Corronade (IFS 1) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1960 volume:

f DEDICATION M. O. CAREY, Jr., GMl, USN It seems most fitting with the passing of this small but mighty vessel to the in- active list, that our Cruise Book be dedicated to the only plank owner remaining aboard, Marvin O. CAREY, Jr. , Gunners Mate First Class, U. S. Navy. This GMl through his outstanding leadership and technical knowledge of rocketry, has served his ship in a manner most becoming of a Petty Officer in the United States Navy. ■m !.. -•• EzdSfeTt- r V - ' U CaiioKa MESSAGE FROM THE CAPTAIN Our cruise to WestPac, while in retrospect may look more like a Cook ' s tour to the Far East than a military operation, has done much to improve our capabili- ties as Sailors as well as to prove that the Inshore Fire Support Vessel is an in- tegral part of the Amphibious Fleet. Your conduct ashore and avid interest in our country ' s People -to -People Program was most gratifying to me. It is a pleasure to be associated with men like you. As we head homeward to those who have waited patiently for us, our hearts are saddened somewhat by the future in store for our ship. When she is tied up with the rest of the Fleet -In -Being and we all go on to new duties, don ' t feel too sorry for her, for she never will be alone - there will be a little bit of each of us aboard forever. SHIP ' S HISTO RY The U. S. S. CARRONADE is the only ship of her kind in the U.S. Navy today. She has a complement of 10 officers and 132 crew mem- bers. Designed and developed to fire rockets at close inshore targets, she has become a major weapon in providing the tremendous fire- power necessary to support and protect landing troops in amphibious warfare. The idea for constructing a special rocket -launching ship originated during the closing of World War II. Eight years later, in May 1953, the hull of the CARRONADE was launched at Seattle, Wash- ington. She is a vast improvement over the old Landing Ship Medium Rocket, her predecessor. CARRONADE ' S eight dual launchers can fire her five inch rockets at tremendous speed, which gives her fire- power almost equivalent to that of a cruiser. Her Fire Control Sys- tem, built around a new type computer, makes possible a shotgun bar- rage of rocket fire. When ready for fire, her deserted decks present a deceiving picture. However, in the decks below, handlers in the magazines load the rockets into a hoist and the rockets are lifted into position in their launchers, ready for firing. Simultaneously, an el- ectronic brain is digesting such information as speed, course and roll of the ship, and distance and direction of the target. Seconds later, the flaming rockets roar skyward, arch and dive with almost human like control , exploding on the target. The 1 , 500 ton CARRONADE , comparatively small to the punch she throws, is a sleek vessel de- signed along cruiser lines and built in accordance with the power characteristics of the cumbersome Scottish Gun from which she takes her name. This gun was quite small, but could fire a 32-pound ball, a weight considerably large for this size cannon. Only 245 feet long, CARRONADE boasts of many moder n facilities, both in fighting qual- ities and habitability. Decorative colors are used throughout the living spaces and the crew ' s mess is like a small cafe. COMMANDING OFFICER J.W.HulihanlCDR. Lieutenant Commander John W. Hulihan, 37 years old, comes from Hoosick Falls, New York, Our Captain first entered the Navy as an enlisted man, attended FT A school, graduating as aaFT3, He has been in the Naval Service for 17 years. LCDR. Hulihan graduated from Marquette University and was commissioned under the NROTC Program in 1946. Among the various units that he has served with are the U.S.S. MACON (CA-132), the U.S.S. OKALOOSA (APA-219) and the U.S.S. GURKE (DD-783). He also served as the Executive Officer of the U.S.S. LANING (APD-55) and the U.S.S. MARSH (DE-699). In July 1959 LCDR. Hulihan relieved LCDR. Howard J. Ursettie as Command- ing Officer and assumed his first sea command. He holds the Navy Unit Citation, among other medals, and saw service in Korea, LCDR. Hulihan is married to the former Jean MANSFIELD. They have six children, 2 boys and 4 girls. The family resides at 1236 Coventry Road, Vista, California. EXECUTIVE OFFICER R. E. Reischauer LT. Lieutenant Robert E. REISCHAUER, 29 years old, conies from St. Louis, Missouri. Graduating from the Illinois Institute of Tech- nology with a BS degree in Architecture and Business and Economics in 1952, he was commissioned under the NROTC Program , in the same year. Lt. Reischauer saw service in Korea aboard the U.S.S. GEORGE CLYMER (APA-27) as Boat Group Commander. He was Operations Officer on the U.S.S. LAWS (DD-558), 1955-56, and served on the Staff of COMDESDIV 72, 1956-57. He served as Electronics Officer at the Fleet Sonar School, San Diego, from 1957 until September 1959, where he was directly concerned with the installation of all electronic and training equipment in the new FSS million dollar school building. In September 1959 he reported as relief of Lt. William G. HERTWIG and assumed the duties of Executive Officer. Enjoying all sports, especially Basketball, he coached the Fleet Sonar School Basketball Team to a 23-13 record. He is married to the former Audrey H. REUSS of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They have three children, two sons and a daughter. The family resides at 928 15th Street, Imperial Beach, California. OFFICERS LTJG. L. R. WOMACK Operations Officer LTJG. M. R. HARVEY Ordnance Officer LTJG. J. B. BATTON Engineering Officer ENS. R. E. McCRARY Supply Officer ENS. R. M. ROTH Communications Officer ENS. J. R. SALENJUS First Lieutenant Not Shown LTJG G. M. MONTEATH ENS. J. L. REDMAN OUR CHIEFS Left to Right: DRY, Sidney A., CMC; LARSON, Leonard M, YNC; GIUSTO, Salvatore, ENC; BURG, Richard C, RMC. DECK DIVISION LEFT TO RIGHT - Top Row: ENS. J. R. Salenjus, Stone, Mitchell, Fazekas, Antonio, Covel, DeBerge, Ivlartin, Sorter, Brown, Stone, Landers, Barden, Reed, Tierney, Lawrence, Colyer, Stone, Barrett, BMl; LTJG. M. R. Harvey. FRONT ROW: Jones, Whitehead, Crook, Cavanaugh, Gauthier, Bate, Blunt, Wood, Col- lins, Mahaffey. ORDNANCE DIVISION LEFT TO RIGHT - Top Row: ENS. J. R. Salenjus, Dry GMC; Carey GMl; Coupland, Harper, Deshotel, Hawk, Stevens, Wilson, Huguenin, Goff, Langer FTl, Bowen, Szemly, Laub, Rose FTl, Beal, LTJG M. R. Harvey. FRONT ROW: Jentsch, Militello, Reeves, Tucker, Reed, Shinaberry, Corbett, Snell. 10 lovelint in the  -ork the real glory of the islind ihdkmS lile traveling through the Ulei of pacific, the party here had :tute taken tight In the heart of HONOLULU, by cameraman • visitors ' Paradise of the Pacific: ' ' Hcaihf ig Aloha adilionat iips. ac- he beach - rt Wel- ha Week 1 ercet- il l otit - by two s. musi- ; master ncomine ful Surl ing at Ho- al AiriMrt Wtiin Hawaii rsMsfefne ALOHA FROM TMK 50th STATt Tlw lift of tlM land ii ptrpttualed in riilit« Hi$nM«l. KING KAMEHAfMEHA XhlllHio Hlld Alo) in Hawaii Waikiki Hi m ii Mi.wn all ■• ei ihe woild by lo ' jii-i. • «■ ' ' • II. ...„,„„,k , ,„ t.mi in llauail 11 OPERATION DIVISION - Ajv . LEFT TO RIGHT - Top Row: ENS. R. M. ROTH, Hale, Fox, Childers, Mor- rison, Burg RMl; Fviller, Lybarger, Loomis, Woodrich, McLuckie TEl; Epps, PuLliam, Hubert, Perkins, Larson YNC; LTJG. R. L. Womack. FRONT ROW: Bocage, HoUis, Lister, Schram, Simon, Kingston, Parker ETl, Gates, Mar- foglio, Woodard. 12 13 ENGINEERING DIVISION LEFT TO RIGHT - Top Row: Giusto EMC; Strachan EMI; McGarrity, Rymer, Haynes, Perry, Mallas, Ware, Farrar, Cobb, Mahardy, Ivie, Ross, Oxford, McDathe, Blackburn, Holt, Langston, Griffith, Jones EMI; LTJG. J. B. Batton. FRONT ROW: Amacker, Clough, Anderson, Brock, Brisby, Cubitto, Hodges, Kauffman, Wojczynski. 14 15 SUPPLY DIVISION LEFT TO RIGHT - Top Row: Evans SKI, Holmes CSl, Freie, Wakefield, Alnutt, Hagler, Bittner, Surbrook, Lott, Byrd, Mason, McGurk HMl; ENS. R. E. McCrary. FRONT ROW: Clay, Castro, Miranda, Leonguerrero, Ortega, Jackson, Ducosin, OP OEeaTTV 16 17 A mans li,; i pended on the accuracy of this air drop of a portable iron lung. U.S. Air Fore A partially parah. cfi .s.iil- oy is expect p i ia H Tripler Army V. night a|if ' Arni -. avy-Air .vm- nan- work sa ed his life at sea. He is encased in an iron lung aboard tlie Navy ship Carronade. « HE WAS paralyzed hv paint lume intoxicaUon early Thursday aboard the ' Landing Ship ' Tank (LST) Snohomish County about 800 miics east of Honolulu. He was transferred to the Car- ronade, a member of the squadrnn. . h - ph sirians feared for his life and radioed for help. The .4rmy at Tripler Hos- pital supplied the miracle drug, terramycin. i THE NAVY supplied a por- table iron lung. The Air Force paclied the iron lung in a waterproof bag, and dropped it by parachute alongside the Carronade late Thursday and the Navy re- trieved It. The Carronade, skippered by Lt. Cmdr. L. VV,,Huhhan, detached itself from the LST squadron and is making full speed for Honolulu. Lt. Col. M. V. Frederick- son, commandant of the 76th Air Rescue Squadron, made the successful drop of the portable iron lung.  f THE STRICKEN saUor is reported m fair condition after receiving the drugs and being placed in the iron lung. The Iron Lung Pick-up 18 TRANSFER AT SEA 19 NAGASAKI -- New Gold Braid Wetted Down by Wardroom 20 No, Si! You can ' t hit him until I ' m through talking. ouch ! ! ! Don ' t you do-o that! THE FIGHTS Break! ! Break! ! 21 THE BEARDS Beatnik Club That ain ' t whiskers, that peach fuzz. 22 JAPAN 23 24 BEPPU 25 26 N AGASAKI 27 28 29 30 31 1 - 32 CHRISTMAS PARTY 33 H I P ' R 34 35 LEAVING SAN DIEGO 36 ENTERING SAN DIEGO 37 THE CREW _ _ i it ici Ji 5 ■ - ' ' ' ' r i ' 38 CRUISE BOOK STAFF EDITOR LISTER, L, V. LAY OUT CORBETT, R. W. TIERNEY, D. L. PHOTOGRAPHY MILITELLO, J. S. ORTEGA, A. BUSINESS MANAGER McGURK, F. E. ADVISOR McCRARY, R. E, u f IRRO-GRAPHIC Produced by THE JACK DAVIDSON PUBUSHING CO. Box 989 Son Di«90 12, Calif. 39 ROSTER OF THE CREW ALLNUTT, Forrest W. SH3 AMACKER, EzraR, SN ANDERSON, Donald J, SFM2 ANTONIO, Clifford P, SN HARDEN, Michael H, SN BARRETT, William E. BMl BATE , Donn A , SN BEAL, Harvey C, GM3 BITTNER, Dorniie R, SN BLACKBURN, Gerald C , FA BLUNT, Phillip R, SN BOCAGE, Frank O Jr. , PN3 BOWEN, Floyd E. SN BRISBY, Richard L, EN2 BROCK, Alvin E, EN2 BROWN, Michael, SN BURG, Richard C, RMC BYRD, Charlie H, CS2 CAREY, Marvin O, GMl CASTRO, Ernesto A, TN CAVANAGH, Noel F, SN CHAPMAN, Floyd J, CMS CHILDERS, Richard L, SMS CLAY, Hubert B Jr. , SK3 CLOUGH, Clarence R, EN3 COBB, Joseph W, FA COLLINS, William R, SN COLYER, Clayton C, SN CORBETT, Richard W, SN COUPLAND, Steve J, GM3 CROOK, Samuel C, SN COVEL, James L, SN CUBITTO, John, IC3 DEBERGE, Terrill C , SN DESHOTEL , John W , SN DOHERTY, Philip J, Jr. , FT3 DRY, Sidney A, CMC DUCOSIN, Richard, SN EPPS, Armo R, RM2 EVANS, Arthur L, SKI FARRAR, Clarence J Jr. , FN FAZEKAS, Edward J, BM3 FOX, Richard L, SN FREIE, Raymond T, SN FULLER, Howard A, RD3 GANZER, Leonard J, SA GATES, Chester T RD3 GAUTHIER, Roger D, SA GIUSTO, Salvatore, ENC 40 GOFF, David L, SN GRIFFITH, William T, EM2 HAGLER, Daryl, SN HALE, Elmore D. SM2 HARPER, Fred G, FT2 HAWK, David T, SA HAYNES, Lynn Augustus G, EN3 HODGES , Wilbur E , FN HOLLIS, William O, RD3 HOLMES, Holly E, CSl HOLT, William C, EM3 HUBERT, William C, SN HUGUENIN , Leonard L , SN IVIE , Johnnie L , FN JACKSON, JoyC, SD3 JENTSCH, Herbert A, SN JONES, James L, BM3 JONES, Robert, EMI KAUFFMAN, Patrick L, SN KINGSTON , Charles R , SN LANDERS, George A, SN LANCER, Frank D, FT! LANGSTON, Lowell E, FA LARSON, Leonard M, Y C LAUB, Stanley R, FTSN LAWERENCE, Herbert C, SN LEONGUERRERC.JuanM, SN LEWIS, Thomas H, BMl LISTER, Luther V, SN LOOMIS, Ronald D, SN LOTT, Frankie L, SN LYBARGER, GaryD, TE YN3 MAHAFFEY, William D, SN MAHARDY, Roy G, FN MALL AS, John A Jr. , FN MARFOGLIO, Joseph, SN MARTIN Dan, DC 2 MARTIN , Trinin S , SN MASON, Allen T, CS3 McDATHE, Russell H, FN McGARRITY, John P, FN McGURK, Francis E, HMl McLUCKIE, Edward L Jr. , TE RMl MILITELLO, Johns, FT3 MIRANDA, Gilberts, CS3 MITCHELL, Leland F, GM3 MITCHELL, James O, BM3 MOHR, Gary J, SN MORRISON, Bruce, RMSN ORTEGA, Abraham, SK3 OXFORD, Denver D, EN3 PARKER, William J, ETl PEAKE, Robert G, DKl PERKINS, Lawrence J, RM2 PERRY, Walter J, EMFN PULLIAM, Samuel W, ETSN REED, Charles S, SN REED, Fredrick D, SN REEVES, Lee F Jr. , GM3 ROSE, Francis I, FTl RYMER, Gary R, SN ROSS, Robert P, FN SCHRAM, Robert L, QM2 SHINABERRY, William E, SN SIMON, Michael G, SN SNELL, Martin M, FT3 SORTER , Donald E , SN STEVENS, Paul V, CM 2 STONE, Eddie G, SN STONE, GaryR, SN STONE, Paul V, BM3 STRACHAN, John E, ENl SULLIVAN, John L, SN SURBROOK, William L, CS2 SZEMLY, John FT2 TIERNEY, DelbertL, SN TUCKER, CashM, SN WAKEFIELD, Billy C , SN WARE, Otha E, FN WILSON, Raymonds, SN WHITEHEAD, James E, SN WOJCZYNSKI, Norman J, ICFN WOOD, Larry E, SN WOODARD, Robert R, SN WOODRICH, Phillip, SN OFFICERS BATTON, James B, LTJG HARVEY, Malcolm R, LTJG HULIHAN, JohnW, LCDR McCRARY, Robert E Jr. , ENS MONTE ATH, Gordon M Jr., LTj REDMAN, Jerry L, ENS REISCHAUER, Robert E, LT ROTH, Robert M, ENS SALENJUS , John R , ENS WOMACK, Leonard R, LTJG