Porterfield (DD 682) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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