Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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Destroyer Squadron Thirteen DESRON THIRTEEN is one of the Navy's longest continuously commis- sioned Squadrons. Its operational histo- ry began in july 1941 when rt was orga- nized as part of the U. S. Atlantic Fleet to participate in the Neutrality Patrol off the U. S. coastline and to escort convoys of U. S. shi s across the Atlantic prior to the entry ofythe United States into World War II. When the United States joined the Al- lies in World War ll, DESRUN THIR- TEEN took a very active part in all the Allied operations in the Africanflviedi- terranean Theater. Ships of the Squadron partic.'ip.rted in the landing on the Afri- can crmst near Camiblanca, the invasion of Sicily, tlie assault on the ltalian main- land :rt Salerno and Anzio and the land- ing tm tlrt- 'ruuthtfrn coast of f'r.1nc.r:. ln tlurse .actions thi- Squadron engaged en- emy ships in gurrfirf: duels, .rnti-subrrrr rim- warfare-, dr:-itroyed rrruerriy airiratt, -.ilirriwd wlurra' lmtti-riffs and provided irr- vnlrmlrli- -.rrp mort for landing troops with supporting -i mn- lrurrrlmrdrrir-rrt iollrrw- ing tlri' iurripli-tmrr ul' tlri- in-.sault on l'nrtrii-un l.umpi ', tlre- Sqrradrorr pa troll:-tl rrlttl t .i,ut!t'tl in tlri' Atlartlis .intl Mr-iliti-r'rrrru-.uri until trim-.tu-rs In tlw l'.r fllii 'l'lt6'n!t'l lit lqilfv Alllurttglr tm: late' tu i-rri.gragi- tlri- vrwrrry in irrrrrlmt in rlrr- l'.u'ilir', tlri' fiqirmliuri wiv. rr-.-.rgrrvrl to .r-. -.r-.t with C ips-rntmii Niagra lrirpe-tw err. lltg Uvt'I'-1'-is per'-ulrru'l rr -.pi---dy in-tirrrr lruirro- to tlri- llrriti-d 'it.atr'-- Ilri- 'wqrr.r.lr-iii '-ttivvrl uri to lwrurrie' ii prrrrmrrn-tit -.nrt tit tlw l'.ir'ilu' lla-vt .uid in thi- ri-latrvv v .im vt yt-.ir-. tlmt lrrlluwrrl, p.rrtiiip.rtv'tl iii runny i'u'rn'i--iw .mil uwrriluttvtl rrrritrrv- upl'mlir1tr'-rtrliutlr rlii-ta-.ri-rrr.m.l XM--.t ern Pacific. When the Korean Conflict broke out, DESRON THIRTEEN ships supported the United Nations efforts by roviding shore bombardment, port blockades, patrols and escort services to carrier task forces. ln the Cold War years that followed the Korean Armistice, the Squadron con- tinued to make regular deployments to the Vtfestern Pacific, consistently main- taining a high state of readiness in all areas of destroyer operations. As the role of the United States in Vietnam in- creased, DESRON THIRTEEN was a ain ready for action. lN'hile on patrol, srips of the Squadron played a part in the Tonlain Cult incident that eventually resulted in air strikes over North Viet- nam. During hostilities in that country, the Squadron performed many varied funttluns in Southeast Asia suilr JSI rorrtrollrng air strikes search and rescue rrrrssiorrs, escort operations slr-are born- l l ' lmrdrrrenr and trove rrr Naxar gunfire support t-.rr our allies .rslr-re Srnte the vrrd ot irrrsrrlrtrfr- rri Nicrrrarrr lJleSliOfNl l..1- limit' fc'kr!.rl clcpluyr rrr-'rir-, tu tire KM--rezrr l'.r..iir rri support rat lflrrtrxl Lrtairf- gt.,-irrff lll 'ulillx lllllilll N -leigh .lvt liryt'tl 1 - 1 .l,. ' .P-s. 1 r- use r b L,tj.. NA - K 142'-L .rrrrl .i,j.r.!r lsr -1 t 1.1-ltr: 1031: opt r- ntitir, rlr !!.+'lr.1iY rf! lfrrr .rr .rtrrl 1l.r wa N wt l.rg-.rrr irrkll ll 'rlit lf! lllllill l l .l-'pl-r-.'--.i .li ltr.: I-fr-' r:z.l-.rzlrd rrr l Sf ilk'-Xti. v-.'l 'fray' rr! liallli l lll' llli -ll-tl .r' fkrrtc 'rrrlrirrarirrr liN.ir'l.rrr K .f:1e:.rr ' . s'-. l'st r it-rniiiir lllti l l 'ffl l' it..f..rt. l lrt.tlt .rritl Nt.tl't..rtr 'H-.i CAPT I. J. Mullen Commander Destroyer Squadron Thirteen in-wks killli l' M.irrti l r ltiltli li llrxun lfllli li llnririori . . ' . l lll- lx km--rwll l 14

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