ' AND INSTL INSTRUCTIONS BEING HAND CARRIED ACTION AIJVJEEAS CIETJEWTTFTEDHRS A REQUEST NAIISIIIPYD BSN MFG FOR II A LEE AND DESRON 12 SRON 22 AS EoLLoIISg CANAL FENDER PER NCL 1 DELIVER T0 INSTALLING TENDERS MAN A GRAND CANYON 1 5 1 4 5 0 Z MSG RADM TAYLOR X THE MIDSHIPMEN OF THE WILLIS A LEE SPEAKING FOR ALL THE MIDSHIPMEN WHO VISITED NEWPORT SEND THEIR SINCEREST THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR A WONDERFUL STAY X WE APPRECIATE THE TREMENDOUS EFFORT OF DESLANT AND ALL THE PEOPLE OF NEWPORT WHICH WENT .INTO MAKING OUR VISIT SO ENJOYABLE 1514502 JUNE 1959 DEFFERED TO: COMDESFLOT 6 ENGL 1 2 3 NAVSHIPYD NORVA NEG FOR DE TIMBER PER ENGL 2 BRACKETS PER ENGL 3 A IIIISTE AEATIADESSDAEDIINTE ANAAGIIDLTE WI-I FTEREST W DESDIV'221 A TIDENATER IWSTL DESDIV 252 AWSRIPQIWGAEENA TEEAAAEEER INS FM ADMIN GDNDESLANT To: UEENGASSADEQARGADLACGRAND CANYONfTIDEWATERf SHIPYD -A AL SHIP XBSN NAVAL FM: USS WILLIS A LEE INED: COMDESFLOT 4fDESRON 10fDESRON 22fUSS WILLIS A LEE INFO: cOVDE5LANTfDESR0N 10 2628381 MAY 1959 DEEEERED 2722181 IN CONNECTION INLAND SEAS PUBINFO PROGRAM A DESTROYER FORCE PLACOUES SPOT LIGHTS AND STAGTIG DISPLAYS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED A DESRON 1O PICKUP A MATERIAL THURSDAY GRAPHIC AIDS CAGE DES PIERS 2 WITH WRITTEN AUTHORITY I FROM co OR KO A DESRON 22 PICKUP MATERIAL FROM N A LEE AT ANNAPDLIS FM GDIIIDESLANT TO USS w A LEEXDESRON 18lDESRoN 22 2722181 MAY 1959 ROUTINE

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J. E. VQLONTE, CDR, USN I COMMANDING OFFICER The Inland Seas Story lt was with a certain amount of understandable trepidation--as well as genuine excitement and enthusiasm- -that the KENNEDY turned her bow toward Nova Scotia and the commencement of Operation Inland Seas. A veteran of countless Atlantic and Mediterranean excursions she was still primarily untested in narrow, restricted waters and all of us, seasoned solely by previous transits of the Cape Cod Canal, recognized in the Welland Canal, Beauharnois, Eisenhower, and Snell Locks, and Thousand Islands the real crucial point in the cruise--and -ultimate ,test of our seamanship. Having embarked a full complement of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, we now uneasily contemplated our charts as we steamed north to become a part of Task Force 47 and add our particular paragraph to this new chapter in the History of the Modern Navy. - The transit fulfilled our expectations in almost every respect. The journey through the St. Lawrence, though scenic and often breath-takingly beautiful, was tortuous. Continual vigilance became an absolute necessity and our line-handlers and fender-tenders spent days at a time stretched along the rail. The Captain took up permanent residence in his chair on the open bridge and left it only to climb atop the pilot house and to conn the ship. Sleep, in general, was sporadic and unusual. As we transitted the various locks the Exec jacked a loud hailer into the 1MC and took his post on the perimeter of the pilot house overhead. The pressure increased proportionally with the- deviousness of the channel and the treachery of the currents. A series of of Canadian and U.S. pilots came and went, aiding us from spot to J. M. PALMER, CAPT, USN COMMANDER DESTROYER DIVISION 102 spot, and still the fender-tenders tended fenders, and ol' man river he just kepthrolling along. And with it all, in the first dawning of a new-felt confidence in our shipand in ourselves, we' felt the heartening spirit of teamwork and just a suggestion of that elusive quantity called pride in one 's work. lt' was unpleasant, certainly, to be up the better part of the night alternately combating fatigue and the solid clouds of persistentinsects who had taken an instant fancy to Q the ship--but it was also an undeniably good feeling to ease successfully out of another lock and feel, through- out the ship, the 'corporate sigh of relief. Again we had made it--and again. There were scrapes and dents, to be sure, and an occasional lost fender--but we kept on making it. The Salt Water Fleet was indeed learning some of the tricks of the fresh water trade. , - ' 3