Manley (DD 940) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commanding Officer LSfi CAPTAIN JOHN A. CARLSON. USN Captain Carlson was born in New York, NY in April 1941. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, graduated in June 1962 with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering Degree. He was commissioned an Ensign, U. S. Navy upon graduation having completed the NROTC Program. His initial sea service was on USS GYATT (DD 712) as Communications Officer. Subsequent sea tours included Operations Officer on USS DEALY (DE 1106) and Weapons Officer on USS PAUL (FF 1080) . Service ashore included a tour at the Key West Test and evaluation Detachment, Operational Test and Evalation Force (OPTEVFOR) as Program Officer for the AN SQS-26CX Operational Appraisal Subsequent shore assignments included a tour at the Charleston Naval Shipyard as a Ship Superintendent and Assistant Repair Officer (Surface). His last assignment was at the Naval Sea Command (NAVSEA) as Division Director responsible for Surface ASW Weapons Systems (ASROC Missile and launcher. Torpedo Tubes and Underwater Fire Control Systems). Captain Carlson is a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School (1967) and holds the degree Master of Science in Physics (Acoustics). He is a graduate of the Armed Forces College (1978). Prior to reporting as Commanding Officer, USS MANLEY. Captain Carlson completed the Senior Officer ' s Ship Material Readiness Course. Captain Carlson has two brothers on active duty in the U. S. Navy. CDR Edward Carlson, a Surface Warfare Officer, is currently assigned to the U. 5. Naval Academy and LT Thomas Carlson, a Naval Flight Officer, is currently assigned to VF 143, NAS OCEANA. He is married to the former Mary Louise Hubner of Cambria Heights, New Yorl , they have two sons, John Jr. and James.

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MANLEY was decommissioned on 31 January 1970 in order to undergo extensive antisubmarine Warfare moderniiation at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Extensive improvements to sensors, weaponry, communications, facilities and crew habitlity were undertaken. On 19 April 1971, MANLEY was commissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and joined Cruiaer-Destroyer Flotilla QJLH in Norfolk. Virginia. Following her shakedown cruise to Northern Europe in the fail of 1971 and training in Cuantana o Bay, Cuba in ttie Spring of 1972, lillANL£Y% ined Destroyer Sc dron TWELVE and took part in the program to fi ward deploy ships to oversea homeports. DESROfil WEL VE was to be homeported in Athens, Greece. MANLEY entered her new homeport on I September when she anchored in Phaleron Bay. During the following thirty months, MANLEY was frequently called upon to participate in special contingency operations. Among these were the October 1973 Arab-lsrarii and the Cyprus crisis of 1974. In December 1974 MANLEY visited Izmir, Turkey, being the first U. S. warship to visit Turkey following the Cyprus crisis of 1974. MANLBY departed the Mediterranean Sea from Elefsis on 2 J July 1975 enroute to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard where she was scheduled for her next overhauL Upon completion of overhaul on December 1976. MANLEY changed homeport to Mayport. Florida. Completing re- fresher training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in March of 1977. MANLEY commenced operations as a unit of the Second Fleet and then the Sixth Fleet from November 1977 to July 1978 when she again deployed to the Mediterranean Sea. MANLEY continued in her operational cycle by again deploying to the Mediterranean Sea. and Northern Europe. On I October 1979 the MANLEY crossed the Arctic Circle and members of the ship s company wtrt designated official BLUE NOSES . During the first quarter of 1980, MANLE operated in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, making port visits to Curacao, Netherland Antilles. timon, Costa Rica, and Santo Tomas De Cast ilia Guatemala in support of increasing Naval presence in the Caribbean Sea. MANLEY departed Mayport, Florida on II August 1980 enroute to her new homeport of Boston, Massachusetts where she commenced regular overhaul on 15 August 1980. After conducting successful sea trails in the Narragansett operation area the MANLEY completed her overhaul in Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in Boston, MA on September 17, 1981. On September 26 the MANLEY arrived at her new homeport. Newport. Rhode Island. MANLEY conducted work-up operations in the Narragansett area in January 82 in preparation for REFTRA in Guantanamo Bay. Cuba. From April 3rd to May 3rd MANLEY conducted operation FEDEX in the Caribbean Sea. On June 8. MANLEY embarked on her last cruise which took her to many port visits in the Mediterranean and evacuation of PLO from Beirut, Lebanon. The MANLEY then transited the Indian Ocean from 16 September through 15 October. After 50 days at sea without a port visit the MANLEY arrived in Karachi, Pakistan. After a four day visit in Karachi, MANLEY departed to commence it ' s Middle East Force deployment in the Arabian Gulf from 16 October until 24 November. At last homeward bound to Newport arriving 22 December just in time for Christmas. With the decommissioning of MANLEY on 4 March the best Destroyer in the Atlantic fleet is layed to rest and it ' s fine crew departing to seek new adventures, may they have smooth sailing and following seas.

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When 22 speaks the Manley listens CAPN CRUNCH