Eugene A Greene (DD 711) - Naval Cruise Book

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fffx K' ' Tx X55 X- E- x . x I' 1 ik. .' -N x 1 -if-' x If A 7 I i ,fx 115. I. ii jf! ri tgp I-Q' Lf The Uss EUGENE AIG EENE CDD-7111 is 3 Gearing class, FRAM MK1 destr r homeported in Norfolk, Vir- ginia with a primary fu ction of anti-submarine warfare. GREENE is attached to Destroyer Squadron 32, and is presently serving as the Flag p of Commander Destroy- er Division 322. GREENE ixequipped with the most modern and effective ASW weapon systems. She has capa- bilities to search for, detect, and destroy enemy sub- marines at ranges far in excess of the capabilities of a conventional destroyer. GREENE has proven herself as an effective fighting unit in the areas of anti-air warfare and shore bombardment using her twin five inch gun mounts. She is propelled by a steam turbine plant capable of gen- erating 60,000 HP for speeds in excess of 30 knots. The GREENE was built at Port Newark, New Jersey and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard in June, 1945. She was named for Ensign Eugene Allen Greene of Dell- aireg Long Island, a Navy fighter pilot lost in the Battle of Midway during World War II. Her first major de lo ment being to Montevideo, Uru guary in 1947 P Y ' the GREENE participated in the inaugura- tion ceremony, for President Beretta. 1948 and 1949 were spent in co weather o ra was used as tion in th' M d Fleet operations in the Med and in cold ns in the North Atlantic. In 1950 GREENE reserve training ship but was back in ac- in 1951 participating in operations PORT- EX and CARI Ei. In April, 1952 REENE was decommissioned for con- version to a rad picket destroyer and on 1 December 1952 was recommissioned USS EUGENE A, GREENE IDD-7112. After O training in Guantanamo, Cuba in 1953, GREENE dep ed to the Med for four successive years '54, '55, '56 a twice in 1957 when she participat- ed in Nato operation ig-,ATO FALL . In 1958 GREENE deployed to the Medite fanean for a Midshipmen cruise and was also involved missile nose cone recovery operations in the Caribbean. 1960 and 1961 saw GREENE again in the Med where she w53'i active in such operations as CHECKMATE , GREE,DISTONE , BIG GAME , and MEDLANDEX . For her outstanding performance in 1961 GREENE received the bat efficiency E, During 1961 GREENE was involved with op ration QUICKKICKH in the Caribbean, and the blockade in Quka from 24 Octo- ber until 18 November. Wi :I il if rx - X 54 .. .. FROM: COMSECONDFLT TO: USS EUGENE A. GREENE BT UNCLASS EFTO AS YOU DEPART ON A DEPLOYMENT HAVE AN INCREASINGLY LARGE BEST WISHES FOR A SPEEDY AND AND MAN WILL HAVE A UNIQUE SENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES. CONTRIBUTE TOWARD MAINTAININGA RESPECTED IMAGE OF OUR COUNTRY.