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H ' A- ( HRISTIAN J] ■ ' . OMNIS MORIAR 15 Feb, 1 I To the crew Their Behavii ir made this cruise a memor- able one indeed. At id piny their conduct r rablythe high- est standards of the i way f lift ' and the traditions of our United Navy. ' A e truly hope, h to come, n Ties will be relived within th of this Crew 1 ness of pur i ly dedicate effort.
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HOOPER was built by the Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corporation at San Francisco, Cali- fornia. The keel was laid on 4 January 1956; she was launched on 1 August 1957 and placed in commission on 18 March 1958 by her first com- manding officer, LCDR John K„ Leslie, USN. After a shakedown cruise and intensive shake- down training, designed to mold the ship and her crew into an efficient fighting unit of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, the Hooper departed for the West- ern Pacific in early November 1958. The ship returned to San Diego, in April 1959 and con- ducted local training operations until her depar- ture for a second tour of duty in the Far East in January 1960. It was during this period that LCDR T. J. Quarton, USN relieved LCDR Leslie as commanding officer. Upon returning to San Diego after her second WESTPAC cruise, she entered the National Steel and Ship Building Company Shipyard for her first major over- haul. During the next five months a unit com- mander ' s facility was added to the superstruc- ture to accommodate Commander, Escort Squad- ron THREE and his staff. Intensive training followed the yard period which enabled the HOOPER to reach the readiness level required of a member of the Ready Hunter Killer Group. This group consisting of an anti-submarine aircraft carrier and eight destroyer type ships, of which the HOOPER was part, departed for the Far East in March 1961. The HOOPER returned September 1961, a highly qualified anti- submarine vessel. Prior to her second major overhaul, LCDR Quarton turned over command of the HOOPER to LCDR J„ T. Wells, USN. In March 1962, the HOOPER returned to San Francisco for another major overhaul. During this period many significant changes were made
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