Hickox (DD 673) - Naval Cruise Book

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Hf gt Cletegirttj) THE (U.S.) FLEETS IN! American sailors will see Guy Fawkes night celebrations Monday, November 22. 1954. Twopence. TTHE distinctive flush -decked, ta.ll- funneled shapes of two Ameri- can destroyers were to be seen In Chatham Dockyard shortly before dusk on Wednesday, when the two United States ships. Capcrton and Hickox. locked-ln for a six-day operational The Amei ■ill m«t, althoufth the hensive programme of hospi- tality has been organised by the Reserve Fleet host ship, H.M.S. Diadem. Yesterday (Thursday) was largely ejccupled with the exchange of courtesy calls between the Com- mander of the U.S. 30th Destroyer Squadron (Captain Wlllard A. Saunders. US-N ). the command- ing officers of the two ships (Com- mander A. Parris. U.S.N.. U S.S. Caperton. and Commander R W. Pond. Jun, U.S.N.. U.S.S. Hlckoxi. and the Commander-in-Chief. The Nore, Admiral Superintendent. Commodore of the Barracks and the three Mayors. Dancing at the N.A A.FI. Club, a trip to a London theatre, cock- tall and dinner parlies by the Reserve Fleet took place In the evening. VISIT TO KNOLE tn the afternoon u party o. officers and men visited KnoJc. Sevenoaks, and four officers at- tended a luncheon given by the Chatham Rotary Club at the Suh a duck shoot by Lt. Cdx. (S) Hum- phreys. Assistant Secretary to the C.-ln-C. Cocktail parties were given at the Guildhall. Rochester, and the Town Hall. Chatham, respectively, for the commanding officers of the Hlckox and Caperton, and mes socials for chief petty officers In the chief petty officers and E.R.A.S ' messes In the Barracks Today (Friday) the will ha uupor Eng- lish celebration of Guy Fawkes ' Night when they attend fire- work displays In the Barracks. W.R.N.S. omoers and ratings will later play hosts In their respeo- Other arrangements Include a carnival dance at the NA.A.F.I. Club. Glllingham, tomorrow (Sat- urday) evening, a cocktail party, given by the Mayor of Glllingham for Captain Saunders and eight officers on Monday, a dinner for Captain Saunders and the two commanding officers at Admiralty House — also on Monday — and a mess social for petty officers In the Barracks. LINES ULHtMONY On Sunday. Captain Saunders Is to lay a wreath at the Naval Wu Memorial, and officers and men of tfc ' two ships have been, invl ' ed to attend Remembrance Sunday services later at St. ev ich. - . E«o i e z « J, 4« r .7 vo« ,« .sl e et- Sn JW ■ UjHREE SOLLY SAILORS COME UP FROM THE St WO» l » g d n d» es« Seaman Donald D. Johnson, from Syracuse, New Yo ■ Hickox to read CHATHAM esasgszfs? es time oft horn his duties in the mes children ' s magazine to Albeit Brown and Doioth j a paity of children who visited the ship to-day, at Duften With the destioyei Caperton, the ship is on nr operational visit to Belfast. WHS11P IIE AMERICAN FLAO flying from the stern of the U.S. destroyer Hlckox. as her »ter ship. Caperton. makes her way to berth In Chatham Dockyard hese are the first American ships to visit Chatham since the end jycr mcKox. as ncr ■ - x v ., V o • ;ard on Wednesday. . ■ ' ' ,, • ■«■ . ' - , ' XH, -L ' . V of the war. . . . , % •■ 2C fr i •»?• ■

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THE BEGINNING The Bos ' n yelled Anchor chain is clear of the buoy! and at 1305 on 8 September 1954 the USS HICKOX (DD673), 225 strong was underway from Mike- 1 2, Newport, Rhode Island for Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. For some it was the first time crossing the pond ; for others it was the tenth; for all it was exciting. It was a singular thrill to see the stern swing around and the sailors domain stretch before us. It is a feeling that only sailors experience ... a feeling well . . . that we ' re sorry to leave our loved ones and our homes, but there ' s something out there and we ' re going to see it, experience it, and let it become a part of us. As we steamed past Coddington Point, we stretched our necks trying to get a last look at the U. S. and each one tried to hide his mixed emotions of sorrow and excitement, from the other. Our mission was two-fold. First, we were to be representatives of our country — to speak her words, to think her thoughts, to show her good faith to all peoples throughout the world. Second, we were to partake in a vigorous operational training program of exercises with NATO ships. This is what we set out to do, and to do well. The Quartermaster shouted Mark Brenton Reef Lightship, abeam to port! we hauled down NKIJ, secured the Special Sea Detail, placed the pictures of our wives and sweethearts close to our bunks and settled down for sixteen long days at sea till terra firma would once more rear it ' s lovely head. MANY MILES, MANY PLACES NEWPORT, R. I., U.S.A. PORTSMOUTH. ENGLAND TROMSO, NORWAY BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY EMDEN, GERMANY DEN HELDER, HOLLAND EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND CHATHAM, ENGLAND BORDEAUX, FRANCE BELFAST, IRELAND LONDONDERRY. IRELAND NAPLES, ITALY GENOA, ITALY MARSEILLE, FRANCE ISTANBUL, TURKEY SALONIKA, GREECE ATHENS, GREECE GIBRALTAR PONTA DELGADA, AZORES FALL RIVER, MASS., U.S.A.

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JORVASK A s [oderne garderoberenseri ;ns storste maskinkapasitet, ... hurtig leveringstid! rantert fasarbeide ! Tromso til: Butikk «Arctic», - Ut nbys postiorsendelser til: 3RVASK, Finnsnes. Lossalg 20 ere Onsker De hie: Bat, vaerelse eller hva son Prev en annonse i vii n cOnskc-s leiet». toeste 1 voldsom storm 1 februar 1942. mens krigen ra- ste pa sitt verste, grannstette eh amerikansk destroyer ved New Foundland Til tross (or mannskapets Intense innsate sto skipet ikke til a redde. Blant dem som fant deden ved den- ne ulykken var skipets sjef, kapteinloytnant Hickox. Den frie verden trengte den gang hvert skip og hver mann mer , noensinne. Og fra verfter 1 USA og England ble stadig skip sjosatt. Hasten 1943 en ny amerikanstk de- stroyer ut fra et skips verft i Jersey — og den fikk nav- let US «Hlckox», til minne om iptelnloytnanten som gikk ned ijxunen fned sitf, skip ntenfor ' Foundlands forrevne 5 «Hickox» ble satt inn i pene I Stillehavet, hvor ja- ne lenge liadde gatt seler- fram. Men etter hvert den amerikanske flaten, fikk tatt kraftig igjen. r iekox» var aktlvt med ayene, 0st- og Vest-Carolii ne, New Guinea og Mariani karapene for befrleben Filliplnene. Senere har deltatt 1 Korea-krigen, I gar raorges kom denne k gens veteran pa uoffUielt I sek til Tromse og la til Nansen Plass. Skipet skal re ber til lerdag, da det i videre med kurs for Tyskla Det er ferste gang cHickox» er i Norge. Ski] forlot Rhode Island 8. septe ber og gikk direkte til Por mouth i England, og der direkte til Tromso. Manns! pet er pa ca. 300 ma og 21 offiserer. Sjef er co mander R. W. Pond jr. «Tromsfi»s medarbeider : la et besek ombord like et at skipet var kommet Tromsa. Det er et meget ' pi og velutstyrt fartey, med i de bekvemmeligbeter »m krigsskip kan by. Som en 1 rioistet kan nevn p. mrtt Torts, aiste siuc (21 Pa dans med amerik land American th Korean campaign colours painted on their brides steamed quietly Into Edinburgh Dock. Leith. yesterday. Their mission — a four-day good ss here — broke Caperton and Hickox had been given Customs clearance. They had been visited by the man from tile tourist agencv who advised them of the sights they ought to see in Edinburgh and the tours they ought to take. But when the loudspeakers aboard the Caperton crackled Liberty to the port section from 16.30 hours. 250 sailors shrugged the Hickox. Reason: The highest sailors hi the NATO fleets .. financially embarrassed. Or. as a tall, bespectacled seaman put it— ■ ' Fella, we ' re plain, flat broke. Another, leaning on tile guard rails, said: Pav day is lone gone. I only get $24 and I owe S20— so what ' s the use of troing ashore. An officer explained: We ' ve been in Scandinavia and Holland, and I guess the boys spent all But there were some thrifty . For them taxis w Krafer - JW ffJer sine ,- har faktisk ikke a legge merke rikanere pa b Tirsdag kveld og i g; rangert stor dansetil beiderforeningen, og sknlle holde liv 1 sa norske mar bildet ser vi et pai