Fechteler (DDR 870) - Naval Cruise Book

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EDITORS Ens. Cabot, Ltjg. Kane, Perkins B.C., RD 3, Chaffers J.O., SN, Gygi K.H., RD 2, Goodson G.L., RD 3, Deuchar A.J., QM3. CONTENTS HISTORY OF SHIP 4 THE COMMAND 5 THE OFFICERS 6 DIVISIONS 8-25 LIFE AT SEA 27-29 HAWAII 30 YOKOSUKA . ' . . . 32 R R 33-34 MANILA 35 SUBIC BAY 36 CARRIER OPS 37-38 SASEBO 39 HONG KONG 41-42 EQUATOR CROSSING 43-44 SINGAPORE 45 CEYLON 46 ADEN — SUEZ — PT. SAID 47 NAPLES 48 ROME 49-50 LISBON 52 AZORES 53 STORM 54

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U.S.S. FECHTELER DDR 870

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The USS FECHTELER was originally commissioned on March 2, 1946 at Staten Island, New York. The ship was named for Rear Admiral Augustus F. Fechteler but the name was later short- ened to FECHTELER to include the Admiral ' s son, Lt. Frank C. Fechteler. Admiral William M. Fechteler, Commander-in-Chief, Allied Naval Forces, Southern Europe, is another son of the late Rear Admiral Augustus Fechteler. In January, 1947, the ship proceeded to the Pacific Ocean via the Panama Canal and op- erated in the China area until January 1948, when it returned to San Diego. In the next five years the FECHTELER spent twenty-three months in the Far East, visiting the Philippines, China, and Japan, and operated with Task Forces 77 and 95 during the Korean conflict. ' » C jfi jj - -rr.-- A J ml V In April, 1953, the ship was decommissioned for a major conversion to a destroyer radar picket. When the ship was recommissioned on I December 1953, Commander R. W. Savage assumed command. After a shake down period in the Long Beach San Diego area, the FECHTELER departed on 10 May, 1954 for duty in the Western Pacific in company with Destroyer Division 321 as the flagship. On I September, 1954, the Division completed its duties in the Pacific and departed for Newport via Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo, Naples, Golfe de Juan, and Lisbon arriving in the United States on 27 October, 1954.