Barry (DD 933) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 35 text:

AT l000, 29 SepTember T965 BARQY goT Linde f- Way Tor vvhaT was To be a long, someTimes Trying bUT in The end, a very successiful and saTisTying deploymenT in The SouTh China Sea wiTh The UniTed STaTes SevenTh l:leeT. The deploymenT would egenwally end in an around The world cr . ' ' uise y The Time This deploymenT was over h we ad added much To our repuTaTion as one of The TinesT ships in The TleeT, earned The esTeem T h o oT er ships in company, as well as The per COMCRUDES L!-XNT RJADIVT Ruckner deparTing. Take in The brow! sonal saTisTacTion of having done a iob iusT as well as we possibly could. The long Trip down Th e coasT of NorTh America, Through The Panama Canal and across The vasT Pacific Ocean is remembered Tor drills, dri preparaTion Tor The exacTing schedule avvaiTing Us as a combaT uniT of The SevenTh l:leeT. lls and more drills in A lasT look aT pier one. Anchors aweigh my boys!

Page 34 text:

. , . ,T M sy Message from Commander Cruiser DesTroyer l:loTilla Two To all Officers and men ID BARRY l exTend my slnceresT besT for a saT1sfylng cruise for all To accomplish your readiness To soul under such curcumsfonces and d1fflculTles IS under sTood l am proud and pleased To noTe your command ThroughouT The period malnfauned an undersTand:ng and resolved aTTlTude Typical of desTroyermen To he ready when The call comes When you reporf IU Never fear DESLANT s here You can counT on my sTaff ln NevvporT To asslsT you and your dependenTs IU every way posslhle God speed To all hands Rear Admiral Shaffer CapTain C.A. Sander relieves CapTain J.R. Tenanfy as Commander of DesTroyer SGU0dVOV' TWSWTY- FOUT i l in A . hui Overhaul Ing The guns ewpwl BARRY IS selecred above all oTher ships in DESRON 211 To receive The coveTed BaTTle Efficiency CompeT1Tuon Afvard for l965 - I I l V. O 1 l . . . . CZ? ' , x J1 x, ,W V' l 1 A 'Q :Z 4 A ' fi 1' 5 '-f ff f of ll I r .. , f ff 4 V, f I 14 2 I ,f T as 4 T t I I ll ' y m ! B . . X

Page 36 text:

oo Not REMOVE EROIVI THIS Book u 5 5 BARRY too 933l CARE OE EEEET POST OFFICE 965 NEW YORK NEW YORK PLAN OE TI-IE CRUISE SEPTEMBER T965 TO APRIL T966 TJG Carter BOOTITI USN Ruben E STEWART QJMGZ Larry R POTTS SIVIQ Captain Carl A SANDER USN l'IenryT I-IOWARD SN Many Contributors Donald A FERGUSON ETG3 UNIEORIVI OE TI-IE YEAR hen going forward, Blues when going aft, Dungarees when standing still wg suits optional on leave and liberty. IDARD SI-IIP BOARD ROUTINE, EXCEPT: eet in the Vietnam War. anal on 6 October l965. Hawaii on 20 October I965 October I9o5. I Dateline 25 October l965. an I November I965. 6 November I965. ilippine Islands I7 November 1965 to commence type training at Tabones a 30 November I965 in company USS ENTERPRISE ICVAINJ obj USS l 253 and USS ROBERTS IDD-8235 for Dixie Station in South China Sea on 29 September I965 as one of the first Atlantic fleet destroyers to J N uber of T O 77 7 in first combat strike launched from a nuclear powered ire support ember I965 to I5 December T965 fired over ISOO rounds of 5 at targets Iuding VC roadblock installations and supply dumps and at similar Delta region ENTERPRISE h d as t ey eparted Dixie Station onl5 December to steam erations at Point Yankee rike as member of TO77 7 on Uong Bi power complex in North Vietnam Tber I965 to proceed to South Vietnamese coast near Vung Tau and up c Q 3 rike as member of TO77 7 on Hai Duong bridge spans on 23 December fears spent on station in South China Sea 1 1 illippine Islands on I7 January IQ66 after 48 days of air strike operations i ippine Islands on 20 January I966 following receipt of an urgent gunfire support ship for amphibious operations STGTIOVI ROUPIG E0QIe during week of 28 January LI February IQ66 nds in combat support of Marines GSI-lore.