Josephus Daniels (DLG 27) - Naval Cruise Book

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JOSEPHUS DANIELS Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) was a noted Ameri- can newspaperman who served as Secretary of the Navy (1 91 3-1921 ) and Ambassador to Mexico (1933-1941). Born on May 18, 1862, in Washing- ton, North Carolina, he was the second son of Josephus Daniels, Sr. and Mary Cleaves Sea- brook Daniels. After Daniels ' father was killed in the closing months of the war, in 1 865, his mother moved with her three small sons to Wilson, North Carolina, where Daniels spent his boyhood. He attended the University of North Carolina Law School, was admitted to the bar, but never practi- ced law professionally. Daniels began his long career as a successful Raleigh, North Carolina, newspaperman in 1885 when he acquired a controlling interest in the Ral- eigh State Chronicle. He was then twenty-three years of age. Nine years later he bought the Ral- eigh News and Observeer and merged it with the Chronicle, which name he dropped. As editor and publisher of the News and Observer, Daniels became a major editorial voice in the South, championing such causes as those of prohibition, better schools, and the regulation of railroads and business trusts. Appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Wilson in 1913, Daniels introduced a number of controversial reforms. He abolished the officers ' wine mess, reorganized and democratized the naval service, and fought vigorously against col- lusive bidding on armor plate and other Navy contracts. Under his leadership the Navy expanded greatly and fought effectively in World War 1. Resigning as head of the Navy Department in 1921 , Daniels returned to Raleigh, resumed the editor- ship of the News and Observer and took a promi- nent role in Democratic Party politics. Secretary ' s Advisory Council (1917-18) When Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy under Daniels, became President of the United States in 1933, he appointed Daniels Am- bassador to Mexico. For the next eight years the Raleigh editor served as an eloquent spokesman for the good neighbor policy to improve Latin- American relations. Daniels also maintained friendly diplomatic ties with Mexico in spite of the Mexican government ' s expropriation of oil companies and agricultural properties owned by United States citizens. Daniels retired from the Mexican post in late 1941 and returned to Raleigh, where he died January 15, 1948. Between 1939 and 1947, he published a five-volume autobiography; Tar Heel Editor, 1939; Ediot a five-volume autobiography: Tar Heel Editor, 1939; Editor in Politics, 1941; the Wilson Era, Years of War and After, 1946; and Shirt-Sleeve Diplomat, 1947. Thesefive volumespresent Daniels ' own versionof an American success story in three fields; the press, politics, and public service.

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MAIDEN VOYAGE U.S.S. JOSEPHUS DANIELS DLG-27 1965-1966 U.S.S. JOSEPHUS DANIELS (DLG-27) is the second of the Belknap Class Guided Missile Destroyer Leaders and the first ship in the Navy to bear this name. The primary mission of the U.S.S. JOSEPHUS DANIELS provides anti-air and anti-submarine defense for a fast carrier task force. Secondary missions provide defense against surface ships and conduct shore bombardment in support of amphibious operations. To accomplish her various missions the ship was designed to allow high speed combined with a very long cruising range. It is equipped with the latest Terrier Missiles, Missile handling sy- stems and fire control systems. High speed computers will process targets detected by long range air and surface search radars. The latest very long range sonar is installed with a semi- automatic ASW fire control system. The ship carries several times the ASW armament of the earlier missile destroyer leaders, including ASROC, DASH and verious types of homing tor- pedoes. She carries one dual purpose rapid fire 5 54 automatic mount with the most recent Gun Fire Control System and two single 3 50 rapid fire heavy machine gun mounts. These two systems provide defense against air and surface attacks as well as shore bombardment. The JOSEPHUS DANIELS is 547 feet in length, with a beam of 54 feet 9 inches, and a naviga- tional draft of 28 feet 10 inches. She is equipped with twin 6 bladed screws and a large single rudder providing surprising manueverability in a ship of this size. The full load displacement is 7900 tons making her about the size of a WWII light anti-aircraft cruiser. The engineering plant carries the latest innovations in high pressure steam designs and in addi- tion to delivering high speed, can furnish 6,800,000 watts of power, 24,000 gallons of fresh and feed water daily, and completely air conditioned living and working compartments. Modern accomodations are provided for 31 officers and 387 men enlisted personnel, including Flag facilities for an embarked staff. JOSEPHUS DANIELS has Norfolk, Virginia as her homeport and she is a unit of the Cruiser- Destroyer Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

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MRS. CLYDE R. RICH, JR. COSPONSOR JOSEPHUS DANIELS (DLG-27) Mrs. Clyde R. Rich, Jr., formerly Mary Cleves Daniels, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Daniels and grand- daughter of the late Honorable Josephus and Mrs. Daniels, is cosponsor for U.S.S. JOSEPHUS DANIELS (DLG-27). Mrs. Rich attended the George School and the University of South Carolina and was a graduated from The Tobe Coburn School for Fashion Careers in New York City. She is married to Clyde Russell Rich who is also a native of North Carolina, and who is a graduate of the North Carolina State College School of Design. They now reside in New York City. MRS. ROBERT M. WORONOFF COSPONSOR JOSEPHUS DANIELS (DLG-27) Mrs. Robert M. Woronoff, the former Patricia Daniels, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. frank A. Daniels of Raleigh, North Carolina, and the granddaughter of the late Honor- able Josephus and Mrs. Daniels, is cosponsor for U.S.S. JOSEPHUS DANIELS (DLG-27). Mrs. Woronoff attended Raleigh Public Schools, Saint Mary ' s School and Junior College in Raleigh, and was graduated from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She was a member of the Chi Omega Sorority. She is married to Robert M. Woronoff who is with the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, New York. They reside in Larchmont, New York, with their three children, Ruth Daniels, Robert, Jr., and Patricia Daniels. :