Keppler (DDE 765) - Naval Cruise Book

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Y .-fu, ,- 1 I 11, ,an 111-s,Jf 11511345 .fA1.1.,t,q if ,W --Um- - NK' 0- ,Q-n-gy:-:11-34-s... .' lg. 1.6 It P J! HIP' HI TORY USS Keppler IDDE 7652 NHIIICL1 1111' RC'1II1I1I1'l1I Kcpplcr, 110:1tsw11i11 1X11llC First Class, COIIgI'CSS10lI1l1 Mctlztl 111' H1111111' winncr at 1111- B11tt11: 111 S1110 Is111n11, USS Kf'fJfI1I'7 5 kccrl wus l11i11 111 thc S1111 Frz1111'isc0 1111111 111 Bct1111-111-111 511:01 Cl111np1111y on 23 April 191111. She was 111-1'cpt1-11 on 1111 NI111' 1947, 111111 was c1n11111issi1n1c11 on 23 NI111' 19-17. .Xltcr 1111 initi111 llIIK1C1'IVI1y trztining IJCTIIK1, 5110 lcft 1111 licr first Ilcct t-xcrfisc i11 t11c I'11CiIic. .joining Tusk 1511110 38, 5110 ZICCOIIIIJZIIIICII tl111t Iorfc to thc Orient, rc4 turning 111 S1111 Diego on 20 31111, 19-18. SLIIIIIIIKJV, 11111 and winter, 11118, lx'1'j1pl1'1' was active i11 1111-111 11pcr11ti1111s1111111S1111 1D1t'gU, IlIC'1llt11IIgI1IL'l1'1iI1S- p111'111ti1'n1 U1.l11gI111iI1'1L'N11151111 1'iI'ilIIC1SK'0, 1111- vt-111-1'11111c S1111 Lzlkt- City, 111111 1'111'i1i11 1 11'ct 1-x1'1'ciscs, IV11Cl'C S110 111'11' 11111 1114111111 c11111111z11111 130111121111 of 01111111-sF111t III. 111 Jxllgllhl, 11118, tht' Iiuttlu Eflicit-11c'y 130111111111 was :111'11r11t'11 K1'j1j1l1'r. '1'111- first 1111111111 111 111-111 was sp1-nt i11 1111- S1111 FITIII- 111111 N111111 811111111111 W11L'I'L' s11c UIIl1K'1'Xk'ClIl 1'1n11'111'si1111 111 :in 1-Quart I1t'SI1'Uf'CI' typo. L7p11n 1111111p11-ti11n 111 1110 1'111111,-1511111 i11 -111110. lx'1'j1plrr, 11111- 111' 1111- num IIIULICTII 111-wt1'11y1:1's :111111tt, I't'llUI'IL't1 to 111L' 1'1111t'1'11'111' 'IQIYIIIIIIIQ Unit 11t S2111 Ilivgu. During I11L' OIJQTZIIIIIK p1-ri1111 111111 f111111wt'11, CIOMIJIQSP.-XC IlXV11I'I1Cl1 1x'r'j1pI1'r 11cr sccond Buttle Ii11it'ic111'y PCIIIILIIII. 111 O1't111JQr K1'j1j1l1'r was CICIDIOXCKI to thc Atlantic F1l'l'1 in tin1c 111 curry 1111- 111111111 pcnnzint of Con1DCs- I:1f11 IV 111 II01'l11L'1'II w11tcrs for Flcct cxcrciscs. Opcrz1ti11ns in 19511 inc'11111c11 1111 11nti-s1111n111rinC 1IllIl1C1'-1Q111CI' ext-rcist' i11 .I1111n11ry, cxt-rfiscs 1l01'll'CX and C1111'il11-x-F1111 i11 1:t'1JI'lllll'y 111111 NIz1r1'11, 11111110 gllilfilillg Pllififnpim' Sm i11 April 111111 IDLISIIYly't'I'-1,2llI'01 1111lI1C 1-x1r1'iscs i11 -Inna W11l,'lI thc PCIIIIQIIII 1mfCI11111D1fs19'111t IV 2lglI1Il Ilcw 11-11111 thc 1I'lll'1Q. 111 june. 1950, 111111111 I1'1'j1j1Im-:1gr1111 1IOIIO1'Cl1, as S110 rc1'1-i1'1-11 ll sc151n111 1111511 IIIIll'1'L for 11Cll On -11111 1950, Ix'1'f1pIr'r 111.'p:1rtc11 111-r 1111n1c port 111 N1-wport, R111111c 1s111n11, I111' N11rf111k111111 111-p111y111c11t 111 I1IL' NIc11itcrr11111'1111 with 131-51311 21 211111 Mirlzvngu 11111111 :1rri1'111 in f1I'l't'L'C, K1'j1j111'r was 0l't1t'1'L'l1 to pr11.1'1'11 1'i11 11lL' S111-1 C1111111 111111 C,I11I11111l111, fiL'I'10lI, in IUIIIIDIIIIX with 111l' INS II'11r1r'sl1'1' QCII, 111115 111111 Dc- SI1'H1t'1A Ilixixiun 21. for l1IllX' i11 1111- 1 l1I' Eztst. Dtiring 11It' p1-ri1111 .X11g11st. 111511. t11 1:L'1JI'IlI1I'I', 11151. lX'f'flfI1l'l' was 1111111111-11 111 11113 SCX'l'Ill1I 1'i1L'L'1, upcraiting i11 For- IIIHSZIII 111111 Ktll'l'1III IV21It'1'5.

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-ws- I CUMN A DI G OFFICER 11111 11. 1.11111 1X. f.111ll114,, 1 NX l.11111111.111111'1' C.1I111111 11'11l'X1'11 C.11111111.111111'1 1.111111 .111..1111.1111111 1111. 111 f11'1111l1'1111S1-11111111- 11111. 11111.II1-g1.11111.111-11111111111111X.11.11.11.1111'1111 111 111.11.1111111.11 1111111 1111 1111111'11, 1'11111 51.11 111 111111111 11111111111 1111.111 .11111 111' 1111'.1111'11. 111' 11111' 11111'11 111111 .1 11111111'1 1x1111'1 1'111111 11111111111 1111111111111 1111 I11-11 1111111111 111 .111 1111- 1111111 1111 11111111111'11.11 Nl 111-11 1111111111111. l'1l1 1115 11111111-1 ' 0l'1'l'I F' 1 m 1 lIl1 1111.1111111 R111111111. 1111 lllll' .11111 S111 11111111 11111111X1.11 11, 111-11'.11.111'.11111'11 11111111111 1'l' NIH' N11-11.111, 111-11.11111111111 111 1111' 1111111-1, 111111111 11111 C..111111.11g111, 111' g1.11111.11111 1111111 1111' N1 III11 111-1111111-1. l,1lll1', .11111 Ll 11'11'1.111 111 l'1Q111 1'.1 1: 11.11 f.l'11l'Q1' lll 111111 11111 1.11111- 111 1111 l11'11j111'1 1111'1 .1 11111-1' 11-.11 111111 111 1111111' 111111 III 11.1111111q- 111I1.1J.c1. I '11 g 'inr- EXECUTI E OFFICER 'if' U N11 111111 1431 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1111 I11l'.11l1 1.11'1111111.1111 111.11111 111111111111111111,11111 1 X111111111111J11X11111111111111111 l1111l'11llI11I1'.l1-11111x11l1111X.1l Il,11111.111111111111 1111-11 .111 111151211 1111111 111111 1J1111111111.11111 111 11111 111111113 1111' 1'1111'1 11111111 111 1111' 1111 111 N111Xl'11 .11 1111X1L1111fl1 1111 .111 .111.1111 11.1111111111 .11111 1111111111.11111 1111111 11111111111 K 1111 '11111 11111111.1111 1ll1'1Nll1llN X111'1 1111'11 11 111' 11111111 1114111 111 III C11111.1 .11111 1111111 11.1111111 1111 1.11 1..111. 111 I1 1111111111111111 1111111111 Ill 11111 11111 11111111 l I 1 1111115 11111111 .11111 111111111 11 111111111 11111111-11 11 1111111111 f,11l11'l 111 1f1l11l.1lX, 111 1.1. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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l' :on gtrtixztl in Newport. Rhode lslztnd. lxrfzjulwv' i ' ' XVII' . l ztnd her crew haul totnplt-tt-d at trip :uonnd tht ild l'V:l lound Kr mlm' untlergoing her regu- Nlztrth, .1 . U l 4 lgtr overhztul att Boston Nxtxztl Shipx':n'd lollowt-tl ln' rt-freslier training :tt Cilllllllllllllllltt, ilnhxt, during the lgtttt-r pgtrt oli .lnly :ind Xutgnst. On 2 .Xugust l5l5l. connnztnd wats tliztntged from llonnnznidt-r 'll ll. Cun- ninghann, PSN, to Clotninztntlt-r CI. Alznnes, USN. llert-inony wats held on hoztrd. In St-ptt-niher she rt-niatint-d nextr her honie port. October l. lllfml, Ix'1'j1f1lf'r sailed, pztrticipziting in 'nn tnztnder 'l':tsk lforct- Sl exercises l-7 October :ind end- ing up :tt .Xnn:tpolis, Nlztrylatntl, for liberty, llllill1g in the Natvi-l'rinct-ton loothztll gznne, during the .-Xctuleniy Lt - lioniecoining. Octoher 22, l95l. K1'f7fIll'7' sztiled with Cotnlleslflot VI and staill' zthoztrd taking prtrt in Lnntlflex 58, the largest training exercises since the war. On Noveinher IG, lxrpfylwr rt-ttn'nt-cl to Newport for at well earned period of lt-:ive :ind recreation thztt extended to 2 hjznniziry 1952. During this period K1-111111-r leztrned it would make at Nletliterrztneztn cruise :ind all hands turned to, to prepare the ship :ind nizike ready to sail for Gihrztltzir in eztrly Alnnttatry. On 9 lzinuztrv l952. 1x'r-ppl:-r sailed in conipziny with Lloyd PFIIIHIIIIX,'l1fl7 ll'U1JIi, :ind R. I,. ll ilsrm escorting tfulfot to the Nl'fl.Nl :irc-it to pztrticipxtte :is :tn ,-XSXV llunter-Killer group with the powerlnl Sixth Fleet. 'I'ht-se Fleet t-xt-raises tuhninxttt-d with the NXYO Cr:tndslztni opt-rzuion in which Nzttzd :ind .Xir Forces ol tht- nizijor North .Xtlztntic 'I'rt-:uv signatures partici- pated stu-ct-ssltillx' :ts :tn internzitionzd 'I'nsk Force. Lib' t-rtx' ports included .'xllQllSlll :ind Pztlernto, Sicily, Nztples. Urztn, X illelritnche, with at lmrit-l fueling stop :tt Cihrztltztr bclore sailing wt-stwztrd on l7 Nlztrch H752 for Newport. A two week tender llX'Zlll1llJllllk' :twztited our return on 27 March llliil. K4-jzjnlrr w:ts assigned to Tusk Force Rl fHUKI..XN'I'j on l April l952. Tlit-re followed Independent Ship Exercise periods, .-Xtlvanict-tl I-Iunter-Killer Exercises :ind Il trip to Rock- lztnd, Blaine, for it st-ries ol nit-:tsnred mile runs in con- nection with it Dxtvid Tatvlor Model Bztsin project. During the zulvztnced Hunter-Killer exercises in Mrtv. l95'l. with Mimlorn fCIUNlHUKl..-XNTQ. the widely known :ind highly respected R.-XDNI Dan Gad- lery pziid lx'f'pj1I1'r' Z1 visit hy helicopter. The ztdvnnced Hunter-Killer exercises in june lasted for three weeks :ind wats highlighted by rt three- dat' visit to New York City :md by Ix'f'pj1I1'r's midnight rescue of three airmen of the Wrzglil whose plane crashed into the water. Axl ,,--A w NA, 1 ,,...- Lqgv-, -2, N ':' -K A .4-aj-.