Cochrane (DDG 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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VADM EDWARD LULL COCHRANE USN. 1892-1959

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USS COCHRANE is the first ship of the Navy to bear the name of Vice Admiral Edward Lull COCHRANE, USN. Though she is the seventh guided missile destroyer to employ the single arm TARTAR launcher, she is the second ship of the class to have the bow mounted sonar. Her comple- ment consists of 88 officers and 885 enlisted men who are provided with modern accommodations. Built by Puget Sound Bridge and Dry Dock Company of Seattle, Washington, COCHRANE had about 1,500,000 manhours of work performed on her during the 31 months of construction from the laying of the keel to the day of delivery. COCHRANE carries the most modern weapons afloat for destroyers of her class, giving her the capability to deal effectively with any threat on the high seas. Considerably larger than the destroyer we have known in the past, COCHRANE is a fast, highly manuverable ship. Her automatic combus- tion control power plant enables her to carry out with great speed and mobility any task to which she is assigned. Her powerful sonar, ASROC, and torpedo installations equip her to detect, fight, and kill submarines at extended ranges. With her TARTAR guided missile she is capable of intercepting and destroying enemy aircraft many miles from the ship. She is equipped with the most modern com- munications and electronics installatio ns and not only can she swiftly detect and track targets but she can rapidly deliver the missile and projectiles against these targets, be they in the air, on the sea, or under the sea, or on the land. This modern guided missile destroyer is equipped to meet the challenges of today and the future. USS COCHRANE joined Cruiser-Destroyer Force, United States Pacific Fleet in March 1964, and became the flagship of Destroyer Division TWO FIFTY TWO. Presently a member of Destroyer Squadron THIRTY-THREE and the Naval Surface Force, Pacific, COCHRANE returned to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 16 May 1975 after completing her seventh deployment to the Western Pacific.

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COMDESRON 33 CAPTAIN JOSEPH METCALF III Captain Joseph METCALF III, a native of Holyoke, Massachusetts, attended the U. S. Naval Academy and graduated in the class of 1951. His first assignment was a three year tour on the destroyer WATTS (DD-567) where he served as Elec- trical, Damage Control. Engineer Officer and ultimately Operations Officer. In July 1954 he reported to the Staff of Cruiser Division SIX as Gunnery and Missile Officer. His next tour in June 1956 was as instructor in the Depart- ment of Ordnance and Gunnery, U. S. Naval Academy. His next assignment was as Commanding Officer of the USS KING COUNTY (AG-157). a converted LST which was configured to fire the REGULUS II guided missile. A tour in the Bureau of Naval Personnel followed where he was assigned to the Officer Promotion Plans Desk. In 1962 Captain METCALF attended the U. S. Postgraduate School in the Operations Analysis Curriculum. He returned to sea in July of 1964 as the Commanding Officer of the YOKOSUKA based USS WESTCHESTER COUNTY (LST-1167). The following June he was assigned the ad- ditional duty of Commander Landing Ship Division 92. During this period the WESTCHESTER COUNTY earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation for its role in Vietnam operations with Landing Ship Squadron NINE. Captain METCALF received the Bronze Star with Combat V for his part in Amphibious Marine Landings in support of the Republic of Vietnam. In Januury 1966 he reported to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Advanced Research and Development Center, Bangkok, Thailand. During this tour he received the Legion of Merit for his development of a surveillance system for the upper reaches of the Mekong River. In October 1968 he reported to the USS BRADLEY (DE-1041) as Commanding Officer. His next assignment was as a student in the Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. He reported in 1971 to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations for a three year tour as Head of the Planning Branch in the Program Planning Division. In September 1974, Captain METCALF returned to the Pacific Cruiser-Destroyer Force and took command of the Pearl Harbor based Destroyer Squadron THIRTY- THREE. On 1 October 1974. he sailed with his squadron ships to the Western Pacific for an eventual and successful seven and one-half month cruise with the SEVENTH Fleet. This tour was highlighted by a significant Indian Ocean excursion in November 1974 to participate in a multi- national CENTO exercise and performance of duty as CTG 76.3, Commander Area Defense and Naval Gunfire Sup- port Force during the amphibious rescue and evacuation of Americans from South Vietnam in April-May 1975. Captain METCALF is married to the former Ruth Daniels of Holyoke, Massachusetts.