Davis (DD 937) - Naval Cruise Book

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of the USS DAVIS DD-9571 2 MAY .......... DEPARTURE, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND 11 - 13 MAY ........... GIBRALTAR, BRITISH PROVINCE 7 JUNE ..... ................ S OUDA BAY, CRETE 14 e 19 JUNE . . ..... VALLETTA, MALTA Z3 - 29 JUNE . . . ...... SOUDA BAY, CRETE 7 - 17 JULY ....... .... C IVITAVECCHIA, ITALY 23 - 24 JULY ......... .... P ORTO CONTE, SARDINIA 25 JULY - 2 AUGUST ..... ...... G OLFE JUAN, FRANCE 16 - 21 AUGUST ....................... IBIZA, SPAIN 30 AUGUST - 5 SEPTEMBER . .PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN 10 - 12 SPETEMBER ............ I ....... ROTA, SPAIN 22 SEPTEMBER ...... ARRIVAL, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND Thi I Cl: 7 . , 5 The Medlterranean Crulse W,, IA

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i Ships History USS DAVIS was commissioned 6 March 1957, bearing the name of World War II hero Commander George F. DAVIS WhO, 218 COIT1rHaI1diI1g Off1C6f of the USS WALKE QDD-7235, bravely gave his life in a victorious duel with four japanese Kamikaze aircraft. On 10 May 1957, DAVIS arrived in her newihomeport, Newport, R.I. The summer, which was spent in intensive shakedown training, included visits to .ports in the Caribbean and Northern Europe. In the fall, following her final acceptance trials,she became the flagship for Commander Destroyer Squadron TWELVE, and sailed to the Mediterranean for operations with the SIXTH Fleet. Arrivin back in Newport in April 1958, the DAVIS embarked a complement of Midshipmen and returned to Europe For the summer. The winter of 1958 - 59 was spent on ' ' OPERATION SPRINGBOARDH in the Caribbean followed by a regular shipyard overhaul in Boston Naval Shipyard. During the summer, while undergoing refresher training off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the ship was assigned a surprise patrol off Haiti under Commander . Caribbean Sea Frontier. january 1960 saw the DAVIS again in the Caribbean for operations, returning, to Newport in mid-February. In March and April the ship received seven Gunnery I-2 s for outstanding, competitive shooting and on 5 july she was notified that she was the recipient of the Battle Efficiency- E . DAVIS deployed to the Mediterranean in the fall, returning to Newport in February 1961. She wasf awarded her second Battle Efficiency E , and following shipyard overhaul returned to ASW work, in- cluding two weeks participation in a Mercury Space Shot. In February 1962, DAVIS returned to the Mediterranean for a six months cruise followed by participatit - in the blockade of Cuba. In May 1963, DAVIS participated in recovery operations for Astronaut.Gordf.' Cooper, and then spent the summer on a Midshipman cruise in the Caribbean. The period from late fa 1963 to March 1964 was spent in ASW operations, and on 27 March DAVIS departed Newport for 0-,fel-bf at Boston Naval Shipyard. Subsequently, she engaged in training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and der' to the Mediterranean Sea again on 27 November 1964.