Eugene A Greene (DD 711) - Naval Cruise Book

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WHERE BUT A FEW U S NAVY SHIPS ROLE IN SHOWING THE FLAG IOFFER MY SUCCESSFUL JOURNEY EACH OFFICER OPPORTUNITY TO ACT AS A REPRE THE SUCCESS OF YOUR EFFORTS CAN STABILITY IN THIS AREA AND LEAVE GOOD LUCK AND SMOOTH SAILING fqiss ff' 'X N ik 5 Jil XX? 2 wk it if Xxx! fn 1 fl . Q 'I 'D In 1962 GREENE Ikeceglsged FRAM MK1 overhaul in Boston Shipyard, BostonW,Massachusetts. Post FRAM check-out completed, GREENE joined Task Group ALFA for the conduct of HUK exercises both in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during the period 1963-1964. In 1965 GREENE carried out duties as a Gemini recovery ship in the Caribbean in addition to her duties as pat of Task Group ALPHA. In June 1966, after completion of ASW operations in the Caribbean, the GREENE deployed to WESTPAC as a unit of Destroyer Squadron 32. In the Gulf of Tonkin she acted as plane guard to United States aircraft carriers USS CONSTELLATION and USS CORAL SEA, and was active in shore bombardment in support of U.S. and South Vietnamese troops in Viet Nam. Deploying from WESTPAC on 11 November 1966 as a unit of DESRON 32, GREENE arrived in Norfolk, Virginia on 17 December 1966 After completing a six month overhaul in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, on 6 August 1967, GREENE deployed to Guantanamo for refresher training During Operational Readiness Training on 16 September 1967 in GTMO CDR EMIL F WASNIEWSKI relieved CDR EARLE W SAPP s C mmandzng Officer of the GR EENE Two weeks later ter completion of the ORI GREENE returned to Norfol ember 1967 the GREENE with Commander Destroyer ivfszon 322 embarked deployed from Destroy er and Subm ne Piers Norfolk Virginia for the Middle East From Decemb 1967 through April 1968 GREENE effected her dut as goodwill ambassador to the people of the Middle st through Operation Handclasp and the People to P ple Program These programs in volve working hand in hand with rendering assistance to meeting socially h and meeting in friendly competi tion with people e the United States Community work projects childr parties presentations of school books athletic equipm medical and clothing con tributions to various or nizations in Kenya Ethiopia Saudi Arabia Iran Mauri us Bahrain Island and Pakistan strengthened the ties betwef ng the Middle East and the United States On . . n l rl I a t .Ou , . 0 1 . . o C4 VICE ADMIRAL DUNCAN , ia IE I1 M W' ' W fmtgiin- 1 A :jf ffm: TTTT- its V11

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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.

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