Jouett (DLG 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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SALUTE TO BREMERTON The days we ' ve spent in Bremerton are drawing to an end, We bid adieu her murky shores and near the Southward bend, With tearful eye and heavy heart we hear a sad retrain, When K-BRO ' s weather man predicts another foot of rain. But Bremerton will ne ' er forget the days we spent about; The Sonar ping, Commissioning, the Board In-Surv and Out. We must admit that Bremerton has helped to see us through it. And Navy Town, we ' re sure that you will not forget the JOUETT. Your Hearthstone soon will find itself with liquor overstocked; The Cheerio Lodge will sadly stand in emptiness and locked. Though some may claim that JOUETT took their Wendy-Rose away, We left a healthy legacy of Labradors to stay . We ' ve had our hassles over plaques and Mr. E ' s interior, For some, ' tis said, don ' t think a pigeon makes a wardroom cheerier. We ' ve had our pings forget to ping, our engines cough and wheeze, And unseaworthy noises which don ' t set our minds at ease. You ' ve heard of fingers holding dikes, well J.D. went one better. He used his head to hold the flood, and ended up much wetter. We toast our wives who ' ve seen us through in port or when at sea. With kids, and hounds, 600 pounds, and duties one in three. Games with names, we ' ve often played when people would allow it. But all games end, when once our friend the JOUETT became JOWETT. Our Captain Hayes (not Chaplain, please) is A-one we all know, And Loveless from the Loveland makes a lovely PIO . Commander Aadams, our Exec, suits us to a T . Since we have learned to spell his last name with a double D . But JOUETT didn ' t come this far by her good luck alone. It ' s taken work and pioneers like j.g. Huckabone. So Bremerton, with 99 percentage chance of rains. We sail away, but here with you a part of us remains. You laid the keel, you helped us make her what she is today. Percent of chance that she ' ll excel? One hundred all the way. Judy Loveless 14

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THE CONTRACT IS LET August 25, 19bl--In an interview with the BREMERTON SUN, Senators Henry M. Jackson and Warren G. Magnuson revealed that Puget Sound Naval Shipyard had been awarded a contract for construction of two Guided Missile Frigates. These new frigates are expected to cost about $24, 500, 000 each and will be slightly larger than their predecessors, with a wider diversity of armament. I. ' jP -J r DLG-29 12 Z KEEL LAYING 25 SEPT. 1962 1 i i V, THE KEEL IS LAID As the Repair Superintendent and Production Officer of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard look on, the firsi arc is struck on the keel of what is to become DLG-29. 16