Rowe (DD 564) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1954 volume:

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She stands out proudly in her haze grey coat, And in my heart she will ever float -- For wherever she may be, wherever she may go, There's no ship so proud as the lady ROWE! ' ' By Seaman Fred L. Childs United States Navy 1954 Es? 55' ii 1. X' 3 M ' A ,, - IM! 'I 1 425155.-I' N35 - A Hi' ff 5. ' 4 up 1, jf X eds 5 4 I -:f f ,Ml 'mf--f ,q ' 4-ws A , '..?g.' X'-GQ-fi., 3 '. 7 V Q S 15 ' L. , . 1- Qxj., :, ., ,. - If, q . k f , .- 1 5 ', x N .L . Q 'v :' 4' X Y l A YJ ' ' ' ' : - 4 spy' . f X 1 Gia ' 1 mvgviif ' f 5 ' -NNN : A-'asf-If ,ff ! - Zi- f -. f ff ' ' , ' L an , ,74' - L ' filing' Q Q- ' V-'ab as ff fi ff,ff-ik, 1 f X 1 X f fi, xx ' , f A 1 fqgya, - 1 f ff 1 . I 1 VI I, ,H Zyizm A J' sf' f V fl .AR ,f Z?7 aware 1,11 Wx I ,Rl I I ' , f ,g ' ., ?1 , 1 , vm -f- ' ' ' Lgfg , ZJQLXXX- : - I QW ' W fl f ' a 1 X - ' , xv' h j if f K- W, K f 7 d1aJm.,, . ,4 f f I wh. f 'Z V-- P Q, z ,R gi .1 if Q,. 'gi 4 .6 if I ? Q HIP' Ill 'l'0IlY - , ' ff' . 1 y 'Q .AX ffl, 4- ,ig I am. -.. - ..... ,- I QM- E S USS ROWE QDD 5641, one of the 2, 050-ton FLETCHER CLASS destroyers, was built by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Seattle, Washington. Her keel was laid on 7 Dec ember 1942. The destroyer was named to honor Lieutenant John Rowe, USN, who volunteered and took part in the expedition under Lieutenant Stephen Decatur Jr. , commanding the U. S. ketch IN- TREPID, which entered the harbor of Tripoli on 16 February 1804 and destroyed the former U. S. frigate PHILADELPHIA. A ROWE wasxgplaced in commission 13 March 1944 at Harbor Island, Seattle, withCommander A. L. Youngflr. , USN, as the first commanding officer. D Service Medal-for participating inthe Kurile Islands Operations, the Okinawa Gunto Operations d th an e THIRD Fleet Operations against Japan. She also earned the Navy Occupation Service Medal, Pacific, for her activities in occupiedJapanese waters during the period of 2 September to 19 N - ' ovember. 1945. By directive datedJanuary 1947, ROWE was placed out of commission in reserve, attached- to the U. S. Atlantic Reserve Fleet with her berthing area at Charleston, South Carolina. uring her Wor1d'War career, ROWE earnedthree battle Stars on the Asiatic-Pacific Area On 20 September 1951 the ship was brought out of mothballs , and recommissioned 5 00t- ober 1951 C ' , . S. Arthur, Commander, USN, Commanding. From 26 August 1952 until 3 Feb- ruary 1953, ROWE was in the Charleston Naval Shipyard undergoing extensive structural alter - ations. The 20 mm and 40mm mounts were replaced by 3 f 50 caliber mounts and the old stick mast gave way to the new tripod mast. Following the shipyard overhaul, ROWE participated in Midshipman Cruise Baker with T k ' ' ' ' ' Oslo, Norway. as Group 40. 2 in 1953, visiting Edinburgh, Scotland and On20 September 1953 CDR C. S. A manding officer, and on 20 October ROWE in company with Task Group 81. 2 departed for Hull' ter!Killer anti-submarine exercises in the Caribbean. rthur was relieved by CDR J. E. Shinners, USN, as com- On 20 April 1954, ROWE, after previous cancellations, departed for Japan and an around the world cr ' - ' ' uise. The book that follows is a partial recounting of the cruise, the ship and the men aboard her. CDR JOHN E. SHINNERS CDR Shinners, USN, was born in Coving- ton, Kentucky, in 1918. He received his commission as Ensign in 1941. His present rank dates from January 1952. Prior to assuming command of the ROWE in September 1953, he held command of Sub Chaser 51324, Destroyer Escort-1, De- stroyer-9O, Destroyer Escort-184 and De- stroyer E scort-274. Aboard the USS .MAURY QAGS 165 he served as Executive Officer from June 1949 to July 1950. From August 1950 to June 1951 he attend- ed the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. From July 1951 to August 1953 he served on the Staff of the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic. He married the former Miss Catherine EAPTAI Ann Metz in 1942. The Shinners have three children -- two daughters, Patricia and Kathryn, and one son John Edward Jr. Born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1918, LCDR Zim- mermann received his commission in 1942, com - pleting Naval Reserve Midshipman School at North- western University. Ordered to the USS KNIGHT QDD-6635, he par- ticipated in landings in North Africa, Sicily and Salerno. As Gunnery Officer of the AULT QDD - 6981 in 1943-44, he received a letter of commen- dation from Commander Destroyer Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet, for meritorious conduct during anti-aircraft action against Japanese Kamikazi attacks . LCDR Zimmermann was released to inactive duty in 1946, and married the former Miss Donna Lee Hamm in Wichita, Kansas. Recalled to active duty at the onset of the Ko - rean War, he was assigned to Charleston Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet, for the reactivation phase , and later, to the Staff of Commander Battleship Division TWO in USS NEW JERSEY QBB-623 . LC DR Zimmermann joined the ROWE as Executive Officer in February 1954. LCDR EDWIN J. ZIMMERMANN EXECUTIVE EEEIEEE IIEPARTME 'I' HEAD LTJG R. E. Rohrabaugh LTJG J. S. Palermo LT A. A. Elwood Gunnery Supply Operations LTJG W. E. Wilson or E Engineering LTJG W. J. Brown LTJG L. P. Treadwell ENS N. E. Griggs Gunnery Operations Engineering HIP' IIFFICER ENS S.B. Ashbrook Ass't CIC Officer ENS C. A. Reed 2nd Division Officer LTJG R. S. Little Comm. Officer flfzzf J xx D' Ur' V K! i f A NX 49 LTJG M.J. Cawley 3rd Division Officer ENS I. K. Heyward IV R Division Officer LTJG A. A. Fleischer Electronics Officer LTJG R. A. HALE CIC Officer LTJG O. P. M an ENS W. E. Baird LTJG E. S. Mu11ett ASS,t lst Div 33161. Main Propulsion Ass't First Lieutenant ,-f '- LTJG G E Ehrlich CDS 32 Medical Officer USS ROWE Mess Treasurer UIIMIIE R0 32A ll TAFF CAPT E. W. Herron COMDESRON 32 LTJG E. T. Fiauey Squadron Chaplain LT W. S. Esch Engineering E LT R. E. Rudisill Operations LTJG M. D. Goldberg Communications AY In-I LTJG J. E. Thornton Communications X Z P CHIEF PETTY IIFFIUEIR 1 ' 1 f -f-f V.-.1 McCoy, C. E. , MMC Dietrich, J. G. , QMC Stanley, B.A. , YNC Nm ' -M -1--f--WW' M WXQQQ 'L X A I Q - 1- 1 . Foster, J.M. , RMC Shelden, V.M. , CSC Lambert, E.W. , BMC Godbout, J.A., ICC Pearson, O.R., MMC Foster, J. M., RMC Kingsnorth, K. D. , RMC Neves, F.R., BTC 5 Thomas G H ETC D1shner R M., GMC Wx ff 0Ill I I0 First Row, left to right: Burdno, RDSNg Quigg, ET3g Gurz, RDS, Carr, ETB, Marks, SOI, Thomas, ETC, LTJG Hale, ENS Ashbrook, Wingert, RD3g Quandt, SO3g Cramer, SO3g Doerner, S033 Jones, SO3. Second Row: Wilcox, RDSNg Taylor, RDSNg Steely, SOSNg Siegel, RD3g Buller, RD3g Louden, RDSNg Clark ETSNg Dohrmann, RD3g Morgan, RD3g Nation, SO3. Camera Shy: LTJG Fleischer, Griffin, RD3,Greenfie1d, RD3g Henderson , RD3. we this 9900 - 8 'UID oft ' ll' ' I W Y K X . 1. x f 0 I , E , a S -, ' in-.1 L- r ,! 'HH :E-A Ya. - 1-tl f '1--14--LJ .1 56745, K Xi ' i '? Donny on a wing-ding w'-f ' , ' if ,tgp QA QQ 51'-'W' N X fi' ' ' R Q 455- f'4,.' N 5' ' three camera shies me '? work famlly reumon local , Strong-boy what we lookmg at ? XX take we gi If z a nm 5 v 4 f A.. take two xE.f iuf We mon'-7P01iZed 'Tkx Q .wi all the p1ctureS ks. 54 : ,r 7 1 ' ' ffn ' ' ' ' ' . ---V--Av---T7 --f-- in W .., . 4 , M Q ,N .....,..,...-.- ,. c nm I0 X X X ig S53 . X Q V-.1 11, QQ g Y 1: L . X f-S L X- 5 f ' X Q Q9 S - 1 o 2 ' W T lib hui First Row, left to right: Mitchell, TE3, Fagin, RMSN, Lee QM3, Clark, PN3, Gill, YN2, LTJG Little, Foster, RMC, Knoll, QM3, Kosko, QM1, Monteferrante, QM1, Stewart, QM3, Second Row: R. Richardson, RMB, Wheat, RMSN, Beier, RMSN, Maurer, QMSN, Applegate, RMSN, O'Meally, RMSN, Cundiff, QMSN, Pikus, RMSN, Lawler, QMSN, Canby, RMSN, Third Row: R. Nelson, QM3, Shannon, QMSN, D. Nelson, QMSN, Corwin, TESN, Greaves, YNSN, Camera Shy: K. Kingsnorth, RMC, Berardino, YN2, Gregory, RM3, Cabral, QM3, Forgac, YN3, Goodrich, YN3, H. Richardson, RM3, Smith, YNSN, Dietrich, QMC, Stanley, YNC. i 2 FV Ki. DNN- ,, NLILK WPI , , ,, Q QXOKMG Ste G1-ing ,XX tw 23 i Q N af- --N 'Q ff l 5 F . -vi 3 v -V S f M W Z' Y ' ff ' XX w L, I C ff ting 1 if , Q Z - v A f 7' ,ZA K X '34 2353 4 ah the Sm? X f f 1 I I 9 at sea to gei the n CWS iii' st SA reX Ie W O1-k a Hd. 4 ig man, I'm so-o-o tir d e Hey The no klddlng ? Just llke mothe r if df! ,,i f 'VH Q . ,r S ' 0 7 zz Q X N' t . . . X X ggQp,gswaLf, X - s.. Q..-4' 1' S x N '19 First Row, left to right: Pridemore, BMSN, Shook, SA, Mueller, SN, Brown, SA, Hubbard, BM2, LTJG Brown, Baker, BM1, Patterson, SN,Chand1er, SN, Romero, SN, McDonald, SN, Second Row : Jordon, BMSN, Landis, SA, Demers, BMSN, Haller, BMSN, Slaughter, BMSN,Mi1stead, BMSN, Gosnell, BMSN, Scott, SN, Third Row: Kingsnorth, SN, Hardin, SN, Mattice, BMSN, Porter, SN, Kitchens, BMSN, Camera Shy: Lateulere, SN, Gandy, BMSN, ...---- , ,f 'xr--Q ' nu- if xs?X,,,,,Ll!!! ff XX fin!! A I y ! x ?, ,I ff ff A fylfv v' 2 xf P W X lilvhx vo J v A j Q ' K I X g x- 3- 'ln Z , b0SS e onsider xt don , c the front porch is , wx? wx-'dl XXX x ,i heave arfjund -AX Wx ,ffl s Work VUWWU U nie ... X. R and Still . . . and another day ?' L45 another of course, though, just . . . alittle play ! UIRIINAN E ,Qual Q First Row, left to right: Cain, FT3, DeBono, FT3, Goft, FT3, Dulmage, FT3, Clark, FT1, Hampton, GMI, LTJG Rohrabaugh Dishner, GMC, Barry, GM1, DiGiovanni, GM2, Teehan, GM3, LeBlanc, GM2, Stumpf, GM3, Second Row: Masoian, TM2, Sul- livan, GMSN, Payne, FTSN, Sternbergh, SN, Brown, GMSN, Beer, FTB, Marshall, FTSN, Marvig, FT3, Buohweitz, FTSN Benson, SN, Knowles, GM2, Pennington, GMSN, Third Row: Hart, SN, Moreland, SN, Keeley, TM3, Pope, GMSN, Hazell TMSN, Manaoohio, GMSN, Dahl, SN, Reynolds, GMSN, Block, GMSN, Corso, SN, Cordio, GMSN, Camera Shy: Trotman, TM1, Winn, TM3, Eitrheim, SA, Fisher, SN, Cutler, SN, Endeman, GMSN, Mola, SN, McDaniel, SN, Chapman, GMSN,Speed1ing, SN N 1'l1lh H --, - y,-Q--1 - -' 5 1 . ' ' ,.,,.,,.,...,............,.........,.. ..... ..,., ........ . ................ -A -A' -'-4---------4---------.---4-.-.A---- I ----A 1 ,AA--- Tl' li vf-v -- - 'UU' -A-- ----,'-------------- 55- H ' V ' ' 4 'M '1A ' ' ' ff? A,-Z J I X . 5 A A X if , Zi' . . 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Q i , ,,,, wal First Row, left to right, McKenzie, MM3, Frade, MM3, Starowicz, MM2, Yurista MM2, LTJG Morgan, Turner, MM1, Parker, MM3, Kerntke, MM3, Morgan MM3, Second Row: Burnell, MM3, Miller, MMFA, Lester, FN, Shaffer, L. G. FN, Shaffer, J. D. , FN, Satterfield, MMFA, Davis, FN, Cohe, FN, Third Row : Williams, FA, Copenhaver, MMFA, Krueger, MMFN, Jensen, FN, Dawson, FN - Reardon, FN, Anderson, FN, McClain, FN, Brierly, FN, Camera Shy: Pearson MMC,Kuzma, MM3, Ziegler, FA,Bradford, MMFA, Shupe, MMFA, Davis, MM2 I I I I ig EI I II II I r, I I I I I I I I I I I I hi there , 9 C ' check that feadmg une! M 'Q 12' ff ahead full ! and then I Gr Wan! J onah's got nuthin' on me! a ' . . U . 0 KOY 9' and Deve 1' w Come, Q' Drk again 1 1 1 Wrangler rides again la a , y if W Wlfh me h in the Sklds oney I. E P 5. g, L s s Q E li IIIVI I0 , , First Row, Ieft to right: Kraft, MEFN, Merkel, FN, McCoy, MMC, ENS Heyward IV, Godbout, ICC, Shackley ford, MM3, Bisson, EMFN, Willis, MEFN, Second Row: Gaines, IC3, Zimmerman, FP3, Jones, EM2 Carlson, MM2, Murphy, EM3, Wiggs, MM3, Herrmann, IC3, Loihle, MR3, Hamilton, DC3, Third Row. G-ree-ne - . . . , ENFN, Lambert, D. N. , EMFN, Reardon, DC3, Green, SN, Caldwell, MM3 Grimm. iFPE1S:.,, Lambert,,,B,.,,1i'......,-AFN. M ,,,, ,I e -. 1 I i i , , PW, ' A ' l '--'-----VlTjl-- f V ' f, -AM - . - ', gk' ,gifs uns -5.7551 o F5 Som . W9 etlmes We rk..- metimes we Mr. Gay Nineties now say. . . GHISOIIIG s,,,. 01118 0 WSI , . ,. Qi .. A -X XS: Q A w V. ,L f ' , s 2 K , ., - - Q X X: lQ.S,R.,X,w,-Q . gggx. 1 V I X, ,g ,gg K sig e K X S,r.1,:v,f K . X, I kv, xl Y , rf, 1. , it . - 'Ex ' X . , . t .X 4 Q ' , X t f . f Wes tw. rs.. , , f, -' F717- -LS t ' 1 ' , t :,,t,,,- HM W First Row, left to right: Self, SN, Dascomb, BMSN, Townsend, BM3, Hammock, BM1, LTJG Mullett Lambert, BMC, Woods, BM3, Blackburn, SA, Artrip, SA, Stanfield, SA, Second Row: Barker, SN Sikkink, SA, Fuller, SN, Noonan, SA, Hansen, SN, Sherwood, SA, Hecker, SA, Third Row: McGhee SA, Holloway, SA, Bruce, SN, Childs, SA, McEntee, SN,Kittrell, SN, Michaelis, BMSN, Johnson, SA, Huff, SN, Camera Shy: Leo, SN, Shelton, SA, Moore, SA, Bruner, SN, Franklin, SN, Filler, SA Gray, SA. ' ' - - Timm. x fig g K Nu ot old rocking Chau-1 s S x , III oh for a Sa U01-Us life ' X., ,Q N.- 'V Ml v.. N '89 'W' ' X1 PV 4 fall, I, I 494 tf , on Dara de i In ,,,. xl ,, , I l 1 Y . ,I f ' ,W , ' 5 Q V' Q 'C' if 4 f Iifgyl A clean sweep down - fore and aft S11 Ch 3 tatto0 ot! 'ooa'v5Q1fai1f 5 W be Ve 11 doa ecoxxd division, in-an . , . t he b oat f allsl S .-..........,.,.... 'R' and there's a little shop 'way down this street. . . 1 52 is 5 K S, 8 If Pl 5 f wx il. , I A ' ii - I -I , v : g It lxlfl 3 i Lf Y ' M' Z , u U . E s l Al 5 0 Q L.. , d rack 'mme an 1 . . . comforts of home 'A . A ' ' wma? ohm ex ohm? rywhan th at apriue. . . H 1019 6ef59 I bout swf or Wanfl-2 go home f and? A . E -gf' 'fl , in 4 A' bf fxig 4 if ' XX D Lfh-L X - Z2 'n IIIVI I0 K 4464 ff , 5 b X vc x is . 5 f' 'f I ff . nw- i X . , X R Q ki T.. s First Row, left to right: Baskett, HMC, LTJG Palermo, Shelden, CSC, Second Row: Bowen CSSN, McG1ynn, DK3, Lee, SD1, Williamson, SH2, Dueksworth, TN, DePalma, SHSN, Rubin SK2, Weaver, SN, Third Row, Harris, HM2,Ques.ne1, CS3, Bonnett, CSSN, Buciak, SKSN, MoDaniels, SN, Bruce, SN, Bradford, TN, Humphries, SHSN, Montinari, SN, Fourth Row: Newman, TN, Plunkett, CSSN, Nobel, SKB, Davis, SN, Groll, DKSN, Wise, SHSN, Toomer, SD1, Bayless, TN, Just, SHSN, Cooper, SHSN, Henry, SD3, Camera Shy: Thompson, SK1, Lowe, SHSN, Rodgers, CS3, Daut, CSSN, i 1 Q 2 1 E I 3 Y now hold .gtin for 3 minute. , X ix clean up committee bl J 3 ' t kgn ? . , wou1dn'12 you hke o OW Shoo fly ple. . . f rffw' gtL1oK m N Who got OV 0 , . . . coming right up 'years ago? er Dara tw , --E.: -T i,.....,,,...: -1 1 3-vw .. :Q ,,,. KN JA ., WMA fi? 4 ' R, 1 . xv 5- X ,v - rx- w N ff K N X X WY .. . ' x . :XX 5? S: ' x ' X . ' x iffy X x N N xx X4 Nw Nw-M A x 'SNS x x x K xt K - N.-x N x X S W, N X X x LX X -LX X - S X X N Q it's only money ! ! faifaway Places. . - - WS 3 bargain, Chief ' l'0ll'l' 0F CALL Panama Canal. . . 25 April Hainan Island! - 26 San Diego. . . 4 May Hong Kong' ' ' 1 Pearl Harbor. . . 16 May SiI1E3P0re' ' Midway. . . 21 May Cvlvmbo- ' ' 17 Yokosuka. . . 28 May Aden- ' ' 24 y Sasebo. . . 2 June P011 Said' ' ' 28 Pusan. . . 3 June NHP195' ' ' 1 7 Kobe. . . 15 June GUHB Juan' f Manila. , . 2 July Lisbon' 125 Subfic Bay. . . 12 July AZUTG5' Tiroshima. . . 23 August NGYWW' vt-I , .N x. f f. Q X x N S2 'N QX x xxx xx 5 N x x s X A X X XX .S 5. nb, X x NNN?-S -:':. A cg 'xy K Qgdxx -.-.SQ 5 X xx ig S6 X X www' Raw 13195: X X HX cw Xxx '- X X52 QM ,A X Q-9 x 5 X egssgx :K Q as K QXQX X A x X K W x X ,W '- QSM WX xx x X x-. ' X x .. Q , X Oz. gi O , if faf4 'jI7 'Jai fl! M! 1! ,, Z M 31?-A 12 2.-0, W 165' N 46' Wifi,-sfwfa O o 1 -1 H9 fx x , ' Q 4 'll f - f f , ff I 1 - 1 - - O T A ,'l!,!1! fx , 5 -x- ' fx 1 ! V If 'if ? J f X nw - - 1 , Q X EAU. -' j XX x 4 N X, X N.-.K I 1 nfffs' 'Er u I 6 ...AND A Goon Goon-By To We take 3 long last Monday morning 20 April 1954. . .but it was different from other mornings. . .for after postponements and cancellations. . . scheduling and re-scheduling. . .the ROWE was off at last onthe first leg of a World Cruise. . . no bands were there to see us off onlya few of our families. . . all lines and shore connections were cast off and we were underway. . . as the bow cleared the slip the telephone just removed from the quarter- deck to the pier began to ring. . . it would be six months and a trip around the world before anyone on the ROWE could answer . . . C E. PierB look at the M AMA ci AL Pacific bound fresh water wa h S d0WH in Gatun Lake Mr. Information Ashbrook gave us all the data on the canal. as we made our passage . . . for many of us it was our first time in Pacific waters . . . and many saw our first bull fight in Panama City . . . M., 1 if uilwwn looked . . .HELLO A IIIEGII For many of us it was also our first introduction to California . . . for others a joyous but brief home- coming . . . sightseersfanned outtoLosAngeles, San Francisco, Long Beach, La Jolla. . . and Short- Snorters even visited Tiajuana, Mexico . . . no doubt to add another country's currency to their small but growing list . . . and almost everyone was agreed that 4 - 10 May was woefully short for introduction or homecoming in California. . . We ' - - and downtown M - , s s S311 . N Dle the last continental U. S. beach for a long time Q u a warm Hawauan ' ' ' ...AND 16 MAY d HAWAII But the welcome we found in Hawaii made it easy to say goodbye to California . . . we watched the hula girls . . . some even tried surfboard riding . . . and althoughwe learnedafew Hawaiian , words . . . it seemed awfully difficult to say . . . Aloha . . . i s 2 I n P F I i E welcome I I 2 , ? , l H 11 4,5 . Q N , , . oeaufiflll, 10I191Y beaches ' ' ' another kind of welcome 5 a at the Pali . . . we took pictures . . . 1 Xf' X some 111111115 7 4 I Xl. 'W' ffl! as ' s' mf A Y and less lonely beaches 1 the B10w-H01e Man! Get oc Q Loadofffb Dwuim Cooney Br'rd5 f , I1 wt Cra3y lookm' f 4' s f C i U M0 ulq H f,,,g'! they beat the bra SS ...THEN ONTO MIIIWAY MIDWAY . . . elevation 12 feet . .. served as a fuel stop and leg stretcher for ship's company on 21 May . . . the crew's baseball team switched to softball and staved off a late rally to beat the officers 11-8 . . . and everyone joined in the sport of watching and photographing the gooney bird . . . u I I i 4 f. V W , .J A . . . had El charm all its own 0 . 0 Visiting Japan was an experience that most of us will never forget . . . it was the first place we found that things were really different from the way that things were at home . . . the landscape was different, the houses were also. . . and inaway the people were also. . . but we found that we liked it . . . and not everything was too different after ipis p all.. . v .X l fix, V IHHQ l:'Cer I s oim FIRST DUTY KUREA PATIHIL Ten days of Korean patrol gave two memor- able moments . . . First the ROWE was called upon to escort two Japanese transports carrying Thailand troops . . . with the Thailand prime minister aboard . . . And second the ROWE took part in a search for a downed military aircraft that resulted in a rescue aircraft being towed into harbor by the ROWE . . . thought to be the only instance of a destroyer rescuing an aircraft by taking it in tow on the open seas . . . to the right and below are actual pictures of the rescued rescue plane and of a rescue boat picking up survivors . . . night prevented pictures being taken of the plane while in tow astern the ROWE . . . Following Korean operations we transited the Shimonoseki Straits to Kobe, Japan . . . i remember Japan, Joe ? , Sasebo Harbor J On our second coming to Japan after Korean operations we were fortunate enough to visit Kobe . . . one of the cultural centers of Japan . . . from Kobe we were able to travel to Nara . . . Osaka . . . Kyoto . . . and other cities . . . as well as R St R vacation spots . . . - t , ' ' Wi, . J x . as ,.g.,,- mapping out strategy at Kobe for R Sz R in the shadow of World War Il Ten- shun . . . . . . the Philippines parade for Independence MA ILA ON THE 4th OF JULY Operations with Task Group 70. 2 afforded the opportunity for liberty in Manila on the 4th of July weekend . . . and since it fell on a Sunday we celebrated Philippine Independence Day then . . . and our own Independence Day on Mon- day . . . in all it made for a long weekend of fun and celebration . . . several of the ship's com- pany had the opportunity of speaking and shak- ing hands with Philippine President Magsaysay whose yacht was tied just ahead of our own ship . . . we noted with interest ruins remaining in Manila and Manila harbor from the past war . . . gidd-i-yap ! at the pier in Manila the Rock of Corregidor ,f W2 WE DROP INTO B I U FOR DRY DOCK AND STAY FOR THE COCK FIGHTS Good for work but not much on lib- erty . . . so to describe Subic . . . but T we did get a new sonar dome out of 3 the deal . . . and for many of us it was a completely new experience to be dry docked . .. and the cock fights held savage fascination . . . Hainan island TA K FIIRCE 0. On 26 July near Hainan Island two LA-9 Russian- type fighters were shot down by ADS of Task Force 70. 2 of which we were a part . , ., the greater part of our operations was more conventional . . . fueling underway . . . plane guard ..., and type training . . . A .. f Q l!! 5 Ill l S PARTY and JAPA Before leaving the Orient for our transit home via Hong Kong and other ports We return- ed to Japan for a farewell call and a ship's party in Nara . . . Toyko . . . Kyoto . . . We'l1 remember them all... Yokosuka ,... Sasebo . . . N' Q -.XX . x .r .R r- X- ogg- V? , 2 F1 117- Q fe Si cool off, sailor L sides get alface lifting .. . -5: ON THE W Y HOME. ,. i 2 HIIGKIIG lx Nxt Here we got our sides cleaned . . . and our pock- ' ets . . . no better place in the world to go broke with bargains . . . ,lf J 14 9 ,QT A and the girls if by Mary Soo . . - e 'E' has '?- - -5 v -,.- .1 Tiger Balm Ga1'deI1S night as day - the diamond of the Orient ailt X1 06 e Of new 39 e 909 N EARING THE EQUATOR, BOARDED BY mvmio E P'l'U E FAMILY in preparation for our crossing the Equator in longitude 1050 28' . . . that day the Skull and Crossbones flew 7 On 10 September we were rudely invaded . . . they sat for a few informal port- traits and held a few interviews 'ff 1 Q f Q QAQN XXI' ' before getting down to work X ff 1 f if 1 X Q ,X X .X .X LX Sf' 1 -X Q X .1 jg X X X X X efgqi X5 if X a X ,,, 4 ff, ,Q . , fmt ' f- W wiv, 34 H , ff 1 V ' ,, ,I IJ! W, ,. f ff, ' ,M ,V,.A ,I f ul A f f , f , f . . . all m alla good tune was had by all . . . no damage done . . . and every- body became a Shellback . . . mcludmg the Captain and the Exec . . . OUR NEXT STOP . . 'U The Haw Par Villa and Tiger Balm Gardens held our atten- tion here . . .and gave many a chance to see this Oriental spectacle whichthey missed in lv Hong Kong when the death of Aw Boon Haw caused the gard- ens there to be closed . . . our stay was brief . . . but the peo- ple were warm and friendly to LIS... LAND OF IVORY AND E LE PHANTS CEYLO Only a few of us es- caped without at least two ebony elephants and some ivory work. . . some visited the more pri- mitive interior. . . and we will remember Ceylon also . . . 'ez X M , ,.,, , THRU THE SEZ UA AL We had a fuel stop at Aden on 24 September . . . transited the Suez Canal 27-28 September .. . and that same day had a fuel stop at Port Said . . . no liberty but we saw the canal and the merchants that boarded and tried to board . . . U' 3' H view of Naples Naples was the port of call . . . but it only served of afooal point for all of us to spread out to all parts of sunny Italy . . . tours took us to Rome . . . Sorrento . . . Amalfi . . . Capri . . . Pompeii . . . and a hundred other places up and down the coast . . . It was a fast five days but five that made many of us secretly vow in our hearts that we would come again to Italy . . . and that the stay would be longer . . . the Blue Grotto ruins in Pompeii Isle de Capri .Sli-:A 'A if T4 x .ai ...- ' I A N4 -f J S 1 ,Z .,:u-ps Q. A .,, x i K me 3 V,M ,,,,. , EMR- gt ing A5-Q.. 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Like in Italy we stayed five days . . . and again they were five of the fastest days in our lives . . . all we can say is -- Viva la France I fbi Q E.,-ff. NN .NQNQGWQ x As in Italy our port of call was only aplace from which tobegin our tours . . . to Cannes . .. Paris . . . Nice . . . Villa- franche the French Alps just too many places to name them all . . . but we were there! . . . and it will be a long time before we forget French cook- ing . .. French hospitality . . . and . . . well . . . just France . . . 1 yu 'ET sul J H, ivy 9 gy WQPS1. -. 'Kewl A nl ' Q usual' aw-1 ii mmm v 'iillxv a 4, ., xx Qeijgg., ix fin 'fi . v4 Q ,, 1,5 I v . .'w f-2' o. ,bff I Ls 'fl it 1. . QQ' e .Q I .gk N e SY n iv-9 'wg USE,- aA was X gl 'ith f 1, W 57 'S- 1 'i L f l , ' s , X, Xxx' .7 QWKQ wx If 1 Nvfw ,pf U N Q ar xx. N! K ey kb ,X - Q5 - Q3 5 iff X ITM ' P ,7 f pf 1' If S .1 'xffw A 2 qw, M , , f. 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I ,l 1- if , , ! 4 1 i J Q X f ffQffQf il rf, -XX may X , f fff x 1 A 50 5 J Ani , A 4 f gf Q, i jj fi T , lx D - X I y , And back to Norfolk at last . . . but it W I T , LP XJ Lf r really wasn't that easy . . . running well ahead of our track we collided with the little storm that wasn't there . . . at least so said the weather bureau . . . entering the home slip which lasted three days and covered a front of 1500 miles . . . we called it Hazell's first cousin . . . and we wound up a day late and many bruises back to Norfolk . . . ,X SIX MONTHS HOMECCMING AFTER 1 i W first they looked But late or not it was nice to be back . . . and this time we had the band that we missed when we departed . . . October 28 was after all almost as good an .entry date as 27 , . . and 10 minutes after sayinghello again . . . things were back to normal . . . the world cruise was just a memory we like to recall . . . for a long time . . . 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