Hyman (DD 732) - Naval Cruise Book

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WELCOME ABOARD The Captain and the Executive Officer, on behalf of the officers and crew of the U.S.S. Hyman, welcome you aboard and extend to you the cordial hand of hospitality. OUR SHIP We're proud of our ship and would like to tell you a few things about her, so that you can better understand and appreciate the stories we like to tell about our wandering home, its travels, and its operations. First of all, the Hyman is a destroyer type: length 376 feet, beam 4l feet, and displacing 2200 tons. On full steam we can shoot through the water at more than 33 knots. Armament includes three twin dual purpose 5 f38 cal. mounts, having a maximum range of over l5,000 yards, two single and two twin 3 f50 Cal. machine-gun mounts, numerous depth charges and hedgehog rockets for.-. use against submarines, and five 3840 lb. torpedoes. We carry a crew of 280 enlisted men and l7 officers, as well as the staff personnel of Destroyer Divi- sion l22, since Hyman is flagship. Other ships in our divjsion are the U.S.S. Beatty lDD756l USS Bristol CDD857l and USS Purd DD734 all wit , . . . -, . . . y f l, ' h Newport, Rhode lsland, as our home port. Capt. Bienvenu and LCDR Kane. woNsAN g SHlP'S HISTORY The Hyman received its name in honor of Lieutenant C der Willford Milton Hyman, USN, who died valiantly command U.S.S. Sims when she was lost to enemy action in the Battle of -t c c x e e Sea, May l942. ' , , - V - P ,I-I Hilfi- The ship was built in Bath, Maine, by the Bath lron Works poration, and was commissioned l6 June, l944, in Charles Naval Shipyeard, Boston, Massachusetts. Upon completion fitting out period and shakedown cruise, Hyman sailed through Panama Cnaal for duty with the Pacific Fleet. Her first assignment was convoy duty between Ulithi and Harbor, but soon she was ordered to a powerful Task Force to. ticipate in the invasion of lwo Jima. Arriving off the island day, the ship moved in close during the first night and c a series of continuous and concentrated bombardments of the i Highlighting this bombardment was the all-night searchlight I , of Mount Suribachi, plus main battery and machine-gun support

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MOORED IN THE GRAND CANAL, VENICE, ITALY MAY I954

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ln the fall of l946, following yard overhaul and refresher train- he gal.lant.marines, who next morning crowned their efforts with the ow historic flag-raising. This dramatic moment of achievement as shared by the crew from ringside, a few hundred yards off the beach. Following lwo, Hyman ioined another Task Force bent on the ssault and capture of Okinawa. On April 5, l945, while the ship was searching for an enemy submarine off Zamp-a Misaki, Okinawa, he hunted .lap suddenly surfaced a bare fifteen hundred yards away and fired a torpedo. lt seemed a certain hit, but by radical man- uvering Hyman iust managed to slip clear. The sub was immed- ately attacked with depth charges and is believed to have been un On April 6th, a swarm of Kamikazes launched an attack against he Hyman, then'proceeding singly to an isolated position. Although ive planes were shot down, one managed to reach its obiective, flicting considerable destruction. Following repairs at San Fran- lsco, Hyman reached the Southwest Pacific in time to partic- ate in the surrender of Kusaie and Ponope. Christmas of i945 was ng Hyman proceeded to the Mediterranean for duty with the Sixth leet, visiting Naples, Trieste, Pola, Crete, various ports in the ersian Gulf and Red Sea, Port Said, and the ltalian and French lvieras, returning to the States in August, l947. After a trip to ew Orleans, the ship was immobilized for a short period followed y another yard overhaul and refresher training period. ln September of l948, Hyman again sailed for the Mediterranean, topping at Gibraltar, Sicily, Trieste, Naples, Rhodes, Athens, and yprus, in addition to six weeks duty with the United Nations in Haifa. Upon returning to the States in January, Hyman was assigned to several short cruises, one of which was to Trinidad, before operi ating out of New Orleans. ln September, 'l950, after refresher training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Hyman returned once more to Newport. On March 5, l95l, she again sailed for the Mediterranean, visiting Gibraltar, The French Riviera, Tunis, Oran, Taranto, La Spezia, Venice, and Sicily, re- urning to the States in June. r k, ent in Yokosuka, Japan, after which the ship returned to Newport, li I. , U.S.S. HYMAN CDD732J SODA FOUNTAIN HOURS Fleet Post Office 1400 A 1900 Daily New York, N. Y. PLAN Q THE DAY Gall MAA, Mess Deck MAA, Division Reveille PO's, mess cooks, and TURN OUT. The smoking lamp is lighted in all to OOD. the crew. The smoking lamp is out in the mess decks. GUNNERY EXERCISES. 1145 - CONDUCT GUNNERY EXERCISES Z-7-G. Inspection of all berthing spaces by the Executive Officer. Medical Inspection of all food handlers by Chief Hospital Corpman. all trash cans. Mess gear. Clear all mess decks until pipe down. relief. Relieve the watch. The smoking lamp is out on the mess decks. TURN TO. ALL DIVISIONS COMMENCE SHIP'S WORK. WITH USS RAY CSSR271l. work. Pipe sweepers, empty all trash cans. Sli and 3 ll . restricted men. 13 May 1954 THURSDAY SHIP'S STORE HOURS 1200 to 1330 1700 to 1800 0330 Turn out the watch. 0345 Relieve the watch. 0430 Call the duty cook. 0530 Call the duty steward. 0545 stewards. 0600 REVEILLE. ALL HANDS authorized spaces. 0610 Reveille PO's report 0615 0700 - Breakfast for mess line and on the 0715 MUSTER ON STATIONS. 0730 GENERAL QUARTERS FOR 0800 0830 Sick call. 1000 1100 1130 Pipe sweepers, empty 1135 1145 Dinner for the watch 1200 Dinner for the crew. in the mess line and 1300 1500 1630 - ASW EXERCISES 1545 Relieve the watch. 1600 Knock off all ship's 1630 1800 - Z-7-G AA FIRE 1645 Muster all PAL's and 1700 1800 1820 1845 1900 1930 2000 2200 2210 2300 2330 2345 Note Note - Check setting condition BAKER throughout the ship. Security Patrol check and report condition of water-tight closures to OOD. - Supper for the crew. The smoking lamp is out in the mess line and on the mess decks. - Relieve the watch. - Muster all PAL's and restricted men. - Security Patrol check and report cleanliness of ship to OOD. - GENERAL QUARTERS FOR BATTLE PROBLEM. - BATTLE PROBLEM CPHASE lb. - Z-17-CC HIGH SPEED TRACKING. TAPS. LIGHTS OUT IN ALL BERTHING SPACES. The smoking lamp is out in all berthing spaces. Maintain silence about the decks. - Security Patrol check and report lights out to OOD. - 0500 - FULL POWER RUN. - Turn out the watch. - Relieve the watch. il - THE USS HYMAN CDD732D IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE VENICE, ITALY 17 MAY 1954. 02 e BE PREPARED TO FUEL AT l200A ON SIGNAL WML HN P. ANE LCDR, USN Executive Officer This was a busy day!