Cony (DDE 508) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 130 of the 1960 volume:

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A. , 1 5 ,A , - ' ,935 f 'f 5 ff W f I ,, f A . wigs 1 COMMANDER TASK GROUP ALFA REAR ADIVIIRAL JOHN E. CLARK 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .,1 1 . A 1 Y' L 1 1 'Ns ',,gws: '.. ' .A Q., , ,N wx ' JF Officers of Commander Antisubmarine Defense Group ALFA Commander Hunter Killer Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet and Commander Carrier Division SIXTEEN 6 - X 'Nr wse-MER! xf'f . f - . - X S Top row U to rl. LT H. K. Cook, LCDR W. T. Mitchell, LCDR M. A. Martin IRCNI, CDR W. R. Sams, CAPT W. M. Sessums, CAPT P. N, Shumer, RADM J. E. Clark, LCDR M. A. Michael, LCDR P. E. Le Blanc, CDR V. B. RINK, LCDR R. F. Wheeler, CAPT E. R. Flckensther, CDR G. A. Kelley, CDR R. M. Clark. LCDR W. V. Garrison, LCDR P. W. Johnson, LT R. A. Costigan. Bollom raw ll ta rl, 1 1 ' hiki- Lefl In right: raw if Magalonu E. B. SD2, Quirante J. A. TN, Dominiscc J. C. TN, Rees L. E. SMZ, Livingston T. T. YN2, White J. A. YNl, Hibbs J. E. YNC, Rivera A. lNl RMI, Boncoto E. L. SDI, Brace G. A. YN2, Gauani A. C. TN, Garcia F. l. Jr. TN, Snyler S. R. YNSA, row 2: Young R. R. BMSN, Bombase A. A. TA, Berry C. I.. AISGT, Gerber L. A. III. UCP. Nurthcuft L. D. YN2, Synder R. D. YNSN, Dezwoon T. J. SN, 21 7 , v V if Lena Gold Mora Abse MrKnight T. J. QM3, Springer C. B. QM3, Morris G. W. PFC Keel R. E. PFC, Gonzales F. lNl SD3, row 3: DeHessa D. M. SN Goligan F. KNl SD3, Bulatubat O. E. TN, Howard- W. O. RM3 was taken: Burge R. D. RM2, Clay A. E. EN3, Lcetscher L. A han W. T. JO3, berg J. IND FRC, les J. L. RMSM, nt when picture BM2, Sullivan J. l. Jr. SA, Willkomm B lNl SN, Girard G. INJ LICPL. s we-'wg ? Z -U VV . ,V ,V . M W COMMANDER DESTROYER SQUADRON 28 CAPTAIN GILVEN M. SLONIM COMMODORE ' X l 51. E51 ' V ' 5 1 . f C, Q. J I 4 Y. . ,ix f, , ffkweswix A . O1 K . J Q M-M j ,ep Q A-ef. ' A .lx ' .gs ' - 22 The story of Task Group ALFA which is recorded here . . . its history, its present activities, 'itsfuture . . . is only part of what has happened, one tenselincident among thousands, a sketch of the daily routine that is our lives, a glimpse of moments of fun we have shared. It is a story that has rarely made headlines . . . and yet, it is the story of our job-to protect the Atlantic Coast of our country from undersea invaders. This job places us in an important position, and a dillicultttone. ' It is our responsibility to utilize our resources in the development of new techniques to meet the future threats of the submarine, as it becomes a more sophisticated weapon, with greater potential for destruction. lt is our respon- sibility to strive each day to be a strong answer to the provocative questions asked of our country by those who would have the free world enslaved. If our answer remains strong, if our abilities remain keen and our readiness complete, if our minds continually search new ways of effectively combatting both the enemy and the mysteries of the ocean itself . . . and if our belief in the ideals of freedompand democracy stand inviolate and strong,,then we have done our job. t .L ' 7 Let us continue our work, not defeated by boredom and routine, but chal- lenged by it. Let us go through days of empty sky and silent waters, through endless drills and alerts, for the one moment which will justify our 'existence and test our strength. Let us wait for that moment for that sound, for that sighting, with all the skill and courage we possess. And in that moment, let us act as Americans, and remember our purpose and our cause. K There is a time when this story will be history and a memory to those who lived it . . . someday half forgotten, obscured by greater moments, more obvious glories, perhaps more challenging problems. When the time comes that this is past, and we have been recorded, let our record be written with honor, and remembered with pride. But that time is in the future, and our joh is now. 23 ff - 4 J 1 i'i 34i gigiigi ,-xr.-, . 1 Q VAN, -ff,,. X, l X , .,. , . V , , ? 42? ,ffifff , 1 fs-' 195, f f K K Wei 1, 4 M afig+yf?K+ ffnwfx 5 13605 '1 54,35 ii, A 'fm ltrifvfighw Vw 'K Jin 2 ,1 X XMJQL VggQ'jfg'1. '?. H212 Q, :EQ Ma ,Sw LF? ff.'5fm,, s P ,- Q :Zh-, 5-if 52 ' , ,,, Y Y ,- .., 'S Ei., 'H -fmew V , UWSSQJ . . K , - N 1 ,Y , W we, My ,gifmw fy- :'. ', '.1'.m H .MG -f' '- -- -W'-A' .-----rw'-H Q On 1 April 1958, Antisubmarine Defense Group ALFA was established by the Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Fleet under the operational control of Commander Antisubmarine Defense Force, Atlantic. lt was commanded by RADM ,l.S. Thach with additional duties as Commander Carrier Division SIXTEEN and Commander Hunter-Killer Force. It consisted of an augmented Hunter-Killer Group and had a primary mission of advancing antisubmarine defense readiness in the Atlantic Fleet. Forces were assigned to operate with the Group on a semi-permanent basis. Under the original directive, the group was set up for an eighteen month period, although present indications are that it will be continued for an indefinite period. Logically, the first step in accelerating antisubmarine defense was the establishment of a group with a single mission and forces assigned for a long enough period to permit determination of the full potential of the anti- submarine vehicles and equipment available. From such a group might be determined a standard of antisubmarine performance for all fleet units. ln addition to the forces normally comprising a Hunter-Killer Group, a carrier, destroyers, carrier fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, Task Group ALFA was augmented by two anti-submarine submarines, and a patrol plane squadron. All were placed under the operational control of the Task Group Commander. ' Task Group ALFA consisted, on its establishment, of the carrier VALLEY FORGE CVS-45, with Air Antisubmarine Squadron 36 and Heli- copter Antisubmarine Squadron 7, embarked, Destroyer Squadron 28, Patrol Squadron 8, and the submarines SEA LEOPARD and CUBERA. Later, a detachment of AD-SW aircraft was added, Detachment 52 of VAW-12. Since its establishment, ALFA's permanence of assigned forces has been only relative, due to Naval Shipyard overhauls and other considerations. Changes in units have resulted in some slowing down of tactical development, but have offered other advantages. Units detached and returned to the Group have newer equipment installed, bringing increased technical capability to the group. Also, methods of achieving maximum continuity during change- over periods have been developed, and these should be of great value to the fleet as a whole, which experiences continual change of units. Also, by tempor- ary operations with nuclear submarines, it has been possible to gain experi- ence against the ultimate opponent: nuclear powered, missile launching submarines. Since the original, formal objective was too broad in concept for opera- tional assignments, it was broken down into three major missions, including Team Development, Tactical Development and Equipment Improvement. TEAM DEVELOPMENT In initial operations, major efforts were concentrated on bringing all units up to high levels of individual competence and performance. Then, it was necessary to train all units in working together towards their common 26 objectives. This required first, that each crew of each vehicle learn the cap- abilities and limitations of all other vehicles, second, it required the provi- sion of the necessary communications devices and techniques between the units, and third, all types had to learn to work together in increasingly greater combinations until all units were employed simultaneously on a single problem. This progressive team development resulted in the formation of a coordinated team with a greater cumulative capability than the sum of the individual capabilities of the units involved. TACTICAL DEVELOPMENT No burglar alarm ever caught a burglar. Thus, no matter how complex and effective future warning systems may become, they will need to be backed up by ready mobile forces capable of contacting, holding and if neces- sary, destroying any submarine not known to be friendly, within the defense perimeter. Determination of how best to utilize these mobile forces was the first objective of Task Group ALFA Tactical Development. The result has been the formulation of doctrine and procedure for area search, for control of forces over a wide area, for necessary communications and coordination on an area basis, and for concentration of all these forces in the contact area. Tactics such as these required that forces be utilized in a new way: the carrier serving as a mobile air base, logistics center and com- mand post of the group, controlling and supplying forces throughout the operating area. At most times, it must remain outside the actual area to avoid interference with investigative forces and for its own safety. The destroyers, except for serving minimum requirements as carrier screening and plane guard elements, must be dispersed where they can be near probable con- tacts, conduct searches and be used for deception. Fixed wing aircraft cover the area visually and by radar. VW aircraft keep track of surface contacts, furnish radar and vital communications links, and guide aircraft to investi- gate contacts. Helicopters are utilized in search and localization of contact. EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT No matter how great the improvement resulting from better tactics and coordination, eventually there must be a point beyond which further progress can come only from improved equipment. Task Group ALFA by its nature has been able to make only limited efforts in equipment improvement. It has obtained existing equipment that would give an immediate increase in cap- abilty to any vehicle. It has adapted existing equipment to meet obvious needs, such as placing aircraft communication devices in destroyers. lt has gone to laboratories and manufacturers to determine how to obtain highest perform- ance for installed equipment. This has resulted in obtaining, in many cases, greater than designed performance and better reliability from much of its equipment. Beyond this Task Group ALFA has been able to follow closely research and development programs and has attempted to maintain a com- patible direction of its own tactical development with the direction of equip- ment improvement programs throughout the fleet. 27 ALFA's operations have repeatedly demonstratedtllat H0 equipment of unit can do the job alone. To gain a significant capability for Ielfectlve 8163 surveillance in the near future, every piece of equipment existing and every known technique must be exploited to the utmost. As each new piece Of equipment becomes available it must now be integrated into the weapons system in the same way in which the Task Group itself became an integrated force: first by establishing maximum effectiveness of the equipment by itself, then in combination, and finally through tactical application. ALFA,s more than two years of operation have led to many conclusions about its effectiveness as a highly specialized anti-submarine force. It has become increasingly clear, first of all, that anti-submarine defense is as big a problem as continental air defense and must be approached on as broad a basis. Until both are equally effective, the defense of the United States will not be complete. Then, it has been established that anti-submarine defense must be approached on an area basis. Whether the area is fixed or moving, will not affect the validity of tactics involved. lf surveillance of a fixed area can be successfully accomplished many of the methods developed will be equally applicable to a moving area. It has become apparent, third of all, that the success of an antisubmarine force is not limited to a carrier group alone. The important factor is that it be an effective combination of vehicles whose primary mission is antisub- marine warfare. The vehicles comprising the group must be tailored to forces available, the area of operations, availability of intelligence systems, weather and the overall situation. The group must be operated as an integrated unit to gain the fullest potential of the vehicles and equipment used. Another apparent conclusion is that the antisubmarine group, whether a carrier group, an escort group, or a support group, must be considered as a completely integrated weapons system. At present, ALFA gains this integra- tion through coordination and teamwork, but in the future it will undoubtedly be necessary to integrate through automatic systems to provide precise navi- gation, adequate communications and means of data presentation and analysis. Every unit must know where it is, where every other unit is and the command center must know the location of all units. The commander of the group must have quick, reliable means of gaining needed information and transmitting orders and permitting rapid decisions. ALFA is working towards such auto- matic systems at present, by developing best forms for data to make it adapt- able for automatic transmission and processing, by recommending best con- figurations for command centers and by determining the information required at various command levels for evaluating the situation to direct and control forces. ALFA's short history then, has been an interesting one. The Task Group has accepted the challenge inherent in its very objective. lt has accomplished the difficult tasks of coordinating many working units into a single, thinking 28 team. It has tested, as a sea-going laboratory, many ideas, impulses and care- fully calculated tactics. Its work has served as a model for the formation of other coordinated weapons systems with the common objective of antisub- marine defense, and its own accomplishments have set the pattern and the standard for the operation of these companion groups. But those in ALFA by no means consider their job accomplished or their history written and ended. Their job becomes increasingly more difficult each day. Each challenge accepted, each defeat conquered, each victory hard-won brings with it new knowledge and new challenge. Each operation brings with it a greater understanding of the immensity of the problem, and too, a more intensive knowledge of how to overcome the problems large areas, tricky oceans and the revolutionary improvements of the nuclear submarine. This book will record a part of that history only. It will show some of the operation of the Task Group from September 1959 until September, 1960. lt could not begin to tell all of the stories or record all of the events. lt will serve instead to indicate some of the scope of the problems that face the Task Group, be it a contact which must be identified, or the recreation which must be planned to keep the men's spirits high for the job they must do during long and trying days at sea. lt is the story of the ALFA Team, her men, that has written the past history of defeats and accomplishments. And it is the men who man her ships and planes who will continue to write the history of this antisubmarine defense group-write it in boredom or hard work, in a plane, from a sub- marine, on the pitching deck of a destroyer, inthe noisy excitement of a launch from a carrier deck. Her men have written her past... abut the real story is written tcftvlciyg . , 29 ' 57 ...by the men who wait and watch semewhere in the Atlantic ..the problem: 42 Q ' f ,eva - ' A U their meciiam: e the greatest single 30 NF obstacle 150 effective anti-submarine waqfare N3 orfolk, Virginia, home of Task Group ALF A. A Prepareeto assume ready duty ASW Prepare for sea. At sea within the ocean lies the job of Task Group ALFA. The ocean is a strong hostg the ships must be prepared to meet its demands. Paint is replacedg lines are extendedg supplies are laid in to nourish and equip the men and their machines. Ammunition is brought aboard. Ready ASW Duty means exactly that. The men spend their last hours on the beach saying goodbye to their families, to their friends. They anticipate two Weeks at sea knowing that this at-sea period will be a combina- tion of boredom and romance, of tedium and adventure. They perform the tasks assigned... they look to improving their skills, their tools. The Task Group is ready to leave port . . . supplies aboard, the last goodbyes spoken. Lines are cast off, tugs appear . . . 1 . ii ' tk' r I ii A J , 1 'L .4 , 4 4 i A X in A 1 2 it f l . A is ,f rl K, Q 4 5 IQ il is M' ' V., Ink' 7, if ' wfi, Q2j'g,m.1 X i',ggn . . 24151 if 1 W Yi! ,f .,f, V ,V fly-V' 5 K '1' orfolk, Virginia, home of Task Group ALF A. Prepareto assame ready duty ASW Prepare for .sea At sea within the ocean lies the job of Task Group ALFA. The ocean is a strong hostg the ships must be prepared to meet its demands. Paint is replacedg lines are extendedg supplies are laid in to nourish and equip the men and their machines. Ammunition is brought aboard. HReady ASW Duty means exactly that. The men spend their last hours on the beach saying goodbye to their families, to their friends. They anticipate two Weeks at sea knowing that this at-sea period will be a combina- tion of boredom and romance, of tedium and adventure. They perform the tasks assigned... they look to improving their skills, their tools. The Task Group is ready to leave port . . . supplies aboard, the last goodbyes spoken. Lines are cast off, tugs appear . . . LK Yif px fbi 2 Z AE ,,4 'W ., 4 Q' 4 5 Y 4if25':., , I Nanci the Task Group is underway. Rendezvous, look at the Virginia coast for the last time, steam steadily for a vague point within some ten thousand square miles of ocean. This time it might be Point Pete or HPoint Jackv-perhaps HPoint Franf' We arrive . . . the exercises begin. Tactical sit-ups and push-ups, designed to have us lose Weight, to regain the sharp coordination and skill with which We ended the previous at-sea period. A steady No-cal operational diet, until we are performing to the limits of our abilities. All units of Task Group ALFA, reading the operation order, learning new ways to overcome old liabilities, ironed out by endless meetings after the last time at sea. 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Repairs, hopefully allocated to tender availability that never came, parts which arrived' on board just prior to sailing, men recently returned from schools-all resources become fair prey for the ocean and its contents. Up-keep. Testing. Checking instruments, re-tuning frequencies. Watch- ing boiler gauges carefully. Preparing new watch bills and assignments. A new OOD underway takes the deck for the first time. A new communications messenger rehearses the routes he will use. New crews on the flight deck, different repeaters in CIC. The operation order is re-read, and the ships pre- pare for event 1-l. Even as the ships steam from Norfolk, plans for replenishing and refuel- ing are made. Lines are broken out, schedules for sometimes frantic 'across- pollination are taped nervously to the Bos,n's Chair. Galleys move from a benign three meals a day to a murderous twenty-three hour schedule. Mess-cooks take their last look at the sky overhead, enginemen say au revoir to the cool winds off the ocean. Status boards become miniature Wall Street souvenirs, charts are broken out to be instantaneously at the hands of the ships' navigators. Routine. Steaming as before. Ship's work projects. Movies that seem new although they were on board the time before last. Routine. How is it broken! By a contact-a small sound on the sonar, a blip on the radar, a mes- sage from CINCLANTFLT or COMASDEFORLANT. By a holiday-a visit to New York or Quebec. The day and night existence of four thousand men, working and living together. Survillance, readiness, routine. 37 Aircraj? must begin on the groundjoor, and work their way up we--.Mx Maintenance mast be dependable . . . v ,SH .gc N .. - W 1. X 'NTC YN and continuous Practice makes peqfeet . . . and saves lives. Mud! 40 V- 6' WM W ff W Q .i. This man's life might depend on this rriarfs training. 2 V -:,T, Grace, , . i s s 1 I H M iz 15 1 V f! 1 R mx W I 2 T . . . and application . . . 42 r' ' ,frm 'Q ,,.f' Q , .-gg-, F nf-4, i V P? 00 Y 4' m. .W - -' kOl I' L' 1-ff - . fy I ' QC' 1 'F Hooz 1' S5 ax Jxx- W, ' -wuqliq , YY,, ij? ' of 'wx 1' all part of the Roadmap, aboard Sha? grzns . . 43 15 . V z' V Returning from the first exercise of the period . . . an SQF and the great grey bugs 44 RANDOLPH is the home of the air group- their portable aiqielcl and oozse of operations Mail, movies, men, food and fuel - in that orcler, please 5' . ! ' L -f :hx -.T Sometimes fresh milk arrives X X ., , X , X . xx XXX ,...,-z----'gag-?5 l,-l-' X , , ,fi ' 6' , , Ji --f'f:'f f-. .. A Q' L D+- ' -, ...L....f....,..:g.,1-2L ' 'W Q- A ei. - -' ' , --. hi., .,., , . , i- ' av- A ' H W and it takes skill and coordination to effect the delivery. i Rf? . i if l -2 l M , H1 1 X Nz n VN l 1 M ! ly rl, r i L0 W W 1. 1 14' N 1 VN M 1,25 W w f i Hu 1 V Fueling AQFCL, 0530. A gray clay begins , W, 4 ' , u V f :fig 'S ' .iifflygf 'fm Making an approach I I 2 . Fueling and replenishing... a necessary and never-ending job to heep the heart of mighty Task Group ALFA throbbing. A Shep must be strong enough to meet the ocean... iff, I e X..-ve, -- mv - x 26' W K U ,ff 1 X , If , if X! -4, 93 . jr' I ,F 5 ,A L' if And it takes constant attention, careful consideration . . . gm . . and just plain work. ti 4 ,gg . bl Q x .W 1 A E. X 2 wh? 1 2 61.4 mf '19 gs :deff l Aclcl rust preventative. ui . . . clown to bare metal. Certainre nements. of upkeep occur. . . the Ship must be ,,.,.....Q1o-1' It might as well be spring. fr. 59 well painted to enter port and finish with haze grey The ship begins to move just a bit more quickly. Q EBEC nRest and recreation,'...Liherty was generousg duty days were swapped, bought and sold. ln our first Hforeignn port our rnidshipmen relaxed, our men practiced their French, Task Group ALFA was invaded by Canadians of all ages. Our ships played host to many of the Quebec citizens...and vice versa. Hospitality, aiiection and, most important, beauty marked our stay. Bierwenu abordv was passed over the IMC and thousands of Quebec's resi- dents looked with interest at the ships and techniques of the Task Group. In Task Group ALFA nearly everyone watched the fireworks dzsplay Q Q W mmm Pausmg zn thezr relentless search H or Beauty members 0 the Task Group look down to the lower Clif weapon o an old war becomes a though ul vantage poznt 57 , . Ur: 5 P E V K J . 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V PM VKQQA I x Q. ,., -'T 4-N...Q, xj-1 o X,----. ,r .df M ...iv my - . Af X fx 1 1 iw. 4' f + 1 6 f K A VA!!- 1.- 'WH'4'!as'A'!aw-f'.'! ' ' , . , 1 n W ,1... Q r ,-N. . .3 us, -N - 1 F ?e.-'je '- vxxv A 'fi ,w f f f Q .,,.5f,.fi --l,,gm. af, , SK 'A i V -TV -if v , .. ,GJ 4 J. .A A- 1 4-., fvfff ,', n uf Q v -v 1. fy ' W .1 . . M V Z WW ,,. ,,..+ 1 I 1 i Y r l The midshipmen, too, developed the tech- l niques of the seasoned traveller. Where else would you get a cab thzs time of nzghL9 K As each shzp of the Task Group steamed up the St Lawrence uebec lowered overhead Whzle hurdreds watched rom the clz s above zreworks marked Amerzca s Independence Day J I 4 N i 5 J s . V. ,Q r j .. E f .4 ff., rf S., l xl, N, 1 1 ' w 'yr 1? 'N rw tm lair pr jr rp Iwi M, , V iN 4' r rl U 1, 'N P, W N 41 N Thzs zs the way to lwe xg? A lone helzcopter watches the Task Group enter uebec harbor at 5429? -df W The rsr gun re zn gears marked the ormal entrance 0 the Task Group znto uebec 2' 12?-ff U G E , , t . 1 , f J , ii' Y il 1 . W T X 'Wx 'N , f E ,Y 1 f f X fi! 1 T fur. H H 11 M W1 ll 11 My 1 X 1 , Q . 142 2 TQ af 1 1 25.46 f W fr V: n i f I l. . Q .T A f ji , ji ' f , f f A I Y T V, Q 60 I 44 l I 4 ,ff ,Awf- ,vs R gpg ' -5 4' ,' if' E5 ' 1 365-'lf 7 xfi-,J-F N 2,4 -N wi 99 Q'm-,, A 4 'iff - mf , 5,11 Mr FK Portrait of an artist being admired by a young man. Remember the walk back! EW YORK While over ten thousand New Yorkers came to visit the ships of Task Group ALFA, over four thousand Navy men looked carefully at New York. Fifty-second Street was quiet, unusually so, but many of the conventional and unconventional city landmarks fell prey to our roving hands. Rest and recreation ...for many, memories of Quebec were 5511 strong...but others sought to establish a few more in this brightly lit citadel of entertainment. High above the City, 0116 aspect of New York seems overwhelming . . . its size. All but deserted, forces of the Task Group lie peacefully in the Hudson. Nighttime in New York . . . quiet cars swooshing past the river, light and dark, and someone laughing. gp: work with hands and arms, Now commence shook work or arms and bodies 64 .Q knees and hands or lzke Huckleberry F mn with bare feet the blows of the glove to the ear and the traditional N avy haircut ,J -of-4 ...., W K,,,....- ,.-x f- f,.. .T.'-'- , A 1' . 1 .., .Aw gm if'T f2 Ak M Ed' 'sl 'Q the sound o muszc to the ear 1 ., he - . Y Wzth the routme '1? 'V fe 1' . 2: kle - ' f 1 Q Aibb 1 OCCLLPCULOTLS xlib ly comes the breaks- eating and perhaps, Qfyoupre lucky, sleeping. This isrft exactly like the food that Mother used to make. ... 52 f Shing, D I iis - L I5 The messcook isnyt exactly like Mother either . . . 67 5 in the warmth of the sun or a fluorescent tube. And with the aaygs work clone, rest and relaxation are the rewards. 3 .Himsa 3 vi' .veg-2' l..g:-.l-..- inthe lounge . . . Y 1 I K N 69 or even inthe rack . . . the day is jinished Quvemmounxx xmmmxme x GUNFXDENTUXLAX Ummm CONKASDEFORLANT To cm am x Amunes Muni ygg,m gqEAuxAceN1 youu Auegxii Qmuvesname AND mavnm 1 I NAL VIGILANCE I VE TIG TE A message is received aboard the RANDOLPH from COMASDEFORLANT. Decrypted quickly, advance copies are sent to the Flag. ln an instant, the months and weeks of drill and training begin to pay off. The Task Group has been alerted to a possible contact, and all units assume their roles in the Hunter-Killer ritual. SearchfAttack units are designatedg plans are drawn to find the Contact and classify it. Pilots are quickly briefedg the aircraft, always ready to take off on a moment's notice, are tuned up. The destroyers speed to the datumg the submarines assume their positions along the perimeter of the contact area. Men and machines, well drilled and carefully maintained, ready to do their jobs. 71 The cast coordination 0 men and machines begins the net draws tighter. .. Each minute means something to the Task Group. From the moment that a suspected contact is made, unil the time of classification, messages stream to and from COMASDEFORLANT. The Task Group executes its evolutions . . . Flag strives to coordinate the efforts of the dispersed units, and keep in touch with all of them through the critical minutes and hours ahead . . . can the contact he verified? Advanced word is received, and the Flag ojjlice locates each member of the Admirafs team. ' ..i Y! . 12 A Alert radiomen from Flag man the teletype shack in RANDOLPH, each aware that reliability, security and speed are the marks of good communications. Each moment brings the sound of an intruder closer to the Task Group. L, lr W r UQ W ,L-' X 1.5 l wjl 1 aw 1 r 2 r '3 , if fi The Quartermaster board brings information to the Sta 1 w ,Q ,V N ' 1 r r -.1 Y 74 Q U QM If ,ja if 5,- w 's Decisions ozre rndde. . . reconsidered. . . eonjirrned The leaders of the Task Group attempt to develop the most ejfectioe solution to the problem at hand . . . Ending the intruder. fi 75 Information is correlated. .. Instructions are passed . . . 76 'Z' - . s.'Q1 ' , 1. qv 1' f.: A .r r 3-A?,:,, ,+-...- ix ' ,Tf,f.:', i A , 3 fu S Q I ' 1 l 11 45 S 1 5 1 X x 9 P . . as search patterns are marked on the status boards . . and close Contact is kept with the course and speed of all units. A ,Jlf A ,mst H ' K fr 3' ,NJ- kv Calculations are made The path is charted Contact zs made wzth the SAU .-snug wh 'K pf T . . . his findings are plotted . . . ' ' ,i . and word is passed back to the Commander. 79 ' xvile is Contact veryiedf 2 5 f ,,..,,,v 80 ' -- - 5 nf.--a+,f':ZZf::1aL,.Y1.,..uf-.-r - , ,--1: A at T he contact is marked onthe screen of a repeater and the Task Group stearns into action . . . ready for whatever may lie ahead I' t n P 51... Instructzons crackle rom the brzclge onthe RANDOLPH and the destroyers sprmg mto actzon rs 1- Sonar and MAD gear probe down into the ocean r 82 Task units match their skills to find the intruder ?'3-Ai? -Nr . Q- rf 4- f if ' ' ' f -f The helicopters are on the scene quickly ctncl listen intently for the scitncls they know only tee well. .. 1 ,s,,. . fig is c 0 e,z, J NAVY i f R i '-vl E1 37, , ,... A YW -. 5 Q-55 ': '2'7fQrmyfm-s-iff-' 4X4?7f'5Q,gAQ,2.: ' .ffgrzf u v 1,11 'rf' H' ,,W..5g N, V- 5 :i v gg, ,,.. ,f- ,gfgffwffgggi-1 . 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R as e. .L ,,,.. , .p ,- T'ls- M -4:-'z--.,v A nbc. r .A ' x ' A an .LM . .,., .. .- K n, 7 , f. E' Q lk ff. 5 ,-.' V sqm - --W. - ' nf if 1 55- 'N A5151 fu., -r- ' ' was 4-5 '--iw , - Z.,-, Q--1 fig., , -, A 'Fas- ..,f,, fm-Z, 4, . All units of the Task Group are called into service. A P2V searches from the beach, while one of the SSK's prepares to take his station. 86 'L' - -- . MQ, i 5 i l Q Q ' I - NAL Vl GILANCE CLASSIFY 'aNot U.S. or known friendlyfl This is the report from the Task Group to COMASDEFORLANT. ln peace, the Hunter-Killer forces must track their target, watching, Waiting . . . but in war, they must be prepared to destroy the enemy. The German Navy in 1939 had only fifty-seven submarines. . . today, we face the possibility of dealing with a navy possessing over four hundred. The Task Group must he prepared to defend thousands of square miles of ocean, and must be ready to find and destroy any intruder in that area. Constant drill, continuing practice with the weapons of hot war . . . this is our way of keeping the cold war at hay, While the diplomats and the arbiters use the Words of peace to effect a lasting unity among the nations of the world. That is why we are here, that is why we investigate . . . that is why We classify . . . and why, if necessary, we may have to destroy. 87 Sf-filled hands adjust armaments of all types Hedgehogs are prepared for f if if Q if ng t as A small alteratwn msures a torpedo s accuracy and are set care ully Ln Lhezr racks Ln case they are needed 5 19' rf M M 4 QQ Q1' 4 5QfX4y MXPX, Xl PM-f,,f NM vs-4 - A COIZSZCLIZZ p7'6SSllJ'6 150 PGLZCG f 1' cz power ul weapon Ln tune 0 war An S217 shifts suddenly from its passive tracking role to that of an attacker . . . Weapon Alfa... a lethal greeting to an andersea intrader f Rocket power to end t he career of an enemy submarine. 3 ., .yyyn My 4 1 The forces return... ...but the job continues and the watch goes on 117 l . 'fp' ,A- , f J' l f Q ' '- ,.-. A A do ff f If A-x Qgyx x , V S. ying .0 ,' ,, .551 ,ini 1 u 1. ,.' ,. -: VH f 4 ' 2, Us X' . x 2 ' 1v2wr fw,, 5 , sf in ew . x: , -, ,, y la. KX 7, I,-'7 . 'N ' , 1 15 1 W -1- ', 7 U N aff . Q Aly' 'fi ' ' 'f 3 f iii! v N J i r f , i v .gg k :Z , 'me .-,gxlxi e ,E . ,Q fri 1- wx' Z X1 -W u an 13155 23 1- ie 713' '15, X 2f'Y?45?71 ' o 9 k t Y WX?- Qfu-- z+'g? f o A-V- :av 'u i 94 K I NAL VIGILANCE N Nlncident closedw The forces of Task Group ALFA return to their ships, to their well- earned rests, and to the routine surveillance of the ocean. One incident, one day, recorded in the logs of our various units, and we wait for the next, never knowing when it will come. One incident of many, this intruder in the ocean. Une incident among thousands, closed, by the alert and knowing actions of the Alfa Team which located, investigated and classified one small noise, a minute contribution to the strange sea of sounds and shadows that is the Atlantic. For even with all the scientific aids provided by the trained minds of men, even with the personal dedication and sacrijice of each individual, the cooperation of each unit, we are still faced with the problems presented by the ocean itself. Our machines, our men, are capable and well-trained. .. yet all of us together are only as capable as our understanding ofthe endless miles of ocean which we must guard. To thts understanding, and to a greater capability to protect our country, we pledge ourselves... the ALFA Team. I s 1 95 fl it ig , if l fl y i ' A Vi ll 41 . 4 ill 5 15 lib, iq' W til if My if ii!! 9' la it it 1- 'Q , ,lt lt ,tw NI vi it ,lat W ti ,H L i ii, A it i if l ls xl I t ll y V l 1 w 1 l, l w ,l if l' M Ny, 11. l' W F l l ,Tl 1 l l .2 IN Q ii It f 2 ' ? ,f,' 1 l' i s ly 1 ., -fb., -f f Wi fA,,.- , , 4 M' . We in Task Group ALFA are Working on what I consider the most important military problem that faces our country today, that of Anti- submarine Warfare. The Russians have over 4-50 modern submarines that are capable of operating against us in one way or another. No matter what 'form the next war might take, be it all-out nuclear holocaust, conventional war or limited war, these submarines are a potent threat that, if not properly countered, might well be decisive in our defeat. Hitler almost beat us in World War ll with an initial fleet of 57 submarines. What would have been the outcome if he had had 450? We of Task Group ALFA are proud of our part in the important task that engages us. Together we have built a crack team and have evolved new and effective anti-submarine tactics. But, despite our efforts, we are not able to do all that needs to be done. Before we can succeed there must be a better understanding by all Americans of the problem that faces us. We must enlist the help of our best scientists and engineers and get the dollar support that this task requires. We of Task Group ALFA can help by discussing this with our civilian friends and relatives. To the men who manned the ships and aircraft which formed the ALFA team, the year that was 1960 will soon be a memory. Many of the men who lived the story of ALFA will soon move on to other ships and other jobs. The record that the men of ALFA have written will always be reviewed with pride. Y T ,.r. X K A , N f 5 si K , - 1. . X . r .X Q i 5 X X , . . , W 'Q Q,-...-.4 A: x-FT. 4 ,. 4. ,. 'sl- any ,!,,,r W L M U Q ' l': ?e7f?riZV'W Wf?. 1 VMW W ' , P a ,effggm .,, Y f ,nn as-' iyey: .-as ' A ,si Q .r r at n,-P' ' .,, ' ,, 'a 'i ',f,1'qfg,j ' f I V ' 536m aff -snag!-wZ?,,, G '- . C , , ' jf aww- H' N Q, 0 ,K . V M V , H. It-- ,a V tx ,...x w , . V K , D -x e . 5 ' Um - - f f , .94 f 'M ,.. ' - , . - - 'N-. ' as ' -A ' mt 7 f- . , 1 L. , 1- '- . A 'ru' www au- '54 ' ' .Tr Wg,-.f,,- v V ' V-' 3- i , - f' J- ff- .X ' it i .f . M ir ' A ' 'mf - 5 ,fvffar 4, ' - --T fn gg . V. , y y' -f V 4,7 , vp, I J .f ' V, sngwh, ar .. ,.'- Lp ' ,,q -h x 'sp ,., ' H-W' ' J, ff' -Y'-4,5 , W A ' .. 39 , - Q. 5 , l W QW, -., 1 4 We 'V '. W -av - mv 1 ' T , ' - cfs. l ' it -7 H 4 ffm 'arf' ,.. my V- K 11 ' I 'f , ,.-. W :A 'Q ,,,,, ,,. , f , , ka no Qx , v A as . 9 ' U 1' A v Q ' Q i M, ,V , Y I I .u ' Q-112. - ' 'ililfvan ' .N . .Lr '!:L,u,.,,.H' V ' W t '- .. A 3 . -5 - -X -,qt-,, ,- i .- r 3, ,- ,X ' .. : ,. if ,, . , of .:'! -rf v -r ., 'A V -7 M! ., .. Q Q,-f USS CONY DDE 508 The USS CONY was named for Joseph S. Cony, Acting Master, U.S. Navy, who went down with his ship, a Mer- chant vessel, off Cape Hatteras in 1867. Two months after commissioning in Boston, the CONY sped to the Pacific in December of 19412 where she par- ticipated in many battles and earned 11 battle stars. She was huilt at Bath Iron Works in Maine and was launched on 30 August 1942. She was inactivated at Charleston Naval Shipyard on 1 January 1947. In 1951 she made a world cruise and in 1952 she Won her Battle Efficiency En, After a period with the Sixth Fleet, the CONY returned home and was active in Anti- Submarine operations and type training. In 1957, she again joined the Sixth Fleet and took part in NATO exer- cises. Since '58, when she joined famed TASK GROUP ALFA, the CONY has been actively engaged in intensive ASW training and operations. fwng,,.' - ':, f A , dn , 'C .riff Q7 5 ' ' W ' . I 4 F CDR Dunham relieves CDR Glendinning at Change of Command Ceremonies aboard CONY. RADM Hilles, seated, listens attentively to CDR Dunham's remarks. CHANGE or COMMAND In ceremonies attended by RADIVI F. V. H. HILLES, USN, COMDESFLOT FOUR, and RADM .I. E. CLARK, USN, COMTASKGRUA-LEA, Comman'der Frank C. DUN- HAM, Jr., U.S. Navy, relieved Commander B. E. Glendin- ning, U.S. Navy, as Commanding Officer, USS CONY QDDE 5081 on 8 August 1960. Commander DUNHAM reported as Commanding Offic- er, USS CONY from the Naval War College at Newport, R.I., and Commander GLENDINNING departed for a course of instruction at the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk, Virgin-ia. 2 Bruce Edmond Glendinning UNITED STATES NAVY Commander Glendinning was born in Rahway, N. J. on March 7, 1921 and is the son of Mr. Sz Mrs. .Iohn Edmond Glendinning of Norwood, Ohio. He is married to the former Crissie Joyce Cannon of Monticello, Georgia. They have three children ages 11, 8, and 4. After graduating from Morristown High School, Mor- ristown, N. J. he attended Drew University for two years and entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1940. He grad- uated in 1943 with a Bachelor of Science Degree and was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy. Sub- sequently he attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, and received his Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Upon being commissioned in 1943 CDR Glendinning reported to the USS ANDERSON IDD 4111 in the Pacific Fleet. He served in various departments including assign- ments as Chief Engineer, Gunnery Officer and Executive Officer. During this period the ANDERSON participated in the amphibious landings at TARAWA and KWAJELEIN and operations in NEW GUINEA and the liberations of the PHILLIPINE ISLANDS as well as bombardments in the KURILE ISLANDS. For performance of duty in the Engineering Department when the ANDERSON was struck by a Kamikaze aircraft he was awarded the Navy Com- mendation Ribbon by Commander Seventh Fleet. He par- ticipated in Operation Crossroads as Executive Officer of the ANDERSON until that ship was destroyed in the first Atomic Bomb Test at BIKINI ATOLL. From 1946 to 194-9 CDR Glendinning was assigned to the staff of the Fleet Sonar School in Key West, Florida as an instructor in Anti-Submarine Warfare. He worked principally as an instructor in tactics for the C4O'fXO course in ASW. In 1949 and 1950 he served as Operation and ASW Officer on the staff Commander Destroyer Squadron 8 during which time the squadron was employed as part of a permanent Hunter Killer Group working in Anti-Sub- marine Warfare. After completing postgraduate work the served as ASW and Gunnery Officer for Commander Destroyer Flotilla Six from 1953 to 1955 conducting various Anti-Submarine and other destroyer type exercises. In 1955 he acted as Operation Officer during the planning and execution of several large scale intertype Air Defense Exercises. Prior to reporting to CONY CDR Glendinning was the Program Officer for Turbines and Gears at the Naval Boiler and Turbine Laboratories, Philadelphia, Pa. and was engaged in the full scale testing and development of main. propulsion machinery for all types of naval vessels. ,X 'r fi' . vi, Ii , .sa 1 - - , ,. I 0 555' '54 3 I . 'ff 1' ' I 1 Q if V I 'lvl f ' f N V typ.. ,,,.L, M 4 Y J . I .,V- X 6 F .1 5 5 X' Frank C. Dunham, Jr. COMMANDING OFFICER Commander F. C. DUNHAM, Ir., assumed command of the USS CONY CDDE 5085 on 8 August 1960. In addition to a rich back' ground of experience aboard destroyer-type ships CUSS C, P, CECIL, USS HAMBLETON. USS AULT, and USS CAMPP. Com- mander DUNHAM has served at the Naval Academy and has at- tended the General Line: School at Monterey and the Staff Line School. Prior to reporting to the CONY, Commander DUNHAM was a student at the Naval War College at Newport, R.I. Commander DUNHAM received his Navy Commission in 1943 after graduation from Harvard University and reported to the USS ARKANSAS KBB 337 of the Atlantic Fleet the same year. Following his tour of duty on the USS AULT, as Executive Officer, Commander DUNHAM was the Commanding Officer of the USS CAMP KDER 2515 from May 1956 until July 1957. Commander DUNHAM was horn in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on 26 February 1920, and is the son of RADM F.C. DUNHAM, Sr., USN, tRetiredJ of the Supply Corps. He is married to the former Doris Moore of Salisbury, Maryland, and has one son, Dale who is 9. N I John F. Drake, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER EXECUTIVE Orrlcsn Lieutenant Commander J ohn F. DRAKE, USN, Executive Officer of the CONY since 1 August 1959, has over 17 years naval experience in a variety of hillets afloat and ashore. He orginally enlisted in the U.S. Navy in July of 1943 and was commissioned ENSIGN on 5 J une 1946, after having attended Whitman College and the University of Washington under the Navy's V-12 and NROTC programs. From 1946 to 1952 SLCDR DRAKE serve.d in both Atlantic and Pacific in USS CHANDLER CDD 7171, USS FAIRVIEW KPCER- 8509, and USS FRASER CDM 241. He instructed in ASW and Emergency Shiphandling at Fleet Training Center Norfolk from 1952 to 1954, and commanded USS FORD COUNTY KLST 7721 in the Pacific from 1954- to 1956. In October 1956 het reported to duty in Norfolk as a member of the staff of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, serving in that capacity until 1959. LCDR DRAKE is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College f 25th Classl, and of the Navy's General Line School at Monterey, California. He is a native of Dedham. Massachusetts, and resides with his wife and their seven children at 8651 Devon St., Norfoltk, Virginia. ABOARD THE USS CONY QDDE 5033 - The destroyer USS CONY of anti-submarine Task Group ALFA is truly a sub killer and now displays ,a pair of chromium plated hedgehogs as dramatic evidence of this fact. On two different occasions CONY ASW teams have made direct strikes with plaster-loaded hedgehogs on the decks of A.tlantic Fleet submarines during training exercises. The hedgehogs recovered from the respective submarines have been chrome-plated and are now in use as quarterdeck markers in lieu of the usual chrome-plated cartridge cases to symbolize the CONY's primary mission of anti-submarine warfare. The first CONY hedgehog to hit the mark was on 16 March 1959 when the USS BALAO fSS 2855 was the target. A more recent CONY 'ihit' was made May 23 when one of two hedgehogs fired landed on the deck of the USS COBBLER QSS 3445. COBBLER discovered the hedgehog on surfacing and immediately dispatched a message to inform Captain! G. M. Sloniln, Commander Destroyer Squadron 28, and to ask who-dun-it. The mystery was quickly solved by a dispatch from the CONY's Commanding Officer, Commander B. E. Glendinning, who said that the CONY had done it, wryly adding .that Hthe new ASW officer didn't 'know that both projectiles were supposed to land on the COBBLER's deckf' The discovery prompted a subsequent dispatch from Commodore Slonim to Rear Admiral John E. Clark, Commander Anti-submarine Task Group ALFA, in which he recommended -that a best cowboy sharp shooter medal be struck for USS CONY who demonstrated outstanding ASW readiness hy her plaster loaded hedgehogs repos- ing peacefully but convincingly on the deck of the USS COBBLER on surfacing. The CONY dead-eyes also provided a pleasant send off for Columbia Broadcasting System representatives who were aboard COBBLER completing the filming of Task Group ALFA operations for the television program Twentieth Centuryv when the hedgehog hit the submerged submarine. SPECIAL EVENTS DURING YEAR... 1 fx .N QA. Visit by Admiral Knoll New chiefs 'A ffjll. A , C 1515. n '-'5.2lfzfrQ.1 'C 'F -tiff X M NX J, E-E W . '73 ij- .'.4 j 1 ' '-1:1 E f Xi 5' ,Z Retiring Chiefs WVU! M1 x M ....., . . H DQ 9 - TO SEA 5 N rf fkvfxx' 1 H NDA f gif W Z XXX X 9 I 'O . X L ' ' 'ffl ' R -' ' We sail in one hour K 3 u x f R+, A ff An., f, . 1 I9 . A ah I, - ' :JV , ' 'befgf ff: . f A,A li' I 1 . 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Y. , X x f 4 x X i The fortune teller saifl ffl be Il pazfnter. 3 . -11-7 Q 3. lf Ll i N T , l f :Q f w Q ,,,, 3 M! J Mx K-..- High powered salesman Profit-makers. x Q ,ZZ -,QQ Q. . 4 'wxtlg -' . - if 1 4 -.5t 94 L 1 N hs , 4 XX s 1 Youfre not a short tuner! Soak it. 1 I R'n AQ :A+-9 Hey - these wifi fit me! ,NJ --4, . 'K . l 1 1 - 1 1 li l x 2 A f 4 7111. 1' X .I , 1 Q . ' Rff' -Xia, ,Xa . A , ' i A f . FQ lx r I , N va, 4 1 I .f mm' f . W 5 . I law . H X : R, , , . 5 g x 54 -w 'f 1 A ,if , Q.. ' y A 7 . N. xx X 'V x XXX rx ' xln' 4 ff A ww if f Real Navy spirit - Payday tomorrow! DINNER TI E Quiet, geniuses at work. 'lil ifl . Q FQ? - 35 , f W 'x Like man, where are we? Teach us old pro. C aptairfs C hoice. 1 .'f',,x wav My . - -' 1 ' H f , ' 5 ' , Hello, Mister Murrow. I3 SET CONDITION 1--ASW C ombateers. X W MADDOG! fxq ' , , aw N, 'i 1' X H NNN T That'.s funny - it was there a minute ago. 14 i 333 wif' ig-zagging, sir? 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