Nicholas (DDE 449) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commandin Officer CDR J M Henson, a native of Corona, California, graduated from the U S Naval Academy In l953 He served on the USS ALGOL CAKA 54D the USS CHOPPERCSS 342D and the USS EPPERSON CDD 7l9l prior to assignment to Operations Division of the Staff of Commander I C O O U C o u 9 Wu, , I - I Q I O I O 2, '-,l,z'.:f,f. - lixyi . . . . 0 in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet. He next served as XO of the USS . DURANT CDER-389D and CO of the USS REAPER CMSO-467l. Following a two year tour of duty in the Officer Distribution Division of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, CDR Henson attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School where he was awarded the Master of Science De- gree with specialty in Financial Management. He took command of the NICHOLAS on 3 August l967. ln the future this cruisebook will serve to recall for all of us both the names and Faces of many fine ship- mates. lt's been an excellent cruise inwhich we have performed a wide variety of missions under combat conditions. Formal awards and commendations have been recommended for some whose achievements and devotion to duty have been particularly out- standing. Only slightly less deserv- ingare many others whose steady and reliable competence has been essential to the performance of our mission. Like a chain, a ship is only as strong as the weakest link, and l'm grateful to each of you for the individual contributions yOU have made. ...-at

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. . . and Today An aggressor nation of today is capable of launching guided missiles from submarines. Defending against such an attack becomes increasingly important and more difficult as enemy submarines become more nu- merous. To combat this threat to national security, the Navy is placing more empha- sis on anti-submarine warfare. The most effective method thus far devised involves the use of aircraft carriers, aircraft, and destroyers. l l This ship's primary mission is the destruc tion of enemy submarines. To accomplish this mission she is equipped with modern anti-submarine weapons and destruction de vices, including facilities for operating DASH CDrone Anti-submarine Helocopterl and variable-depth sonar. The NICHOLAS, OLDEST AND FASTEST in the fleet, is ready today for tomorrow's challenge. l l e 2 2 1 l

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Executive fficer LCDR R.C. Doyle enlisted in the 1 i Navy in 1946 and was commission- in-gh ed in I955 following OCS augmen- I tation. He served on the USS PHILIP KDD-4981 the USS TOLEDO CCA- y I ,f I33I, witll the Naval Communica- L . I as tions Station, Japan, on the Cruiser Destroyer FLOTILLA NINE STAFF, and in the Office of the Defense Communications Agency. LCDR Doyle was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal fol- lowing his tour with the Defense Communication Agency. He report- ed to the NICHOLAS in October I967.