Charles F Adams (DDG 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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On June 16, 1958, the keel was laid for the first de- stroyer planned and built as a guided missile ship for the United States Navy, at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. This was the birth of USS CHARLES F. ADAMS (DDG- 2), first of 21 ships of her class. She is named for Charles Francis Adams, great, great grandson of John Adams, second president of the United States. Charles F. Adams was noted for his untir- ing efforts to keep the Navy a power in international af- fairs while Secretary of the Navy in 1929-1933, in spite of an apathetic and economy minded public. A fine yachtsman, Charles F. Adams captured the 1921 Ameri- ca ' s Cup winner. USS CHARLES F. ADAMS was launched on Maine ' s Kennebec River on September 8, 1959 by Mrs. Robert Romans, sister of the namesake. Equiped with ASROC, TARTAR guided missile sys- tem, six conventional Torpedo tubes and two 5 54 cali- ber gun mounts, CHARLES F. ADAMS conducted inten- sive technical evaluations following her commissioning. CHARLES F. ADAMS participated in Project Mercu- ry manned space flight recovery operations in the Fall of 1962. Following CDR Schirra ' s orbital flight on Octo- ber 3, 1962 and the successful recovery, CHARLES F. ADAMS proceeded to Norfolk to commence her duties as surface to surface TARTAR missile school ship. This was a first, both for CHARLES F. ADAMS and the Navy. While engaged in these duties, the Cuban missile crisis developed and CHARLES F. ADAMS took her place in the Caribbean as one of the ships actively in- volved in the quarantine and surveillance operations. During Operation SPRINGBOARD 1964, CHARLES F. ADAMS along with two other ships, worked with USS SARATOGA (CV-60) to evaluate a new concept in tacti- cal formations, the first carrier task group. CHARLES F. ADAMS made the first of her Mediter- ranean deployments in November, 1964. In April 1 968, CHARLES F. ADAMS became only the second DDG in history to hit a surface target ship with a TARTAR missile. In July 1 969, CHARLES F. ADAMS left her homeport of eight years, Charleston, S.C. and moved to her new home, Mayport, Florida. In 1972, CHARLES F. ADAMS found herself as a member of the Standing Naval Forces Atlantic, where she operated in a task group with ships from Canada, Great Britain, The Federal Republic of Germany, Portu- gal, the Netherlands and Turkey. In August of 1973, CHARLES F. ADAMS departed on an eventful cruise, stopping in many countries not normally visited by United States Navy ships. Transiting the South Atlantic, CHARLES F. ADAMS first stopped at Recife, Brazil, then transited straight across the Atlan- tic, rounding the Cape of Good Hope and visiting Angola, Mozambique, Mauritius, Kenya, and many other African countries during an eight month Middle East deploy- ment. During regular overhaul at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1975, CHARLES F. ADAMS became autho- rized to conduct twin drop-zone helicopter flight opera- tions. Also during the 1975 overhaul, CHARLES F. AD- AMS gained a new MK 42 Mod 10 5754 gun system, a new Gunfire Control system, including a forward looking Infra-Red sensor unit, and a Laser ranging unit. CHARLES F. ADAMS also received a 39A height finding radar unit.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1MITLE PAGE 2. CHARLES F. ADAMS HISTORY 3. SHIP ' S HISTORY 4. COMMANDING OFFICER 6. EXECUTIVE OFFICER 7. COMMAND MASTER CHIEF 8. BATTLE E 10. DEDICATION 11. PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN 15. AUGUSTA BAY, SICILY 16. UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENTS 18. NAVIGATION 22. REENLISTMENTS 24. ANTALYA, TURKEY 28. OPERATIONS 36. FLIGHT QUARTERS 38. ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT 42. WEAPONS 58. CATANIA, SICILY 62. ENGINEERING 76. ENLISTED SURFACE WARFARE 78. AWARDS 80. DUBROVNIK, YUGOSLAVIA 84. SUPPLY 90. SPORTS 92. BINGO-CASINO NIGHT 93. TRIESTE, ITALY 97. BARI, ITALY 99. NAPLES, ITALY 102. HOLIDAY ROUTINE 104. ASHDOD, ISRAEL 108. HOMECOMING 112. STAFF CREDITS

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1976 saw CHARLES F. ADAMS deployed as a test platform for the Gunnery Improvement Program. After making Mediterranean deployments in 1977 and 1978, CHARLES F. ADAMS once again entered the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard where more changes were made on the weapons systems, including the addition of the new twin-dome PAIR sonar system and HAR- POON surface-to-surface missile capabilities. On November 19, 1980, CHARLES F. ADAMS be- gan her first major deployment in two years. December 17, 1980 brought CHARLES F. ADAMS under control of the SEVENTH Fleet for Indian Ocean operations with the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) Battle Group. During the 204 day Indian Ocean deployment CHARLES F. ADAMS steamed over 65,000 miles, crossed the Equator eight times, transited the Cape of Good Hope and Suez Canal and visited Banbury, Australia, the farthest east CHARLES F. ADAMS had ever sailed in her twenty year career. On June 14, 1982, CHARLES F. ADAMS departed Mayport for her second STANAVFORLANT deployment. During the six-month tour, CHARLES F. ADAMS oper- ated with the forces of and visited England, France, Nor- way, Belgium, Denmark, Holland and Germany. Upon her return, CHARLES F. ADAMS once again entered Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for regular overhaul. During this overhaul, CHARLES F. ADAMS received the SLQ-32, a chaff deployment system, and a major re- vamping of shipboard air conditioning systems. Addi- tionally, major structural work was accomplished along with other alterations to ensure reliable and effective op- erations during the next operating period. On February 1 , 1 984, CHARLES F. ADAMS complet- ed overhaul and returned to Mayport, Florida. The re- mainder of 1984 was spent training. The CHARLES F. ADAMS made a Caribbean cruise for weapons systems training and completed Refresher Training at Guantana- mo Bay, Cuba. In October she spent 20 days patrolling Central America and in November she participated in COMTUEX 1-85. In November 1 985, CHARLES F. ADAMS underwent Law Enforcement Operations with the Coast Guard in the Caribbean. From January 1986 until March, CHARLES F. ADAMS remained in homeport for a three month Selective Restricted Availability. In April 1986 she participated in Exercise Ocean Venture 86 in the Carib- bean. In October she once again got underway for CAS- TEX in the Caribbean with COMCRUDESGRU 8. December 30, 1986, CHARLES F. ADAMS and her crew departed for her Mediterranean 1-87 Deployment. USS CHARLES F. ADAMS (DDG-2) first in her class of guided missile destroyers, is currently assigned as a unit of Destroyer Squadron Twelve, and is homeported in Mayport, Florida. 3