Porterfield (DD 682) - Naval Cruise Book

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The cooks and bakers notionly kept the insti- tutionalized gripes down to .a dull roar, but managed to keep us Well nourished. And. on such special occasions as Thanksgiving and Christmas they produced exquisite feasts which Were the real measure of their skills and talents. With a few exceptions arising chiefly from equipment failures., the laundrymen kept the washer, drier and the button smasher operating 24 hours a day. Some mention too should be made of the stewards, for they versatility they consistently displayed in the preparation of certain foods is in a Way representative of the versatility of the entire supply department. Not only did they prove accomplished in the preparation of foods from many different lands, but they demon- strated conclusively that there are at least 87 differ- GHK ways of preparing rice, not counting boiling of course. Fried what? Mess Decks MAA

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.JH .Jr T 495' Providing sustenance for the crew. ervice is our Job l I ! Whatever the hour of day or night, there were always some supply personnel, whether bakers, laundrymen or storekeepers, busy performing those many essential services usually taken for granted until fortune intervened and temporarily prevented their accomplishment. The work of the storekeep- ers, for example, was particularly vital to the ship's operations, for each of the departments depended on them for parts support for their various equipments. But while these SKS took partial responsibility for the ship's oper- ating efficiency at sea, the dispursing clerks deserve almost full responsibility for having made possible the crew's steaming ef- ficiency in port. Fortunately, not all of the 8350,000 paid out by the DKs added to the ' 'gold flow. 816,000 found its way back via the ship's store, while the coke machine alone swallowed some 55,000 nickels and dispensed almost as many drinks.

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hip? History The USS PORTERFIELD I DD-6821 is a Fletcher Class Destroyer, capable of fulfillinga variety of missions: Escort and screening duties, anti-submarine warfare, anti-air warfare, surface war- fare and shore bombardment. The ship is 93 feet high. from the waterline to mast tip, 3765 feet long and 395 feet at her beam. She carries a crew of 19 officers and 240 enlisted men. The ship was built in 1943 by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Terminal Island, California, and received her commissioning pennant on 30 October 1943. She is named after Rear Admiral Louis Broughton PORTERFIELD. Immediately after a post-commissioning shake down cruise, PORTERFIELD steamed westward and joined the U. S. Fifth'Fleet to share in the war with Japan. During the .20 months of continu- ous duty in the Western Pacific forward area, PORTERFIELD participated in a variety of assign- ments: Carrier screening for the New Guinea landings, the Marianas strikes, and finally, the de- cisive battle of the Philippines. PORTERFIELD supported the first air strikes against Tokyo after DOOLITTLE's raid and provided fire support for the occupation of Iwo Jima. With the successful conclusion of the war, PORTERFIELD joined the Pacific Reserve Fleet and was decommissioned on 3 October 1945. ' The Korean Conflict found the PORTERFIELD once again ready to take on her tasks. She served first with the Seventh, later with the Ninth, and again with the Seventh U. S. Fleet. PORT- ERFIELD supported United Nations Forces by screening aircraft carriers, conducting patrols and firing shore bombardment. After cessation of hostilities PORTERFIELD continued as an active member of the U. S. First and Seventh Fleets completing regular cruises to the Far East. ' In the 1960's the world is once more in a state of turmoil in the Far East. The Vietnamese hos- tilities have kept the crew of the PORTERFIELD alert and on station and six times she1has served with the powerful Seventh Fleet. Bruise Itinerary ' . I I 1 5 I 1 1 1 14 fi I 'I fx I I I! .H 735 ' - H 'F B . 3 1 1 if' L 11 5 I .. 1. 'Y ia ISI E51 26 OCT - 31 OCT Enroute WESTPAC 31 JAN - 6 FEB 1 NOV - 5 NOV HAWAII 7 FEB - 9 FEB 6 NOV - 13 NOV Enroute YOKOSUKA 10 FEB - 14 FEB. 14 NOV - 17 NOV Inport YOKOSUKA 15 FEB - 19 FEB 18 NOV - 21 NOV Enroute SUBIC BAY 20 FEB - 2 MAR 22 NOV - 3 DEC Inport suBIc BAY 3 MAR 4 MAR 4 DEC - 6 DEC Enroute YANKEE STATION 5 MAR 10 MAR 6 DEC -9 DEC sPEcoFs TG 77.8 IRANGERI 10 MAR - ll MAR 10 DEC - 11 DEC Enroute sUBIc BAY 12 MAR - 17 MAR 12 DEC Inport SUBIC BAY 18 MAR - 19 MAR 12 DEC - 14 DEC Enroute YANKEE STATION 19 MAR - 22 MAR 15 DEC - 29 DEC sFEcoFs TG 77.8 22 MAR - 30 MAR 29 DEC - 30 DEC Enroute SUBIC BAY 30 MAR - 1 APR 31 DEC - 4 JAN ' Inport SUBIC BAY 1 APR 5 JAN - 6 JAN TTY SUBIC BAY - 'TABONES 2 APR 5 APR 7 JAN - 17 JAN TAV SUBIC BAY 6 APR - 3 APR 17 JAN - 19 JAN Enroute NcFs 9 APR - 18 APR 20 JAN - 27 JAN NGFS 19 APR 28 JAN - 30 JAN Enroute SINGAPORE Inport SINGAPORE gg Enroute YANKEE STATION 15 SPECOPS TG 77.6 ASW TTY SPECOPS TG 77.6 El Enroute SUBIC BAY TAV Enroute HONG KONG it Inport HONG KONG 5.3 Enroute YANKEE STATION I SPECOPS TG 77.6 I TU 77.0.2 PIRAZ ESCORT M ix Enroute SUBIC BAY 1 0, . Inport SUBIC BAY 3 w Enroute YOKOSUKA 'r Inport YOKOSUKA 1 Enroute CONUS, Inport SAN DIEGO i Ii 3