O Callahan (FF 1051) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 Uss O'CALLAHAN 1 k gr if USS O'CALLAHAN CFF-10515 is the last of the GARCIA - class 3 ocean escorts. Now designated as a frigate , O'CALLAHAN was ii I built by the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, 1, sailed to Boston Naval Shipyard, and was commissioned on 13 July li 1968. O'CALLAHAN subsequently passed through the Panama Ca- nal and has been homeported in San Diego ever since. USS O,CALLAHAN serves in U.S. Pacific Fleet as a primary antisubmarine warfare ship. Among her many distinctions are: eight J major deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans as an ifvaifiiportant element of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, combat operations I against the enemy in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War, the it award of the Combat Action Ribbon for Naval Gunfire Support in Quang Tri Province C13 January 19735, numerous diplomatic assign- f ments around the Western and Eastern Pacific region, Coast Guard drug interdiction operations f'Close Looki' and Blue Pennantv, re- sulting inthe award of the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commenda- ly, a :za O'CALLAHAN proudly wears the Combat Action EP ribbons, the National Defense Service Medal, y Medal, , Yietnam Service ,Medal,, four and the vleffem Camva1gnaa,Medavr e 1 istnamed for Father Joseph T4 '0'Cal1ahan it yy , I christened by his sister, Sister fRosefMarie, in I , f October y,Father,,,y,Q,QQallahan was the first Navy Chaplain in 4 be Congressionalv'Meda1 of Honor for his 1 f' ff-'heroism boardethe'USS FRANKLIN CCV-131, the ship that 5 wouldn't die , during combat operations against Japan on March 2, 1 - ' .f ? ?WaW?f02emedt bYrt President, flrfumfaniain the ,WMC f , 11 f 19, 64 1 J J 1 ' I , 1 e Commanding Officer, ,Captain ,Le5liQ,,,, y,,,,, fttll 1' f O'Callahanas5 thejbravest mariiiltevert 4Siste1nRose,tMarief,ori'they1tday that the USS O'CAL-ff , , K ,gl Captain2Gehresiiwrote:, f'0nr Padre Joewf gfigfgj, f f danger, to BCH? CUSS FRANKLINPJPCOIH6 l mstitolfyof our Valiant Chaplainand iniwishing 'rf 1 f f ZW ftretumsniioithey ,Navyilyshipfiwhich bears his tnameffg f I aaa, ,,,, srti 4 4 in , ' , af,,, I a,,l,, , ,ars i ., f,,,il 357 I if lllff I I 'i I ' it ' I I ' . rv J ,, , ,, ,'1, X f f ' at ftf T3 vi f 1 I he f f , ff if f I 1 kv L.-L O Jw ...Jf 1

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.ir Dependents a Cruise The officers and crew of O'CALLAHAN welcomed their dependents aboard on Tues- day, May 10th, one day prior to the shipis departure on its NORPAC deployment. Nearly 100 dependents and friends, were treated to a gunshoot, high speed runs, guided tours of the ship, and many other drills to familiarize them with Navy life at sea. ,,, ,