...SHlP'S HBSTCRY On 19 March 1952 BRINKLEY BASS reported for duty to Commander Task Force 95, CCommander United Nations Blockading Sz Escort Forcei, and was assigned to the Wonsan bombardment unit. During the two weeks tour in Wonsan the ship was taken under fire by enemy shore batteries on elev- en separate occasions was straddled by enemy shells resulting in minor damage to the ship and wounds of varying severity of three of the crew. The BASS was relieved in Wonsan on 1 April 1952, and proceeded to Yokosuka for repairs. The ship then returned to duty as a screening unit with Task Force 77. In mid 1961 BRINKLEY BASS began FRAM I con- version at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, replacing her guns with modern ASW Weapons. In 1964 she participated in test firings of ASROC and the new Mark 46 Torpedo. On September 28, 1965 BRINKLEY BASS departed for Vietnam with DESDIV 132 and USS TICON- Pages 8 and 9 show RADM RICHARDSON Commander Task Force 77 and his Flagship USS KITTY HAWK QCVA-637. DEROGA. Operating in the Tonkin Gulf with USS WADDELL, BASS performed shore bombardment, Search and Rescue Air Control and plane guard duties. On the night of 4 February 1966, BRINKLEY BASS collided with USS WADDELL while on Sar Station. The officers and men with the aid of person- nel transferred from USS NAVASOTA CAO-1065 worked furiously through the night to shore up the damaged bow. On 22 February 1966, the ships entered dry dock in Subic Bay where a false bow was con- structed. BRINKLEY BASS arrived home April 8, 1966 and entered drydock May 9th. CDR Sumner GURNEY, USN took command in ceremonies held on board BRINKLEY BASS, 22 June 1966. Throughout July, August, September, and October, BASS was em- ployed in Fleet Exercises and Type Training in the Southern California Operating Area. BRINKLEY BASS spent the Christmas holidays in Long Beach making final preparations for deploy- ment on 27 December 1966. BRINKLEY BASS as a member of Destroyer Squadron 11
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