Bremerton (CA 130) - Naval Cruise Book

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e Te I I pt Ill A1 PHI UBI Y K BIRTH A D LIFE OF A WARRIGH I remember that sunny day in April of 1945. The 29th to be exact, in Philadelphia. I Was much larger than some of my sisters and many people Would say, My such 'a large baby, 17,500 tonsf' P It Wasnit long after that glorious day that I was introduced to about 1,000 men who were to take care of me and show me many countries far from home. . My first trip Was to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and then to the Pacific to visit many Far Eastern ports before returning home. In November of 1946 I was told that I could rest and was sent to the home of Mr. Pacific Reserve Fleet. I was staying there in 1951, during the Korean Conflict, when I decided I must do my part. I enlisted in the Seventh Fleet and operated a bombline along the coast of Korea. In September 1953, I headed back to my dear home, Long Beach, California. I was having a wonderful time in Long Beach when Seventh Fleet again asked for my help and I was sent off to blast the enemy lines. I Was very proud of myself when I returned home in May of 1954 for I was now a combat veteran and in 1956 I was presented with the letter 'Q E 7' to put on my grey blazer. You couldn't find a happier girl in all Long Beach on 6 November 1956. This was the day Ileft for the Orient, but this time going via Melbourne, Australia to represent the U. S. Navy at the XVI Olympiad. In May of 1957 I returned home for a short visit and then headed for Bremerton, Washington Where I stayed for three and one-half months While the Navy made sure I was in good shape. Since my birthday I have been to many ports, served many gallant men and oficrcers and became Well known to the American Public. I am the United States Ship Bremerton. It seems to have become a habit when there is something special going on--Whether it be the Bose Festival in Portland, Seafair in Seattle or Christmas in Hong Kong-I will be there, This cruise book takes over from here ....

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? CAPT D. I. IRVINE C5 September 1959- -, Our Captains Captain Donald Greer Irvine is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Howard C. Irvine ef Fairfield, Iowa. He was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1934 with the Commission of Ensign. f th N l Academ Ca tain Irvine was ordered to duty Upon graduation rom e ava y, P immediately in the cruiser USS MILWAUKEE. In 1936, he completed Submarine Training at New London, Connecticut, and was designated as a Submarine Officer and served in operating submarines in the Pacific. When promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in mid 1943, he was serving in the office of the Naval Attache, London, England, in the capacity of a Naval Observer, Submarine Warfare, participating in war patrols of British and allied submarines. A few months later he was assigned to the Headquarters of the Commander- in-Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet in the position of the Anti-Submarine Training Officer for Surface craft. Upon completion of this tour of duty in August, 1944, Captain Irvine served on the submarine USS PINTADO, on war patrol, until December, 1944. Captain Irvine next served as Commanding Officer of the USS PIRANHA, participating in three war patrols until his detachment in January, 1945. Captain Irvine was next ordered to the Ofiice of the Commander, Mare Island Group, 19th Fleet, where he served until 1946, he was then assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D. C. During this time he was promoted to Commander with a date of rank of 1 February 1944. In August 1949, Captain Irvine was selected for and assigned to the Armed Forces Staff College as a student at Norfolk, Virginia. Upon completion of his course of studies, he was further assigned as Chief of Staff Ofiicer of Submarine Development Group Two. Upon completion of this tour of duty in Iuly 1951, he served in the Far East as Commander of Submarine Division 53. In May 1952, Captain Irvine was further assigned to the Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet, where he served as Head of the Plans Review and,Policy Section. In 1954, and 1955, Captain Irvine served as Commander of Submarine Squadron ONE, Commander Submarine Group, Pearl Harbor, and Commander Submarines 7th Fleet. His promotion to the rank of Captain was effective 1 Iune 1953. Captain Irvine assumed command of the Bremerton on September 5, 1959. Before reporting aboard, he served as Commanding Officer of the USS PASSUMPSIC, a Heet oiler which operated in support of the Seventh Fleet during the Quemoy crisis. Captain ,lohn Southworth Fahy, USN, was born on Ianuary 3, 1910, in New Bedford, Massachusetts. After graduation from Rogers High School in Newport, Rhode Island, he entered the United States Naval Academy in 1928 and graduated with the class of 1932 as Ensign. Upon graduation from the Naval Academy Captain Fahy was assigned to the cruiser USS CHICAGO. Four years later in 1936, he reported aboard the destroyer USS WATERS for a three year tour of duty. In April of 1942, Captain Fahy became Executive Officer of the destroyer USS BULMER and in the fall of the same year went aboard the USS GILLESPIE where he also served as Executive Ofiicer. Nine months later he assumed command of the destroyer GILLESPIE. During his tour as Commanding Officer, the GILLESPIE operated in the Atlantic escorting troop ships to Europe and New Guinea and Palau Campaigns in the Pacific. Captain Fahy became the first Commanding Officer of the USS MYLES C FOX, a radar picket destroyer, in the spring of 1945. The MYLES C. FOX undef .Captain Fahy, particpated in the final days of World War II and the occupaiion of apan. His next tour of duty was in the fall of 1946 where he served as Head of the Enlisted Discipline Section of the Bureau of Naval Personnel. He served at this post for three years and reported as Assistant Fleet Personnel Officer on the Staff of Commander Service Force Pacific Fleet, In the fall of 1951 he assumed command of the Attack Cargo Ship ARNEB and a year later reported to the Bureau of Naval Personnel for duty as Head of the Ofhcer Performance Branch. Captain Fahy then attended the National War College and after com letin the course, reported to the Staff of Commander in Chief, Pacific as Head lbf thg Operations Branch in the Operations Division. , e ' On 10 November 1958, Captain Fah assumed command fth h Y 0 e ' BREMERTON in Lon Beach. He was relieved b Ca tain Irvine ineSld,yte511f1lliIeli'r1DJSE CAPT I. S. FAHY Q10 November 1958 -5 September 19595