Wisconsin (BB 64) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDER C. H. BECKER United Silica Nnvy EXECUTIVE OFFICER USS WISCONSIN .,....,,,.-... .-,V . - 714153-5,49lf, A.': 3 3 5 l ,,f 'l ,jg in C I 1 v ,G vw 'fl gy 5 l,l l leaf la omunuulrx Ilxush . ll lhlhl l S X : ' fllfufx Il: .llllXlll on lumlml lux! ill linu' lu IIIIIILC IIIC alum-. 4. lxumia. zulu., .ul X! - l'fl z-:mu lllli to llu IilllIl'1lSIilII'N. m..Nu-naw .luv ol :lu I xx xxi.,i.,l., llu H,lll,uul, .lllt'l lnirlly :mulling lhe rozlsl of lhuu Alml gxixill lil Nu-'..:L Xff: Ql lil 'V 11 l,il:lfl:i1:.u, I-u.muwl li.ul. into llu- l':uilu lo pzlrlifiprlle tl-.Ln vuuru-ll :lux X u li Xl Y, lug, l'i-ll . l .u :lu l.4:zuu1xnprmolifall Hugh CI:nrpel -speemly return l,ulu,u.-.l will ilu 1 .N .lr if Xflfl.lll hom Xllnlw. liuulf-lviil. :uul liliiwelok. Illx lux! Inu- oi ll ilu:-. 5- l if -f,1 fl? f fommululri ll1'fLf1'x l!'llllll lu fllfSll'OyL'l' tlllly up un ilu- qllllxll I xx l'lgl.l.., IM- y..-.Ar rlflwll .1 pl-iiufulurrl clmngt' liulll llix C1Il'lICl' Cl2IyS Illjlk ,xml pull., Milf xp-:ar lll--:ni :M ., ,.,, fl .ml :lu ll.Il'X mul lung. In O1 lfllllfl' lflflfi llC Ilan .mul IHHLL, llu I--:1w fwzv+l:w'f.Q Ilfiil 'lf flu fx wrvlfxffl in ilu' llrxllrvyel ISS New IIS llS CODI- -ing .ul ilu: maui vw- ll llll l l Nu iflf v li' A' fm lzufzug Hllufi. 'I his mix his liixt sen-going cjommzmd. Mlmuql xuuux loin! :uhm Clive :arte ll -F X llaglu from ilu l'uiu-cl Slilllfx lznulecl him in TriCSlC, XYN-nzxan lux .wplmurrlf fflwzif Ill l .v l x -I l:.,Hr vluxr flu- xlzip l.u ill inullur. lflllil l9f'l7 Cum-- ln l'l1'l l -wuimuzlll lu-.Lf X var.-V --v' -' I xx Ti,,2l:ll'f luflfx num-cl in ltnlizm waters :ns skipper of Il.mmlw.:l io: .a x1::wxzm:1 :xv I , the . Rfwf UU illf' Xf'2 X1 ilu' mul ol this time the ship returned K Kill! lm-z lu' wx m lzzx l l X XX z-is -13 1 f Elx luuau- port in XCXYIJUII. Rllfnle lslzmtl and COITI- gx.ulu.m-wu 1:-ms zlu- X.l-.wx I :j1:rrxll.s 4 Xu llllllllfl lu-11,11 mill goofllnfg to :answer the Call of the al lxkvluuxz, Nr-.X lrxxrao Ylil-x .mf 1 X -,fi llflllllfflll. llexr- lu- wxxcrl uxuler thc Chief of Naval ilu' xmll ol l1wzm:zx,ml:r: X11 lil: :p Xtl- l ll?-fmtifnlx on ilu: xlixll ull the Jxll' Defense Board. Xxixxmzu 135-1-:.l:l..-:lx U z.r:v lol?-lrmlg If -.mu in Wqfxlzingnon he was transferred to Ilux ncx: dm-. If-'zz wok ?1: . so 17: l.: E . , lhlzlfuuuv- glx luxpc-fun' ol Xznvul Materiel. It was from lu- lux: xczu-ll .zlumzli :Eur .ax 1: I NN li -zo: l , 1 ..1 135 w-xi :lin he img-iw,-rl orders to report to SubGr0up nmnulci liukrz zlxik on .fx L -,lrrlizzug llffgl fl: ll 'f-fi, Xilqmiif Rc--1,-me Iflecl. Norfolk, Virginia for duty I-'iuxt lR.m.zEmx1. lffvvz Xl.p::::: lu: 1? iX.LQ1lxf, .f- zlue- zmixpfpfli'-cg Iixeullive Offigcr of the USS mul. uillx ilu' lecxxi' z'ulx. 1111.1 in XML, Yznml Xiir Suri-m. lla llgzizz x ft 'rx-i :ku I 1 mm lullu x lnother also 1 Comman er, XII' Slum!! .mul xzszzozzzzlfzzg .iz - .11-I u:z:,,f lfg '2 Ol 'lux l-l?Ul l lf'i 'r'i We 'if ln-N l 1 Hzx Ill0l.llCl lesldes in Baltlmorff, Fleet Lu .irulmzuf an luhu lien, tor. .dar link l'n'pnl'tul to ilu' uzzszxv V99 Uqfligzl :ix l5,Xu'lE1i llixfozz-iii. H flfmarxz U' 1' E- , - L d if :uw-' znzfzmlmg the .Xrmecl Forces Staff College 111 Xuzloill.. 1l'f,lI'llZi. - .- - V' H. - - Tlxllil'-lfillfl.

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1- iq:-ft., ifrlifl-1,4 l'0C0lllllllSSl0lllllg C 9 950 is am itupmtatnt tlntr nn nur t.alentl.m. ttnl.n. lt is tlilltrrcnt not mth. het.uuc it mutt tht- tum nl the tenttrrv lint atlm licuunc it mtv ewnti tmnr tu p.tss wltit'lt'ttntrltt'tl at great turning pnmt in mn Int-x .intl itt ottl' ttittitmzll pulity. lt this tn lnntf. Wirll tli.tt the Koretttt W'att' tlllllllllflltfll and it um. in the :utter-tlntg muntlu nl that year that nur tmttmrt .mtl tht-w til the Uttitrtl Ntttititts were tlinnnetl. then lniglttc-tml. .intl linstlly illllltltl extinguished tw the title ul lmttlf- nn the rttggetl Korean penimulm. lk-temher nl that wan out tt tlltittcse llununtntist arms iutcnening nn the mlr- nl North Korean tunes with great initi.tl unto-.t, it mili- tary cmrtpaign which had aipptntresl to he an its last stages was translmmetl intn une wlmw extent and thun- tion Metnetl alntmt without limit. People exerusl1r'tr' Wontlertd il the ttuntnunist wnrltl was nnt rmtlx for za lull-lledgetl battle. and when they lnnltetl nhnnt them lol' the tnezlns tn resist this new and ntnitintxs tlne.-it they lotlttd only small and token tnrres .amilal-ilc. Nm was Korea the only trnuhle spot. Otlrers-elscivliere in Asia. in the Middle Haut and in Eurnpe-lnnmetl nn the horilott. All Arnty. Navy and ,Xir Fnrte which had been tailored more to nur hopes than tn the realities of the post-war world could not reasotmhlx- he expected to meet all of these demautls at nnce. The result. nl course. was a tleriwion to greatly expand the :mned forces. Our Navy. whose activities in the Korean Xt':tr had demonstrated the need lor se.:tpt'm-er. soon was ordering many ships to active duty from nmthh.1llr where thet- fluid been stored years before. Thus it was that the rwiseonun mme back to lite and that December. l95!'t nut haue- lwen :ts ltntnnzttt' :ts wc were. Tllztttlts to tht! luttwiglit nntl ingctntity t'xt'ttinetl while the war against t.c'ttn.tnx gtntl vlttpqtn ttill wats. prngretsing. a prztctictll, up ttrtlntt' mt-tlmtl nl tuning :away the thousands of ships hnilt tltning tht' nun was tlevisctl. No longer was it 8 tpitfttinn nl luring ext-tytlting :away in grease, of remov- ing t-lt-tttitnl t-tpriptttettt. ztntl. in gclreral, of leaving 8 wrrti-t-quippt-tl and mating hnllt to :await a future emer- gentx. 'lhe tnutltlmlling protests permitted U8 to pre- f-ene nm lighting ships relatively intact, in something time lu lighting mntlitinn. Instead of waiting six tnnnths tn at tent' lnr at thip to rcmtntnission, wc could expr-tt tn lun-cr even nut Izngt-st war vessels in sullicientl good slmpc lu get tmtlerwaty within three months. Mu tflmt and rnztny words were spent in maling the shi 5 np and in relating the tztlc ol thc zipper fleet to 8 ttrttmn. Few nl tts tvlm saw htfr then will forget how the Wismmin ltxilzctel :ts she lay in drydock during those early :lat-t. nnly three months before her recommission- ing. As she Silt patiently on the keel blocks, her hull was all hut invisible. Her long. sleek, protruding bow! -.wept down and out ol sight to give way to the forward turrcts. Then fume the massive dull grey hulk of her stztrks and superstructure which dominated her sur- rmmdingt. :mtl finally the superstructure terminated :ihruptlj-'. leaving turret three to guard a broad and level expanse of afterdeck. On all sides was equipment and Comnm and sealing materials still 'tntttt mounts directors and other ieces of I date on the calendar which all of us prohahlv will Bllt it had not been for the mnthballs we would ' ' ' P gear. Qn every square foot of deck space tools. ml drums. power and high pressure air all of the other paraphernalia of a Navy Yard