William V Pratt (DLG 13) - Naval Cruise Book

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SS .V rat h 7, 1958 at the Philo- Pratt's keel was lard Marc dolphin Naval Shipyard and she was launched March 16, 1960 alter c nsar Mrs. William V. Pratt. Her commis- hristening by Mrs. Edward Robbins lor the Spo ' in come November 4, 1961. Her lirst trip away sion g lram the United States was made to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in March ol 1962 where she came through an accellerated training schedule with excellent grades. A quick weekend in Port-Au-Prince and another in San Juan la city,soon to be dubbed as her second 1 lk h me art by the crewl and she came home to Nor o 9 P to undergo her linal inspections and trials. Assigned OPTEVFOR she the Caribbean sandwiching as a test evaluation ship to COM made lour lurther trips to a three month yard period in during June, July, and August ol 1962. ln August ol 1963 she set sail lor Riptide lll in the Bay ol Biscay and a quick stop in Bremerhaven Germany lor a visit before coming home. Since coming home she has been extremely busy with lleet exercises, a trip to Boston, one to New York, one up the Chesapeake Bay to show the middies how a real ship looked and operated. The primary mission ol this ship is to operate offensively with Strike, Anti-Submarine or ' r Amphibious Forces against submarine, air o surface threats. To accomplish this mission, we must perform ll c d 1 ther tasks These range from co 6 t a multitu e o o . ' d to shooting ing hydrographic and oceanographic ata ' ' 'les. down enemy aircraft with our missr