Galveston (CLG 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Naval history The present 20' 1944 by the Pennsylvania. of the general de- was placed in reserve Group, in a caretaker , x qhanged the hun num- a light icruiser began at the ,-,Q tcgok place two years Cnow Adfnirall J. B, embarked on a Juan, Puerto Rico, West Indies-g and Islands. during the steaming for refresher train- tested the with the U.S. Air Force. Upon completion of her tour of duty in the area she pointed her bow westward-westward toward Galveston, Texas where GALVESTON was to be honored with a Silver Service Celebration on the second anniver- sary of her commissioning. The following two years of duty found the modern Man-of-War cruis- ingthe waters up and down the length of the East coast with an occa- sional cruise in the Caribbean waters. . On July 23, 1962, GALVESTON departed Philadelphia enroute to her new homeport of San Diego, California to join the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Travelingathe southern route through the Gulf of Mexico and the Panama Canal, VGALVESTON made port calls in Galveston, Texas, Balboa, C.Z.g and Acapulco, Mexico before arriving in San Diego August 24. In January of the following year, GALVESTON became the flagship for 'Commander Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla NINE. The 14,000 ton light cruiser, capable of reaching speeds in excess of 30 knots, embarks a com- plement of 76 officers and 1,000 enlisted men. Additionally embarked with the COMCRUDESFLOT NINE staff are 11 officers and 48 enlisted fmen. h In June 1963 GALVESTON completed her series of development 'tests on the Talos Missile. She then became an active part of First ,Fleet Operations. Scheduled for deployment in the fall, the GALVES- TON officers and men eagerly grasped the opportunities- presented by four weeks of intensive refresher training in July and August. .I The day of departure arrived, October 17, and GALVESTON was 5 ready in all respects to put to sea. . g V 3

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V ' I T ' iw' i S fa if 5 , , 35,3 ' COIVICRUDESFLOT Nine Rear Admiral I Lot Ensey, USN Rear Admiral Lot Ensey was born in the U.S. Government hospital in the -Canal Zone, November 9, 1908. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1930 and had early duty in the battleship TEXAS and the destroyers SIMPSON and LONG. He saw service in destroyers during World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific. After a tour in BUPERS, he Went to Staff College and then became a Destroyer Division Commander. In 1949-52, he planned, and served as Executive Officer for the first two command and staff courses at the Naval War College. After a tour as Atlantic Fleet Operations OHicer, he took command of the attack transport ACHERNAR and thenbecame Commander, Destroyer Squadron TWO. In 1956, he became 6th Fleet Chief of Staff and two years later became Assistant Navy Comptroller. In 1960 he became Deputy Navy Comptroller, the post he held prior to reporting aboard the USS GALVESTON as Commander, Cruiser- Destroyer Flotilla NINE. 5