Coontz (DLG 9) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1962 volume:

nf J w -J f ' L ' ff Un d.. THE TRIDENT OF NEPTUNE SCEPTRE OF THE WORLD UNITED STATES SHIP... COONTZ (DLG-9) 1961-1962 ADMIRAL ROBERT EDWARD COONTZ , U. S. NAVY Born in Hannibal, Missouri, June 11, 1864, Admiral Robert Edward coontz, one time commander in chief, u.s. fleet, and chief of naval Operations, died January 26 , 1935 at the Naval Hospital, Puget Sound, Washington . He had retired from the U.S. NavyonJune 11, 1928 after 46 years of active service in the Navy. He was appointed a Naval Cadet from the 12th District of Missouri ON September 28, 1881, graduated in 1885, and two years later was ' commissioned Ensign. His subsequent promotions in rank were as fol- lows: Lieutenant (.junior grade) September 5, 1896; Lieutenant, March 3, 1899; Lieutenant Commander, January 1, 1905; Commander, Jan- uary 7, 1909; Captain, July 1, 1912; Rear Admiral, September 25 , 1919; Admiral (.temporary) from October, 191 9 to October , 1925. He WAS advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List dating from June 21 , 1930. DURING THE Spanish -American War, he served in the USS PATTERSON. USS CHARLESTON. AND USS BOSTON. SUCCESSIVELY. From December. 1901 UNTIL April. 1 905 he was attached to the USS ADAMS . USS PHILADELPHIA . USS WHEE LING, and THEN had two years inspection duty under the then Bureau ofEquipment. Navy Department, Washington. D.C. In July, 1907, he returned TO sea duty in the USS NEBRASKA as Executive Officer, and in 1908, in the NEBRASKA, MADE THE TRIP with THE FLEET AROUND THE WORLD. WHEN DETACHED IN SEPTEMBER, 1909. HE REPORTED TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY FOR DUTY AS COM- MANDANT OF Midshipmen. Returning to the Navy Department, he served on the Board of Inspection and Survey for Ships, and was so serving when named Na- val Governor of Guam and Commandant of the Naval Station. Guam, where he reported in april. 1912. in september. 1913. he returned to the navy depart- ment for assignment. and was ordered to command the uss georgia. battle- ship, and served in that command from december , 1 913 until june . 1915, In July. 1915 he assumed duty as Commandant. Thirteenth Naval District. AND ALSO Commandant, Navy Yard , Puget Sound, Washington, where he served THROUGHOUT THE FIRST WORLD WAR. HE WAS AWARDED 1 , . £ DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL ' For exceptionally meritorious service in a duty OF great responsi - BiLiTY AS Commandant of the Thirteenth Naval District and Commandant of the Bremerton Navy Yard, and also for a time while acting as assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations. ' From January to June, 1919, he commanded Division 7, Atlantjc Fleet, transferring his flag at that time to the USS WYOMING in command of Divi- sion 6, Pacific Fleet. In the rank of Admiral from December, 1919, he served AS Chief of Naval Operations and member of the Joint Board, Navy Depart- ment, UNTIL August 1923. After four years as the ranking officer in the Navy, Admiral Coontz assumed duty as Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet , and under him the Fleet made the cruise to Australia and New Zealand in 1925 for maneuvers . From October, 1925 until relieved of active duty in 1928, he served as Commandant of the Fifth Naval District, Norfolk, Virginia, with additional DUTY AS Commandant of Naval Operating Base, Hampton Roads. In addition to the Distinguished Service Medal, Admiral Coontz had re- ceived the Spanish Campaign Medal, Philippine Campaign Medal, Mexican Ser- vice Medal, and Victory Medal with Atlantic Fleet Clasp. He also received FROM THE Governmentof Francethe award OF Commander of the Legion of Honor. A transport, the USS ROBERT E. COONTZ (AP-122) named in his honor, WAS commissioned November 21. 1944. The vessel was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service in 1950 and re-named USNS ALEXAN- DER PATCH. This Cruise Book is dedicated to the crew of the COONTZ . May it SERVE IN THE YEARS TO come to renew the strong bond of friendship that only SHIPMATES CAN KNOW H. H. RIES Commanding Officer IN THE BEGINNING. TONS OF STEEL I H i ' m THE FINISHING TOUCHES CHRISTENING CEREMONIES M CHRISTEN THEE U.S.S. COONTZ ' - Mrs. Robert J. Coontz , Middletown , R .1. . GRANDDAUGHTER-1N-1_AW OF THE LATE ADM. ROBERT E. COONTZ, SMASHED THE TRADITIONAL BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE AGAINST THE KNIFE-LIKE BOW OF THE GUIDED MISSILE FRIGATE NAMED AFTER THE FORMER PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD COMMANDER AND CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERA- TIONS. Looking on (from left) Barber Schrieber, daughter of Walter Schreiber , Kitsap Way TWash,); Mrs. Edwin (Bertha Coontz) kokko, Del Mar, Calif., daugh- ter of Admiral Coontz, and RADM Frank T. Watkins, 13th naval district comman- dant . ITEM The Bremerton Sun Monday, Dec. 8, 1958 COMMISSIONING CHAPLAIN HELMICH DELIVERS THE INVOCATION CHAPLAIN RULINSKI DELIVERS THE BENEDICTION ' «6 ' ' S€ if :jifift INTRODUCTION OF RADM KEITH ADDRESS BY RADM KEITH i ■ ' 1 Vii. gffffmJm!i ■ 1 .-1 rHiiiiiii ' ' ' V] I J THE COMMANDING OFFICER READS HIS ORDERS .Jf THE COLORS GO UP FOR THE FIRST TIME y USS COONTZ (D L G - 9) mission- Fast Carrier Task Force Escort as Anti- aircraft Defense Ship Radar Picket and Anti-Submarine Capabilities AUTHORIZED 1956 SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM KEEL LAID 1 March 1958 LAUNCHED 6 DECEMBER 1958 « t ARMAMENT Terrier Missiles, 5 ' 54 and 3 50 Anti-Aircraft Gun Batteries. Torpedoes , and ASROC BEAM 52 FEET 5 INCHES _ DISPLACEMENT - 5600 TONS LENGTH OVERALL-512 feet ' COMPLEMENT 22 Officers, 350 Men CONGRATULATIONS... 11 J«re l Co , ' lea; ' ■ ' « 1960 -.C-S Su ' « : tH r t r- ' • - of djanv a„ Ps and - .Y ' otht, «f ' ' ' lor ' ' ' ' -f you Jh «.=! tL, ' •- r„ : = ' .m! [ BUSi Your experience in the U.S.S . COONTZ will begin in a few minutes when your first watch IS SET. Now inanimate, you will give her life. You will breathe spirit into her for every ship HAS A SPIRIT. Also, you will make her reputation . You, individually and collectively, are the bits, parts and pieces that will form this ship, from the commissioning address by RADM R.T.S. KEITH U.S. Navy , Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific Fleet AFTER THE COMMISSIONING CEREMONIES WE PUT TO SEA FOR THE FIRST TIME WERE WELCOMED TO SAN DIEGO DEPARTED ON OUR SHAKEDOWN CRUISE . . . . AND CUT OUR FIRST BIRTHDAY CAKE -y COMMANDER H. H. RIES COMMANDING OFFICER COMMANDING OFFICER COMMANDER HERBERT H. RIES, USN, COMMANDING USS COONTZ (DLG-9) Commander Herbert H. RIES, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. RIES, was born in Tiffin, Iowa ON 27 April 1920. He graduated from University High School, Iowa City, Iowa in 1938, attended THE University of iowa for one year and entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1939, graduating in June 1942. Upon graduation he was ordered to the USS NELSON fDD-623 ' i in which he served from the commissioning date until shortly before the ship was deactivated after World War II. He served IN all billets up to and including that of Executive Officer during this period. The ship operated IN the North Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific areas and participated in the invasion of Sicily, Normandy and finally in the Japanese occupation. In 1946 Lieutenant RIES placed the USS DAMATO (DD-871) in commission as Executive Offi- cer. In 1 948 he commanded the USS TERCEL ( AM-BSG ) ASA unit of the Mine Force , U .S . Atlan- tic Fleet. From 1949 to 195 1 he served as Aide to the Commandant , Eleventh Naval District at San Diego . In June 1951 Lieutenant Commander RIES placed the USS FORMOE fDE-509) in commission as Commanding Officer and operated in the Pacific and Atlantic areas. In October 1953, he placed the USS JOHN S . MCCAIN (DL-3) in commission as Executive Offi- cer and in 1955 attended the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia. Following the Staff College, Commander RIES reported to the Bureau of Naval Personnel as Head of the Active Officer Promotion Branch. In March 1958 Commander RIES reported for duty as Prospective Commanding Officer of the USS HULL ' DD— 945 ) building at Bath , Maine. He assumed command upon commission on 3 July 1958. In October 1958 HULL reported for duty as a unit of the Cruiser-Destroyer Force , U.S. Pacific Fleet and as Flagship for Destroyer Squadron ONE, the first of seven DD— 945 class ships.. In March 1960 Commander RIES was ordered as Prospective Commanding Officer of the USS COONTZ (DLG— 9) building at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington. COONTZ was commissioned on 15 July 1960. After completion of fitting out she reported for duty as a UNIT OF Cruiser-Destroyer Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet and as Flagship for Destroyer Division 152, home ported in San Diego, California. Commander RIES is married to the former Miss Mary Carolyn Kuever , daughter of DE- N R . A . Kuever of Iowa City, Iowa. Commander and Mrs. RIES currently reside in Coronado, California WITH their two children STEPHEN HAMILTON AND GRETCHEN ANNE. commanding OFFICER ' S INSPECTION CDR . AND MRS . Rl ES tC. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER W. R. HARTMAN EXECUTIVE OFFICER USS COONTZ (DLG-9) EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lieutenant Commander W. R. HARTMAN, USN was born in Athens, Georgia. He graduated from high school in 1941 and attended the university of georgia and georgia school of tech - nology before entering the u.s. naval academy in 1943. graduating from the naval academy with the class of 1947, he joined the pacific destroyer force during the summer of 1946 when he REPORTED FOR DUTY IN THE USS RICHARD B. ANDERSON (DD-786). Following this duty, LCDR HARTMAN served as Gunnery Officer in the USS SWENSON fDD- 729). On completion of this tour, he was ordered to the east coast for duty in the USS STRIB- LING (DD-876 ' ) after which he assumed duties as Engineer Officer in USS BASILONE (DDE-824 ' i. In 1953, ordered west, he joined the Naval Special Weapons Unit 1233 at Sandia Base, New Mexico. The transit west was completed at the end of this tour with duty in the Gunnery De- partment of the USS KEARSARGE ( ' CVA-33) . Ordered ashore in late 1955, LCDR HARTMAN joined the Staff of SURANTISUBDEVDET in Key West, Florida, where he served some two years before returning to the Pacific Destroyer Force as Executive Officer in the USS JOHN R , CRAIG (DD-885). Entering the Ordnance Engi- neering curriculum as a student at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey in 1950. he graduated in June 1961 at which time he reported on board as Executive Officer, USS COONTZ (DLG-g i, Married to the former Miss Margaret Printy of Iowa, the HARTMAN ' s have four children , Edith , Bill, Chuck and Jim . The HARTMAN ' s presently reside in San Diego, California . LT D. R . SANKS III OPERATIONS OFFICER LCDR W.R. PHILLIPS WEAPONS OFFICER LCDR G. E . SMITH ENGINEER OFFICER LCDR R. G. NICOL SUPPLY OFFICER THE DEPARTMENTS a A, A MODERN NAVAL WARSHIP IS TRULY A FLOATING CITY WITH THE ABILITY TO DEFEND ITSELF AS WELL AS MINISTER TO THE NEEDS OF ITS INHABITANTS. Ll KE ANY WELL ORGAN IZED COMMUN ITY OF PEOPLE THE COONTZ HAS A POLICE FORCE, A COURT SYSTEM, ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP, AND A FIRE DEPARTMENT. And WHAT SELF- SUFFICIENT COMMUNITY COULD DO WITHOUT A CHURCH , A THEATRE , A HOSPITAL, A BARBER SHOP, A LAUNDRY OR A STORE? THE COONTZ HAS ALL OF THESE AND MORE BUT THE KEY TO COONTZ ' S SUCCESS IS HER PEOPLE. WHETHER THEY BE REPAIRMAN OR DECK HANDS, YEOMEN OR TECHNICIANS, SIGNAL- MEN OR STOREKEEPERS, THEY BREATHE LIFE INTO THE COON TZ AND TRANSFORM HER FROM AN INANIMATE MASS OF ALUMINUM AND STEEL INTO A POWERFUL WARSHIP UNAFRAID OF THE ELEMENTS OR THE ENEMY. o p E R A T I O N S OC DIVISION FIRST ROW , LTOR-ALA,T.; KOONCE , R . D . ; HEARN , J . F . ; CHILDS , D .G . ; WERNSMAN , S .J . ; BRADLEY , J .J , ; GARCIA , M .C . ; ARTHURS , K .C . SECOND ROW , DUNCAN , J . W . ; LEAHY , T . J . ; PAYNE , M ,G . ; HERBERT , M.N,; SADER, R.; GAL VAN , R .A , ; JOHNSTON , V .L . ; ENS REYNOLDS ; LIMBO , W . E . ; LTJG PAULES ; DUNKIN , J .D . ; HABER , E .C . ; DAYRINGER , D . L . ; RICHARDS , J.E . ; GUNS ALES , J.L.; NELSON, P.J. (NOT PICTURED) CONNERS, T.E.; SAYWER, F.; TAELEIFI, M,N.; BRYAN, L.W.; MADER, D.G.; YOUNCE, W.R.; MANGRUM, J.A.G.; COFFEY, G .A . ; LINGENFELTER , D.N. a staccato rhythm emanates from the ' fist ' of a radioman seated amid the myraid of transmitter , receivers, patch panels, and teletypes in radio central. Another from the flapping shutters of a brilliant signal searchlight atop the pilot house, as a signalman frantically transmits his message to a ship disappearing over the horizon . . And still another from a cubicle known as the Ship ' s Office FILLED with TYPEWRITERS BEING PLAYED BY THE NAVY ' S FRUSTRATED CONCERT PIANISTS ' ? , THE YEOMEN AND PERSONNELMEN WHO GENERATE the many necessary forms of correspondence required by an oper- ational command at sea . . And finally, the unending thump, thump of the caretaker of theCOONTZ ' primary morale factor, THE POSTAL CLERK, per- forming HIS DAILY FUNCTION OF CANCELLING OUTGOING MAIL, AND HOPE- FULLY, sorting the INCOMING. This is COMMUNICATIONS ... The Voice of Command , in all FORMS and fashions, WHICH HAS AS ITS PRIMARY GOALS TO SERVECOM- MAND AND AID ADMINISTRATION ...A NEVER ENDING, MANY FACETED MISSION THAT REQUIRES CLOSE-KN IT COOPERATION FROM ALLOC DIVI- SION PERSONNEL, ••rv LTJG G. E. PAULES COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER WHERE ' S THAT ' D IH-DIH-DIT , DAH-DAH- DAH ' COMING FROM, CHIEF? SEE ' I rOi-P yOC VIE NERE OFF LIMITS ! ! I ' GALVAN ' S GANG ENS C.L, REYNOLDS ASST. COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AH ha! a letter FOR ME! ' SHIP ' S OFFICE (.OBVIOUSLY POSED) •r f 3 LIMBO AT THE LIGHT RADIO CENTRAL AT WORK Ol DIVISION FIRST ROW, L TO R- ARROWOOD , A.F.; EDGINTON, L.A.; PRINCE, G.H.; MARLING, J.W.; THOMAS ON, W.E.; HALLEEN , G.M . ; ENGELSGAARD , D.L.; WILLIAMS, R.D.; LEBLANC, J.D. SECOND ROW, GLENN, T.M.; BAN- ISTER, B.K.; PATTERSON, T . L . ; STONE, J,E.; KEMPER, D.R.; MCCORMACK , F . W . ; MCGEE, B.K,; SPAIN, W .B . ; HOUSTON , R .C. ; SCHWARTZ , B .G . ; THIRD ROW, BAKER, B . B. ; PREKOPA , J.R . ; KOPPENHAUER , C . A . t WRIGHT , R . E . ; MARTIN , C .L , ; LTJG GILL ; LTJG SWALL ; LTJG CORMACK; HEN WOOD, R . F. ; NERO , B .W . ; JONES , E .D . ; FOURTH ROW , CLEMENTS , E .L . ; JARVIS , G .D. ; CARLSON , G . L . ; PINTAR , K .E , ; SHARPE , W . ; THOMPSON , D , K . ; DECKER , G .K. ; MCCLUSKEY, D .G. ; BEYNE , R .L . (NOT PICTURED) THOMAS , J.M . ; SET- ZER, J.M.; ARMSTRONG, J.M. ; BARBER, J.M.; BARBER, R.K.; SCALE, W.O.; SIMMERT, W.J.; LTJG LEIPOLD. LTJG D.T. SWALU CIC OFFICER BUSY BEES IN CIC Penetrating the heavy muscle of the ship, one approaches a NERVE center, IN WHICH, ON ANY GIVEN DAY, MEN CAN BE FOUND GULP- ING coffee AND discussing ANY one OF 10003 SUBJECTS . THIS IS THE Blue Room, known in more familiar circles as the Combat Infor- mation Center. Probing a little deeper, another man, buried in concentration, and cigarette smoke, is keeping a close watch on shipping in the sea. In a DARK corner, surrounded by piles of knobs, dials and me- ters, another man mutters esoteric phrases about resistors , capacitors and red tape, while over in another corner still another man sits, hypnotized by a radar scope on which the pic- ture GOES around, and AROUND, AND AROUND. Above it all, aloof, yet involved, a Khaki-clad officer sits in judgement of it all. many men, many acti v iti es , yet one ele- ment unites them all in a common atmosphere. thought - that is the essence of operations intelligence division. in the dim , blue corners of cic, information is gathered from a myriad of electronic equipment to be assimilated, displayed, evaluated, and disseminated in the form of vital information to be used for navigation, combat direction and all other facets of the ship ' s operations . It is the job of the Electronic Technicians to maintain this electronic equipment (either in actual operation or in standby) in top condition and a high state of readiness. CHIEF JONES EXPOUNDS ON TASK FORCE OPERATIONS. ' WHA DDEYA MEAN ' WHERE ' S THE RANGER? CM - HELLO r.lAI.-. :,1_ 15 SECRET AGENT XYLPD ' LTJG J. P. CORMACK ASST. CIC OFFICER LTJG D.L. GILL ELECTRONICS MATERIEL OFFICER 90 i w LTJG F.J. LEIPOLD ASST. ELECTRONICS MATERIEL OFFICER THE (COONTZ)TON TRIO LECTURE TIME IN THE ET SHACK OOPs! GLENN JUST SLIPPED OFF THE SCOPe! TELL THE NAVIGATOR THAT WE SHOULD BE RIGHTABOUT . , , WHAT ' S THE RECORD FOR TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE SQUEEZED INTO ONE CORNER? ROG,RAw E To Th e B(eDFAi?M IS Still 2ooo yos. NAVIGATION w E A P O N S WD DIVISION I FIRST ROW, L TO R - GOLDSTINE , C .R . ; DAVIDSON , J . E . ; PULLUM , R . L . ; PEREIRA , F . J. ; SHEFFLER , R , L . ; SCHULTZ, D.D, ; GREGORY, J.W . ; DUTTON , L.D. ; SCORY , E .R. ; READ, H .D. ; MUSSELWHITE , H .U. ; JOHN- STON, K.L.; JOHNSON, R.D.; BARR , J.J.; GARDEN, T.P.; SEARS, U.N. BACK ROW, DIGBY, W.M.; BOZE- MAN, M.D.; FISHER, C.E.; BIBBS, W.J CARWILE, J. A.; ANDRE PONT , J .B . ; THOMPSON , R .D . ; LT O ' ROURKE ; POULIN, R . W. ; ENS FRENCH; LEHMAN , J.J. ; HAMILTON , R.L.; MILLER, E.H.; DAY , D .D . ; SH ERR ILL, W .G . ; DAVENPORT , J. G . ; RUSCHMANN , L . D . ; DALE , W . W . JR . ; HAZELIP , J .M . ; HODGE , C .W . (NOT PICTURED) MILLS , C .B . ; JUSTICE, L.M . ; LOB DELL, W. D.; HUFF, W.F.; MURPHY, E. D.; OGBORN , W.R.; O ' BRIEN, D.M . ; PERRET, R .D . IT IS AN AXIOM AMONG ALL TRUE SAILORS THAT ANY NAVY MAN, NO MATTLIf-; WHAT HIS RATE , IS A SEAMAN FIRST OF ALL. FOR THE DECK FORCE OF THE COONTZ THIS REQUIREMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN MET. THERE IS MORE TRUTH THAN HUMOR MEANT WHEN WD IS REFERRED TO AS THE WORKING DIVISION . Since before commissioning, WD has had to work hard to make and keep COONTZ the smartest LOOKING SHIP IN THE PACIFIC FLEET. THE COMMENTS MADE BY VISITORS INDICATE THAT THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN WORTHY OF THE EFFORT. Our FIRST WESTPAC cruise has clearly demonstrated that WD ' s job consists of a great deal MORE than just CHIPPING AND MAINTAINING PAINTWORK, AND CONSTRUCTING IMPRESSIVE FANCYWORK . THE Deck Force, in addition to manning topside sea and anchor detail stations, standing deck watches, manning the ship ' s boats, and providing gunnery crews and repair parties dur ing general quarters , supplies as well personnel for a multitude of other details such as sideboys and store hand- LERS. The DIVISION ' S performance in over forty-five underway replenishments won THE COONTZ THE only OUTSTANDING grade for Seamansh ip awarded to a DLG by the Squadron Commander dur- ing THE first two QUARTERS OF FISCAL YEAR 1962. WD CAN TAKE FULL MEASURE OF THE HONORS ALONG WITH THE OTHER D 1 VI S ION S WHEN REFERENCE IS MADE OF THE FACT THAT THE COONTZ IS THE SHIP THAT EVERYONE LOOKS AT TWICE . DRONE RECOVERY LT B .F. O ' ROURKE FIRST LIEUTENANT THIS IS A DRILL ... WONDER IF DOC HAS ANY BRANDY LEFT? ' ' JOfiJE,V.r :•« UPSY - DAISY HMMM ... WHALE OR MERMAID? ENS D. P. FRENCH JR. ASST. FIRST LIEUTENANT STANDBY TO RECEIVE BOLO ! WG DIVISION FIRST ROW , L TO R - NELSON ; C.I., MILLER, M.J.; CARPENTER, V.M,; CALLAHAN, L.G. SECOND ROW, HILL, F. ; LEGARE , D .L . ; LT SIMONTON ; BRADLEY , A .W . ; ROM IN I ECK 1 , F. (NOT PICTURED) SLOAN , H .R . • BUSBEE , R .C . ; DUDDING, R.W. You MAY FIRE WHEN READY, GRIDLEY STILL HAS ITS MEANING FOR THE GUNNERS OF WG DIVISION. THEIRS IS THE JOB OF CATERING TO THE WHIMS AND VARIABLE MOODS OF ONE 5 54 AND TWO TWIN 3 50 CALIBER MOUNTS. OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRACTICE FIRING HAVE BEEN FEW. However, Mount 5 1 fired one competitive gunnery EXERCISE FOR THE YEAR RESULTING IN A NEAT SCORE OF 100. As WELL AS THE SHIP ' S GUNS, WG CARES FOR ALL SMALL ARMS AND TWO NEWLY ACQUIRED 40 MM SALUTING BATTERIES. NO SALUTES HAVE BEEN FIRED AS YET, BUT TRAINING IS ALREADY IN PROGRESS TO IN- SURE THAT ALL THE MEN CAN KEEP COUNT UP TO 21 , ' ANYBODY GOT A SLEDGE HAMMER? ' HURRY up! IT ' S COLD OUT here! ' ' LT B.S. SIMONTON GUNNERY ASSISTANT WM DIVISION FIRST ROW , L TO R - FER POTTO , R,A.; EBY, F.E.; ZIER, D.D,; WHITLOCK , C .N . ; BURNETT , D .E . SEC- OND ROW, MUNSEY, J . E . ; MCKELVEY, R .D. ; LTJG WILLIAMS; MURPHY, H.N.; SLEPICKA , C.W.; LAND, B.E: THIRD ROW , RUTH , J.L.; SORENSEN, D.A.; BLINN, T.M.; NEFF, B.A.; FIDELDY , R.B.;HOOD, D.E. 5-4— 3-2- 1-FIRE-WHOOOSH and with a sheet of flame and a cloud of white smoke another COONTZ TERRIER MISSILE IS HEADED TOWARD ITS TARGET. The WM Division (Missile Division) has the responsibility for the care of the MK 10 Guided Missile Launching System , The Terrier Missile , and all associated test equipment . There are two ratings within WM Division that are responsible for keeping the Missile Battery in a ready condition at all times. The Launcher Gunners Mates (GMM ' S) and The Guided Missileman (MT ' S The Gunners Mates are responsible for the maintenance and care of the Guided Missile Launching System and its associated equipment such as the Dud Jettison Unit and the Missile Strike-Down System. The Guided Missilemen are responsible for the maintenance and care of the TERRIER Mis- siles on board and ensuring that these missiles are always in a GO condition. WM Division has met its responsibilities well during this cruiseand deserves a VERY WELL DONE I sprucing up the launchek LTJG J.R. WILLIAMS MISSILE officer taping up a T-SAM STANDING ON THE CORNER . , . . WAITING FOR THE MAIL TO COME BY guidance isn ' t too bad . . .but i think we could improve the Launcher! AND HERE IS WHERE THE MONKEY RIDES .RUTH IS ADVANCED TO GS3 lOOPS MAKE THAT MT3) SOME DO . . AND SOME DON ' T ' WF DIVISION FIRST ROW, L TO R - VERDUGO, D.P.; WILBUR, H.R.; WILSON, J.L. JR.; ERWIN, J.W,; HARDY, R.C. BENNETT, G.P.; WRUCK, C.J. SECOND ROW , PENDRY, R.B,; CUDGEL, R.H.; LT JAMES; BURGHARD , J .W . BRITTIN, W.L.; BOYD, D.H. JR. THIRD ROW, ALLEN, W.R.; KNOX, D.W,; HENRY, H.E.; CLINKO, R. NELSON , M .R . , PHILLIPS , J .W . , WILSON , J .L . , LONG , R.W. (.NOT PICTURED ) RILEY, P.J.; WILD, A.L, SZCZERBACKI , R.S.; BERRY, D.A. The Missile and Gun Fire Controlmen of WF Division truly HAVE an enviable REPUTATION ABOARD THE COONTZ AND WELL DO THEY DESERVE IT. THE VERY FIRST TWO MISSILE FIRE CONTROL RADARS OF THEIR TYPE WERE INSTALLED ON THE SHIP AND THE FT ' S JOB OF MAIN- TAINING ANDOPERATING THESE TR EM ENDOUSLY COM PL ICATED EQUI PMENTS HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING. THE RESULTS OF THE COONTZ ' S MISSILE AND GUNNERY EXERCISE HAVE PROMPTED WELL DONE ' S FROM EVERY QUAR- TER OF THE Pacific Fleet and are directly proportional to the HARD work OF THE FT ' S . PR ESENTLY , W F Dl V IS ION I S OVER-COM PLE- MENTED WITH SENIOR PETTY OFFICERS BECAUSE OF THE NEWNESS OF SOME OF THE SYSTEMS. BUT EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND ADDITIONS OF LOWER RATINGS WILL ROUND OUT THE DIVISION AND FREE SOME OF THE SENIOR PERSONNEL FOR INSTRUCTOR DUTIES ELSEWHERE. SO FAR, THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF THE FlRE CONTROLMEN , MiSSILEMEN , AND GUN- NER ' S MATES HAVE RESULTED IN A SCORE OF 100 FOR EVERY MISSILE AND GUNNERY COMPETITIVE EXERCISE IN WHICH THE COONTZ HAS BEEN EN- GAGED LT T.P. JAMES, JR . FIRE CONTROL OFFICER FOUND THE TROUBLE, CHIEF, THE SWITCH WAS OFF ' ' ' ATCH YOUR STEP, POSSUM ! ' FIRED ' A ' AND ' B ' RAILS . . . . TIME OF FLIGHT, 50 SECONDS FIRE CONTROL ANYONE SEE THE TARGET? BENNETT PRACTICES AT THE ' WAC GUDGE AT THE SWITCHBOARD NOW A LITTLE TWIST HERE . . , THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER GOES TO PRESS IS THAT THE SMALLEST SCREWDRIVER YOU COULD FIND, WILD? WA DIVISION ■■ j ' B ' i B Li Irf H fl - H ' 1 -1 1 • [ i M ' '  ' t l B - ' n ; f . 1 . 4Mb f%f : ' . ' FIRST ROW, L TO R - BELLANT, R.H.. MORGAN, W. R.; RICHARDS, W . Q . ; HARRIS, D.E.; KERR, E . W . SECOND ROW, MO EN, F.L.; ELLISON, L.I.; HEARD, D.R.; GORDES, J. A.; BEAN, B.R.; ANDERSON , L.J . ; METZ, D.L. BACK ROW, SHOTSBERGER, R.D.j HAYES, W . L . ; OLIVER, E.L.; KOHORST , J.K.; SKELTON, W.L. (.NOT PICTURED) LTJG FREEMAN; MORRIS, A.R.; WHITE, R .G . ; DOMAN , D.L. When NOT conducting fresh wa- ter WASHDOWNS OR SHINING BRIGHT work, the men of wa .not to be confused with west australia) Division invariably can be found practicing their trade - anti- SUBMARINE Warfare. Their task ISUNIQUE IN THAT THE ENTIRE ASW PROBLEM, FROM DETECTION , CLV SS- IFICATION, and TRACKING OF SUB- MARINES TO LAUNCHING ASROC OR THE CONVENTIONAL TORPEDOES, IS PERFORMED BY ONE DIVISION COM- POSED OF SONARMEN, GUNNER ' S MATES AND TORPEDOMEN ' S MATES. And WHETHER BOUNCING ON THE stack in typhoon season, or using a cell cover as a sail to be blown over the side, they find their work cut for them . a few unconventional duties on the side attract them such as playing King of the Mountain on the asroc deck or becoming ping- happy on the fathometer as the HYDROGUARD STANDS WATCH FROM BucKNER Bay to Point Loma via THE Great Australian Bight. Their loyalty, cooperation and performance prove that the men of wa are always ready to ad- vance the cause of asw . LTJG R.F. FREEMAN ASW OFFICER UB PLOT IN ACTION CHIEF HEARD RUNS A TRANSMISSION CHECK. H M rha ni kii ArT . - BRINGING A ' ROC ABOARD RECOVERING OUR FISH ROMINIECKI HOLDS UP TWO CELLS ' WHOOOOOOOOSH ' THE HI-LINERS TAKE FIVE HEAVE HO, ME HEARTIES! E N G I N E E R I N G M DIVISION FIRST ROW, L TO R - BALTEZORE, C . E .; MARQUARDT, W . F . ; CLOSE , C .H . ; MCDONALD , R.G.; CARDER, G.A,; MONASMITH , B.L. SECOND ROW , HINES , E .E . ; LOVELAND , G .J . ; LYNCH , C .T. ; KOZLOWSKl , T . W. ; FITZ- GERALD , B .T . ; COON , J . ; LTJG IMMERMAN ; O ' LEARY , D . E . ; BAUER , W . P. ; ROSA , T . E . ; HAUGEN , A .E . ; MCALLISTER, J.R.; NICHOLS, W.F. (NOT PICTURED) BLOCK, W.W.; CROWELL, L.A.; FRANKLIN, B.A.; GRASSO, R.C.; HUNTER, C.W.; INGERSOLL, T.R.; KERN, A.W.; NACIK, J.J,; YOUNG , G.E.; GREEN, W.G. A COONTZ MACHINIST ' S MATE HAS A GREAT DEAL TO BE PROUD OF. He works in the finest, cleanest, and best OPERATING ENGINE ROOMS IN THE FLEET, AND WHY? BECAUSE HE HAS MADE THEM THAT WAY. His PETTY OFFICERS ARE AMONG THE MOST TALENTED IN THE Navy AND his is a satisfying job due TO THE OBVIOUS RESULTS OF HIS LONG HOURS OF TOIL. HIS WORK CONSISTS OF EVERYTHING FROM TAKING MAIN ENGINE BEARING CLEARANCES TO REPAIRING PUMPS AND VALVES AND CLEANING BILGES. A QUICK TRIP THROUGH A COONTZ ENGINE ROOM IS PROOF ENOUGH THAT THE DIVISION ' S WORK IS WELL DONE. LTJG A.L. IMMERMAN MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT AND THIS LITTLE RED LINE STEADY STEAMING FOR SWIPES IS WONDERFUL! B DIVISION • • • • FIRST ROW , L TO R - GOTT , T.W.j TERRY, F.O.; GREEN, T.E.; WIMP, W.W,; PILANT, L.D.; DODGION , W .D . ; DORSEY, W . J .; OHLSON , R .A . SECOND ROW, GREEN , J .E . j GROHS, B.N. ; RUBLE, C.N.; VENHUIZEN, R. JR.; PUCKETT, L . W . ; MARTIN, W.F.; HEIDBRINK, D.G.; STALCUP, G.A.; MITCHELL, J.; LTJG IMMER- MAN ; Jv ARQUIS , W.R.; SMITH, G.E.; FILER, P.L.; SUNDAY , L ,D . ; LOWRY, R .L . ; KIRKPATRICK , J .R . BEARD, J.M .; FRANKLIN, C .M . (NOT PICTURED) TRUETT . L . ; DOBBS , S .A , ; ECCLES , R .E . ; ENGLAND , J ,T . GILMORE, L.W.; KEEL. R.E.; LOGAN , B.L.; MARSH, C.W.; MCCORD, D.G.; MICHELEK, J.C.; SABO, C.E. MURPHY, R.I. A COONTZ BOILER TENDER IS ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING SAILORS IN THE Navy, His on-watch hours are long and it seems as though HIS WORK is never DONE. ALTHOUGH PULLING INTO PORT MEANS LIBERTY FOR MOST SAILORS, TO A BT THIS PERIOD MEANS THAT A BOILER MUST BE CLEANED AND REPAIR WORK UNDERTAKEN THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO AC- COMPLISH AT SEA. A Boiler Tender is in every sense of the word A TECHNICIAN. MAINTAINING AND OPERATING AUTOMATIC CONTROLS IS A LARGE AND TIME - CONSUMING PART OF HIS JOB. TO ILLUSTRATE THE SCOPE OF A COLLATERAL TASK, THE FUELING OF THE SHIP, THE PER- SONNEL OF B Division took on over 4 1 2 million gallons of fuel OIL during the CRUISE. IN SPITE OF THIS ENORMOUS WORK LOAD, THE BT ' S HAVE FOUND TIME TO MAKE COONTZ ' S FIRE ROOMS AMONG THE SHARPEST LOOKING IN THE PACIFIC FLEET. BUT DON ' T TAKE THEIR WORD FOR IT .. .JUST ASK ANY OF THE DISTINGUISHED VISITORS WHOHAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF INSPECTING THEIR SPACES. COMS EV E NTH FLT HAD NOTHING BUT PRAISE. LOOK CROWELl! ! THIS LEADING P .O. Bl CAN GO A LITTLE ! (( . J ! TOO F ENGINEERING E IN THE MAKING THEY ' RE ACTUALLY WATCHING A MARILYN MONROE CALEND THE COFFEE MESS WHO KNOWS HOW TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER? ■SOMETHING TELLS ME T«AT O ' LEARy HAS GOME ASIATIC ' UP FOR A BREATH OF FRESH AIR S o ? ®M £:Si ik ' f X HEY BAUER!! REAAEMBER THAT METALLIC NOISE YOU THOUGHT YOU HEARD IN THE LP TURBINE? ENGINEER ING DRILLS ARE A SERIOUS BUSINESS MY SECRET DESIRE IS TO BE A jet-jockey! UNDERWAY WATCHES - UNGLAMOUROUS BUT NECESSARY ' ' NO , TH IS CREAM MACHINE THE LEMONADE MAKERS ' ANYONE FOr-; PULL-UPS ' i IW i 1 9 1 1 i I, JH WL. ■■■ ■;,,-:- J SiSil H A LITTLE PAINT TO CHEER UP A Fl REROOM FIELD DAY UNDERWAY LONELY VIGIL AT THE GAS PUMP P • vwr WE DON ' T HAVE TO SMILE WE ' RE PROFESSIONALS • - •. M ,tM 5M SAY WHEN ' THE ANVIL CHORUS PERFORMS AT HAPPY HOUR R DIVISION • FIRST ROW, U TO R- ROSEN, A.E, G, C.E.{ EASLEY, E.L.t SHEATS , B.J.j FISCHER, E.G.t KRAUS , M.K.J POTTER, R.L.; RICE, R.L.; DYER , R . I . ; BODKINS , T.A.; B RAMMER, J.E. SECOND ROW, SCHWART- ING, M.K.; RAMSEY, R.E.; WASSERMAN , M.R.; DAVIS, L . M . ; FICKLIN, L.J.; BALLARD, D . L . ; WRIGHT, G.W.J SORENSEN, N.C.; WHEALTON, D .G . ; JOHNSON, R.C.j ENS DUFF} KIRKPATRICK, H.D.; LTJG BALLOU j STEPHENS , R .G.; WEESE , E.B . ; HOPKINS , G.L.; RYDZY, W.P.; MART IS, W.K.; LINE, C.A.J DENY, R.M.; MINOR , E . L. ; GARRETT, J.H.j CHLUBNA, C.L.j ROSS, L.S.j WICHERT, M.W. (NOT PICTURED) PALMER , D.E . ; ARAGON , N .B . ; EDWARDS , U . ; COALE , C .A . ; PACHECO, J . J . ; H ENDR ICKS , J .L. ; APPLEGATE , P .D . ; DUNNE , R .L. : ANGST, C.E. ; PETER MAN , J.W . ; JEP PERSON , D.J . ; JESSOP , J.E . ; LOGAN , M .D, ; SHEEHAN , J .H . ; CURTIS , R .L. ; M US SLE WHITE , R .D. R Division has gear that reaches into every corner of the ship. Because of the six rates that MAKE UP R Division , they are broken up into three major groups . The largest of these is E group, which in turn is divided into the EM gang and the IC gang. The Electricians ' Mates ensure that the ship ' s power and lighting needs are fulfilled in order to CARRY OUT our MISSION. THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF THE SHIP ' S SERVICE GENERATORS, EMERGENCY GENERA- TORS, AND RELATED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS. The DUTIES of the IC gang are the upkeep of MC units and circuits, SOUND-POWERED PHONES , PIT- log , alarm circuits, 400 cycle mg sets, ship ' s entertainment systems, and providing the movies, which are the sole means of amusement at sea. The group that has more spaces in out of the way places is the a gang. They maintain the emergency diesels, after-steering, the machine shop, pump rooms, AND reefer SPACES. THE ENGINE- MEN ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THE BOAT ENGINES RUNNING IN TIPTOP SHAPE SO THAT LIBERTY IS NEVER DELAYED. The SMALLEST, but not LEAST GROUP IS THE R GANG MADE UP OF DAMAGE CONTROL- MEN AND SHIPFITTERS WHO KEEP THE SHIP AFLOAT IN TIME OF WAR AND IN GOOD ORDER IN TIME OF PEACE. FIXING LEAKY VALVES, WELDING BROKEN FITTINGS, AND THE RAPID WITHDRAWAL OF EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT FROM THE REPAIR LOCKERS IS ALL IN A DAY ' S WORK FOR THEM. LTJG C.L. BALLOU DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT ENS F.D. DUFF ELECTRICAL OFFICER   - © ' ' WANTA RIDE? GUESS WHO THE JOKE WAS ON quick! look busy! MARTIS PREPARES FOR A MOON SHOT All MA DS 70 Tffe FANTAH -FOR CAl ST ENICS Of BOr f ' LL B£ 39 TOMORROW - 0 VIY366 MORB OAYS OP CAUSmmCSlEFT . ' HANDY AROUND THE HOUSE ' LESSEE, 2 AND 2 IS 4, AND s u p p L Y S DIVISION FIRST ROW , L TO R - HUGHES , W.J . ; MARDON , D .R . ; BAKER, E. E JR . j THOMAS , L, W, ; MARTIN , J , j COOPERWOOD, C; SPADE, E.L.; WEAVER, C.P. SECOND ROW, WADSWORTH, A.R.; JOHNSON, B.R.; JOHN- SON , A . A . JR. ; GONZALES , E . ; LTJG SWANN j PAYNE , A . T ; TOWNLEY, R.D. t TIPON , A .A , i WILSON , R .L , BACK ROW , REID , J .A . | HAMILTON , E,H . ; DISHMAN , W .L . ( PETERSON , R .A . [ KELLAR , R . F . | WOL- TER , R .G . ; JONES , J . E : (NOT PICTURED) M I DDLESTETTER , N .L. j SISTRUNK , C.A. JR.; SALAS, J.L.G.; SCHAPER, P.E.; SCHULTZ, D.D.; NORDIN, J .A . ; DRAKE, P.L.R.; HAZELIP, J.M.; RAWLS , C.W.; PHILLIPS, C , ; MOON , R.; CORREA, M.; ANTONIO, L.P.; RIN, A,R.; SANDRIGE, R,J. Since before the ship was commissioned the Supply Department has played a major role in the outfitting, stocking, maintenance, and read- iness for operation of the ship. the responsibilities for supplying materials and services are performed by the storekeepers who supply SPARE PARTS, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS. SH 1 PSERVICEM EN OPERATE THE SHIP ' S LAUNDRY, SHIP ' S STORE AND THE BARBER SHOP. THE COM M ISSARYM EN PROVIDE AND PREPARE THE FOOD. DISBURSING CLERKS FIGURE PAY AND ALLOWANCES , THE HOSPITAL CORPSMEN ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEALTH OF THE CREW, AND THE Stewards prepare the food for the officers and keep the officers ' quarters shipshape, The Supply Department is very important to the ship ' s operations, you might say, OF WHICH the Storekeeper is the mainstay. And there is the Barber, too,, without whom we would look like daniel boone. There is the Disbursing bloke, WHO keeps us from being broke. Also, the Shipservicemen , who our clothes tries to mend, and has other things to vend, another important man is the comm issaryman , who without a doubt, we couldn ' t do without. Then, too, there are the Stewards, who do their best for the officers ' innards and outwards. Last, but not least, are the Corpsmen, who stick us with needles and stuff us with pills, in an overall effort to cure all our ills, as you all know, it takes all of these, to keep our good ship asailing the seas. IKE LTJG A.K. SWANN DISBURSING OFFICER I WAS JUST STANDIN ' HEBE REAOIN ' THE P.O.D., WHEN I SUDDENLY FELTTHIS A60NI21N ' PAIN I ' AND WHAT ' S WRONG WITH ROAST BEEF? ' HO, HO, HO! SURE. ..A LITTLE OFF THE TOP! I ' -.¥ J I .■ BUT , IT TICKLES? ik ' NOW, A LITTLE MORE SALT THIS IS HOW IT ' S DONE, LADIES FOGEY-BAIT SPECIAL AT THE STORE LET ' b LOOK IN THE NIS FILE ' ' HOW CAN I FIN D IT IF I CAN ' T EVEN SPELL IT? ' U.S . PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS , PEARL HARBOR , Hawaii -- The next time you ' re SAILING ANYWHERE IN THE PACIFIC AND H EAR STRA INS OF GOOD OLD DIXIELAND MUSIC COME FLOATING ACROSS THE WATERS, CHANCES ARE YOU WON ' T BE IMAGINING THE SOUNDS, THEY WILL PROBABLY BE COMING FROM THE PACIFIC FLEET ' S GUIDED MISSILE FRIGATE USS COONTZ fDLG-g). A NEW Dixieland combo made up of three California Navymen got together last week and played a few songs while coontz was refueling from the oiler uss kawishiwi at sea. They received so many compliments from crew members of both ships and from their com- manding OFFICER, THAT THEY NOW PLAY EACH TIME THEIR SHIP GOES ALONG SIDE ANY SHIP. Leading the combo is Micky W. McCormack, a 21-year-old radarman third class on the Clarinet. With Myears of experience, Micky looks forward to entertaining many ships with good music . Twin brothers, Jerry M. and R ichard K . Barber, fill in the number two and three positions OF the combo. Jerry plays the guitar and Richard spices up the arrangements with his banjo. They first began playing together about a month ago during their spare time. Recently they HAVE begun to REHEARSE NIGHTLY. We used TO JUST GET TOGETHER EVERY-SO-OFTEN AT SUNSET AND PLAY A FEW SONGS TO PUT EVERY- one in a relaxed mood , they said, now we get to play almost every da¥ . Comments from their shipmates can be summed up by the many, They ' re sure great , re- marks HEARD THROUGHOUT THE PASSAGE WAYS OF THE NEW PACIFIC FLEET WARSHIP, So NEXT TIME YOU ' RE SAILING SOMEWHERE ON THE PACIFIC AND HEAR PACIFIC-STYLE DIXIELAND COME DRIFTING ACROSS THE WATERS, LEND AN EAR FOR IT ' S PROBABLY THE PACIFIC ' S NEWEST COMBO, WARMING UP, HISTORY OF THE USS COONTZ (DLG-9) On March 1, 1957 , some 39 years after Admiral R .E . COONTZ left his post as Navy Shipyard Commander OF PuGET Sound Naval Shipyard, the keel of the Guided Missile Frigate USS COONTZ (DLG-9) was laid in that same yard. Not too long afterward Mrs . Robert J. COONTZ, wife of LT R.J. COONTZ , USN, grandson of Admiral COONTZ christened the first guided missile fri- gate to be built on the West Coast . This WAS ON December 6 , 1958. On July 15, 1960 Admiral WATKINS, Commandant of the Thirteenth Naval District, turned the ship over to Commander H , H . RIES , USN , at the commissioning ceremony at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Shortly thereafter, on July 27, the COONTZ made her maiden voyage and con- ducted her BUILDER ' S Sea Trials. With sea trials out of the way came a hectic period of fitting out, tests, inspections, and more tests. The shipyard personnel and the crew worked hand in hand to insure that the COONTZ was ready to join the fleet on time. The COONTZ left Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at the end of September, 1960, one-half month ahead of schedule. After spending A MONTH in San Diego, the COONTZ made her shakedown cruise to San Francisco. The next few months were spent in San Diego undergoing crew training. Post shakedown avail- ability WAS THEN UTILIZED AT PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH APRIL. Following this, the COONTZ reported for duty as a unit of Cruiser-Destroyer Force, U.S. PACIFIC Fleet AND AS FLt gship for Destroyer Division 152, home-ported in San Diego, California. The flag of Commander Destroyer Squadron 15 was aboard the COONTZ from 1 May to 12 July 1961, AND COMDESRON 17 broke his pennant on board, 1 April 1962, shortly after the COONTZ returned from an eight month ' s tour of the Western Pacific. COMDESDIV 152 r— •—  3B EEtu ' v J r z: % i CHANGE OF COMMAND CAPTAIN D.R. WILHITE USN s ahr CAPTAIN D.T. DRAIN USN CHANGE OF COMMAND THE FIRST WESTPAC CRUISE W tiMiit «i H ' JffkM ' fig, V aS Ji i OF THE COONTZ WE LEFT SAN DIEGO •OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS . . . CAME TO SAY GOODBYE . . A LAST KISS, THE TEARS COME THEY WAVE AS WE BACK OUT mammmaiK am. A LAST GLIMPSE OF BALLAST POINT POINT LOMA FADES INTO THE DISTANCE TASK FORCE OPERATIONS ENROUTE TO PEARL TAKING STATION ASTERN THE 5 ' 54 SHOWS HOW IT ' S DONE M.. FORMATION ON THE MOVE WE RETURN THE CRUISER DRONE THE LOS ANGELES AT ANCHOR COONTZ PULLS AWAY THE MIGHTY HELENA STEAMS BY VIEW FROM ABOVE i ' ,■:.({ CHAPLAIN ARRIVING THE RANGER WAS STILL NEW TO US SCREENING THE REPLENISHMENT GROU COONTZ COMES ALONGSIDE HIGHLINE TO THE EDSON OUR FIRST VISIT... ism)) First stop on our 1961 - 62 WestPac cruise was Pearl Harbor. Our first view of Hawaii was the world famous landmark of Diamond Head. Cruising around it, we headed along the south coast of the is- land of Oahu, toward the historic naval base. It was here in Pearl .Harbor that the Japanese attacked the U .S . Pacific Fleet; however, except for the sunken battleship USS ARI- ZONA, where over a thousand men gave their lives, few traces re- main of that never to be forgotten day, December 7, 1941 . Today the island of Oahu is a bustling community, with Honolulu , the capital city of the island chain, and the famous tourist attraction of Waikiki Beach . Even though much of Oahu is built up and many industries have blos- somed OUT, there are still areas that have been kept in their original, tropical paradise setting. Water and outdoor sports play a major role IN attracting people to the islands. After operating in Hawaiian waters for just over a week, we then headed for the much talked about Japanese port of Yokosuka , there to MAKE OUR way INTO THE Dl M LY LIT CA FE ' S AND ALONG THE BRIGHTLY LIT STREETS . •, • KING KAMEHAMEHA DIAMONDHEAD IN THE DISTANCE ORIENTAL INFLUENCE IN THE 5 0TH STATE THE AKiZONA PLUSH HOTEL AT WAIKIKI ALONGSIDE OLD FAITHFUL AMID SHIP ' S HI-LINE E N R O U T E W E S T S ' - jr j MAIL CALL ' ALL ENGINES AHEAD STANDARD , ' S I R ! ' HIGH IN THE TRIPOD NEST SILHOUETTES AT FUELING DETAIL FIFTH AVENUE . . . JAPANESE STYLE THE IMPERIAL PALACE Y A THE GREAT BUDDHA FUJIYAMA, THE MAGNIFICENT japanese bride yokosuka, our first stop in the orient and our first glimpse at japanese people and customs. Japan has become greatly industralized since World War II and almost everywhere one goes, THERE are new BUILDINGS AND NEW INDUSTRY GROW- ING up FROM WHAT WAS ONCE A BACKWARD LAND. The SEAPORT town of YOKOSUKA is FILLED WITH many different shops that sell everything from souptonuts including the kitchen sink. fine silk cloth, hand carved furniture and intricately de- signed music boxes and cameras probably top the list of souvenirs sent home from the far east. you can hardly walk down a street without seeing a brightly lighted sign reading bar , Dancing or Night Club . Not far from Yokosuka, via train, is the capi- tal CITY OF Japan and one of the largest cities IN THE WORLD, Tokyo. Tokyo has the skyscrapers, THE HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE SWIFTLY MOVING CROWDS OF SHOPPERS THE SAME AS ANY OTHER L iRGE METRO- POLIS . Of course, in Japan, it isn ' t all hectic with the hustle and bustle of the daily routine. near Yokosuka is the serene village of Kamakura, the home of the diabutsu or great buddha and many interesting shrines and temples. We left Yokosuka, but for those who forgot THAT souvenir HE WANTED MOST NEVER FEAR, .FOR WE SHALL RETURN . KOREAN NAVAL- CADETS EXERCISING FARM SCENE • JS ■- ' CDIHflAt THE UGLY AMERICAN SKYLARKING AFTER SCHOOL 4C0REA HEY JOE, GOT GUM? I LEET LANDING, AT LAST ! MAIN STREET , ROK C«(N«A€ S.A ! ' .rAVO .Ae ' ' X hi 4 4 is C° eO-° o« ' , ,e P s A S O Sasebo is small by Japanese standards but as a re- sult OF THE USE BY ADMIRAL TOGO OF ITS HARBOR AS A STAGING AREA FOR THE GREAT BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAITS IN THE Russo-Japanese War, and likewise by the United Nations in the Korean War, the city is highly commer- cialized even though the small town atmosphere re- mains. Some OF THE finest SUKl-YAKI restaurants in all Japan are here. Nagasaki, nearly completely re- built after being atom-bombed in WWII, IS close by. yomei gate himeji I castle .j g- . ' -- -urM. AN assembly hall winter scene m 1 grazing deer KINTAI BRIDGE KOBE Fun in Kobe was short-lived because of a ty- phoon THAT COONTZ scurried OUT OF PORT TO AVOID, BUT WE CAME BACK TO TAKE TOURS OF KYOTO, NiKKO, Osaka, AND A lucky few visited the famous ALL-GIRL THEATRE AT TAKARAZUKA. KOBE HAS A TRE- MENDOUS INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR AND MERCHANT SHIPS FROM OVER 50 NATIONS CALL THERE. EUROPEAN CUI- SINE, DRESS, AND ARCHITECTURE WITHIN THE CITY GIVE A DECIDED Western look to the city whichoften MAKES the casual visitor UNSURE OF HIS SURROUND- INGS UNTIL THE SOUND OF THE LANGUAGE REACHES HIS EARS . YASUKUNI SHRINE KSSS-i- AN ANCIENT HIGHWAY GENERAL NANKO ' S STATUE KIYOMIZU TEMPLE AT KYOTO ' (!• ' .n:? I ULLLii 2 1 REPULSE BAY CHINESE TEMPLE TIGER PAGODA Hom wn0 HONG KONG - GATEWAY TO THE ORIENT - AN IS- LAND LOCATED UNDER TH E NOSES OF Communist China BUT ONE OF the MOST IMPORTANT (AND FEW REMAIN- ING) COLONIES OF Great Britain, The popuu tion OF Hong Kong (the principle city is named Vic- toria BUT FEW CALL IT ANYTHING BUT HONG KONg) IS OVER 2 1 , ' ' 2 MILLION WHICH IS A SIZEABLE INCREASE FROM THE 500,000 INHABITANTSTHE ISLAND MUSTERED WHEN THE Japanese seized it in 1941 , COONTZ sailors swarmed to Victoria Peak AND Repulse Bay for the breath-taking views of the cities and a look at the sumptuous mansions ofthe Chinese, British, Americans , Indians, and French, Tiger Balm Gardens is a attraction few MISSED and cricket, HORSE - RACING, RUGBY, AND POLO WERE HIGH ON THE AGENDA FOR THE SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS . SHEK PAN STREET HONG KONG AT NIGHT DRAGON BOAT RACES TIGER BALM GARDEN VlCTORfA PEAK TRAM Hom Kom Most greenbacks traded hands in the tai- lor , CURIO, SILK, IVORY, EXOTIC WOOD AND JEWELRY SHOPS. CENTURIES OF ORIENTAL TRADE HAVE MADE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON , ACROSS THE HARBOR, THE CENTER OF FREE-WORLD CHIN- ESE COMMERCE. Fine BEACHES , TRIPS TO THE WORLD-FAMOUS FLOATING RESTAURANTS OF ABER- DEEN , AND A NIGHT LIFE THAT CATERS TO THE INTERNATIONAL SET ROUNDED OUT A MOST EN- JOYABLE VISIT TO THE Emerald Isle. PIGGY-BACK IN KOWLOON GLOUCESTER ROAD i ? v9ttl ' ' jffVvL ' ' i drit o r :: -- -«K3rr; p. lff f ' JUNKS UNDER SAIL FLOATING RESTAURANTS - ABERDEEN BACK TO yOKO Returning TO YOKOSUKA was like meeting an old FRIEND after A LONG ABSENCE. A SHIP ' S PARTY (TWO DAYS WORTH SO EVERYONE COULD ATTEND), TOURS TO Tokyo, the world ' s largest city, and visits BY OFFICERS OF THE JAPANESE MARITIME SELF-DE- fense Force highlighted our second visit to the SEAPORT, ADM IRAL TOGO ' S 1904 FLAGSHIP i SUKIYAKl AT THE SUEHIRA TOKYO TOWER KANKO KOOL KATS CHOW HOUNDS A I IIIL I ' AriTY NOT TWIST, TANKO BUSH I MISSILE FIRINGS OFF OKINAWA f cJ SASESO AT CHRISTMAS WHAT DID YOU DO TO MAKE HIM CRY? ' ARIGATO, SANTA This was the first time to be away from home during christmas for some coontz sailors but the arrival of numerous cards, letters, and packages did much to recapture the holiday spirit. the ship was gaily decor- ated and two different groups of orphans were treated to hot meals, and a visit by santa CLAUS LOADED with PRESENTS. SANTA CLAUS IS COMING! ' HOW ' S THAT ICE CREAM, GIRLS? OH boy! a LAUNDRY SEt! yaiJf 111, ' - ' Si- LAST VISIT TO YOKOSUKA BRIEF STOP AT OKINAWA. POLLYWOG INITIATION,.. ON TO Australia! FUJI FROM HAKONE Of A VIEW ABOVE THE CLOUDS GENERAL SAIGO IN TOKYO SHOf-ITLY AFTER WE LEFT YOKO , WE BADE THE RANGER FAREWELL AT OKINAWA WE FIRED MISSILES .11 Mn AT SUBIC BAY, THE 3 5 0 ' S WERE READY LOAD. . . FIRE. . . intercept! THE 5 SHOOTS A PERFECT SCORE As we approach latitude 00000 the PollyvN ogs Revolt SHELLBACK BEING HORRIBLY TORTURED THE ' WOGS FUN IS SHORT-LIVED SPARKY IS HELD HOSTAGE A ROYAL BEAR .PLANS REVENGE ■ Jif tiv ?3 [1 ' V A TRUE SHELLBACK NEVER SAYS DIE A SUBPOENA BECOMES MONK ' WE CROSSED THE EQUATOR AND REALM OF THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM THE ROYAL vUGH!) BABY ■ V. ' tA . V TMC MAKING OF A SHELLBACK SAM URGES ON THE ' WOGS ' AH , SWEET REVENGE THIS POLLYWOG IS SLIMy! WERE PROPERLY INITIATED INTO THE NEPTUNE k ( THE END IS IN SIGHT AT last! I ' m a shellback] ROYAL COURT KING NEPTUNE ltjg R .P .HOLLAND ROYAL NAVIGATOR J .E .RICHARDS , QM2 QUEEN R .8 . PENDRY, FTC ROYAL EXECUTOR LT B . F .O ' ROURKE ROYAL BABY LT D .R .SANKS ROYAL POLICE R .A . GALVAN , SMC DAVY JONES B .T . FITZGERALD, MMCM W .G .SHERRILL , BM2 ROYAL JUDGE D .E . KOSTER, SMC J.L.HENDRICKS, EN3 ROYAL SCRIBE D .G , .CHILDS, RM2 ROYAL DOCTOR W.L.BRITTON, FTC ROYAL DENTIST D.R.HEARD, SOCS ROYAL UNDERTAKER H.N. MURPHY, GMC ROYAL BARBERS LT T.P.JAMES, JR. E.L. SPADE, SH3 ROYAL BEARS L.TRUETT, BTC B.J.SHEATS, MM2 C .PHILLIPS , SD3 Our first visit to Australia PERTH- FREMANTLE VIEW FROM KING ' S PARK WE RECEIVED A WARM WELCOME THEY KNEW HOW TO TWIST ' 3lkZZ AMONG THE TERRIERS FOCAL POINT . . . Baibriliighil end Mitli McC. rbe shadow ol Ibe ship i Teii J Iber p ayed joit— including {Saints Come Sailing In ; IXDDAY the U.S. Navy guided-missile frigate Coontz berthed to the tune of ; When The Saints Come Marching In . . . ... after a quick, Jazzed-up version of J Waltzing Malilda. I , The ship ' s band (two guilari.sts and a clarinettist) went on to play Island in the f Sun— a tribule lo the brilliant sunshine and, I ttien offered a warning. I ' m sad to say I ' m on my way and won ' t be back for many a I day as a Fremantle Farewell sing I But It was all wasted— not one of WA ' s I attractive young girls was on hand lo gree! I them The only females on the wharf weie eilhcT eiy young. old, or accompanied by husbands For those mteresled here a.e (he facts. gills. Ihu facts: • The average age of the c e v is about 20. • Unmarried men make up 80 per cent of the crew — but more than 50 per cent of the officers are married. • This IS the first visit to Australia for 99 per cent of these U,S sailors. • All of the 329 men on board will have either .shore leave (for officers) or liberty tfor the crew) during their three day slay at Fremantle Austri(lian American cooperation was the kevnote fof the ship ' s berthing. Australian sailors fjom HMAS Leeuwin tied the ship ' s PERTH- FREMANTLE guiileii i ' ii . e. the focal po nt m the arviomenf of the trigate U S.S C -ont:. icaa ttlno the pf ' ' it of attract on for Iht ttea cadets frt li.M-A.S l.ceiiuin v lerday. Theu listen a crew 7nember of the ship explnina ilinrar- leiitlwn of thf mi - aile. The Coonf; n the ftrst ■ ii Mle- equipped ship to ■ Mif Fremantle. Her i.us- ailea con be filled with niirlear n heads and u againat either mr •il -{n I soy, who ' s that fella with the camero? osks Lieutenont Robert Freemon, hoving fun with a monocle He wos at a party given by the younger set of the Australian Annencan Associohon at the Dalkeith home of Mr and Mrs Jim Tunney for offjcers of the visiting U S destroyer Coontx, which IS in Albany this weekend Others in the group Lieutenont Tom Jomes (left), Chennie Porkes, of West Perth, Rosalind Holvorsen, of Applecfoss, Jon Wotson, of NedlarKJB, and Lieutenant Mort Swoll. V.S. ship battered It ' s rough on a sailor Seas batter missile ship ALBANY, Sot About 360 Amer.con soilort -ith IS. 000 to (pcnd reached Albony rodoy in the US guided miifile Coonti oher their roughcit tea loyage fot o month. The soilofS were iS- f ' ' ' ' O ' ort vhrv wen oni Irom sued w ih their fort- (ihiiiii earned nightly pov yesterdoy  eeu '  ' etneral OS ihe ship ploughed ' ■ ' ' • through heQv seos from Fremantle to Al- bony dollar Irigate day atlcrnoon. ir ktutlu Ihe , told I •  hlD fird Iron) ■ t onoor o(f Ihe eonsl JsDnn lour vrplcs tto Ihrli cvcdUiE cKcted over (tir boii upliihcd atalrut Welcome Marine dlivc arouni Clarrncc and sroui Hundrcd.i jlood oi I ' harl and cheered ■ Thf Cooolz 1 Stie lays nil spend 1 the 6 ■ AlbaPT has reBlly [)f«ad Iht welcome n l. Exercise A t eclal dance -jnned by t [ to I kDll- rrimtie ' s I thrown open i officer went ar CMh tlje crew J Australtiin jui ■ ALBANY ' ' ann ' ' ROO STEAK TONIGHT J THE GREAT WHITE HUNTER SUNDAY VISITORS iiiil ' lz !, A QUIET SUNDAY AUSSIE SHOOTIN ' MATCH ALBANY BY AIR STIRLING TERRACE WttMtt t Uh wWtkiJ iwrorporattJ) th pantag net mrb 3 i«nar 9 anMIw Albm jPesptrh Vol. 38, No. 3808 iiMI Z ' Sli! ' ALBANY, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1952 PRICE 4d. There s no time lost here JT takes only min- utes for men of the U.S. missile fri- gate Coontz to reach their battle stations. Yesterday, three min- utes after the alarm bells had rung, all men were at their attack stations and missiles were on their launching pads ready to fire. Between two and four minutes is the usual time for this complete opera- tion in peace time, but in war it would only take seconds. Massive radar equip- ment on board big From Daily News Staff man Joe Keeling, who travelled to Albany in the U.S.S. Coontz, WARM WELCOME GIVEN U.S.S. COONTZ Charlie, as she is affec- tionately called, can pick up an aircraft about 200 miles away and a surface object up to 40 miles, in good conditions. The aim of the frigate is to stop an enemy at- tack as far away as pos sible from herself — with the terrier air mis- sile the range is more than 10 miles. The asroc anti-submar- ine missile also has a long range, but the exact distance is still classi- fied. The terrier is launched after the combat infor- mation centre has fed target data into the wea- pons system and the tar- get comes within range. The only human hand- ling of the terrier missile is the fitting of booster tails at the end of the rocket missile tails in the centre. After this has been done, the missile moves forward on to the launch- ing pad to await its dead- ly assignment from weapon control. Both terrier and asroc missile s have nuclear capabilities. Asroc can be fitted with either homing torpedoes or depth charges. It is a far cry from World War II when ships relied on their gun power to stop an enemy attack. The Coontz carries only five guns — a five inch, mounted forward, and two batteries of twin three-inch guns. A big crowd — estimat- ed at about 300 — greet- ed the Coontz when she arrived at Albany at 9 a.m. today. People had taken up every vantage point along the hill of Marme- drive. A big entertainment programme is lined up for the sailors and local residents. The ship tied up right on time in fine, cool weather with a slight breeze pushing her on to the dock with a gentle bump. One of the biggest and most friendly welcomes ever extended to a visiting war- ship by Albany people was given the United States ' frigate U.S.S. Coontz when she berthed on Saturday for a three-day visit. Hundreds of Albany people and country visitors crowded the wharf and other vantage points to see the sleek missile-packing surface ship come alongside and tie up at No. I berth. DAY BY DAY WE are told certain mem- bers of the Coontz arc plug- ging for V in the phonetic alpliabei to be changed to Vera. WOULD have been nice if j LL Americans living in Al- bany had got an invite lo Ihe civic reception. BY Ihe time we leave Aust- lalra I reckon every one of our crew will have a digger hat — but we wont have a gob cap left in slorc — USS Coontz officer. « THOUGHT for today: With guided missile frigates such as the Coonfz added to the world ' s largest naval command, the threat of potential aggress- ors who would by force of arms jeopardise the freedom of , the vast Pacific ocean, has been lessened. Albany Races ; Good racing and good fields neri- ngain the oulstand- iDg featuri ' s of Ihe Albany Racing Cluh meeting last Saturday. Very close finishes in almost , all of the six races was a high- ' light of the afternoon. Only a 1 nose or a necK separated the ! winner and second place geltcr I in several instances. Despite the attendance of ; men fiom (he United Stales Navy frigate Saturday ' s crowd j was probably the smallest at any race meeting this season. An official said the attend- ance figure was a big disap- pointment to the club. How- ever it expected a good crowd next Saturday for the annual Albany Cup. A ' hunting They ' ll Go LBANY. Sat: A highlight of the entertainment ar- ranged for the 326 enlisted men and 23 officers of the USS Coontz is expected to be a kangaroo hunt tomorrow. There was a rush from men wanting to join the hunt and within five minutes almost a third of the ship ' s company had applied to join the fun. Other entertain- ment includes tours, dances and sports. Hundreds more people watched from ears parked on Marine Drive around Ml. Clarence. USS Coontz. one of four guided missile frigates attach- ed to the USS Pacific Fleet, is the first American man-o-war to visit Albany since before the end of world war two. She came in to berth to the strains of a jazzed-up version of Waltzing Matilda and when the Saints Come Marching In. played by a three-piece com- bination on board. Embarked on board Coontz is Captain D. T. Drain. Com- mander Destroyer Division 152. Commanding Officer of 5 1 2ft. ship is Commander H. H. Ries. Later in the morning about two thirds of 326 enlisted men and 2? officers were given liberty. Many of (hem were picked up at tiie ship to be cotertaln- ed by Albany people. Others went on to sporting events and other entertainment ' arranged for them. I On Saturday night officers from the Coontz were enter- I (ained at a civic reception in Ihe Lower Town Hall, Weekend entertainment in- cluded dances. lours, rifle shooting, basketball and a kangaroo shoot. There was a rush from sail- ors wanting to go on the hunt, CROWDS Record crowds packed into the USS Coontz on Satttrday and Sunday when she was opened to the public. More than 2.500 people were shown over he ship on Saturday. Between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday another 3.000 people had crowded on board to have their first look at a guided missile frigate. Visiting hours were extend- ed after 5 p m. on Sunday when hundreds more people were still quequed up on the wharf waiting to go aboard. All available off-duty men on the Coontz were used to take the inspection parties on a tour of the ship. They were most courteous helping children and elderly people up and down ladders, and spending a lot of time ex- plaining equipment and an- suering questions. The number of people :ihowii over the ship on Smday is unprecedented in the history of the port. THE SHIP Coontz was designed to serve primarily as an anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare (AWS) ship. In carrying out this mission, the missile-firing frigate serves as screening and escort ship for high speed air- craft carriers and their task forces. Armed with the ' Terrier surface-to-air guided missiles, acoustic anti-submarine hom- ing torpedoes, ASROC anii- submarine rockets and dual purpose three-inch and five- ; inch conventional guns. Coontz IS a formidable threat to aerial. ' surface, and sub-surface enem- ies. Terrier. a3.000lb. solid fuel , missile, is an all-weather wca- I pon that is capable of seekmg I out and destroying hostile air- craft before they can get within I striking distance of the ship. ' For anti-submarine warfare, Coontz h.is a powerful new weapon, the ASROC. which is fired from an eight-round launcher and can be utilised either as a homing torpedo or a depth charge. An elaborate electronic de tection and fire contol system supports the weapons and serves as the eyes and ears of ) the Coontz. I Long range radar and the latest sonar equipment are re- sponsible for the initial contact. ' •          A [blr l is ready to go when . . . ' Big Charlie ' spots a bogy From PETER POLOMKA aboard the U.S. Navy guided- missile frigate Coontz. 0OGY-ALPHA is a ' bird ' (missile) target. said a voice as we watched in an eerie wonderland of red, yellow, blue, green and white lights. In semi-darkness stood a U.S. Naval officer watching a small point of light move near the cen- tre of the clock face of an electronic con- sole. De,=.lgiiate Bogy-Alpha. he said. Instantly a prob- ing radar scanned the sky from the ships superstruc- ture. Unseen It sought Bogy- Alpha an enemv aiicralt simulated bv the trick of an electronic tratninR de- vice We were aboard BiE CharHe ' — crack £35 mil- lion missile friitatP I ' SS Coonlz — watching in the weapons control room as she went into action off the south •ca ' it o3 l of Australia. We were scelnE the hands-off. push-button- missilt potential the Aus- tralian fleet wili encom- pass with the delivery of two £20 Million Charles F Adams destroyers on order iiuin the US Good choice We couldn ' t have made a belter choice, said Lt.- Com. Dick Bust. Director of Tactics and Staff Re- quiremenLs. R.A N , Can- berra. And I don ' t see anv mnjor problems in manning the ships with Australian crews ' USS Coontz IS a big sis- ter to the Adams Class we are buvin? but incorpor- ates sihiilar advanced Ruid- ed missile eqiiinment Had Bogy-Alpha been a real enemv aircraft or a •skunk lenemv shipi. BiE Charlie could have flown a bird to kill from at least 10 miles away. The bird IS a 3noo-Ib Terrier missile capable of 2 ' - times the speed of sound and. if neces-sarv. carrvinc a nuclear war- head With a corkscrew flip the rartar wo-ilri have snatched the Terrier In flight and juidert ' t straight to the target Had a Eoblin (enemy submarine) been luikUii; in the waters. Big Charlie could have sent either a torpedo or depth charge at least four miles across the sea to home in throuEh the water for a kill Either Terrier or torpedo could be speeding on their way within seconds of sightinE on tiie radar scope in the frigate ' s com- bat information centre. Guided missile men never see their quarry — other than as an image on an electronic detector — an l rton ' t want to. The US. frigate Coontz and, below, missiles she carries. Its eyes . The electronic wonder- land of the combat centre is the eyes and ears of the ship. Crews sit in comfort plotting the p th of planes in flight more than 200 miles away. Information flows in from three sets of radar, sonar detectors and other sources. As manv as 10 pairs of eves mav watch the ap- proach of an aircraft such as Bogy-Alpha, designa- ted unlriencilv Once as- Eiened to weapons control it IS bent on destruction But its the captain ' s task to assess whether to open f re and order the re- lease of the missile battery. A TV panel and inter- com phones provide him with information from combat centre as he stands on the bridge Once he ives the command, wea- pons control takes charge destroying eacli most threatening enemy In turn Commander H H, iHam ' Ries. in charge of the Coontz. has reason to be proud of his ship ' s per- formance. Recenllv she won a cove- ted efficiency trophy in the Seventh Pacific Fleet, to which shes attached, for two maximum possibi scores in missile tests. Practice is a problem with missile destroyers Each mis ' ile costs upwards of $60,000 r £27.000) — each submarine rocket about S 10.000. The Coontz is allowed to fire eight Terriers each vear. RAN GANNETS FLY BY A GANNET AIRCRAFT FROM HMS MELBOURNE RAN OFFICERS ON TH E BRIDGE CUTTING CAKE GIVEN BY riMS MELBOURNE WE ' Rb 1 t : AT LAST ■ k t ■■V - A CUDDLY KOALA BEAR MELBOURNE BY A I R A TRUE AUSTRALIAN ' BUSH ' AFTERNOON AT THE RACES OUR SHIPS AHEAD A U.S.S. COONTZ POINTS TO THE FUTURE S U.S.S. C-oonlz, first guided missile warship to he h ' oii in Austruha • teamed past W ilsonV Promontory in hlissfully calm water , lljr hosun s pipe sounded shrilly over the shipV amplifying system. Then came the xirgpnt message Cetierai quarters. All hantls man your battle stationg, Within three niin- ute , all hut 30 of Cooiitz ' s crew of 3i 0 had scnrried to posi- tions beneath deoks, ready to cope with a simulated enejny air- craft approaching at 550 miles an hour across the eastern tip of Victoria, The call to battle stations is one of the few examples of com- paratively old - fash- ioned drama left aboard this two-year- old destroyer - leader, one of the crack war- ships of the American Seventh Fleet. The rest Is mostly push- button warfare, with Its own drama of a new and often eerie kind. These sailors, many of them electronic techni- cians, should never sec their enemy — other than as an iniagc on an elec- tronic detector. They sit in comfort In dimly-lit control rooms, watcrung 14 radar screens, considering whether a speck on a screen at a distance of up to 200 miles Is a friendly plane or an enemy one tor maybe Just an Innocent neutral! , deciding whether to throw a s ltch which will send a Terner missile, with or without a nuclear war- head, speeding along an elec- tronic beam to reach and destroy its target In a mat- ter of seconds. COONTZ is similar to, though slightly lar- ger than, the two Charles F. Adams-type destroyers which the Australian Government has ordered from the United States. These two destroyers, costing a total of £40 million, are expected here in 1965. Already, six R.A.N, offi- cers, anxious to study the skills and methods which will be needed when Austra- lia takes delivery of the new ships, have sailed in Coontz while she has been In Aus- tralian waters. The three on the Mel- bourne-Sydney section of the trip — Commander A. L. Milroy ( director of mech- eiiical training), Lieut, - Commander P. Qoldnck ( Investigating personnel problems , and Lieut-Com- mander R. S. Rust (Inter- ested in radar and combat information equipment i — stood in the comoat Infor- mation centre when the or- der. Man your battle sta- tions, was given. Standing in the decision area, as it is called, the ship ' s executive oCQcer, Lieut -Commander W. R. Hartman. weighed the evi- dence and decided thai tlie plane was an enemy — un- recognised by secret code, by visual observation from fnendlv aircraft in the area, nor by intelligence reports. the weapons assignment con- sole and a panel headed. Count-down procedure, pulled a switch to send the missile on its way. • FOR another thing, Coontz has a quota of eight practice firings a year. The quota is limited to eight be- By MICHAEL MACGEORGE who has been at sea with U.S.S. Coontz U.S.S. COONTZ. The Asroc, or antl-sDb- marine rocket, system went into action — but the exercise could not be completed because of a minor mechajiical fault. The Asroc system, Identi- cal to those which will be on the Australian ships, ftres a ballistic missile which drops a homing torpedo or depth charge in the sea near the target. I ASKED Commander Ries If he ever had any fears that the automatic system which fires the missiles might be put Into action through an electronic, or human, fault. I do not, he said. For a missile to be fired In er- ror would require a major ' mIsfAke to be made by three ! senior otHcers. I Commander Ries said Coontz carried equipment unto the third generation — the equipment itself, in- struments to check the equipment, and Instruments to check the instruments which check the equipment. More than half the men aboard C ' Oontz are tech- nicians, many with post- traduate training. They Include noi only elec- tromcji and weapons experts, but engineers, electricians, machinists, communications experta. metalsmltlis and plumbers. As well as insLrumenta of war, the equipment includes an ice cream machine, pro- jectors for movies in all three messes each night, with a matinee on Sundays; air-conditioning, and foam- rubber mattresses. JN manning Us two Charles F. Adams- , type destroyers, the ! R.A.N, will face its only | real training problems | in the missile section, j which is still virtually i unknown territory to I many of Its officers. The RAN. destroyers i will be equipped with Tartar ! guided missiles — a short- I range missile compared with the medium-range Terrier. I It is already obvious that a large percentage of the Australian crews will have to train in America for many months before taking de- livery. LVen after the ships are In commission, it is likely that they will go to Pearl Harbor at least once a year for exercises with American ships. Training and operating methods of the Austra- lian, American and Bri- tish navies have already been considerably stan- dardised — often along American lines — as a re- sult of membership of SEATO and other pacts. But It is Inevitable that the R.A.N, will move even closer to American practices as a result of Its decision lor Charlea F. Adams, Lieut. -Commander Hart- man passed on to the wea- pons control room his de- cision that the speck on the radar was a threat to the ship and should be fired at. The weapons control men then went to work with radar and electronic computers. In a matter of seconds. they had fixed a track beam on the aircraft, a guidance beam to keep the Terrier missile on course, and a capture beam to give the missile a smooth ' ride all the way to the doomed aircraft. Then a chief petty officer, sitting quietly in front or cause these Terrier missiles cost about £20,000 each — and even the American Go- vernment has to think twice about spending £20,000. My profession, sa ' s Lieut. -Commander Phllhps, the man in charge of the weapons, is the manage- ment of violence — but I am a peace-loving man at heart. After the simulated enemy plane had been disposed of. a simulated enemy subma- rine was detected Ijlng In wait three miles to star- board. COONTZ ' S command- ing officer. Com- mander H. H. Ries, be- lieves that ships like his mean that old-style naval battles between oppo sing warships al- most certainly will not be seen again. ' ' We are designed pri- marily to deal with aircraft and submarines. he says. Our detectors and guided missiles enable us to seek out and destroy hostile air- craft long before they can get within strtlting range of the ship. We rely on the principle , that aircraft cannot carry i anj hing like similar equip- ; ment, simply because It would be too heavy. Of course, our Tast range of automaUc and electronic equipment means we are not as- ' rug- ged as older warships. Battle damage could put a lot of our intricate gear I out of action. Our entire superstructure is made of aluminium instead of steel. But our strength Is In the range and power of our i equipment. We Just should not be int. STEAMING INTO SYDNEY HARBOR S Y D N E Y ' • ' J f ' iM ' 4 THE RAN VISITS CIC A SMALL AUSSIE AT THE 3 ' Missile Warship Shows Her Teeth From a Special Reporter in the Coontz COONTZ. At Sea, Thursday.— Sfeanv ing towards Sydney today the £20 million L ' .S.S. Coontz gave Australian naval officers they- first glimpse of the warship ' s formid- able armament. Three minutes after a ' general alert the 350;mem- ber crew and officers were at battle-stations, and deadly missiles were sliding on to their launch- pads for firing. The Coontz, a guided- missile frigate, was ready and could have repelled an air or sea attack before it got within 10 miles of the ship — a slightly larger er- sion than the two destroyers Australia has ordered from the Unitfd States. The Coontz. is on a good- will visit to show her power to the R..A.N. It is ex- pected to dock at Garden WE WAVED A SAD FAREWELL TO AUSTRALIA Island at 8 o ' clock this morning, and will be open for public inspection until sailing on Monday. The e.xercise today show- ed that the Coontz could have deslroyed more than, 10 miles away every enemy plane which attacked Dar- win 20 years ago. First To Visit Australia The Coontz is the first missile-carrying warship to visit Australia, and officers expect recor( crowds on in- spection tours. It will be open to the public tomorrow. Saturday and Sunday before sailing for the U.S. on Monday. Visting hours will be be- tween 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. fomorrow. Saturday and Sunday, with an extra period on Sunday between 9.30 a.m. and 11 a.m. A special guard will be on watch to keep visitors out of three or four classi fied areas on the ship. The captain of the Coontz, Commander H. H. Ries. tonight invited the public to visit the Coontz. Officers and ratings will be on duty to show visitors over the ship. he said. If the crowds become too large, we will extend visiting hours to make sure that evejiybodw can get aboard. r. y , SKY SPECK BRINGS SHIP TO ACTION BY MICII.AEL MACGEORGE, WHO ARRIVED IN SYDXKY yesterday on board the AMERICAN DESTBOYER-LEADER U.S.S. COONTZ, FROM MELBOURNE. As U.S.S. Coontz, first guided- missiie warship to be seen in Aus- tralia, steamed past Wilsons Promon- tory in blissfully calm waters the bosun ' s pipe sounded shrilly over the ship ' s amplifying system. Then came the ur- Ihan, the two Charles F. Adams type destroyers which the Australian Government has ordered from the United States. These two destroyers, costing £20 million each are expected in Australia The call to battle stations ; jn iggs. gent message, Gen- eral quarters, general quarters. All hands man your battle sta- tions. R. ' V N. officers aU is one of the lew examples fLhion°ed ' ' ' drama mt ' ' y ave travelled m rasnioned arama leu , — ,,, Australian Coontz waters. Three of them travelled 1 from Melbourne to Sydney. aboard this t ' . o-year-old , destroyer-leider, one of the j crack warships o[ the i American Seventh Fleet. .. ' u ■.? .. ' ' ? ' ' ! Hal£-Iight push-button warfare, with its own drama of a ! The three stood in the new and oritn eerie kind, combat information centre These sailors, wany of } h.en the order, Man your them electronic techni- cians, should never see their enemy — other than as an image on an elec- tronic detector. came 14 screens battle stations, ' through- In the half-light, in- formalion was riowing in from radar and sonar de- tectors and other sources. The position of the simu- They sit .n comfort in ' lated plane was plotted and dimly lit control rooms, i marked on a large glass watcning 14 radar screens. I chart. They have to consider Standing in the deci- whether a speck showing sion area as it is called, on a screen from perhap i the ship ' s executive officer, 200 miles away is a friendly Lieut. -Commander ' W. R. plane or an enemy tor JHartman, weighed the evid- maybe just an innocent i ence and decided the neutral). They have to decide plane was an enemy. The weapons control men whether to throw a I gnt to work with radar switch which will send a Terrier missile, with or without a nuclear war- head, speeding along an electronic beam to destroy its target in seconds. Are we carrying nu- clear warheads? I asked ■Weapons Officer Lieut. - Commander William Phil- lips. I am sorry, he replied. That is one question I am not allowed to answer. All I can say is that we can carry 40 missiles. Coontz is similar to, though slightly larger and electronic computers. In seconds they had fixed a track beam on the aircraft, a guidance beam to keep the Terrier missile on course; and a cap- ture beam to give the missile a smooth ride all the way to the doomed air- craft. Then a chief petty offi- cer, sitting quietly in front of the weapons assignment console and a panel head- ed. Count down procedu- ure. pulled a switch to send the missile on its way. AND HEADED HOME! WE STOPPED AT PAGO PAGO AND PEARL HARBOR AND WE WERE HOME AT LAST THE CRUISE IN RETROSPECT 1 k L , ; ' Nfl -m ■ ' ■ji m k Ci «l = H s P M II 1 ' mi ? vtf i vSW s Q ,i_ . . i-ltii , mV ' Jh feni ii l WE LEFT SAN DIEGO ENROUTE TO PEARL OUR FIRST VISIT - HAWA I ENROUTE WEST f- n-iiirafflOT ?™ ip ' 1 H S t HI YOKOSUKA HONG KONG BACK TO YOKO MISSILE FIRINGS SASEBO AT CHRISTMAS SAYONARA, JAPAN OPS AT SEA THE POLLYWOGS REVOLT J WE CROSSED THE EQUATOR OUR FIRST VISIT TO AUSTRALIA, PERTH -FREE MANTLE ROUGH SEAS ALBANY HMS MELBOURNE ' S CAKE MELBOURNE SYDNEY PAGO PAGO S.D. Ship Wins Missile Honors Copley News Service WASHINGTON. Fob. L ' 8 _ Tho guided mi.ssilp frigate Coontz. whose honn- port is San Diego, lia.s recoivod the missilery E for efficiency during recent missile-firing exercises, the Navy said to- day. The Coontz fired at two tar- jjct drones, ojie approaching at high speed and the oilier at long range, and scored two kills. the Navy said. The ship is on a goodwill tour of Australian ports. She is com- pleting her first cruise with tlie Ttli Fleet and is sclieduled to return lo San Diego after ■ompleting her Australian visit. Her captain is Cmdr. Herbert H. Ries of Iowa City, Iowa. mi ' l| CORTEZ BY A DECISION DOWN FOR THE COUNT SHEATS CONNECTS FOR A HIT SeaHawks Boot Seven Wins THC SOf-TL,ALL TtlAM SAM SLIDES AT THIRD SKAIlXWKs RI I (..Mhri vt.jls ili. ' h.ill ,iaay from plajLT ul L.S.S CiKMilz as Chitf Mkiuili (LlU) prepares to aid Ardaiz in last Wednesday ' s Varsity Soccer game on Berkey Fi Id. SeaHawks tromped the (JSS Coontz U to 1. (SeaHawk Photo) Tiie Seahawk Varsity Soccer Squad roiled up their largest score of the season on Wednes- day afternoon by running over a gallant but inexjjerienced team from the USS Coontz. IM. The Hawks took charge from the beginning and went ahead at the three-minute mark on a boot by center forward Cassidy. They were never threatened af- ter that, although the losers play- ed hard all the way and showed good spirit- Other Seafjawk goals were ■ ' ored by Cassidy — 5. Murphy — Ardaiz — 2. and Guerra — 2. rnally the Seahawk goalie. ■ ■s .- rra played the (i rst five minutes of the second half as Right Inside and scored both his goals during this time. The lone Coontz tally came midway through the second half on a well-placed shot by Cormack. The next Seahawk game is to- day at 1430 on Berkey Soccer Field against the Japan Defense Academy. BEFORE THE FIRST TEE YOUR MOVE (- jfi •ii kmsr ADVANCEMENTS ' - t.:- ' - ••— .. - tri lift I M ' I ' I tiTfrfv ' ,! ' , ' ■• MP ' IE EDITOR: LT. T. P. JAMES, JR. PHOTOGRAPHERS ' WILBUR , FTM2 WASSERMAN, SFP2 JOHNSON , PH2 ENS C .L .REYNOLDS CARTOONISTS : RILEY, FTG2 SHEATS , MM2 CLINKO, FTMl .. i