Dale (CG 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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I t I I I I I i I iv I-If .f I I 1' EIS ' II LQ, M I PII I f pl? D .365 I i 4 mg, V' E ! I I 1. f HISTORY OF SHIPS NAMED DALE The first DALE, a sloop-of-war, was launched 8 November 1839 and commissioned 11 December 1839. She was 117 feet long, 34 feet wide and weighed 566 tons. She was armed with sixteen 32 pound shot guns. DALE's first assignment took her to South American waters and up the Chilean coast protecting American commerce. Her next duty took her to the Pacific coast of Mexico and California. DALE was active throughout the Mexican War capturing a number of Mexican privateers and merchant ships. DALE made three cruises to the West African coast between 1850 and 1857 for the suppression of the slave trade. DALE served in the Civil War as a successful member of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron and as an ordnance ship at Key West. She served as a training ship for the Naval Academy from 1865 to 1884, then for ten years she acted as a receiving ship for the Washington Navy Yard. . The second DALE, torpedo boat destroyer number 4, was placed in reserve commission 24 October 1902. 259 feet long, 24'feet wide and displacing 420 tons, she had a designed speed of 29 knots. DALE, as a unit of the first Torpedo Flotilla, departed for a duty with the Asiatic Fleet in December 1903. She remained with the Asiatic Fleet until 1917 when she took position off Gibralter to escort convoys. The third DALE lDD-2905 was commissioned as a destroyer on 16 February 1920. 314 feet long, 31 feet wide, displacing 1215 tons, she was armed with four 4 inch guns and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes in four triple mounts. During this time of peace DALE spent much of her time in the Atlantic Fleet recalibrating radio compass stations and training Naval forces in Europe from June 1924 to July 1925. She returned to the Atlantic Fleet in July 1925 and resumed her duties in the Destroyer Squadrons, Scouting Fleet, and participated in many exercises and training maneuvers. The fourth DALE lDD-3533 was commissioned 17 June 1935. 341 feet long, 34 feet wide, displacing 1500 tons, designed speed 36.5 knots, she was armed with five 5 inch 38 caliber guns, four 30 caliber guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes. DALE was berthed at Buoy X-18 in East Lock when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor. Ensign F. M. Darel as Senior Officer on board backed the DALE from her berth and proceeded out of the Harbor at 25 knots. Shaken by numerous close misses from dive bombers, DALE raked enemy torpedo bombers with anti-aircraft fire, barely escaping a torpedo which passed under her bow and exploded on the shore of Ford Island. Her gunners observed their results as one of the enemy dive bombers went down exploding in the sea. DALE reached the open sea and began patrolling the harbor entrance. On December 14, 1941, she departed Pearl Harbor as part of Task Force Eleven and by the close of the war the fourth DALE had earned twelve battle stars for major operations and The Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge. The guided missile cruiser DALE ICG-193, is the fifth ship of the Navy to be named for Commodore Richard Dale, who earned distinction as a naval leader during the American Revolution. Traditionally DALE has been an example of outstanding performance, always ready to meet the challenges of naval service. Built at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, DALE was commissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 23 November 1963. Upon entering service she was assigned to the Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. As a unit of the Pacific Fleet, DALE made five deployments to the Far East for duty with the U.S. Seventh Fleet. During these deployments she operated in support of the U.S. Military Operations in South Vietnam. DALE was de-commissioned on 10 November 1970 for modernization to increase flexibility in combat systems. Upon recommissioning on 11 December 1971, DALE was assigned to the Cruiser-Destroyer Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and homeported in Newport, Rhode Island. DALE began her first Mediterranean Deployment in June of 1973, participated in the multi-national exercise Swift Move in northern European waters, and helped augment the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean during the October 1973 Arab-Israeli War. ln February 1974, DALE moved to her new homeport in Mayport, Florida. ln October 1975, DALE deployed again to the Mediterranean participating successfully in several national and international exercises and earning kudos from Commander, Sixth Fleet and Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe, upon herdeparture for home. Returning to Mayport in May 1976, DALE participated in the International Naval Review, celebrating the nations Bicentennial, in New York Harbor on 4 July 1976. Then DALE was inspected by the Board of Inspection and Survey prior to commencement of a twelve month regular overhaul. The overhaul, which took place at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, upgraded DALE's NTDS and Missile Fire Control Systems. Upon completion of the overhaul, DALE returned to Mayport. This Mediterranean Cruise began on 29 June 1978, and this book tells the story of that cruise. The DALE's primary mission is to support and protect the NAVY's attack carrier striking forces. She is tasked with the responsibility to take the offensive in countering air, submarine and surface threats to accomplish this mission. Designed to be a versatile unit, DALE is prepared to act as a highly effective unit or as a major unit of a large force. While operating with other units DALE may be called upon to coordinate the group's efforts to insure an effective operation. Modern Naval warfare requires a great degree of flexibility, equipment, reliability, and the ability to rapidly respond to high speed threats. DALE was designed and recently modernized with this in mind. Her design includes excellent facilities for anti-air and anti-submarine warfare. DALE is also capable of collecting electronic intelligence, performing search and rescue, planeguarding, participating in tactical deception operation, collecting hydrographic data, performing evacuation, blockade, visit and surveillance functions as well as force control ship in anti-air warfare environments. Overall evaluation shows DALE as a fast, mobile and highly maneuverable unit, capable of effective independent operations in a variety of roles, as well as taking a major part in group actions, an excellent platform for command and control. DALE is equipped with the Terrier Missile System with launchers fore and aft to counter surface as well as air threats. Targets can be engaged with either anti-submarine rocket thrown torpedoes jASROCl or torpedoes which can be launched from tube mounts. Additional armament consists of two twin mount 3 !50 gun systems. These weapons are supported by NTDS and the sensor system, surface search radar, long range air search radar, three dimensional air search radar and sonar. The ship has four high pressure, oil fired boilers which drive twin screws producing a top speed in excess of thirty knots. ,

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I brushing tears away. Your children weeping at your feetg see you standing on the dock, For a score of years I've traveled, through all the charted seas. you curse this dreaded day. but they're only memories. I am but a Man-O-War, serving my country dear. Yet lfeel your pain and anguish, 'though no outward signs appear. I'm bound to distant worlds so stran e l've taken the greenest crews so y0UnQ mere children, ah but then: Returned them to their homeland, mature, stout-hearted men. Q , So calm your fears, I will return who knows when I'll return? just as many times before, You fear you'Il see your man no more, With stately grace in triumph, but listen now, and learn! unto these sandy shores. My decks have weathered storm and gale, t I I 15,05 41, af? 1,1 7. 4 . 'I ,lg fx I ,rj 4 V rl v in K .il of 4 ly. IE ' I-3 ' ' . A T! i .,r-' fix fi -I ' L QI

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if 1 K On the pages of this cruise book are displayed only a few of the moments which occured during the period 29 June 1978 to 8 February 1979. It is impossible to cover in detail the hours of work, the personal sacrifice and the brief periods of recreation which go into making a ship the finest cruise in the United States Sixth Fleet. U.S.S. DALE QCG-195 is that ship and the pictures in this cruise book are of the men who make DALE what she is today. They are the ones who put in the long hours, who make the personal sacrifices and who, hopefully, enjoyed the moments of fun. The accolades for accomplishment go to DALE. The credit goes to the men who provide the effort, the desire and the spirit to excel. This is the magic which unites a crew of dissimilar men in a close environment to cause a ship to take on a character of its own. This book is that crew. They are the DALE. H526 l Q I