Morton (DD 948) - Naval Cruise Book

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SS MORTCN CDD-9485 I9 9- 96 The USS Morton was constructed by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation in Pasca- goula, Mississippi. Her keel was laid 4 March 1957. She was launched on 23 May 1958 and commissioned on 26 May 1959 at Charleston, South Carolina. After a short training cruise in the Caribbean with the Atlantic Fleet Morton arrived at her home port, San Diego, California in O ctober 1959 to serve as flagship for Commander Destroyer Squadron Seventeen. Morton was named for CDR Dudley W. Morton, the skipper of the submarine Wa- hoo , Which was sunk during her seventh patrol in November of 1943. The Wahoo sunk 60,000 tons of enemy shipping during World War 11 and its captain Will be long remembered in Naval History. 1-1 ' xyygwfyz.. ,WM ff fff '?'-awfv-vsan,1g,,g' Morton is now serving as a unit of De- stroyer Squadron Five, still homeported in San Diego. She has completed her sixth deployment to the Western Pacific Where she has earned battle ribbons for the Quemoy-Matsu and Vietnam crises. Mor- ton's first commanding officer CDR john DeLargy, was relieved on 23 September 1960 by CDR William C. Young. CDR Thomas C. Slattery relieved CDR Young on 13 November 1962. CDR john C. Mc- Gill took command in july of 1964 and WQS relieved by CDR Robert E . Bodamer. CDR Bodamer was relieved by the Morton'S present Captain, CDR Carl J. McCann O11 12 October 1966. Since january 17, 1964 Morton has been known as The Saltiest Ship in the Fleet . She was presented 8 flag bearing that inscription by the Morton Salt Company and since that time has L1Sed the slogan in all of hor publicity and adopted it for her motto.