Norris (DDE 859) - Naval Cruise Book

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CRUISE DATA We burned 1,489,937 gallons of fuel costing S89,396,22. We traveled 27,421 miles. We used 1,140,003 gallons of fresh water. We were paid a total ofS121,835,25 We ate 89 tons of food or 611 lbs per man or 4.4 lbs per man per day Our bakers-baked approximately 13,380 loaves of bread or 46 loaves per man. 1,508 shots were given by sick bay. 56,000 lbs of laundry were done. The crew wrote 1,101 lbs of mail and received 5,296 lbs of mail and spent 51,068.42 on postage stamps. We drank 4,163 lbs of coffee. We spent abount 528,221.43 in our ships store including 19,816 bars of candy consumed and 63,500 packs of cigarettes smoked or a total of 1,270,000 cigarettes. CRUISE ITINERARY JANUARY 5 - Left Newport, Rhode Island 20 - Arrived in Algiers, Algeria 25 - Left Algiers 28 - Arrived in Augusta Bay, Sicily 31 - Left Augusta Bay. FEB. 2 - Arrived Phaleron Bay, Greece 5 - Left Phaleron Bay 13 - Arrived in Trieste, F T.T. 18 - Left Trieste 19 - Arrived Venice, Italy MARCH I 3 8 I0 I5 I6 I9 20 26 APRIL 6 24 - Left Venice I3 25 - Arrived Ancona, Italy 29 - Mqy 6 - Arrived Genoa, Italy I2 - Left Genoa, Italy Left Ancona, Italy Arrived Trieste, F.T.T. Left Trieste Arrived Bari, Italy Left Arrived Brindisi, Italy Left Brindisi, Italy ' Arrived Naples, Italy Left Naples, Italy Arrived Alicante, Spain Left Alicante, Spain Arrived at San Remo, Italy Left San Remo, Italy and arrived in Cannes, France Left Cannes, France 26 - Arrived back in Newport, Rhode Island

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K A-..,L,.,..L....1..., A... M-..---A '- PLAN OF THE DAY RESTRICTED r 26. MAY l954 SECURITY INFORMATION Command Duty Officer - None Officer of the Deck - None Bos'n Mate of the Watch - None Messenger of the Watch - None Sunrise: ln the morning Sunset: ln the afternoon 0530 Disregard Reveille. 0600 Breakfast in bed. 0630 Sweepers man your brooms lEns. and abovel 0645 Lights out in all berthing compartments until quarters. 0800 Muster all Department Heads. flf awakel 0815 Turn to commence ships work 0820 Knock off ships work. 0830 Payday for all those who were not satisfied with the amount they drew last payday 0845 First Lieutenant supply five Ensigns for mail working party. 0900 Cold Beer and Ham sandwiches will be served in the mess hall. 0930-Liberty commences for all sections. Expiration time will be announced ata later date. ' '000 Special pay for all men who lost money in card games this morning. fThe Howto play poker book will be distributed., 'l30 Mess gear. All PAL and Restricted men eat early chow. '200 Chow down for the crew. fWe highly recommend Joes Dinerl l30'0 Darken Ship. All lights out in berthing compartments. '400 Commence Holiday Routine. Movies in the Mess Hall. lbeer will be served.l -500 Afternoon snack. '600 Turn to, Commence ships work. '605 Knock off ships work. Sweepers, allfirst class sweep down fore and aft. '700 Mess gear. Receive l50 beautiful girls aboard for dinner. 5800 Duty Gunners Mate be prepared to issue them side arms upon arrival '800 Smoker on Starboard side. Movie on Port side. Floor show on fantail.. Striptease in Mess Hall. '930 Someone make eight o'clock reports. 2200 Taps for those desiring to sleep, Reveille for all card players.

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'f' . -new--.w1.. .nlamnu-r-:v-31,..4u- 1:-u.u.,.,.. ........,........-1--- L---H Though built too late to see action in World War II, The USS NORRIS, named after the late Maior Beniamin Norris, USMC, who was killed in the battle of Midway, is nonetheless a well- traveled ship. The keel for this 2400-ton Destroyer was laid 29 August 1944 in San Pedro,CaI-- ifornia and was launched 25 February 1945. Finally, after three months of additional outfitting, testing and checking on 9 .lune 1945, the comission pennant was two blocked . Following commissioning, the new Destroyer sailed into the Pacific and commenced an exten- sive shakedown cruise off Southern Califronia. An enginering casualty forced the early return of the ship to the building yard, and it was there that she greeted the end of hostilities. By Sept. 1945 the NORRIS was again ready for sea and sailed from San Pedro Harbor to take up a new role as a training ship for the precommissioning training center at Treasure Island. At the end of this duty she steamed to Pearl Harbor, where she arrived on I7 December 1945. After leaving Pearl Harbor, in January 1946 until arriving in the States in February 1947 The NORRIS was engaged in patrol duty in the South China Seas with Task Forces 74, 71. On 1 May 1947 the NORRIS entered Puget Sound Naval shipyard for a much needed overhaul On 2 December 1947 The NORRIS proceded for another tour of duty with the 7th Fleet in China returning in August, 1948. In company with her China duty consorts The NORRIS entered the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Valleio, California for refitting and alteration. On 28 May, 1949 the division steamed out of the Golden Gate with barnd new silhouettes Hedgehogs had replaced the No. 2 gun mounts. On October 1949 the NORRIS was re-deployed to the Atlantic Fleet where she particpated in Huk-Lant exercises, Portrex and Caribex. On 5 July 1950, The NORRIS departed her home port Newport, Rhode Island, for ,duty in the Mediterranean area. Upon arrival in Greece, the NORRIS was ordered to proceed via the Suez Canal and Columbo ,Ceylon for duty in the Far East. From August 1950 to February 1951 she was attached to the U.S. Seventh Fleet, operating in Formosan and Korean waters. During her tour of duty she ran blockade patrols and conducted shore bombard- ment. During one of these patrols she received orders to leave the formation and investigate a Chinese iunk, sighted approximately forty miles off the Korean Coast north of the 38th parallel. The 21 exhausted and frost-bitten south Koreans found aboard the junk were transferred to the NORRIS and transported to Pusan, South Koria for medical treatment and shelter. The NORRIS returned to Newport, Rhode Island in early March 1951, and early in April moved to the Boston Naval Shipyard for a long over-due overhaul. In July the yard period ended and Commander Albert A. Richards, USN, Relieved Commander .I.L.P. McCallum, USN, as command officer. On 31 .luly 1951, The NORRIS proceeded to Guantanamo Cuba via Norfolk for a six week I- 'd9 W Y IWIIIIUSL PEFIOCI- This period contained just about everlything in the book,and Qrlprabbgizalgeyv nrt IlsteiI,I-but The NORRIS earned her '. satisfactory . In the latter part of 1951 . . oo pu 9 Gnfflex 52 0Pel'GfI0n, consisting of 30 days of drills and steady steam- Ing returning to Newport for the Holidays.