John McCain (DDG 36) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 6 text:

. -Q-I Philadelphia, Pa. 19112 Sepfembfff 5, 1969 Jo n McCain DDG-36 ommissioning et Tomorrow I1 S 4 Commissioning ceremonies for the newly-converted -guided mis- sile destroyer John S. McCain CDDG-365 will 'begin at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Pier 2 of the Shipyard. A m o n g the distinguished guests expected to attend are Uhe Commander-in-Chief, Pagciiic, Adm. John S. McCain, Jr., son of the late Vice Adm, John S. 1Mc- Cain, for whom -the ship was named, and his wife, Roberta Wright McCain, the ship's Spon- sor. Adm. McCain will be the prin- cipal speaker at the ceremonies. ASST. SECNAV COMING Another distinguished guest , will foe Asst. Secretary of the Navy Frank Sanders Clnstalla- tions and Logisticsb. Prospective Commanding Of- ficer of the USS McCain is M 0 A IN X 1, A, .sr ' . v' 'I , , x AU '--4 Jghn Cmdr. David N. Denton, a, native sjb13a'gaStNsi foi' whamf Comigm' ' 0. ' XQUS' 29 Of Jefferson CIW. 'Dem1-- who Prospectmie Commmvtiiivi WUI beandelg 51 t A V ' 1969 previously cdmmanded the USS X , Clie comma prlf11.C,U. again 00' . I q ,, ' Daaiay CDE-10065, , - , g wr. Ke' 1 , 5 SGITCQMZ 12zX1f,-mbllcfbal FC Q Pacj 'ph 0 f ' He is a graduate of Carson- , , ,y Z- 61 AIDDQ 03 0'7Be'i'1re 50 I 0 l Newman College, located in Jef- alfd Qfg. as f 5 P f . X ' Tb- -30p 62, S Ee USOI' ferson City, and holds a mas- s fo a e fohm Il in tail,-da S ter's degree in International 'Wa gllf ef' f 1198 J' fires 'ialnaded fiflgfafe bib' 00 fafbe d fo ilsslle co Ve M , ,, ,. 11 ' . ' de lied and ala, sf D30 fha Sao F16 0121-,., 013 Ce Ad Adm yer eq el-T om 121 J Pap It C1111-.lb ask 01211 S He gt FOI- el' S Affairs from George Washing- y: ton University. He also at- il' tended the Naval Postgraduate se School and the Naval War C01- ,Z 1- f S lege. WX. fX 2 , XWX , ,, .X , ..... XX ,,x, 2, f WXQXMXZ .-.' XaXfXaXfX, A fXQX,X fXeXf, fXQXaXXSfX,XS A aw Xa WVXWXZXWXAXQfXfXVXfXSf' X fX XWXfXaX, Eff X ZXQ ZX ' W XfX XfX, Xi' ff ,X7SZfXwXWXXf,X!XXWXX XX XX X 1 1 af , f XX f X X ,fu ,ff WS ?fX'f f1-af XZXg XWXWXyXXfX7X,.i5fXNWSyXX-X f'XfXVXf55 W X XfXf , X XX- X f XX Xi fx C X 'XVSXQ XWXWXWXQXWXQXQZ5WNWXWX5fSWXf XSMX, WXWXEXS fWSMMWWXaX?XMfVXfXXWXWXWX SVXWX X fsff f Xf X X X MX X V fXWSWXZ fXaX7X,XfXWX,X, XZXW XfXfXXfXfXXfXf f W 19 vp' be S Ce, ' Seca' 3 sg 44 fopon the ligand fzlcillw 2 O li OV61-lb as the VJ' Crowd ig g cj , Ss ll De U76 tail S1011 dOed plfjt 12 O11 , epase . blogs Adoamefirawal ell 1' 122 1' Of znajo the S Tas. , C Q Q . . 0 . 110' bins S5f?51a,hycr1pp1e5 Grouzln 51. afldi- ' If aff z S121 ' be Pep Vlllg U1 bbeat Ds a ' tackjfited Eg 12119 find coulband bad In Q ap 1' C as J' 411 ea 11d y Gs b aeou Sta 111, 111 S2319 fo tcoflfrlbinelhy rolfe U S alzdr eda 1 S . 12 t a' D - t 1 . . a ed Cpllfgllzg e Wtiznaed fl! 35- Doll. WO left with am, JI, T ls Of fe ere Gr o . 11 Gr . 5 ag H s In a S e- 'V 01111 S. ' - be fwsuccesa milffe 1738 of Co bat If, f e Seca ulsbed dm 'Da Orc 001111 hlef 'Q' 12 Hd 12- ' i 'IQ' 0. and Of , 1' Sfaiuda. an 'hariaewalz 00,102 U le G z. del: 3171 Sea leer- Cfffb f I' Me d rec g me IG. S Iv! C0112 ,Pro . 112. X2 d 6 11 c av '12 lc Ht f QL bb Ived el gat e al Fo ander RGS let' ' e ' ' 61' 1' - ' e ' , B G 1012 'In H ces 111 . 'Ve W 0 Q f, f fXfXw fX f af ff f f XWXWXaXaX,X,X2gXWXyXZg!XaX,X2fXaXbQXXQXMXENSS A i5iZSWS4X7XWXaX!2?XjXWXfXMSWXQAVXfXXW5fNff PM XZXWXWX2XWXWX,X,fS7XaXfXfWXfXQXXfXaX?! SfXWX W Z WXfX4XaXZXZj5WXfXaX,QN XWXQWXQQ X X SWX MX KX Q A Q QXAXQXQXQXQX,fWX4XfXVXfX fNWXaXS fVX X X SW Xa 5 Xf XffX X!X X Xfx XZXQXQXQXJXKXZSWffWXWX7X2fSWXfX fXfXfXkfXwXXXf XX X XXX as f fX XX XWX X N X XXX X4SZXWX7SZ57Y!XWX26S7X7XWXE5XfX!X??QfX2 XSZQXMSXXQXWX lg W Q 5X3 QXZXZ Q ?g?!XyX4xf XAX,Q?XXfQ!mX fXWN!X X XSQ, WX? A WXMXW WXQX X fXWSWXfXX!XfXf XWNWX X XMXN Xfvw X X XfXv wa we av? fi Af fX2MfXfXffMXf OXMS N XXXXXXYX M y f X fXfX4 ZX, XM ,X X XQX XwX,XfmNX XXXX ,yf!fWgQZXWWXfX7XQS XXfXW!Xf X!XXN!X!XX XXXVXX A f A ,XQXQX Mfw AMX Xf MX MXN X fw VX? XX W f!Wy5'WX XVWXFSW fN XEXVXQE f X X faf ,MQW X, X XX, Xa ,XSX QXXXXX 70 f fx! fXXMXf fXF!Q S XfXX NE XVSA aeaaaf ff Sf f Xfx X X f f NfXf XfXXfX XX XXQQ ffyyyygyfffffyjx Xa! X XNfNXX f 5 W f Z 7 W Z WXZ Q Q 0 fX f y Q Q 7 W W X X XX XXX f f f Q X XfXQ!XfNfX S NfXXfN SX NM V ff? ff f f a 7 , y X f f Z f ,, 0 , 6 , f 0 A W f W XXX fy, XXWX ff XXXNNWXXQQS X X X X X X Q XEXXXNXNSNM N XMXX X S QXX X X X X XX X XX XX XX XfX X X X N Q N SVS fX X' X XX XXX XSS XXQSXXXR X X X X X fXXX Q XX XXX XXX SN Q Q f if ,gg cgi! X XX! X X QS XXXH, XSxXXX,fNJ ea s sg X? J XX vX X XfX ca f Q Z W WXQXZXZW 5XfX,XWgXlX,XWXX1X,X XWXXNMX XQ fX fX XffX N XfX X A A A A We A A XVWXaXfXZfMXfX N X XN'Xf S fN X N X94 1 X XX X ., X. ,. .. XX, X X XXX XXX 'XQ -NBVX X5 5 f X XXXXXXXX X N .XXXXX ,X ,wX, XX P, fx 4 X 6 X ,I , 7 X5 , XXV XQXST f XV X f f ,Xa ,f X, f fXffXf,XaXp XXX f ,X, XX XfXX SYWLXXEIS if WWXWXZ, SOX, S 'Xz 5' X1 f X fX . XQX 7X,. 1Xf, p f, X, - X Xa X AXX ,X X f7xXf X,f.', J 'S f i,XV W ' 4X A 0 X 0 X X ' UN f' X xii 3'?J5535'f1.',. , X, ', ig X71 ZXWKXX X, X f MVN XX XXX 45X :X fx mf ,f4S75WX X QWX, XXKX . Sfxff bfi X71 aX 1X ,X X Xa Xf. X, X X X XfX X X X fm,-,. E,,,Xx, X , X , XfXX,,,k, V K? ,X ,X X4Q7 X XX ,, X XX XXK S. Q: 'J fi X ,fX, X fXyX, 'XnX1 sf X 1 MX , Xmf if f fbi: NMXOX XP 'X ,ff X ,, -. f V Xf XWXU fm MX fi X!ff1XWXz2 Xi, JX f,Xf'V5 XX 29 ,f f. ,X X,ff1XX,, Xa X, X3 f. QXWXX , f X, X X 4X f,fX X X 5, X3 ,j g 5 4 5XygXXM y3fXX iXX,,X , W M f, 1 X X ,X,, X ip ,WXZNX X, XXX Af 'Xf XZVW f XfVX,z fX X3 'LXYQQSXWX Wx ZX fX',f-MX yo, ,f fi fXiQXz,Qgff Vfigyj, :X ,JXXS .X is Swv' sf' U XXWXX7 Xff 5' X f1UX , Xf,-X XMXZXXHXX QW C, A WQ f Nl! so C' f- ,aa ,, f fX fX 4X X fX,QXXf,,XX,, ,Q X ,A ,X, 'X a,X,,,XgX, XX. X f gX,,fXf msg. ,13 - af Xf , X GX .X -XWX 'XXQXXWX si 4 X XX' Xa Xgf XX fX ,.X :Xsw sf- ,X ,X X ,, X X fQffXX XX X X 'X ,l -X ,121 X Of X ff is XF? X X5 X 5' , 0 ,, ,V,, . X ,XX X X ,, 1 I, X ,Q A ,, ,X ,XfQfXf,f Xa X T33 4Xf,X XX 5, SWX ,, .X XX 1 Xia X j,XfX WX, p 1 XP 5, cy. f Xa wg. Q- fX3Xf 7., .jj fXf XWQXLQX fKXQTwXXz1,X X 4 is if A f ,ff ,YZX ' X X a X X X1WXv XX,,- MXXXS Xyssfm.:- si f kfzriy KCXQV X ,Q ,X X X ,fXX,, x fi X ,I ,X XXy.,x,x??XxXX,.XX' , X , ,X ,Q ,IX ,AX-4, QAE , gy! ya AXQX , ,X- fy ,,f,fgQXU, XXXXXMQ X 4 ' XX nf UTM' fXZ X AXV WX ZQ45- f sw XX XXX WXS5 A is Vie ' F 0 W m f f 1 1X.WXfXf , X, fXy ,X fX,f, X X ,f X,f,, f X X,X.X A ,4fW,5f ff .XjfSVfXQXXff,X,X i'fX.fXfat, XWSWJX HX ' Nilvisix vii ,Q 7 Q f Q f4X,XX,Xf,X,2 1, ,,. aX,hX,,Xf XMXX wg 5-fXwX X,,, X XNXX ,XXXXX us, f ff ,, 4 , 1 ,fi Xa X X, X Xf X f 'XXXAX X,ffXX ff tag:-.. Z W 7 Z 5, XZ. WX Q X 5 Q7 L X fX , V, Q EXMQXXXX .SXXM XXX? f w X,,fX ,gf,,,X X X ff XI, Xt X1 ogg,-5 XX ,C j y 5 Z f a f X 7 if X X, L WQXX 7,gQXXXWiX5, q :E,. :Q f f f f f f f f f X fXXXfSVXUXXXflf' , f A , f f f , , Q X I XXWNQ 1 X' f f , X 11X V, X , X 'f ii X , ZWXX WXXXXS5 !::5f'i f f 2 f , fl f X f X S-'XXlXX,XXX' XXX 'X X fXX 4 f ff f Zff, X XfX X'xXXXXkXQXX5X SX X gs' ff WVffffaf f ffxfxf XXXXXYYQS X We 0974 ff, X NQXXXSXQ XQQNSX 1! f f f H f f X X X XX X X X XX ' XS X X XX XX X QQ ,f X, , X XXXQXXXXXXw I f X X X X X X X XX X XX, f X X X X X X XX X 41 X f X X S Q S XX NX 1

Page 5 text:

Q 4 USS JGHN S. MCCAIN DDG-36 XPRAESTP3 FROM CONVERSION TO WESTPAC 6 SEPT 969 6JAN , ii I

Page 7 text:

U55 jol-IN S. MCCAI DDG-365 The JOHN S. McCAIN QDDG-365 is a 5100 ton guided missile destroyer, carrying a crew of 19 officers and 309 enlisted men. She is a versatile ship, with the two-fold mission of anti-submarine and anti-air war- fare. Detecting an enemy submarine with her sonar, she can pursue at speeds in excess of thirty knots and if necessary destroy with anti-submarine rockets QASROCJ or torpedos. Simultaneously, she can defend herself and other ships in a task force from air or sur- face attacks with Tartar missles. Two 5 !54 caliber rapid fire gun mounts give her addi- tional capabilities against enemy ships and shore emplacements. 1 McCAIN was constructed as Destroyer Leader 3, the second ship of the MITSCHER frigate class, by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine and was commissioned on October 12, 1953, at Boston Naval Shipyard. In her origi- nal configuration she was one of the five largest gunned destroyer type ships ever built. She is named in honor of Admiral John Sidney McCAIN. Admiral McCain was com- mander of'the SECOND Carrier Task Force during the latter years of World War II. For his achievements and heroism he received the Navy Cross, the Distinguished Service Medal, and two Gold Stars. In keeping with Admiral McCain's legacy, the McCAIN's motto is 'PRAESTATEQ Latin command meaning Excel , . I McCAIN has been tough opposition to hostile forces as well as mercy and goodwill to people in distress. During the Formosa crisis in the summer of 1958, she was part of a Fleet Task Group which aided the victims of a fire that ravaged the town of Koniya on the island of Amiami O Shima. In October, 1959, she carried antibiotics, donated food, and raised money for flood victims in the Bengal-Crissa lowlands outlying Calcutta, India. In January, 1960, the ship rescued the crew of the sinking Japanese freighter SHIN- WA MARU in heavy seas in the East China Sea. I In April, 1962, McCAIN joined Joint Task Force EIGHT and for the next six months participated in OPERATION DOMONIC con- ducted by the Atomic Energy Commission at Johnson Island. She .left Pearl Harbor in December of 1962 to join the Seventh Fleet for a six and one-half month deployment. In March, 1964, she again deployed to the Western Pacific, taking part in various hunter-killer group anti-submarine warfare operations, including operation LITGAS, a combined SEATO operation in the Philippines. McCAINdeparted Pearl Harbor again in Sep- tember, 1965 on her seventh deployment to WESTPAC. Operations included gunfire sup- port missions against the ,Viet Cong, sur- veillance, and joint trainging operations with the Republic of Korea Navy in the Sea of Japan. In May, 1966, McCAIN departed Harbor, her home port for nine years, and proceeded to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard where the ship was extensively modified to include the latest surface-to-air guided mis- siles and anti-submarine warfare weapons. McCAIN was commissioned as DDG-36 on September 6, 1969, at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, under the command of Commander David N. Denton. Upon completion of con- version in February, 1970, she joined the Pacific Fleet as the Flagship for Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Three, homeported in Long Beach, California.