Manley (DD 940) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1965 volume:

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The Navy is ships and their industrial base, but even more the Navy too is people. It is in her trained and dedicated men that our seapower lies. We of the sea know the role of seapower, from Salamis to Trafalgar to Midway to now, again in troubled times, off the Asiatic seaboard or in that oldest of men ' s seas, the Mediterranean. Not by accident does America possess the strongest Navy in the world, and deploy her strength. But it is men who provide that power for peace , who man and make effective our complex weapon systems, who drive the ships and keep them seaworthy so that the weapons with the right control and backup can be at the right place at the right time. In calm waters, clean-cut Navy men represent in foreign ports the best of America, showing our warm friendship for people of other lands - and let no one mistake the im- portance of this good will - but ready always to act or react to any storm threatening the peace or liberty of free men. This vitally essential mission demands sacrifice and work, often under trying and challenging conditions. America br eeds men who can meet challenge, and demands the most from the best of her sons. Now, from President Johnson and from the American people is heard increasing recognition which promises well for the men of the Navy. However, in our hearts we all know that our most meaningful reward comes in the knowledge of a necessary and tremendously important job well done. MANLEY deserves to hold her head high. May future years bring memories of good times and rough times, fun and travail, but always pride and satisfaction in yourselves and in your shipmates. Respectfully, W.Y.HOWELL Captain, U. S. Navy Commodore CAPTAIN WILLARD Y. HOWELL Commander Destroyer Squadron Four A LETTER FROM THE CAPTAIN My Shipmates in MANLEY, There will come a time, in a day not yet touched by living, when chance or design will again bring this volume into your hands. And half remembered faces and half dimmed happenings will swirl up to you in recollection from these pages. And for a remembered moment you will return to the Med, and the MANLEY, and the winter and spring of 1965. And you will be proud. For the story of the MANLEY in the Med is, in 1965, the reflection of our great nation ' s continuing attempt to deter the ambitions of an ideology whose stated objective is the ultimate enslavement of the world. For five long months of separation in a year of unprecedented high prosperity and good living in our beloved homeland, we have been chosen to stand vigilant guard upon the forward ramparts in the Med. To be sure the demands to which we have answered are not so heavy as those put upon our brothers-in-arms who fight, and bleed, and die in South Viet-Nam, but we are wary and we are ready lest our present weight of responsibility increases in an instant. The destroyer MANLEY is one of the good shepherds who, Scrip- ture reminds us, must be prepared to lay down his life for his sheep. And among the sheep of our flock can be found, at one time or another, almost every ship in our Navy: the mighty attack carrier with- its swarm of aircraft; the service ship laden with bullets, beans and oil; the am- phibious ship with its embarked Marines or soldiers; and the merchant ships with the raw materials and manufactured products that are the lifeblood of the Free World. Up ahead of each of these ships is to be found the Destroyer, warding off an aggressor submarine, ship or air- craft. Still, a ready diet of these sobering thoughts, true as they are, could make Jack a dull destroyerman. And destroyermen are anything but dull, particularly in the Med. Here in the fabled lands of Hercules and Poseidon, of Venus and the bikini, of art treasures and natural splendor, is the stuff from which sailors spin a thousand yarns. It is to be hoped that the future years will be of peace and abundance, and that in them this book will be a reminder of a time of grave duty and great honor touched with laughter, excitement and the friendship of shipmates who shared your triumphs and sadness, your bread and beans, in a distant sea and far-off lands. Respectfully, V Aas 0uj J RAYMONDS. KOMDROWSKI Commander, U. S. Alavy Commanding Officer COMMANDER RAYMOND A. KOMOROWSKI Commanding Officer, USS MANLEY LIEUTENANT COMMANDER JOSEPH E. MURRAY Executive Officer Snow on Vesuvius An old Fort Confer of Naples A Gat of Beauty A hero Victor Emanuel Beautiful architecture ■ A fountain U.S.S. MANLEY (DD-940) the fifth destroyer of the SHERMAN Class to be commissioned, is named in honor of Captain John Manley of the Continental Navy. She is the third ship of the Navy to bear his name. On 10 February 1956 the keel was laid, and MANLEY was christened by Mrs. Arleigh Burke, wife of the Chief of Naval Operations on 12 April 1956. As with the second MANLEY, MANLEY (DD-940) was built by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. She was delivered to the Navy at Boston on 25 January 1957. On 1 February 1957 MANLEY was commissioned in a ceremony participated in by Adm iral Arleigh Burke, Rear Admiral J. A. Snakenberg and Rear Admiral W. E. Howard held at the Boston Naval Shipyard. Following a six-week fitting out and trials period, MANLEY sailed for shakedown training at Cuan- tanamo Bay, Cuba on 1 1 April. While undergoing rigorous training, MANLEY was sent to Key West to take part in the filming of a wide angle screen movie entitled Windjammer , and on another weekend, visited Kingston, Jamaica. At the conclusion of the eight weeks of shakedown, MANLEY fueled at San Juan, Puerto Rico and sailed on her shakedown cruise, visiting Lisbon, Portugal; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Kiel, Germany; and Copenhagen, Denmark before returning to Boston 12 July 1957. After a six-week post-shakedown shipyard availability, during which she was formally accepted by the Navy, MANLEY sailed to Norfolk, Virginia, her ne y home port. Shortly thereafter, on 4 September 1957, as part of Task Group 88, MANLEY headed north once more on the NATO fleet exercise STRIKE- BACK . Redezvousing in the Clyde Estuary, the fleet sailed north of the Arctic Circle for maneuvers, after which MANLEY and several other ships visited Southampton, England. On 12 October 1957, the fleet sailed for the U. S., arriving 24 October. Immediately after arrival, MANLEY became flagship of Destroyer Squadron FOUR. Following a short period of squadron exercises out of Norfolk, MANLEY as part of Des Div 41 sailed on 4 December for the Mediterranean and duty with the Sixth Fleet. During a stormy crossing, MANLEY was struck by a hugh wave on 12 December off the Azores. Two men were killed and several injured as a large portion of the galley, radio, and radar rooms were stove in and flooded. Diverted to Lisbon to transfer the injured, MANLEY arrived 14 December and after effecting emergency repairs, departed for Gibraltar on 17 December. While in Gibraltar ex- tensive voyage repairs were accomplished by the Royal Navy Dockyard and by the ship ' s company, and on 4 January 1958, MANLEY sailed for the U.S. After stopping for fuel in Bermuda, MANLEY arrived in Norfolk 16 January and departed for Phil- adelphia Naval Shipyard on 21 January 1958 for 3 months restricted availability to repair storm damage. After returning to Norfolk following the shipyard period, MANLEY went to Washington, D. C. for the weekend of 10-11 May for Armed Forces Day ceremonies. While in Washington, MANLEY was visited by the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Arleigh Burke and Mrs. Burke, MANLEY ' s sponsor. Following the trip to Washington, MANLEY returned to Norfolk for local operations. Following the shipyard period, MANLEY operated locally for several weeks in September and October. On 3 November, she departed from Norfolk to take part in another fleet exercise, LANT- FLEX 2-58. After spending 13-17 November in San Juan, Puerto Rico, MANLEY returned to Norfolk on 25 November where she remained through the holiday period December 1958. In January 1959 MANLEY went to Key West, Florida for two weeks evaluattion of the use of a drone helicopter launched and landed from a destroyer. Upon returning from Key West, MANLEY entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for her regular overhaul. Leaving the Shipyard on 16 May, MANLEY underwent refresher training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba during the month of June. Returning to Norfolk on 3 July she participated in LANTFLEX 2-59 from 6 July to 21 July. On 23 July MANLEY departed Norfolk for Charleston, South Carolina, her new home port. Arriving on 25 July, MANLEY participated in the Destroyer Squadron FOUR grand entry into Charleston. MANLEY departed for her first Sixth Fleet Deployment on 21 September and reported for duty in the Mediterranean on 1 October. During her six months of Med duty, MANLEY visited many ports, such as Istanbul, Turkey; Athens, Greece; Naples, Italy; and Cannes, France. On 18 December, she was reviewed with the other Sixth Fleet ships by President Eisenhower. During the Med Cruise MAN- LEY participated in maneuvers with the British, French and Greek Naval Forces. Completing her Med duty on 1 April, MANLEY returned to Charleston, South Carolina on 10 April 1960. Following a tender and upkeep period during April and May, MANLEY entered Charleston Naval Shipyard in Charleston, South Carolina for her first interim availability period on J June. Upon com- pletion of the shipyard period, she conducted local operations with the exception of a Caribbean Cruise, with a stop in San Juan for Project Mercury operations. On 6 September 1960, MANLEY departed Charleston for an extended period of NATO exercises in the North Atlantic. After 28 days at sea, during which time she participated in exercises Sword Thrust and Sea Spray, crossing the Arctic Circle in the process, MANLEY made port in Cardiff, Wales. The people of Cardiff gave MANLEY an entusiastic welcome and MANLEY responded with equal en- thusiasm. Seven days later MANLEY left Cardiff and participated in operations Pipedown One and Two before returning to Charleston on 20 October 1960. Another short exercise in November and the annual winter Atlantic Fleet exercise in January, during which MANLEY acted as an anti-submarine and anti-radar unit, preceded another Project Mercury operation and the period of preparation for overseas deployment. Early in 1961 MANLEY was once again at sea participating in Atlantic Fleet and Mercury Capsule Recovery exercises. With the forthcoming of March MANLEY was deployed to the Sixth Fleet for the second time. During her seven months in Mediterranean waters, MANLEY steamed over 47,000 miles from Beirut, Lebanon to Rota, Spain and won her first competitive E ' s . MANLEY was visited by such distinguished visitors as Under Secretary of the Navy the honorable Paul B. Fay, Jr., Chief of Naval Operations, Commander Destroyer Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and Commander, Sixth Fleet. MANLEY returned to CONUS early in October only to be redeployed in November to the Carib- bean Sea during the Dominican Republic crisis. On that occasion MANLEY set sail with four hours notice having successfully recalled 72% of her crew. In March of 1962 MANLEY entered the Charles- ton Naval Shipyard dry docks for a 3 month overhaul. In July 1962, MANLEY received her first battle efficiency award with departmental excellence awards in Operations and Engineering (second award). MANLEY finished her shipyard overhaul in September and on 28 September sailed for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for refresher training. After spending only a short time in refersher training MANLEY once again proved to be an angel of mercy as she was on the spot and rescued a downed helicopter from the shark-infested tropical waters. On hand and ready MANLEY was called to participate in the quarantine of Cuba and spent most of October and November patrolling the waters near Gunatanamo Bay. On her return voyage home after the Cuban quarantine MANLEY stopped long enough to rescue the three man crew of the yacht AVIAN of Annapolis, Maryland. Sails gone and no operating engines had put the AVIAN at the mercy of gale force winds in the cold Atlantic. A winter respite in Charleston was a welcome period for MANLEY. In late January she left for the Caribbean and five weeks of participation in Operation Springboard 1963. During Springboard MANLEY visited San Juan, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. MANLEY conducted many gunnery and ASW exercises and qualified as a gunfire support ship at Culebra. During March and April MANLEY operated in the Atlantic on ASW maneuvers with the USS ESSEX (CVS-9). May and June found MANLEY participating in joint Canadian-American ASW exercises. MAN- LEY visited Halifax, Nova Scotia and returned for upkeep to Charleston. MANLEY won the Supply Department Excellence Award in July. August was highlighted by a de- pendents cruise and by a group of Boy Scouts who participated in two weeks of local operations. October found MANLEY underway for a Med deployment where Commander, U. S. Sixth Fleet made her first flagship for a three day visit to Tunis, Tunisia. In December she transited the Suez Canal for a tour of duty under Commander, Middle East Force. After several weeks in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf, visiting Jidda, Aden, Kuwait, Ras Tanura and Bahrain, MANLEY crossed the equator for the first time on 8 January 1964. She proved a welcome sight to the 91 American citizens and foreign nationals she evacuated on 13 January from the revolution-torn island of Zanaibar. This evac- uation was carried out without incidentafter negotiations conducted with the rebel for ces. The remainder of her deployment was spent patrolling this troubled area, and for her outstanding performance, vigi- lance and prompt and correct reactions to unusual conditions, MANLEY received commendations from Joint Chiefs of Staff, Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Chief of Naval Operations, and Commander, Middle East Force. Upon her return to Charleston in early March, MANLEY entered the shipyard for a one month restricted availability and departed again in early April under the operation control of Commander, Anti-Submarine Warfare Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. MANLEY ' s contribution to the war effort is apprized as thus: fhe outstanding captain for the time he was willing to confine his talents to Washington ' s Navy. In that period he took ten prizes singlehanded, and participated in capturing five more . GUEST OF HONOR IN VALENCIA Welcome aboard MANLEY, sir! ' DESRON FOUR STAFF Destroyer Squadron FOUR consists of seven ships, with MANLEY as flagship. Shown above are the officers and men of DESRON FOUR. Back row, left to right: CPO Mitchell, LTJG Gams, LT Greeneisen, Com- modore Howell, LT Eylar and LT Callahan. Front row, left to right: H. R. Almazan, B. L Fugate, L. D. Belton, T. H. Evans, G. S. Geffre, and T. M. Marania. GUNNERY DEPARTMENT GUNNERY OFFICER FOX DIVISION 1 v mm LTJG OLDHAM FIRST DIVISION LTJG CRUSOE LTJG VANARSDALL ASW OFFICER SECOND DIVISION ENS COBURN ENS SCHROEDER T. R. WILLIAMS FIRST A. R. LEWALLEN, JR. • 1 R.L.HARRIS D.D. MOODY R. E. AMICO J. C. TRULL DIVISION H. D. TOLBERT, JR. J. E. MILLER Care packages? F. W. HENSON J. W. JONES !«• •! D. W. MUMMEY R. L GARCIA H.J. COLLINS J. SMALL C. T. SOWERS C. TILLMAN Use it.. but don ' t lose it! ' Some days aren ' t worth it. Anyone see land? r D. GILL £ L dM R. GILL J. W. WALLACE D. DURAN F. DIPIETRO J. E. SMITH SECOND O T. R. ZEIMET R. MILLER jfSfc D. E. FRICKS ' Like this Flores? B. L. CARVER DIVISION G. DAVIS R. E. NELSON G. W. TERRELL C. R. FLORES A rare moment of smiles Buenos Dias! 1 ' This is our gun! 5 U .-x.- -,- l ' -! r f jC =r— A glimpse at the past. Thank you for the tour FOX C. W. MANIER J.M. CONNON D. P. ROTFORD R.A.WOODRUFF I. J. ALBANO w A MAO J. J. DEPINA T. R. PALMER R. P. BOCK D. D. PETERSON ' ' ' I hope this works. ' dM W. T.WILSON TIT ' Let me say this about torpedoes! ' DIVISION J. D. SMITH M. T. STURTEVANT J. A. MINKLER • © D. A. HOWELL A. E. THOMAS D. W. GREATHOUSE L E. MILUS SKEET TEAM AT PORT MAHON Congratulations SKEET PRACTICE ' Way up there?? I Ik 4 r .;.H ' -. ' iSj Who ' s next? ...wasn ' t that the best time, that time when we were young at sea; young and had nothing, except hard knocks - and sometimes a chance to feel your strength... Joseph Conrad from YOUTH a story of the sea OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT CIC OFFICER LTJG SANGER OPERATIONS OFFICER LT R. N. GIUFFREDA COMM OFFICER ENS R. R. MEACHAM ASSISTANT CIC ENS F. L. WILLIAMS Ol DIVISION | ' « m I) ■ X «! V kr i: K. j. FINEGAN Mk J. C. BIRKETT J. A. COOK B. N. GUNTER F H CIANCIOTTI ; vT f n P. A. AMERSBACK L D. APPLEGATE L E. FLEISCHMAN §m R. L. GERBER W.J.CLARK • p ii 0 j ,- ij aMmf 11 H. F. ADAMS D. C. PETERSEN OC DIVISION W. H. GILLISPIE C.BUTLER vw W. K. WRIGHT J. E. WATTS il 4 i B. J. PRITCHARD H.M. KLESSIG M. T. BERNARD z 00 M. F. ELLIS Vj C. R. BLANKENSHIP J. A. TAYLOR C.A. SCHWAIGER C. W. NOBLES F. F. BENNIS D. R. TOLAND o the P° r SALERNO fen ' Let ' s go swimming l ' ' ' ■ B5 yfia lljg iiirirj mwmamamm ' Isn ' t it a mushroom? Salerno ' s streets. SANTO STEFANO u taMP Italian Riviera ' Scott, this is not the whale boat! ' The local girls The fleet is in Shopping in Italy ATHENS omous nil The Porthenon Sampson returns wmv fi Amphitheatre Left from days of glory Exchange student visit GREECE The duty One of many yachts Sightseeing A Greek policeman Comdesron Four Change of Command ' I relieve you, Sir! ' Don ' t drop the sword! Invocation Friends we never forget ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT DCA LTJG N. S. PATRICK ELECTRICAL OFFICER CHIEF ENGINEER LTJG J. C. ELLER Ji V P Cl-l Wbf ENS R. L. MOORE M DIVISION id R. L. JOHNSON 1 Si F. J. CRAPSE H. A. MCGINNIS G.T. DURDEN D. R. BILLS J. A. PROCTOR E. M. JOHNSON D. D.MORLAN R. BRYANT R. W.MILLER W. R. PAULSEN A 2 J. H. BRYSON J.C. MASSEY £M HBMr R. M. NEWMAN H. H. PRIESTER J. W. KEY C. T. WILLIAMS R DIVISION L. R. VANDEVENDER mM W. J. WRIGHT o £M I M. L. GROVER L. O. ROBERTS F. J. QUINN R. L. AIKMAN C. A. STROINSKI L. L. PIERCE C. H. NEUMANN W. V. HORNE J. H.WILLIAMS The gang ' s all here. We ' re out of batteries. „ ■-_. g| S. L. MARTINEZ LA SPEZIA, ITALY The Grotto 1 ' fa ?© T Fortress On the beach Sir, the Honor Guard is formed. t; ' K Church call MANLEY Band in Athens Rock and roll in Port Mahon SUPPLY DEPARTMENT SUPPLY OFFICER DISBURSING OFFICER I y X R. H. BERGMAN J. R. COTE « J. E. TATE R. H. CANTERBURY OLFE M. G. SWEDAL R. L. BROWDER % P. C. PERALTA E. T. DATAN D. SALAVERIA ' 4 W. H. NELSON L. T. BROCKETT D. J.MCELVEEN J. ACUNA — , — 7 y m A visit to the Eternal City ROME Ice cream? Typical park The Mediterranean itself has a reputation of having the MOST PRECIOUS SHADE OF BLUE. HER PORTS GLISTEN LIKE JEWELS IN THE SOUTHERN EUROPEAN SUN AND GLOW LIKE FIRE- FLIES at night. Words alone are inadequate to describe THE PLACES TO BE SEEN AND EVEN THE FOLLOWING COLOR SHOTS FALL SHORT TO TELL THE FULL STORY. No Comment! Beautiful beaches Cannes Harbor is Full of Sleeping Yachts Beaches are Sometimes Empty Statue on Grounds of the Royal Palace of Monaco French Fishermen Cast Their nets Church of St. Peter in Rome Entrance to Catacombs in Rome Ancient Site of the Roman Senate Fountain of Trevi The Colloseum in Rome Monument to King Emmanuel II One of Many Memorials Museum at Entrance to ancient Pompeii A Garden Courtyard in Pompeii Ancient Columns in Pompeii Bread Ovens in Pompeii r . - t .x- z - • - St. •-- -- . -7T , S- - hB rpi .- - The Famous Erectheum on the acropolis EVZONE Guard at the Royal Palace w 1 — f B ■ i ill , - k ' - j KK - ; - - 1 i f 3K23.--T- — ± — - ■ — - -J ■ - ---iS. ' ■• 3T v - — m ' ' TS - - — — .- ■ --_ X . r -.% fc. - Boy with Donkey friend Detail of Sculpture The Santa Maria Familiar Sight to Sixth Fleet Sailors Shopping for Flowers The men who saved the WORLD BOND. The rapid and effective response of MANLEY in providing assistance to the liberian tanker WORLD BOND is noted with pleasure. Please accept my congratulations and extend my personal WELL DONE to the fire gighting teams who boarded WORLD BOND. J. S. THACH Admiral, USN Your assistance to the WORLD BOND following last night ' s collision is noted with pleasure. MANLEY ' s success in controlling the fire and limit- ing the damage attests to a high degree of competence, considerable knowledge of the principals of damage control and a fine sense of personal courage on the part of the men involved. I am particularly impressed with the professional skill which enabled the rescue and assistance party to function effectively under adverse conditionswithout sustaining a casualty. To all who took part in fighting the fire, WELL DONE . W. E. ELLIS Rear Admiral, USN The Ship ' s Office Staff. Back row, left to right: J. E. Dennison, R. K. Zimmerman. Front row, left to right: A. J. Weigel, R. Scott, D. F. Gillespie. Sick Bay, in action Tech-Reps. - Harry and Gene A rare Smile Initiation A Russian Destroyer Hush-Puppy Pete A small friend t ■■ 1$ m 1 ■ Which one has the Toni? Aloha Oe Watch the Birdie Men who advanced A popular man jrpedo recovery and reward The cook-out was great., Chimminey Sweep CANNES,FRANCE A typical beach scene HHj ' jH S E T ■i  r Mi 1 — .T-: ' T - jt H •Of n fflr The parade of flowers Beauty of two types : l  nmmmmwanrJt RtfeK 4r