Macdonough (DLG 8) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1963 volume:

o 9-ys • i i- SEA FEVER I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky. And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel ' s kick and the wind ' s song and the white sail ' s shaking, And a grey mist on the sea ' s face and a grey dawn breaking. I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied; And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying, And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the seagulls crying, I must go down to the seas again to the vagrant gypsy life. To the gull ' s way and the whale ' s way where the winds like a whetted knife And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow roi er. And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick ' s • - -John Mase field USS MACDONOUGH (DLG-8) was named in honor of Commodore Thomas Macdonough, the hero of the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812. She is the fourth ship to bear this name. The Ship was built at the Fore River Shipyard of the Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massa- chusetts. Her keel was laid 15 April 1958. She was launched on 9 July 1959 by Mrs. Agnes Macdonough Wilson, Great-granddaughter of Commodore Macdonough. MACDONOUGH was commissioned 4 November 19 6 1 at the Boston Naval Shipyard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, under the command of Commander William G. Hurley. The principal speaker was Rear Admiral Miles H. Hubbard, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics Also attending were Mrs. Wilson, Rear Admiral CarlEspe, Commandant of the First Naval District, Rear Admiral William Brockett, Commander of the Boston Naval Shipyard and more than 12 00 invited guests. The MACDONOUGH remained at Boston until 20 January 1962 to complete outfitting. Ship ' s qualification trials and final acceptance trials were successfully completed in April. During the period January-April, various ports were used as operating bases, including Boston, Norfolk, Newport, Charleston, Mayport and San Juan. Slhakedown training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba followed. Kingston, Jamaica and San Juan were ports of call. Upon successful completion of the training on 8 June MACDONOUGH returned to Boston for post-shakedown overhaul. The ship ' s home port was changed from Boston to Charleston on 1 June and on 1 July she was assigned as flagship for Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla SDC, Rear Admiral J. W. AILES III. On 6 August MACDONOUGH departed Boston for Charleston, South Carolina where she made preparations for a six week shakedown, goodwill and training cruise commencing 15 August. She visited Houston, Texas 18-21 August; Kingston, Jamaica 24-27 August; Port-au-Prince, Haiti 29-31 August; Port-of -Spain and Point-a ' -Pierre, Trinidad 3-7 September; Santo Domingo, Dominican Re- public 10-13 September and San Juan, Puerto Rico 14-19 September. The visit to Kingston, Jamaica coincided with the Central Am e r i c an andCaribbean Olympic Games which followed the Jamaican Independence celebrations. While in Trinidad the ship partici- pated in the independence celebrations of the new nation of Trinidad and Tobago, Stops at Guantanamo Bay and Culebra Island allowed the crew to use the ship ' s weapons systems to practice in anti-air- warfare, surface gunnery, shore bombardment and other combat type exercises. In addition to training, highlights of the cruise included successful efforts in the United States fr™ P |-W ° P ? ° g 7 m ° r P han d handicapped children groups were presented with gifts rom the crew s welfare facilities. General visiting was permitted wherever feasible and officials were entertained and escorted on tours of the ship. The ship was rigged with Friendship Lights from stem to sternover the masts and around the perimeter of the deck edge at night. During the cruise the ship carried a fourteen piece Navy band which provided music while enter- ing and leaving port and also gave concerts both a s ho r e and on board that created a f a vo r ab I e impression in every port visited. as fl s C h? D °f N n OU r H retU T d r C . harl ton ' S ' C - on 23 September 1962 and actively assumed duties £££!] I T? .f r Cr ser-Destroyer Flotilla SIX. She remained in Charleston until 15 October when she deploy.ed for a week of local operations for type training On 22 October MACDONOUGH w i t h Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla SIX embarked de- parted to serve with the United States Quarantine Forces in the Cuban area under thHommand of Commander Second Fleet. MACDONOUGH returned t o Charleston on T h an k s g i v in g DayToTlowing dissolution of the Quarantine Task Force. wm 8 MACDONOUGH remained in port until 3 December when she deployed for her quarterly missile Woe trl n f TV Ue t0 - RiC ° areas - Duri  g this deployed period the s h i p engaged in oarticLa ed L S a U r 8 f V- g ' Culebra « with visits to San '  • While deployed MACDONOUGH participated in a sea lift of high priority equipment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. From 12-14 December the ship engaged in type training in the Jacksonville operating areas, returning to Charleston on 15 December to commence holiday leave and upkeep period § t - narLeston on CanL r e r i m Fln J rtd n a U fn ry r 1963 i 19 MACD ONOUGH conducted missile test firing off Cape DONOUGH |T™ U.T C ° nmander and Evaluation F o r c e. The m o n t h of A p r i I found MAC- ? G . a f 6 m Py d P iod at Charleston S h i p y a r d. Upon completion of the overhaul the ship underwent refresher training and completed preparations for Mediterranean deployment. ' •3W • «! i I £ Am ■?  •r . I I L. • ;: __ ' .::■•, ' ™W -  Cdr„ Franklin S. Bergen, USN Cowitoiuttr Officer Commander Franklin S. Bergen, USN, is a native of New Jersey. He attended public schools there and entered the navy in 1936. He was commissioned Ensign in 1943. During World War II, he served on the USS WASP (CV-7), YMS-43 a minesweeper, and the USS AUCILLA (AO-56), both in the Atlantic and Pacific combat Areas. At the Conclusion of the war in the Pacific, he participated in the occupation of the Japanese home islands. He has subsequently served as Navigator of USS AUBURN (AGC-10), Gunnery Officer of USS SAIPAN (CVL-48), Executive Officer of USS HAZELWOOD (DD-531) and Commanding Officer of the USS BRISTOL (DD-857). During the Korean War he served as a member of Commander SEVENTH Fleet Staff. Commander Bergen has attended Cornell University, the Navy G e n e r a I Line School and the Armed Forces Staff College. His wife, the former Dorothy Osborn of Wayside, New Jersey and their daughter Judith Ann, 7, reside in Charleston, South Carolina. Exmim Offim . lWiJ LCDR. W. H. GRIGG Executive Officer PepaxCment ■HeocU LCDR. T.C. GOSLIN, JR. Supply Officer LT. E.W. L. HEELEY Navigator LT. G. A. COOPER Engineering Officer LT. W. R. CLEMENTS Operations Officer Weapon PepoAirrtent First Division Officer RrtAt Dimlmj O. Ambrose, BM1 ( -H ! J. NeAan, BMJ Cfe.e,) VISION - Five I xed group of green and salty sailors comprising 1st D i vis ion began heaving in. Since that time each man has come a long way. The training was hard, but practical During the course of the Med Cruise the 1st Division was responsible f o r a wide variety of assigned tasks. There were underway and in port watches to be stood, vital stations to be manned during mooring, anchoring, high replenishing. In addition to these tasks the 1st Division m e standards for cleanliness and upkeep of its s p a c e s . 1st Division can take pride in themselves and the ship. Hurst. SN D. Hurley, SN ,-F. Kinchen, SN L. ( ) (e K 2 ..., „i, . . ,„tv, UJ , on _ .. vj. ivicLsod, SN H, Migues, SN ' A. MoorC 5N I c S Papademus, SN A oil R. Phillips. SN T Eembert, S N ( V R. Sawyer, SN L. Sukley, SN T Trueld7lr SN ■M, Urban, SIT T. Whisenhl Whisenhfiit. SN J_ Zafia, SN n Xi , h e-  R. Bradley, SA ' L Havens, SA - RV Ken)JJn, SA 9 J. Simpson, SA F. Storz, SA Q wmL Dmim i . Jl M ctS G. Miller, FTG1 M. Thompson, GMM1 J. Borick, FTG2 J. Eutkoski, FTG2 W. Austin, GMG3 R. Connick, GMG3 J. Johansen, FTG3 L. Wells, FTG3 G. Huss, SN SECOND DIVISION - Maintains the main and secondary gun bat- teries in the highest condition of battle readiness at all times. Establish a working landing force and security force through in- small arms equipment. THIRD DIVISION - Has the re- sponsibility f o r operation, care, and maintenance of the ship ' s missile armament, including mis- siles, missile directors, com- puters, designation equipment, telemetry and launcher systems. Handling and stowage of missiles and missile ordnance items. x % X R. Lepper, FTM2 V. McGuire, MT2 B. Overton, FTM2 C. Rodgers, MT2 T. Vohr, MT2 E. Witcher, GMM2 L. Dalenberg. FTM3 M. D ' Orto. FTM3 M. Lev is. FTM3 D.VMumby, MT3 M. Sturm, FTM3 C. Wynck, MT3 (0. 0, . O ' Brien, 9N fens. K. A. Hughes Ass ' t Third Division Office J. Carlson. FTM3 C. Childrey, GMM1 P. Stoffel, FTM3 J. J. Jasany. FTMJ Fouxt t uimlm Fourth division personnel operate ana maintain all of the antisub- marine equipment aboard Macdonough. This includes ASROC, the torpedo-tubes, torpedo decoys, sonar and the computing system used to solve underwater fir e control problems. Throughout the Med cruise the men of the Fourth division managed, through hard work, •kill And luck, to keep the MAC free from effective torpedo attack. Between bouts with the subs, they also ranked 1st in divisional competition. (2CwJK ) Ltjg. R. Nitschke R. Brant, GMM2 W. Carroll, GMM2 R. Kahle, SOC2 R Fisher, SOG3 P. McGuire, SOG3 G. Reneer, SOC W. Muggleton, SOGSN E. Ryan, SOGSN W. Spencer, SOGSN R. Lytle, SN slLt T Enqlmmnq T) ojihw$j M Vlmi UMAUHb K. Hildebrant. BTCA G. Pence, MMC W. Higginbotham. BT1 W H. Eckard, MM 1 T. Bergin, MM3 L, Brady, BT3 A. Bilchanan, MM3 W. Green, MM1 M. Borden, BT3 L. Davis, MM3 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT - M Division is responsible for main- taining the ship ' s propulsion units. The division is comprised of Machinist ' s Mates and Boiler Technician. ' . Deep down in the heart of the ship these MM ' s and BT ' s generate all the ship ' s power. The BT ' s burn the fuel to heat the water, to make the steam, to turn the wheels that pushed the mighty MAC across the Atlantic, around the Med and back home. The MM ' s turn the right valves to make the steam flow to the right wheels at the right time to generate electronical power, pump oil and water through the life veins of the ship and turn the screws that propel the mighty MAC . M. Bozik, MM3 1. R. Reiser. MM3 R. Coggins. FN J. Craig, FN N. Johnson, FN B. Jones, FN J. Slaughter, ] Slaughter, FN E. Scott, FN D. Pinder, FN R. Wallace, FN G. Walter, FN J. White, FN G. Francom, FA R. Heister, FA R. Noblitt, FA WDimi UHAtm ft R DIVISION - Consists of Ship Fit- ter sTTSarnaJe - Control Men, Machinist Mates, Electronics and Internal Com- munication personnel. R division has the responsibility of maintaining the ship ' s hull and piping systems, air conditioning, auxiliary machinery, all munication systems. The men of the R division are the ship ' s repair tech- nicians and provide the nucleus of the damage control parties. ... J. Mullins, EMC H. Kerop, MM1 R. Metcalf, EN1 J. Anderson, EM3 R. Daniel, SF2 K. Pfordte, EM2 C. Baker, EN3 R. Nauck, MM3 y I 5 L. Hint. DC3 J. Mariano, EM3 W. Trapp, MR3 R. Wilk, IC3 Curlee, ICFN K. Hall, ICFN G. Primeau, ENFN v. Bradley, FN 0 tpkoriA Orphanage-Livorno. ?♦ Wen n SWP S tea 11 to 5 , s f55s 2S? SS S ■vrt  CW X 1B8 tfB e V lot Bl g!ft w S B at sa ot i? Opewriimi T?epa tmBnt OC TXhaImj Lt. L. W. Skelton, III OC Division Officer V. McLaughlin. SMCS B. Payne, QMCS T. VanDerWiele; RM2 div OC DIVISION - Consists of Rad rtermasters and Ye d b men f Signalmen, ec a us e of this of responsibility. The Radiomen handled the huge traffic in the Med in an outstanding manner while the Signalmen hoisted and executed flag hoists and main- tained a visual watch for the flashing light that would keep the ship informed on what was happening around the formation. The Quartermasters a s s i s t e d the Navigator in the safe navigation of the ship and be- came very familiar with places like the Straits Bon- facio and Messina. The official correspondence, filing and personnel work is all handled by the Yeomen and Personnelmen of OC division. M. Banks, SM2 J. Williams, RM2 Jfc. y X, D. Adams, SM3 J. Carter, YN3 J. Early, YN3 J. Hromada, QM3 C, Karlak. RM3 R. Staub, YN3 K. Fields, RMSR IV JVftlarris, RMSN y 01 T?UHAl UMAUHt R. Aleer, HMCA AJ n J. Banks, RD1 Hancox, RD1 C. Rice, RD1 J. Petka, RD2 G. Proudfit, RD2 W. Repynek. RD2 If S. Ribble, RD2 K. Schick, RDZ OPERATIONS - OI Division consists men. The Radarmen operate the Combat Information Center called Combat by ship ' s company. At all times -whether under ordinary steaming conditions or when General Quarter stations are manned - these men, working a s a team, form the nerve center of the ship. Their main function, using all available sources of information - including radar, radio and lookouts -is to collect, evalu- ate and disseminate all pertinent infor- mation necessary to the Bridge. The HN ' s take care of the ship ' s aches, pains and colds also they inspect the ship constantly to see that we meet the required high sanitation standards. IK a Mr T Zalenski. RDZ J. Jankowski; RD3 H. Elliott. RDSN V. Mall, RDS OE DIVISION - Consists of the Electronics Technicians, who have the responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of the ship ' s search radar and external communication equipment. A high state of readiness of the electronics equipment is necessary so that the mighty MAC will be ready for air or OE T UKAi VDiAiMj J. Campbell, ETC W. Reister, ETR2 C. Bagby, ETN3 V BergstTo}i«—ETR3 L. Jones, ET3 D. Kane, ETR3 Wuest, ET3 A. Alcorn, ETNSN P. Palmgren, ETRSN F. Wilson, ETN2 D. Rathke, SN Nopfe m E 8 rTO4 „ www. • if - • «  .■ Ww ' - i M « _ Mil nJSViralBI ' —iE 1 - m tt St  E_j BJ B EgHigB3 E3BEjH| , fe eiWI Bf?B sSk S J -T •- . ' W )S P« «« i J - ■ - • ' ■ t t,. j . ' ifjfl  — — — - TteSSri ' i: ' , iCjcBl J Pm ' njjiii (jOiptto § H 1 1 ' f j - W5 Capri fisherman tending his nets - Marina Grande Feed bag Isle of Capri looking towards Italy - from Monto Solano Ruins of Pompeii. 1 y j i fl ERR ft • rt A T !! ' 1 l W fei ' -i LiYi w t- -WK- M - wjjg W r fi ■ 1-4, 1 Mil £uppfy PepoAtrnjent 5 T7umai UMAUHt Lata of the Commissarymen, Storekeepers, Disbursing Clerk, and Stewards and these different rates supply the ship with the necessary services o f everyday living aboard ship. The SK ' s keep the other departments happy by making sure the ship haa all the necessary spare parts. The SH ' s give the nice ser- vices such as haircuts, ship ' s store, coke machines and laundry ser- vices. The CS ' s work hard to keep that wonde rful chow coming three times a day. Last but not least the Stewards who keep the Wardroom Officers happy and D. Bell, SKI W. Harper, SD2 J. McAnaw, SK2 J. Powell, CS2 H. Young, SK2 R. Horrox, SH3 E. Cooper, SKSN V ckeh, SfT R -Devaney, SN L. Herber, SN R. Paul, SN G. Perez, TN S. Roes, SN C rlickum, SA N. Mellard. SA Visitors Aboard While steaming in the Western Mediterranean the MACDONOUGH was visited by the honorable Paul V. Fay, Under Secretary of Navy, who was high-lined from the USS LITTLE ROCK (CLG-2). Mr. Fay was accompanied by Vice Admiral Centner, Commander Sixth Fleet and was on an operational tour of the Sixth Fleet. During the Under Secretary ' s visit the ship demonstrated its missile capability by firing a Terrier missile. The Under Secretary also had an opportunity to tour the ship and observe an anti aircraft firing demonstration. While on board Mr. Fay spoke with officers, midshipmen and crew and answered some questions. Upon completion of Mr. Fay ' s visit he and his party were high-lined to the nuclear aircraft carrier ENTERPRISE for further observation of fleet maneuvers. c I ourta - ' Rome Trevi Fountain. iiii t ill ! Water fountain in Rome. A Pagan Temple Pyramid in Rome - a gift from Egypt. St. Peter ' s Square taken from St. Peter ' s Basillica. Main gate through the walls of ancient Rome. Colosseum. Ruins of ancient political square in Rome. TflAMto LtanJbufc During the Med cruise MACDONOUGH ' s Engineering Department was awarded the COMCRUDESLANT E award by Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla Eight. The presentation of the E award was the collimation of a year ' s engineering and damage control drills and represented many hours of drills for the crew. The engineering personnel saw to it that the MACDONOUGH was able to meet all her commitments. The Engineers have every right to be proud and happy over their outstanding accomplishment. ComDesRon Six- introducing ComCrusDesFlot Eight Admiral Smith - ComCruDesFlot Eight - Award speech Presentation of E Acceptance. C O presentation to Engineering Officer. -t I rf t ft V u Crew assembled for award. ' V -AK .s r ?% X I I ki- ' ' J Engineering Officers and Chiefs Painting of Engineering E by Landry, MM2 and Hauck. GERMAN AMB VISITS ASSADOR During the amphibious operation SOUTH TRAP, off Thrace, Turkey, Ambassador Grewe, German permanent representative to NATO, and Commander U. S. Sixth Fleet visited the MACDONOUGH. During this visit the Ambassador and COMSDCTHFLT observed a gunnery call fire mission from the beach and had an opportunity to tour the ship. Upon completion of the MACDONOUGH ' s phase in the amphibious landings she stood out into the AgeanSea to rendezvous with the USS SARATOGA (CVA-60). The MACDONOUGH rendezvoused with the SARATOGA and high -lined Ambassador Grewe , COMSDCTHFLT and their party over to the aircraft carrier where the ambassador was going to ob- serve flight operations. During Ambassador Grewe ' s visit he had an opportunity to view the MAC- DONOUGH ' s missile and shiphandling capabilities. PoWwv Along the Avenue of Palermo. View of Cathedral in Palermo. Children near pond in Palermo. QphluASMj RepfeiuAkmertt Refuefing (Wicfo Izmir, Turkey Cannes, France Livorno, Italy- Valencia, Spain Naples, Italy Palma de Mallorca Gaeta, Italy Taranto, Italy Istanbul, Turkey Palermo, Sicily Gibraltar Editor: Lr. E. W. L. He e ley Photograph,e. . P? Ltjg. R. JLawton . Ho ltz,, ETN3 % i Zanif