Iowa (BB 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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J- 'W I ri.. -fm ,-I -A. MIDSHIPMAN STAFF OFFICERS :als Row l 1l.cfI. l0 riglilj: l.'l' lj. Swank. Am. linginucring Training Ofliccr ljl' li. Kingxliuiy, N2lXlg1lIl0l1 'l ruining Ollircr l.'l' Ci. W. fi2lll2lgllL'l', Supply 'lrziining Officer 5,3 lfl I.. S. C.liznnhcrs. .MSL Gunnery 'liruining Ofliccr Row 2 fI,cl'r to riglllj lfli R. Hunks, lixcculivc Uflimcr, Asst. Navigation Training Oflifcr X LCIDR l . While, Oflircr in fillliligl' ICDR I L' Hummel Ulliccr in Clizn c En inccrin lraining Ll ll. M. Durkcc, C-unncry Training Officer l l l l 1.1 Q i f S1 md MIDSHIPMAN STAFF ENLISTED Row 1 qLcfL lo flglllll QMCL W. j. McCarthy-U. of Texas YNI C. H. Ruwscll-Ohio Slalc YNC C. H. Rhoaclcs-Cornell Row 2 lLell LO riglnj: DKC P. li. Taylor-Tufts SKC R. W. I.awrcnrc-Vanrlcrlmilr PNC R. G. O'Connor-ll. of California YNC K. F. FOI'Clll3H1-Y2ll1ClCl'lJill YNCZSS K. G. Harrington-Ulali 'in-vi T-fl

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,..-1' ,ff If , pf ,f ,. gl v 1 Wm J tk ., A -. fl 4 i t f .XI lfXlN Wll,l,l.XNf ll. l'il'l'S, Nfidshipman Crttise Coordina- tor, gratluatetl hom the I'nited States Naval .Xtadenty in lflifll and undertook his duties as a young naval officer aboard the battleship l'.H.S. Nliii' NIICXICO. .Xlter serving a tour in Nlill' MEXICO, he was moved to the light ttuiser CSS. TRl'fN'l'ON. Captain lipps completed the 'l'RliN'IiON duty in the mid-thirties and then was assigned to a shore station. lfrom the shore, it's back to sea for all line officers and Captain Iipps was no exception. In lilflfl he reported aboard U.S.S. COLD STAR and remained with her through the early stages of the war. In I9-ill he was transferred to USS. COWPIENS, an escort tarrier, where he finished out the war. In IQAI5 Captain Iipps was assigned to duty at the llnited States Naval Academy as Senior member of the Labor Board and Assistant Personal Relations Of- hcer. Ifrom the .-Xtatlemy Captain Iipps returned to sea as commanding ofliter of the annnunitiou ship Li.S.S. l'.XR.-XCUTIN. This was his first command. In 19-I5 he left the l',XR.XCI I'IN to take command of the water distilling ship, IT.S.S. IHXSIC. The l'.-XSIG, under Captain Epps, provided the fresh water for Operation Sandstone, the 1948 atom botnb tests at Iiniwetok. From Operation Sandstone, Captain Epps returned to the States to spend two years with the I-'leet Reserve at the San Diego Naval Base. In Iflil he went back to sea again, this time as commanding officer of the Repair Ship, IT.S.S. JASON. Captain Iipps became familiar with the NROTC program in 1952 when he was assigned as commanding officer of the Naval unit at the University of Vanderbilt. This position led to his appointment as Midshipman Crttise Commander for l953 Cruise Baker. I-II-I Officer in Charge of IOXVA Midshipmen during Crttise Baker was LCDR john I . White. LCDR White is stationed at Tufts University in Boston as freshman instructor and Staff Avia- , Q tor. Concerning Nfidshipman Cruise Baker, LCDR Hhite saicl: In attaining the objectives of the 1953 Summer Crttise all Mid- shipmen who participated are to be commended highly. Your con- duct ashore and afloat has been exemplary, and by your associa- tions with people, foreign and domestic, you have broadened your education. Your initiative and willingness to grasp the basic phases of undergraduate naval education was evident to us who observed you during the eight weeks spent as an integrated part of ships company. The understanding of the ship as a lighting unit in which each department plays a coordinated part to achieve ulti- mate success is an accomplishment all can share. The proper sense of duty, responsibility and leadership that you take with you will serve well in the fttture. The path was not always easy, but by strict application to the rules you will find yourself' better able to lead, and to assume your responsibilities as an officer in the Navy. To all-XVIQLI. DONE-and my sincere best wishes for your future. :L 1 'Y 1- . is ft- Q- 4' Hr- 4 '+' 'I 4. X- -. AF ' a. s ? 'l' 7' f A V N 4 A A' ' l 'V -i ' I+' I+' :Qt- .Pfam .t V K -i v A . , 1 rf-+P' o-+1 f -J is 1 .NI ,4 1 -I

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T ..?.,'g,,, , 'ep--up ,J , xv vi' ' 1' The U.S.S. Iowa N 27 August, 1942, the fourth IOWA was born into the Naval service. The USS IOWA IBB 615 had been on the drawing boards since 1930 and was the first of her 45,000 ton class. On 22 February, 1943, the IOWA was ofhcially baptized as one of the United States Fleet commanded by Captain john L. McCrea, USN. The rest of the lighting ladies in the IOWA class are USS YVIS- CONSIN QBB-64j, USS MISSOURI QBB-63j, USS NEW jERSEY QBB-621. In order to impress your friends, here are a few statistics you should know. The IOWA is 887 feet long, just 12 feet short of three football fields laid end to end, 108 feet broad, and her tallest point is 186 feet from her keel. She has a speed of 32 knots and carries 2,582,000 gallons of fuel, enough to float a Liberty ship. Her electrical generators can handle the industrial and domestic demands of a city of twenty thousand. Her eight turbines produce 200,000 horsepower which drive four propellers. Her nine 16-inch guns and 20 five-inch guns have a devastating fire power at ranges up to 23 miles. She is capable of cruising for 67 days without mooring. The first war assignment for IOWA came in August of 1943, when she embarked for Newfoundland for the Tirpitz Watch. In November of 1944, she carried the late president Franklin D. Roosevelt to his conference in Teheran with Winston Churchill and Stalin. Following that she was sent to the Pacific to participate in the bombardment of Truk in the Caroline Islands. From the battle of Truk, IOWA hustled over to assist Vice Admiral Mark C. Mitscher on Tinian Island in the Marianas. Finally she got a soft duty chit in October of 1944 when she was assigned as press ship for the fleet. In October of 1945, she came home and in 1946 was made flagship for the First Fleet. IOWA then took part in the traditional drills, cruises, and maneuvers of a peace-time Navy. The middies were taken aboard in 1946 for a west coast summer cruise. In 1948, the ship was put into the moth ball fleet in San Francisco. IOWA was recommissioned in August of 1951 and went on her shakedown cruise from San Diego. After advanced training in Hawaii she relieved her sister ship USS WISCONSIN as Hag ship for Vice Admiral Robert P. Briscoe, USN, Commander of the Seventh Fleet stationed at Yokusuka, japan. On 20 May, Vice Admiral Briscoe was relieved by Vice Admiral joseph j. Clark, USN, and the ship left immediately for Korea. She spent seven months in Korea, furnishing fire support for more than 50 gun strikes. Her strikes were concentrated in the Chongjin, Koje, Wosan, and Sonjin areas where she fired over four thousand 16-inch and more than eight thousand Hve-inch shells. During this seige she steamed more than forty thousand miles. After her tour of tluty in Korea, Vice Admiral joseph j. Clark sent this message to IOWA: The high morale and steadfast devotion of duty aboard the IOWA have been an example and inspiration to all units of the Seventh Fleet. To Captain Cooper, the officers, and crews-WELL DONE AND GODSP1-LED. On 5 February, 1953, she entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for an overhaul. Fourteen weeks later IOWA left for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for a six weeks refresher training cruise. She returned to Norfolk on 3 july, and on 8 july, Captain joshua W. Cooper, USN, was relieved by Captain Wayne R. Loud, USN, as Commanding Oflicer. On 13 jttly, IOWA embarked on Midshipman Cruise Baker.