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.

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COMMANDER CARL J. MCCANN USN BIOGRAPHY OF COMMANDER CARL I. MC CANN, USN CDR Carl J. McCann was born in Logan, West Virginia. He commenced his Navy Career in 1943 when he entered Bethany College, Bethany, West Virginia as a student in the V-12 Officers Candi- date Program. ln February 1944 he was transferred to the NROTC unit at Mar- quette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he was commissioned an Ensign in October 1945. Upon commissioning, Cdr. McCann was orde red to the USS YMS 468 where he served in the billets of Communications Officer, Navigator, First Lieutenant, Gunnery Offi c er and, Executive Officer. In August 1946 he was. released to inactive duty. Cdr. McCann was recalled to active duty in june 1951 and ordered to the Staff, LSD Division 22 where he served as Staff Secretary and Staff Communications Of- ficer. In October 1952 he was o rde red to duty at the Na val Amphibious Base, Little Creek during which time he was transferred to the USS F E CHT E L E R CDDR 87ODvvhere he served as Operations Officer until july 1957 at which time he reported for duty as Staff Operations Of- ficer for Commander Destroyer Division 232. ln August 1958 he reported to Com- mander Amphibious Force, U.S. PacifiC Fleet as Offi c e r in Charge of the Phib- Pac C a r e e r Appraisal Team and Com- manding Officer, Flag Allowance. IH A ugu st 1960 he was transferred to the Uss HENRY W. TUCKER CDDR 8759 for duty as Executive Officer. ln july 1962 he assumed command of the USS VERNON COUNTY QLST 11611 in Which billet he remained until assuming duty aS CQTU' mander Landing Ship Tank DiviS1O11 NINETY-TWO in April 1964. ln july 1965 Cdr. McCann reported to U.S.NaVH1 Postgraduate School in the management curriculum from which he graduated in August 1966 with a Master'S Degree ln. Management. He assumed command of the USS MORTON CDD 9485 on 12 Octobel 1966.