Berkeley (DDG 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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The USS BERKELEY is a Guided Missile Destroyer of the CHARLES F. AD- AMS class. Commissioned on the 15 of December 1962, she is in her 27th year of service. This hook 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; 70,000HP BOILERS 4 GUNS 2, 5-INCH .54 CAL ANTI SUBMARINE WEAPONS L 8-TUBE ASROC 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

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WEST PAC 89-90

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THE BERKELEY 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, Mexico 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 country in 1928-29. MAY 196,3- The BERKELEY is called upon to come forth and show it ' s capabilities. President Kennedy desired to see a demonstra- tion of the fleet ' s capabilities, and BERKELEY was chosen to be the primary 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. l:i 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 Missle Destroyer to be awarded and have the honor of flying the Navy Unit Commendation Pennant as a result of her sup- porting role 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 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 Hon Me Island, BERKELEY dashed close to the shore- line with both her .5 ' .S4 caliber gun mounts blasting. Bracketed by geys- ers, one of which put nicks in her bow and shrapnel on the deck, BERKELEY silenced the enemy gunners with over 3 tons of high ex- plosive 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 days of hunting as the BERKE- LEY teamed up with the USS HAYWOOD (DD-861), to knockout 58 enemy supplyboats. 26 NOV 1968- The BERKELEY was conducting underway replen- ishment 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 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 was presented the Meritorious Unit Commendation. . . . In the two six-month deployments that BERKE- LEY 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 northern Vietnam. 16 MAR - 10 SEP 1971- A sixth wartime deployment. 7 APR 1972- BERKELEY is given 72 hours notice that she will be deploying to WESTPAC in response to North Vietnamese Spring Offense. 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 the mine field. 1972- BERKELEYS 7th deployment saw well over 11,000 rounds fired from her 5 .54 cal. guns, and over 1,,580 hostile rounds fired at her. 1973- Found BERKELEY in Bremerton, Wash, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for an overhaul which gave her the first Tactical Data system designed for a DDG, the first production model of the SQQ-23 ( pair) sonar. Major communication and Electronic warfare shipalts, two new Mark 42 mod 10 5 54 cal. gun mounts, the Tartar Digital Update, and conversion of her engineering plant to burn Navy distillate fuel. 26 NOV 1973- BERKELEY ' S homeport was changed from Long Beach to San Diego, California. 19 JUN 1974- BERKELEY ' S gets underway for her 8th deploy- ment. NOV 1974- BERKELEY leads the carrier USS CONSTELLA- TION (CV-64) into the Persian Gulf, an historic voyage that marked the second time since World War II that an American Carrier had oper- ated in the Persian Gulf 30 JAN 1976- The start of BERKELEY ' S 9th deployment. 8 AUG 1976- Undewav for deployment number 10. 21 NOV 1979- BERKELEY leads KITTY HAWK Battle Group out of Subic Bay in response to the take over of the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran. Underway in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea for the next two months, the Battle Group conducted contigency opera- tions. 27 FEB 1981- Departed San Diego for WESTPAC 11. 13 JAN 1984- BERKELEY gets underway for her 12th deploy- ment to the Western Pacific. 12 AUG 1986 WESTPAC 1.3. 15 DEC 1987- BERKELEY celebrates her 25th anniversary. 7 JUL - 9 NOV 1988- During BERKELEY ' S 14th deployment to the Western Pacific she helped to celebrate Australia ' s Bicentennial, visiting 7 ports in that country. 1 JUL 1989 BERKELEY is awarded the Navy Battle Efficiency Award. 28 SEP 1989- BERKELEY gets underway for its 15th deployment and participated in the largest Naval Exercise since WORLD WAR II PACEX-89. November 1989- Contingency operations off the coast of the Re- public of the Philippines during the coup attempt. 16 MARCH 1990- returned to San Diego, CA.