James C Owens (DD 776) - Naval Cruise Book

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she .was recommissioned for the Korean Conflict, proceeded to duty in the Far East, and once again operated under the flag of the United Nations. During her tour of duty in the Far East in 1952, while acting as commander of the task elementbombardingSonjin, OWENS received counterbattery fire from enemy shore installations which damaged the forward superstructure and resulted in several' personnel casualties. Upon com- pletion of her tour of duty in the Far East in 1952, OWENS returned to the United States via the Mediterranean in company with Destroyer Squadron 22, making a good will tour enroute. The ship arrived in Norfolk, Virginia, on 19 August 1952. From September 1953 until March 1954 she served in the Far East under the U.N. flag for the third time. The OWENS operated out of Norfolk for the next three years as part of an Anti-submarine Force of the Atlantic Fleet. She was deployed to the Mediterranean again from Februaryto May 1957. On 1 April 1958, the J. C. OWENS was officially transferred to Destroyer Squadron 32, becoming flagship of Commander Destroyer Division 32. From April 1958 to January 1962, the OWENS made two seven month Med cruises and one Midshipmen cruise to ports in Northern Europe. On 15 January 1962, OWENS had her homeport changed to Charleston, South Carolina, where she commenced a FRAM II conversion at the Charleston Naval Shipyard on February 1. The conversion was com- pleted at a cost of over five million dollars, and the ship was transferred to Destroyer Squadron 4. In December 1962 ,the ship was ordered to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for patrol duties, and returned to her homeport in January 1963, and back to the Med in August 1963. The OWENS operated with the Sixtfi Fleet, and returned to Charleston for Christmas. In February 1964, the ship visited Norfolk and received her two drone anti- submarine helicopters, greatly increasing her ASW hunter-killer capabilities. From June to September, she deployed to the Mediterranean on a Midshipmen cruise. Five months later in February 1965, the OWENS was in the Med again. In July 1965, the VOWENS J received the Battle Efficiency E award for De- stroyer Squadron Four for operations during the previous fiscal year. After returning to the United States in July, the OWENS was assigned to a recovery ship station for the launch of GEMINI 5. On completion of this operation, the ship returned to Charleston and later entered the Naval Shipyard for afour month overhaul period commencing on 2 November 1965. In March 1966, OWENS was back to Guantanamo Bayf Cuba for Refresher Training. During this period, the ship was called upon to render emergency assistance to the burning cruise ship VIKING PRINCESS. After returning to Charleston for a brief stay the ship was again underway in early June to embark Midshipmen for a summer training cruise, and an amphibious landing exercise at Vieques, Puerto Rico. In late August OWENS was assigned as the close-in recovery ship for the second in a series of APOLLO unmanned space launches. In late September the OWENS departed Charleston for a four month deployment to the Sixth Fleet. In December, while operating in the Aegean Sea, the ship with Task Group 60.2 was diverted from its scheduled operations to go to the scene of the sinking of the Greek ferry HERAKLIQN4 where CWENS aided in the rescue oper- ations. OWENS returned to Charleston 31 January 1967. During the remainder of the year, OWENS participated in several Atlantic Fleet operations and then commenced preparations for deployment to the Pacific Fleet., Before her departure the ship was awarded the Battle Efficiency E for Destroyer Squadron Four forthe year 1967 . The OWENS departed Charleston on 15 November 1967 for duty in the Pacific. While attached to the Seventh Fleet, she conducted operations in the Tonkin Gulf, the Sea of Japan, and provided naval gun fire support for Allied forces serving in the Republic of South Vietnam. The OWENS returned to Charleston on 22 June 1968 for reassignment in the Second Fleet.

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i 1. i A i v 1 V il ssc: Es c. owEN 1 X ' x ' X One of the gallant World War ll pilots who did much to turn the tide in the Pacific in our favor was Lieutenant James C. Owens Jr. He lost his life in the Battle of Midway, 3-6 June 1942, while attacking a force of enemy carriers. To the awards of the Navy Cross and the Presidential Unit Citation, held by Lieutenant Owens was added the honor of having a ship named after him. Thus , in October 1944, at the Bethlehem Steel Company's San Pedro, California Shipyards the USS JAMES C. OWENS was christened and in February 1945, the ship was commissioned. . On 10 May 1945, the Owens, escorting the Battleship California steamed to Pearl Harbor. The Owens , joined Destroyer Squadron 24 and proceeded to Leyte, Philippine Islands where a faststriking force was formed, consisting of light and heavy cruisers. Upon cessation of hos- tilities, the J. C. OWENS -took part in the occupation of Wakayama, Japan. Departing the Far East in the fall of 1945, OWENS steamed east through the Panama Canal to her homeport, Newport, Rhode Island. In June 1948 the OWENS made her second Mediterranean cruise. It was on this cruise that she first operated under the flag of the United Nations in patrolling the waters off Palestine. Shortly after her return home early in 1950, she was plucked from the fleet, inactivated and left idle at Charleston, South Carolina, in the Moth- ball Fleet . In September 1950, however, I -. 3 N , 'N 1 yr X 'Z AX. W-4 l N I ,B - lt, i K x t 'x s Q, 's N. , , i 1 lv X i. 5 il: if ,.: Q v A 51 ll N x, C N

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