Newman K Perry (DDR 883) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1952

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Moored - Palermo, Sicily Sinuous Course

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History of the U.S.S. Newman K. Perry I DDR 8831 This vessel was named in memory of Ensign Newman K. Perry, USN, who was killed in a boiler explosion on board the U.S.S. BENNINCTON in 1905. Built by the Consolidated Steel Corpora- tion of Orange, Texas, she was launched on March 7, 1945 and commissioned in Iuly 1945. Her Shakedown cruise and early operat- ing was conducted in the Atlantic, but on 7 November 1945 she departed for the Pa- cific to become a part of DesPac. Many interesting assignments have fol- lowed: The Bikini Atom Bomb Tests in 1946, Chinese waters in 1947, and San Diego, California in 1948. In April 1949 the N. K. PERRY once again joined DesLant and had Newport, Rhode Island assigned as its home port. From September 1949 to January 1950 she operated in the Mediterranean area. From February 1950 until September 1950 she participated in Atlantic Fleet Exercises. From October 1950 until December 1950 she again steamed under ComSixthFleet in the Mediterranean. From February 1951 until May 1951 she underwent an overhaul at New York Naval Shipyard. Upon comple- tion of the overhaul she departed for Under- Way Training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The initial trip south was marred by a collision with a Iapanese freighter. .After a seven week stay for repairs at the Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina, The PERRY successfully completed her under- way Training in Cuba and thereafter op- erated in The A t l a n t i c Fleet, until her departure, on 22 April 1952, for another tour of Mediterranean duty. 1 I The N. K. PERRY is a gearing class, 2200 ton long hull, Radar Picket Destroyer, with an actual full load displacement of about 3,500 tons. She is 390 feet 6 inches long, with an extreme beam of 40 feet 10 inches, and a mean draft of 14 feet 8 inches. Her propulsion system consists of 4 boilers and two geared turbines 'with a max- imum output of 60,000 shaft power. Her armament consists of six-five inch 38 caliber guns housed in three mounts, 16 40mm. Anti-aircraft guns in 5 mounts, and additional Anti-Submarine weapons. Her prime function as a DDR is to serve as a long-range warning picket vessel against aircraft, for which job she is well equipped with an abundance of electronic gear and a crew consisting-of 18 officers and 280 en- listed personnel. As proof of her capabilities the N. K. has received the following awards and honors: 1945-American Theater Ribbon 1946-Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon 1947-China Occupation Ribbon 1948-Battleship Efficiency Pennant 1949-Battleship Efficiency Pennant 1949-Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award



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The Captain Commander Hugh Howard Lewis, U. S. Navy Commander Lewis was born October 29, 1910 in Manila, Phillipine Islands, the son of an army officer. He graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in May 1934, at which time he resigned and was commissioned an ensign in the Naval Reserve. He was called to active duty in November 1939. He then served on the US'S TUSCALOOSA CCA 372 in the gunnery dept. until janu- ary 1941, when he went to the Submarine School in New London.. After three months of Sub School, he served in all capacities except command on the USS S43 on war patrols in the Southwest Paciiic. Leaving the USS S43 in November 1943, he became CO of the USS S30. He then served as Executive Officer of the USS SEAL CSS 1731 from April 1944 to December 1944 on war patrols in the Pacific, then as CC of the USS STERLET QSS 3921 until November 1948. Since then he served on the staff of the Commandant 7th Naval District a nd as Inspector Instructor, Naval Reserve, Washington, D. C. In June of 1951 he became Our Captainf, Commander Lewis has been awarded the following decorations: Silver Star with Gold Star in lieu of 2nd Silver Star, Bronze Star with Cold Star in lieu of 2nd Bronze Star and Combat V , Commendation ribbon with VD and award of mention in dispatches by Great Britain. He also has the following Campaign and Service Medals: American Defense A , American Area, Asiatic Pacific Area Q 4 starsj, Victory Medal and China Service Medal. q i i u ? l I ' x 1 6 I I l

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