Columbus (CG 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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'45 8 P 4 1 l A A Qt w .n U! 'Y 1 t F ,D During the crew which time COLUMBUS during March' lnlate Naval Shipyard on A conducted: missile exercises olfthecciast. t L t 1 More changes I964. Rear tilla ELEVEN on board D. C. Lyndon. CAPT! Boyd CAPT Royal K. Joslin'. Pacific cruise as H guided missile During the cruise CO China Sea off the coast of during the period 3 September to Froces Expeditionary Medal QSIX periodi. ' ln March I965 COLUMBUS was l9th pf that month hosted a cruise for 68 League Councils in the Southern California area. Events included a missile run-out, AAt1firirigfby,a guided 'I!1iSSilC burial-at-sea ceremony, of a retired'iQlfli1VXQ1gCl3i9f Bel-ll' refueling demonstration with an oiler. 4' dr' 'iff gflitI:7.L..w QA On 22 March I965 Secretary of Defense REibeFEfMQNarhaifa-'ana nounced that as a result of competitive' firing COlll!llMiBLJ1S7'2waSi ., 7 awarded three E's . Two were earned by a TAILOS directorand tone by a TARTAR director. , t ' ' V Another successful step for COLUMBUS came between 16 May and l6 October I965-5 when almost 5096 of her crew pvhogtook promotion- exams were advancedf, , Y During the summer of I965 COLUMBUS carried 21.0 'Nlillfiili Academy and NROTC midshipmen for their annual cruise, During the cruise, the ship visited Seattle, San Franciscoaand Pearl Harbor. tFrom August to October the same year COLUMBUS had a some- what easy-going schedule as she participated in only two fleet- exer- A cises. The first was a week-long ,cruise termed Operation RAG- tl 7 T WEED , the second operation called BASELINE lasting about the same length of time. Both operations tested the operational readi- ness of participating units. AA4, , i , 7 November I965 found COLUM'BlQSTeh route to the San Fran+ cisco 'Naval Shipyard for ,adregular repair period andwrestrictecl avail- abilityzilqiiring this periodftshe received ti, new Executive Officer, core victt5r19'lGL lWarriner. Also, she was fsiiifcessful in enlisted advances ments, saving I93 of' her crewmenx 'lTearifAdn1iralT'ilolin 1 ,-down , sonzzi, September and settled i Although spent ' 45' Uflltfiuftllly 'letter quitejtiqgy with. . gvigitslgvhg iimportanweuests. sttcti as visit of' the Jap? TT m57'fQEP3f'fitgfltVliE3Ef 7!fi4'ke6 Mlilcif The Minister itndfhis partyyisited i cotumewe 'tttwiggetggf pf Nforfott -Mttttttnyt mafia-. J lations ,prior to a conference fi L W 4 Another meritorious mast was 'held' on the fantailon lllCL'Af'f10l'fllfl 9522 September and this was the Iasgmasteof this type conducted tty. . CAPT Slicliiif 'MQFQ''fh31'fl:l25i,235!arQg5we,i1e,LpgesegQ:-Q -officers and rrien of COLUMBUS. The awards consisKe'di'6'ffleTters 'of appreciation f and commendation certificates fort .qualified CDOL tOOfDQTGIC Wafer? Officers. Engineering Officer of the Watch. Man of the Quarter. 'Divi- sion of the Quarter. and Advancement and Good Conduct certificates. Many letters of Commendation and 'appreciation' were presented to men for their contributions toward the 'three E',sT' yvonfhyt .COQ t.UtMBUs'. The Whitt- Ladyi' .rqqeiveaitttatifieatiotifer l1eF'winnirtg the E's following the end of the cornpetition period which was the very first one for the guided missile cruiser as an operative unit.of the Atlantic Fleetfand which was -earned in the -first year of operations in thefAtIant'ic Fleet. t , A V - Qg .,Qfg.-54 The ship received un E for Weapons,-an E 'for Operations, and the V it Melgay'-Taylor, Commander Western seas' Frontier, presentedt B2 . ,Battle ,grfiggnQy,4E Qsignaygng the Tall Lady 35' Que ohf tha, out, , it diflfheallesbstetlo COLUMBUSM EN at H Meri10fiQue+.MaSt::t9.nt - - T5t1Stifidi'iiET'r?6hiiilH'f!Ft??iii4y'Q'a:,5iitEt1i'n itnermiqftqggeteetse,-e-6-s2f:5Qf 4ff4 -' H11 r: f , f ' 'I '. Y -1147 - ' f 7 5 Y ' 'A 410.2 4-. I.: - -. .,.,x -iff? ' , ' - tl! N0VCmibefiet ' 1 A et. , ' - ' f ' ' On the mornmgl-of .S October, CAPT William A. Arthur assumed' gh' ' Foll ing her yard period COIQUMBUS returned' to':San Diego ,tv- ow if 'the Christniasg-gholidays:prior to departing, the West Hewiibgnieporifini Norfolltl. 'On I0 January l966 She pulled 'for the last time and headed East. lcb'ai'df,titransit, COIQUMBUS tvisited Acapulco. Jamaica. and the ers are lewf and Sea Command ',ol'jCOLUM.BUS. 'CAPT reported botird from WaShirt2t0i1,5D..CL.where the 1 . Offiee . af lfhiivllfliitiiilfofi the Sea us the uI4 ,l it

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Commander Cruiser- -' '- 111- 1:5152 1 A -- 521' Ti -Z, 'A T ' lp '7---1.'f1g- A' f' ' . - ' 1Ml'3-. i,Edl1l3!7di' ZQQMTEMGYSA 9f 'CDlU'm5l1S,' 0l1lC5fW25 The 751119 5 'Won' lsiillwgdlgeeidedhitt hiiiogeiilllltoireii sof. Mrs. Meyers, 'who,lostftw9js9ns- f9J1jQ3!lgQ!EllZlLPlle, Wa'-,f5lU7l5' ly io' may C P ' ' . . ELK-stt,q,? Y U t- -.-'H - ' 1: '.-Ei:-11 ,gpg Y-sq-SIAM Qilft. ,' ,LQ-. yn 1 L' Y , -ig ,:.,g9ij1Vfi1i5, gigemained tn port'1forz.a month and then departeddlor sinned service under theisame name COLUMBUS. fflhelgijstiliagffit 128.f:,5'f 2 :'9ll5YY'ff7 3l 1u1e 'P9c'lA'f' Flfimglfz , in' Qt in gunj..Brig..VVw two-masted shiplg purchased in 17757 for' the regular' sarfaukanr-:W then ytfstwar to join te , . , 1 ee in 5gat,mitigateimatasfstteeaggimrtnsgtie-Lan1maf,Nassaa'.3f11eyfgPr9y11j?f1GS. ,gg .0119f,'4,fiqfiH?flf3:f TT A ' . V . nm' VF76i5hd.MteF fhdtsy5a,.,g,f,g,,K ITT'AYugfgggqsrgi-m5.t9:9-:wtf ,,CA?'l1eCieY!BG C. Seay ,took command of COLUMBUS on 10 and-end on li August 1778' when shewas chased'aslio,re'l5j'Bfrilish sqtiadf Jifebiiiwi 1955 During 'her :deployment in the Far East COLUMBUS 'ronsand burned by' her'own crew to prevent Vheriwfrom falling into 'the liandsoftheenemy. 1 ' - ' ' ' ' ' The second ship named COLUMBUS - in honor of Christopher Columbus - mounted 74 guns, was' l9'l ,feet long 3l'1dig.QliSPl29C9l',li4301 tons i2i,PPfO2tim,ately-,the same tonnage asntodayis UGSTWYEDI 555' 55,11-qQ1',sente.69go0n' riiiteaifiebath the1Atlantie .ana Pacific between,,1g19 and 15850. 'Her end' came in tliefsamelashion as the t'irst'COLUMBUS. 'OHVQQ April 1860 she'waS'burnediby'Unio'n forces IQjP1'QVCHLhC1'Vfl'0m 'falling into the hands ofthe Confedera,!es. ' f 7. f Y On 7 September' 'l945 the'heaVy cruiser 'COLUMBUS departed the Boston Navy Yard for the Caribbean. She operated out of Guantana- mo Bay, Cuba, and for seven weeks conducted intensive training in ship boarddrills and gunnery, exergnses: She theYl:'h?ii.dii-fQ,F New Y01'k and participated in Navyfbay programs from 25 to 30 October 1945. Upon completion of post-shakedown availability, she returned to Guantanamo Bay forran additional 10-day refresher training period. rseeunneitrnmt-trailing -any -Deeem1tier,,,stgeisalileliftotl 1hseP21rw'ma Canal with orders to report to Commander' Pacific Fleet for duty and ultimate assignment to the SEVENTH Fleet at Shanghai, China. , On 13 March 1946 CAPT Walter E. Moore relieved CAPT Hobbs as Commanding Officer. While operating in the Pacific area and points -furthcrwest she' -visited Pearl Harbor, Okinawa, Yokosuka and Sasebo, On 22 January 1947 CAPT' Milton E. Miles relieved CAPT Moore as Commanding Officer. He served aboard her until 4 December 1947, when he in turn was relieved by CAPT John P. Cady. In September 1948 COLUMBUS returned to the East and joined the SIXTH Fleet in the Mediterranean as flagship for Admiral Robert B. Carney, The following' rnorith CHPT John WM. 'Will became Com: manding Officer. During the Mediterranean assignment she was home- ported in Plymouth, England and visited ports in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France and Portugal. She hosted many visits of distinguished guests, among whom were King Paul and Queen Fredericka ol' Greece, Prince Bernhardt of Holland and King George ol'GreatBritain, V ' Y- . f , . 1 V. L During her 15 months in the Mediterranean ini 1950 and 1951, visited- 55 ports and 18 countries and possessions. Prior' to, and following her return to the United States, COLUMBUS saw four new Commanding Officers. In order of suc- Fe55l0fl'lhe1' WSWS' Ephraim R. McLean, Jr., 'CAPT Joseph H. Wellings and CAPT Frederick B.jWa,tldei'. The fourth in this line of CO's was CAPT Gordon Campbell who tookeomniaitd 'in 'Mfareh 1952 prior to the 5hip's departure for another Mediterranean cruise the following August. V V Y f 1 V En route to the Mediterranean COLUMBUS crossedithe Arctic Circle while participating ingthc NATO exercise- -i'lVl'A'lNlBRACE,u and visited Scotland and Norway and other orts in Euro e and Africa His Royal Highness Prince Olaf of Norway was a guestfaboard the shipl' during her visitto his country. -,Q 7 VGIFIQUS NATO exercises. andfshozrtly' tzhereafletf li'atne.. steamed approximately 63,000 miles and visited ports in Iwo Jima, Ckinawa, Hong Kong, Subic Bay. Zambarga, Manila, Nagasaki, Sasebo, Port Swettenham, Penang and Guam before returning to the United statgstmfsJuty,t95sg g . A :f1:IJatewSepterftber- 11956 found COLUMBUS undergoing her regular shipyardroverhauljat Hunter's Point,Shipyard, San Francisco, after which ,she again headed out to sea for underwayitraining. Anotheli new Commanding 'Qfficer for COLUMBUS, CAPT Gordon A- Uehlingfqame- on board -15 ,March 1957. On 10 April 1957 she again steamedtowardw the Western Pacific for a normal tour of rotational duty' with the SEVENTH Fleet. She returned to Long Beach 'later that year and conducted standard training maneuvers ofl' the coast of Long Beach andiSan Diego. On 4 April 1958. -while COLUMBUS continued training, CAPT Uehling was relieved as Commanding Officer by CAPT Ralph C. Johnson. On l6'July 1958 COLUMBUS deployed for duty in the Western 'Pacific and dtiring that tour, operated in the Taiwan Straits in support of Chinese Nationalist ships delivering supplies to the off-shore islands of Quemoy and Matsu. Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance relieved Rear Admiral Miles H. Hubbard as Commander Cruiser Division THREE on 12 December 1958, and CAPT Thomas Morton relieved CAPT Johnson as Com- manning, Officer on the 19th golf, the Same month. In February. 1959 COUEQMBVUS returned to her homepdftgjifoyrnba brief leave ,period-,in preparation for entny into the Puget Shipyard, Bremerton, Washiajhe was decommissioned and began her conversiontoiiieguided missile cruiser. if'BfF3tf3--iii, COLUMBUS' transition to a missile ship got with th1 adoption of i'0,peration Cleansweepf' Everything above the was removed, 'loaded into barges andvshipped 'to scra sweep ended in June 1959,sthe'etjom1p1eted'gconversion full swing. t TALOS, TARTAR' The ,revolutionary con totally' new concept in design' with the tying word for combining the mast and In addition, the plane hangar was elevator fitted with 4tsSSl1.21ttd 'Q C MPT- 'James D1 L- .Gtatia Qeemtaenatiigigh-e

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