Samuel N Moore (DD 747) - Naval Cruise Book

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X 61 Q ff? :B x 0 Contracted for on August 7, 1942, the USS Samuel N. Moore CDD 7473 has a standard displacement of 2200 tons. She Was launched at 8:50 A.M., Wartime, Wednesday, 23 February 1944 at Staten Island, New York. Named for Captain Samuel Nobre Moore, U.S. Navy, it is the first ship to bear the name. Captain Moore was born in Washington, D.C., on 7 September 18915 entered the Naval Academy in 1909, and was commissioned Ensign in 1913. He served aboard the CALIFORNIA, NEW ORLEANS, NICHOLSON, MICHIGAN, and PITTSBURG. He later commanded the CANOPUS, MCLEISH, WILLIAM B. PRESTON, HAZELWOOD and LAMBERTON. He Was Com- mander of Destroyer Division Seven and Destroyer Division Twenty-One.

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The ship's insatiable boilers consumed 3,201,349 gallons of black fuel oil, 8076 of which was received while underway. Our evaporators produced 2,656,168 gallons of feed water to be turned into steam as well as 968,868 gallons of fresh water for washing, drinking, and cooking. Speaking of cooking-and eating-the crew of the MOORE ate 16,254 pounds of meat, 2,780 dozen eggs, 5264 gallons of milk, 5,254 pounds of butter, and 29,400 pounds of potatoes. We didn't always have ice cream for desert but we did manage to put away 1,078 gallons of it. We ate 5,985 pounds of oranges and apples. Our paymaster had to part with S26,7 55 for bread and coiee alone. Statistics do not tell the whole story, though. No one can put into figures the amount of pride and satisfaction we feel for having completed this successful voyage far from home. Nor can one translate into figures the meaning of a job well done.

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On the night of 9 August 1942, while in command of USS QUINCY, Captain Moore was killed when his ship, after con- tributing materially to the successful landing of our troops at Guadalcanal, was sunk by Japanese surface forces in the First Battle of Savo Island. USS Samuel N. Moore fDD 7475 saw much and varied action in the Asiatic-Pacific Area, and Won five battle against enemy forces during the second world war. She was one of nine destroyers Who made a sweep into Tokyo Bay, the heart of Japanese Imperial Forces, and succeeded in sinking enemy forces in this harbor. Again during the Korean Conflict the Samuel N. Moore was called on and again displayed the fighting spirit which makes her the great ship she is, when at one time she set a rate-of-fire record for her class during shore bombardment which still stands. stars for action Z'-