Manley (DD 940) - Naval Cruise Book

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The USS MANLEY's ten year peace time preparation for war began when she was christened by Mrs. Arleigh Burke on 1 February 1957. MANLEY has de- ployed to the Mediterranean four times, cruised the Caribbean six times, and operated in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. In 1960 and 1961 she partici- pated in Project Mercury assisting the recovery of our early spacemen. She contributed significantly to the solution of both the Dominican crisis of 1961 and the Cuban crisis of 1962. When revo- lution erupted in Zanzibar in 1963 MANLEY was again on the scene, evacuating 91 Americans from a barely tenable pOSi'EiOI1 on the island. In 1965, when the SS World Bond collided with the USS KASKASKIA CAO-271, the of- ficers and men of the MANLEY rescued many of World Bond's crew, extinguished the fires and saved the merchantman from almost certain loss. The first nine months of 1966 were spent in training the MANLEY crew and testing the reliability of the equipment before de- parting for unfamiliar waters and an unknown war. 'At last, ready for any contingency, MANLEY departed the United States on 5 October 1966. Six days later, in Rodman, Panama Canal Zone, she became the flagship of De- stroyer Squadron TWENTY and began the long transit of the Pacific. MANLEY joined the war effort on Z1 November, firing her guns in support of U,S, Marines fighting in the I Corps Area of South Vietnam. On 7 December, Mount 51 suddenly and mysteriously exploded, injuring four men and destroying the gun. Y Man ey Departs Far ,ar -, -an-ca.: -ef ,,,..., . xnxx K xy if 4. na 1 X :af V 'fr . . Y, ..Vi 3 -'Lf in r 1' .- . S W.: . , ,.. p , T , Q NX. is ,, TO THE Uss MANLEY QDD-9409 By: S. B. Curiale 14 November 1966 Almighty Father, I humbly beseech Thee to bestow Thy Sacred Blessings upon these valiant men who sail Thy vast and mighty oceans, seeking out those who try to destroy the freedoms of Thy children. Through Thee, O Holy Father, may these sons of America persevere in their quest for lasting peace. May Thou, in Thy Infinite Goodness and Mercy, sail with Thy sons of the sea. Command Thy warm winds of Heaven to guide them away from the paths of all danger.