Davis (DD 937) - Naval Cruise Book

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AWA 70z9M...L 0,412 Wr.9A....-'I Z A K f ff To the crew of the Davis, and their families and friends: This book is dedicated to the DAVIS crew and their families and friends. The Cruise Book , is a pictorial record of events and achievements during the 1981 deployment. On December 21 we returned to Charleston after a long and arduous deployment. We department Charleston basically untried and with an undetermined reputation. By the time Warship DAVIS returned to Charleston the men of DAVIS had proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that DAVIS was ready for any assignment and could always be depended on for timely and professional performance. This was a signal achievement given the long period since last deployment caused by an extended overhaul. The extended overhaul and long time between deployments combined to cause DAVIS to deploy with a lower than normal experience level. The men of DAVIS more than made up for lack of experience with hard work and enthusiasm. DAVIS outperformed virtually every destroyer she operated with in a wide variety of complex operations. During the deployment DAVIS was assigned to Commander Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, Commander Middle East Force in the Persian Gulf and Commander Carrier Battle Group Six in the Indian Ocean. On a multi-mission destroyer each man has to be ready and able to do a wide variety of tasks. DAVIS participated, often on very short notice, in Aircraft Carrier Battle Group Operations involving anti-submarine warfare, gunnery, underway replenishments, helicopter operation, search and rescue, small boat operations, electronic warfare and aircraft carrier plane guard duties. You can be sure that each crewmember proved himself a master of many skills. A successful destroyer requires a flexible and talented crew. The DAVIS crew proved more than up to the challenge. Our overall mission during all of the evolutions accomplished was Qand isj to be combat ready to protect the interests of the United States and her citizens. A free society such as the United States is dependent on peace and security. DAVIS' presence in the turbulent areas of the world noted was a factor in maintaining peace and order. You may be sure the mission DAVIS accomplished on this deployment was and is vitally important to all Americans. You men of DAVIS and your families should be justifiably proud of what you have done and should take satisfaction in accomplishing an extremely important task for our country in an Extraordinaire fashion. The sacrifice and hardship experienced by the DAVIS crew and their families associated with the deployment should be greatly appreciated by all Americans. I am proud to serve on Warship Extraordinaire with Sailors Extraordinaire. Sincerely, G. W. DUNNE CDR USN Commanding Officer 7

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CDR GERALD W DUN N E upon graduation from the U S Naval Academy in 1964 HIS first assignment was the USS TOPEKA QCLG 8j as Communications D1v1s1on COMMAN DIN G OFFICER 453536 COMMANDI- G OFFICER HIS most recent sea assignment ended in 1976 after serving as Executive Officer of the Office of the Secretary of Defense in Washing- ton D C in mid 1976 as Military Assistant to the Director for Net Assessment I ' U ' - n Q X A Y 1 I l Commander Dunne began his naval career USS BARBEY QFF-10881. He reported to the Officer In 1966 Commander Dunne was ordered to the USS COLLETT QDD-730j where he served as Navigator, Anti-Submarine Warfare and Communications Officer. Commander Dunne then reported as Operations Officer aboard the USS FRANK E. EVANS CDD-754D in 1968 and served there until EVANS was decommissioned in 1969 after her tragic collision with the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS MELBORNE. Commander Dunne attended the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School from October 1969 until October 1971, where he received a Master of Science degree in Operations Research. In 1971, he was ordered to Commander Cruiser Destroyer Group Five as Aide and Flag Secretary to the Commander. Commander Dunne assumed command of the USS DAVIS QDD-9375 in August 1979.

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CCGIJDQS EXECUTIVE OFFICER Q . l P aw 5 05 yy, af f 'N N - ?2ff:f is W , f '54 5 1 , vw ,.w?fff?,4g z if '77 aff its fo as CDR. R. A. HAH Commander Richard A. Hahn graduated from Rensselar Polytechnic Institute in June 1967, and attended the Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. His first assignment was to the USS CASTOR QAKS-lj as Main Propulsion Assistant. The ship was decommissioned in October 1968, and CDR Hahn was reassigned to the USS NIAGARA FALLS QAFS-3j where he served until May 1971 as a Deck Division Officer, Assistant First Lieutenant, and Navigator. After attending Naval Destroyer School, he served aboard the USS CARPENTER QDD-825D as Engineering Officer until May 1974. After an instructor tour at the U.S. Naval Academy within the Naval Systems Engineering Department during which he received a Master's Degree from the George Washington University, CDR Hahn the first Prospective Engineering Officer Course in Idaho Falls. He subsequently served aboard the USSOKINAWA QLPH-3j from August 1977 to January 1980 as Engineering Officer. He reported aboard USS DAVIS in April 1980 and served as Executive Officer until September 1981. CDR Hahn is presently the Director of Navy Maintenance Data Systems within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, D.C.