Goodrich (DDR 831) - Naval Cruise Book

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M'-.U U5il5..,, f 5 ..-15,4--' 3-2- 'W -P- Shlp s Histor The destroyer GOODRICI-l was built by the Bath Iron Works Bath Maine during the later part of 1944 and early 1945 She was named for Rear Admiral Caspar Frederick GOODRICI-I USN Former Commander-in-chief of the Pacific Squadron and Commandant of the First Naval District and his son Lieutenant Caspar GOODRICH USN who lost his life in a turret explosion on board the USS GEORGIA Thekeelofthe destroyer was laid on 18 September 1944 She was launched on 25 February of the following year with Mrs Caspar F GOODRICI-I widow of the late Rear Admiral GOODRICI-I serving as sponsor The GOODRICI-I was commissioned on 24 April 1945 in the Boston Navy Shipyard and received her shakedown training at Guantanamo Bay Cuba She then was sent to the Pacific Theater where she participated in operation ROADS END and assisted in the sinking of 24 Japanese submarines The remainder of the Ship s operations under Commander Naval Forces Japan consisted primarily of displaying the flag in various ports inspection of JapaneSC shipping and assisting in air-sea rescue operations On 6 january 1947 the ship steamed to the east coast of the United States and commenced operating under Commander Destroyer Force U S Atlantic Fleet in Newport Rhode Island Since that time the GOODRICH has served with the SIXTH Fleet in the Mediterranean on eight different occasions The eighth being the one ju t complet Cl The sixth cruise was especially noteworthy in that the ship spent the last portion of her cruise on a good-'will tour of the Red Sea visiting Port Sudan Sudan- Djibouti French Somaliland- and Jidda Saudi Arabia Other cruises have carried the GOODRICI-I into Caribbean waters, Northern Europe, and various areas or the North Atlantic. In the Caribbean Springboard operations of 1954 and 1955 the ship visited such ports as San Juan, Puerta, Ricog St. Thomas, Virgin Islandsg and Cuidad Truijillo, Dominican Republic. In the summer of 1956 OH iIS 5600510 Midshipmen Cruise, the ports of Goteborg, Swedeng Hamburg, Germany and Bremerhaven, Germany were visited, The GOODRICH is designed primarily for radar picket and anti-aircraft duty. She is equipf ed with six five-inf dual purpose guns mounted in three t fire guns mounted in the same manner. The 390 foot long GOODRICH has a top speed of over 30 knots, and is equip, A w' h h ' - it t e most modern fire control and search radar. Her beam is 41 feet and her full displacement is 3400 tons. win type mounts. To augment the main battery there are six three-inch . 1. 2

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The Captain's Message Commander H. B. McClure US Navy The cruise which this book commemorates took place in the Mediterranean during the period 2 September 1958 --12 March 1959. During this time the USS GOODRICH was operating as a unit of the SIXTH Fleet. As such, we were on the first team, we were a member of our country 's mobile, highly trained and skillful first line ofdefense. When we arrived in the Mediterranean the world was observing the day to day developments of the political situation in Lebanon. We operated and conducted vigorous training in the vicinity of Lebanon, and we remained ready, ifcalled upon, to carry out any assignment. The team spirit, can do attitude, and perseverance of all hands made the USS GOODRICH a ready ship. Such is the goal that we attained and that we must continuously strive for in our peace time Navy. As the Lebanon incidentand world tension concerning it eased, we moved on to other areas for continued training andin the meantime maintained an alert status. We were then able to visit some of the finest ports in the Mediter- ranean for liberty and recreation. We worked hard throughout the cruise and maintained the ship in a high state of readiness. We missed no assignments or committments during our entire cruise, and for this we can be justly proud. This was our mission and to all hands who were on board the USS GOODRICH during this Mediterranean Cruise, a most deserved Well Done. Coincidental with our operations with the SIXTH Fleet are the memories of places visited, the enlightening .Qeriences of team spirit, and the friendship developed among shipmates. We owe a great amount of thanks to the CSIS and men wno prepared this cruise book. Through their efforts, we have here a means whereby a few of our iricnces during this period will be fondly brought to mind for many years. 3