Gridley (CG 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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14 JULY 1987 - 50 DECEMBER 1987 U55 GRIDLE Y IC G-212 WES TPAC '8 TABLE OF CONTENTS SHIP'5 HISTORY I I 2 CO I I I4 XOIIIIII II II5 COMMAND MASTERCHIEF .4T. ..1T 6 CHAPLAIN II I I I I I II 7 NA VXADMIN DEPT I I I I 8 COMBAT SYSTEMS DEPT I I I I12 ENGINEERING DEPT I I I I 24 OPERATIONS DEPT I I I I I I 56 SUPPLY DEPT I I I I I 48 SHIPS OF THE BATTLE GROUP I I I 58 PORTS OF CALL I I I I 60 PHILIPPINES I I I I I68 SINGAPORE I I I I I 70 BATTLE GROUP PHOTOEX I I 72 CROSSING THE LINE I 74 PATTAYA BEACH, THAILAND I I 76 HONG KONG I I I I 78 HOMECOMING 80 UNDERWA Y ACTIVITIES I 82 AIR SHOW I I I I 92 IN MEMORIAM I 95 STATISTICS I I I I I 94 CRUISEBOOK STAFF I I I 95 A SONG FOR ALL SEAS, ALL SHIPS 96 ll: . I ,I fi is 5 L. 5 :H r x I 24 Z I I 1 I I Qc 311 fn in 551 QT IWA vm wr :R TY DE -. N 5' WI H4 PI EA

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USS GRIDLEY ICG- 12 USS GRIDLEY ICG-211, THE THIRD MAN-OF-WAR NAMED FOR CAPTAIN CHARLES V. GRIDLEY, HAS A SUPERB REPUTATION TO UPHOLD. THE NAME OF GRIDLEY IS NOTED FOR BOTH CAPTAINA GRIDLEY'S HONOR, BRA VERY AND DEDICATION TO DUTY AND FOR THE DISTINGUISHED RE- CORDS OF TWO PREVIOUS SHIPS WHICH BORE THE NAME. THE PRESENT GRIDLEY WAS COMMISSIONED ON MAY 26, 1965 AT THE PUGET SOUND NA VAL SHIPYARD, BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC AS A UNIT OF THE U.S. PACIFIC FLEET. IN MARCH OF 1964, GRIDLEY DEPLOYED TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC AS A UNIT OF THE U.S. SEVENTH FLEET AND WAS AWARDED THE ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL AND THE NAVY UNIT COMMENDA TION. ASA UNIT OF THE U.S. PACIFIC FLEET, GRIDLEYAGAIN DEPLOYED TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC IN 1965, 1966, AND 1968 WHERE SHE SERVED IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE TONKIN GULF. ON JULY 22, 1969, GRIDLEY WAS DECOMISSIONED PRIOR TO UNDERGOING AN EXTENSIVE ANTI-AIR WARFARE MODERNIZA TION CONVERSION. DURING HER SHIPYARD PERIOD, GRIDLEY WAS FITTED WITH THE NA VAL TACTICAL DA TA SYSTEM INTDSI. AFTER COMMISSIONING IN JANUARY 17, 1970, GRIDLEY RETURNED TO HER HOMEPORT OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. FROM NOVEMBER 1970 TO MAY 1971 AND AGAIN DURING 1972, GRIDLEY SERVED IN JAPANESE AND VIETNAMESE WA TERS. IN FEBRUARY 1975, GRIDLEY ENTERED HUNTER'S POINT NAVAL SHIPYARD, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA FOR OVERHAUL DURING THIS PERIOD SHE RECEIVED AN ANTI MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM GRIDLEY SAILED TO HER NEW HOMEPORT SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA IN DECEMBER OF 1975 IN 1975 GRIDLEY AGAIN DEPLOYED TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC DURING THIS SEVEN AND ONE HALF MONTH DEPLOYMENT GRIDLEY PROVIDED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND ON STATION SUPPORT DURING OPERATION FREQUENT WIND THE EVACUATION OF PERSONS FROM SOUTH VIETNAM AFTER A SHORT 10 MONTHS BACK IN HER HOMEPORT GRIDLEY RETURNED TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC IN JULY OF 1976 IN MARCH OF 1978 GRIDLEY ENTERED LONG BEACH NAVAL SHIP YARD FOR UPDATE AND REPAIRS TO HER MISSILE FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION OF THE HARPOON CRUISE MISSILE HER ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATIONS SUITES WERE ALSO UPDATED AND REPAIRED UPON COMPLETION OF THE YARD PERIOD GRIDLEY RETURNED TO SAN DIEGO AND UNDERWENT REFRESHER TRAINING IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT WEST PAC DEPLOYMENT IN 1979 THE GRIDLEY DEPLOYED TO THE FAR EASTAND AS A RESULT OF THE IRANIAN CRISIS PARTICIPATED IN INDIAN OCEAN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS UNTIL MID 1980 GRIDLEY RE TURNED TO SAN DIEGO IN JULY 1980 AND PARTICIPA TED IN VARIOUS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRAINING OPERATIONS UNTIL ALMOST 1981 WHEN SHE RETURNED AGAIN TO WESTPAC DURING THE NEXT SEVEN MONTHS GRIDLEY PERFORMED AA W PICKET AND AA W COMMANDER DUTIES WHILE ASSIGNED TO THE CORAL SEA BATTLE GROUP SHE AGAIN OPERA TED IN THE INDIAN OCEAN AND WAS CALLED UPON TO PERFORM VARIOUS TASKINGS IN THE NORTHERN SEA OF JAPAN UPON RETURNING TO SAN DIEGO IN MARCH 1982 GRIDLEY WAS ONCE AGAIN OPERATING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS UNTIL OCTOBER WHEN SHE RETURNED TO LONG BFA H NA VAL SHIPYARD FOR AN EXTENSIVE UPDATE OF ALL FIRE CONTROL AND SEARCH nA 4RS INSTALLATION OF NEW ANTI MISSILE CLOSE IN WEAPONS SYSTEM ELECTRONIC W AND COMMUNICATIONING SUITES AND OVERHAUL OF ALL THE ENGINEERING MACHI Y IN OCTOBER OF 1984 GRIDLEY DEPLOYED FOR THE ELEVENTH TIME RETURNING IN MAY T 7 GRIDLEY THEN PARTICIPA TED IN VARIOUS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OPERATIONS AND P: 1985 ON JULY 15TH 1987 GRIDLEY ONCE AGAIN DEPLOYED FOR THE TWELVETH TIME 1 ' ' - 1 1 1 , . 1 -. 11 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 I x., , 5 I . -. ' , .' u ' A , 1 I . n 1 . . I 4- ...... .....,1.-.-.... ..f-.-.-........-....-... -.......... ..1,..... -..,.....-.-, ........-.. -- ,,, . .. .. 1, .. .. - V - 1'