Berkeley (DDG 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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JM TORY 8 AUG 1979 - Underway fur Deplcivment number ten. 21 NOV 1979 - BERKELEY leads the KITTY HAWK Battle Group out of Subic Bay in response to the takeover of the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran. Underway in the Indian Ocean and the Ara- bian Sea for the next two months, the Battle Group conducted contin- gency operations. •27 FEB 1981 - Depart San Diego for WESTPAC 11. 13 JAN 1984 ■ BERKELEY gets underway for her 12th deploy- ment to the Western Pacific. 12 AUG 1986 - WESTPAC 13. 1.5 DEC 1987 - BERKELEY celebrates her 2.5th Anniversary. The USS BERKELEY is a Guided Missile Destroyer of the CHARLES F. ADAMS class. Commissioned on 15 Dec 1962, she is in her 25th year of service. This book is dedicated to the men who were, are, and will be BERKELEY. BERKELEY FACTS DISPLACEMENT, TONS 4,825 (FULL LOAD) DIMENSIONS, FEET LENGTH 437 BEAM 47 DRAFT 20 MAIN ENGINES 2 GEARED STEAM TURBINES 2 SHAFTS; 70,000 SHP BOILERS 4 GUNS 2 5-INCH .54 CAL ANTI SUBMARINE WEAPONS 1 ASROC 8-TUBE LAUNCHER 2 TRIPLE TORPEDO TUBES MISSILES 1 SINGLE ARM MK-13 LAUNCHER SURFACE TO SURFACE HARPOON MISSILES SURFACE TO AIR STANDARD MISSILES ROCKETS MK-36 SUPER RBOC IMDEN .red for imjed MMmdtiiMr ULnWitttdovet ■gmaditinrd. tjnaf iltluP - ... lll«

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TIDBITS FROM BERKELEY HISTORY This vessel is the first to bear this name and honors the late Major General Randolph Carter Berkeley, who earned the Medal of Honor at Vera Cruz, Me xico in 1914. Commissioned a Marine second lieuten- ant during the Spanish American War, General Berkeley completed over forty years of active duty in the Marine Corps, including service at sea and in the Philippines, Cuba, Panama, China, Haiti, Nicaragua. and Guam. In addition to the Medal of Honor, he was awarded the Navy Cross as Commander of the 11th Marine Regiment in Nicaragua in 1927, and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal as Chief of Staff of the 2nd Marine Brigade in that countrv in 1928-29. MAY 1963 - The BERKELEY is called upon to come forth and show its capabilities. President Kennedy desired to see a demonstration of the fleet ' s capabilities, and BERKELEY was chosen to be the pri- mary Tartar firing ship. BERKELEY ' S first ' bird ' went off hot, straight, and normal to score the initial hit. and the second went the same route to chase the falling drone seaward, scoring another hit be- fore it reached the water. 13 MAR 1964 - BERKELEY got underway for her first WEST- PAC deployment, it lasted for more than 8 months, during which she became the first Guided Missile Destroyer to be awarded and have the honor of flying the Navy Unit Commendation Pennant as a result of her supporting actions to CTG 77. .5 during the Tonkin Gulf Incident. 14 MAR 1966 - Having responded to a mayday from an Air Force F4C Phantom II downed by enemy fire over North Vietnam just west of Hon Me Island two hours previous, the USS BERKELEY, racing at speeds up to 32 knots, engaged coastal batteries in a 22 minute duel in protection of the downed flyers who parachuted into the water just off North Vietnam ' s coast. Returning heavy counter battery fire from the coast and from Hon Me Island, BERKELEY dashed close to the shore line with both her 5 54 caliber rapid firing mounts blasting. Bracketed by geysers, one of which put nicks in her bow and shrapnel on deck, BERKELEY silenced the enemy gunners with over 3 tons of high explosive projectiles. 20 AUG 1967 - BERKELEY recovers CAPT. ARCHER, CO of the USS BOSTON, who had fallen into the water during a highline trans- fer. 25 AUG 1967 - BERKELEY was taken under fire by at least 12 North Vietnam coastal defense truck mounted guns that fired about 500 rounds in a 13 minute period. 5 or 6 of which had landed as close as 10 feet so that large pieces of shrapnel were recovered on deck. BERKELEY immediately closed the coast and caught the enemy try- ing to remove the guns, destroying at least 2. 21 AUG - 5 SEP 1967 - BERKELEY was credited with destroying 27 waterborne logistics craft, 6 coastal defense sites and two mobile truck mounted guns. 10-11 SEP 1968 - It was a great two davs of hunting as the BERKELEY teamed up with the USS HAYWOOD (DD-861), to knock out 58 enemy supply boats. 26 NOV 1968 The BERKELEY was conducting underway re- plenishment alongside the starboard side of the USS CAMDEN (AOE-2), when the USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) collided with the CAMDEN as the carrier was coming alongside to port. Fueling rigs were torn up and two airplanes deposited on the deck of the CAMDEN but none of the ships suffered personnel casualties, nor were there any fires. 21 MAR 1969 - BERKELEY presented THE MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION. . . . In the two six-month deployments that BERKELEY made since JAN 1967, her guns have accounted for more than ten percent of all enemy supply boats destroyed or damaged by surface forces during the last two years . . . 13 FEB - 14 AUG 1970 - BERKELEY ' S fifth deployment to the Western Pacific and duty off the coast of North Vietnam. 16 MAR - 16 SEP 1971 - A sixth wartime deployment. 7 APR 1972 - BERKELEY is given just 72 hours notice that she will be deploying to WESTPAC in response to the North Vietnamese Spring Offensive. 9 MAY 1972 - Along with five other destroyers of the 7th Fleet, BERKELEY raced into Haiphong Harbor to provide a protective bar- rage of five-inch shells while carrier-based U.S. jets peppered the harbor with mines. Her large battle ensign flying. BERKELEY delivered over 280 rounds in a half hour before the ships of the task unit raced seaward, weaving through plumes of water sent skyward by shells from coastal defense guns. MAY 1972 - In the three weeks following the mining of Haiphong Harbor BERKELEY sank over 30 small boats running supplies from larger crafts outside of the mine field. 1972 - BERKELEY ' S 7th deployment saw well over 1 1,000 rounds fired from her 5 . )4 cal. guns, and over 1.580 hostile rounds fired at her. 1973 - Found BERKELEY in Bremerton, Washington at the Pa- get Sound Naval Shipyard for an overhaul which gave her the first Tac- tical Data System designed for a DDG, the first production model of the SQQ-23 (Pair) Sonar, major Communication and Electronic War- fare shipalts. two new Mark 42 Mod 10 5 54 cal gun mounts, the TAR- TAR Digital Update, and conversion of her engineering plant to burn Navy Distillate fuel. 26 NOV 1973 - BERKELEY ' S horaeport was changed from Long Beach to San Diego, California. 19 JUN 1974 - BERKELEY gets underway for her 8th deploy- ment. NOV 1974 - BERKELEY leads the carrier CONSTELLATION (CV-64) into the Persian Gulf, an historic voyage that marked only the second time since World War II that an American Carrier had operated in the gulf 30 JAN 1976 - The start of BERKELEY ' S 9th WESTPAC.

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COMMANDER CHARLES R. GIRVIN, III COMMANDING OFFICER Commander dirvin attended Purdue University, graduating in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in iVIechanical Engineering. Commissioned as an Ens ign upon graduation, he was promoted to his present rank of Commander in 1986. Commander Ciirvin ' s initial assignment was to USS HENRY B. WILSON (DDG-7) where he served as Fire Control Officer. Anti-Sub- marine Warfare Officer and Cumliat Information Center Officer. In Oc- tober 1974, he reported to HMS GLAMORGAN (D-19), a Royal Navy County Class Guided Missile Destroyer homeported in Portsmouth, England, where he served as Weapons Officer in the Personnel Ex- change Program. After his return from the United Kingdom, Commander Girvin at- tended Department Head School and was subsequently assigned to USS BUCHANAN (DDG-14) as the Engineer Officer. He next served consecutive tours on the staffs of Commander, Destroyer Squadron Twenty-one and Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific. In August, 198.3 Commander Girvin returned to USS BUCHAN- AN as Executive Officer. He most recently was assigned to the Board of Inspection and Survey, Pacific as Combat Systems Inspector. In addition to various service medals, Commander Girvin has been awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with combat distinguishing device and gold stars in lieu of second, third and fourth awards and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantrv. . x