Cony (DDE 508) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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.:'! -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.