Hyman (DD 732) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Commodore lnspects. On 2 October, l95l, Hyman departed Newport for a tour of duty in rho For East. After five weeks of shore bombardment of Wonsan Harbor, Korea, and four weeks screenin9 dUfY Wlfh' C0 'e Tflsk Force 77, Hyman continued West to circumnavigate the globe, making goodwill stops at more than eight ports,.including Hong Kong, Col- umbo, Naples and Cannes. After returning to Newport on the 2lst of April, the ship spent the summer in the Boston Naval Shipyard, and afterwards, six weeks of refresher training Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Following Christmas in Newport, the Hyman 9mb0l'lC9Cl on her fourth Mediterranean Cruise, operating with the U.S. Sixth Fleet, and making visits to the French and ltalian Riviera, North African ports, Venice, Trieste, Athens, and Istanbul, returning to Newport in May, l953. During the summer the ship participated in Midship- man Cruise Charlie , visiting Panama, Trinidad, and Cuba. Then, until December she participated in various traning exercises, but, also called at New York and Charleston. Early in January Hyman once more embarked for Europe, this time visiting England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Germany before joining the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean .Thereafter she was active in the many fast carrier task force operations and NATO ex- ercises fueling at night, plane guard duty at thirty knots, General Quarters and AA-firing, and screening duty with the various carrier groups became routine, and the entire ship was trained to a new peak in operational efficiency. lt wasn't all operating, though, for the ship visited Athens, Cannes, Marseilles, Spain, Naples, Malta, Sicily, Venice, and Trieste, with some of us making tours to Paris, Rome, or to the snow-bound Maritime Alps for skiing. Hyman returned home 5 June, l954, a bit short of breath, but in complete accord with the slogan: Join the Navy and see the world. A CLOSER LOOK ' As you can see, we are an operating ship i420,000 miles Since l944l, for only by constant training can our ship maintain that high state of preparedness necessary in order that it might assume with little notice its part in our country's National Defense. Officers and men are constantly being sent to service schools, and many take

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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!

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Don't shoot! rf E ,-, Q. N correspondence courses to prepare themselves for advancement. The ship itself is kept busy with drills and all sorts of competitive ex- ercises, such as gunnery, AAA shoots, shore bombardment firing, sea manship exerciess, damage control problems, anti-submarine war- fare practice, and tactical maneuvers with other ships.' A look at the Plan-of-the-day will show that life aboard the Hyman is an active one .... rest assured that the sailor earns his pay! THE DEPARTM ENTS With such a strenuous and constantlydemanding schedule, ships work must be organized . Let's takea look at the various departments their respective rates and duties.- DECK The fifty man deck division guided by the experienced Boat- swain's Mates, maintains the entire deck area and sides of the ship. These exposed spaces are kept as clean as the compartments inside, piping sweepers being a familiar sound to all, in gaddi- tion, the Bosuns , under supervision of the First Lieutenant, are responsible for the ship's seamanhsip, which includes anchoring and mooring, rigging for fueling at sea and high-line transfers of per- sonnel and freight, running the motor whaleboat, and, of course, all painting. Ar General Quarters they man the 5 and 3 inch mounts and assist the Damage Control parties .... above all, the Bosuns are dependable. ORDNANCE Under the supervision of the Gunnery Officers, the ordnancemen maintain the ship's armament. The older rated Gunners Mates are usually mount captains of one of the powerful 5 inch rapid-firing mounts. These men must be school-trained in hydraulics, electric power drives, ammunition, and have long experience at practical mechanics, for gun casualties are dangerous and must be repaired quickly and safely. The Firecontrol Technicians, with months of electronic school behind them, operate and service our precision firecontrol radars and computers, which are the brains of our gun batteries. This equipment is capable of detecting and tracking automatically planes as far out as fifty miles. I JW, .fr . R . A A fish is launched. 'Ui 'flllllllf