Samuel N Moore (DD 747) - Naval Cruise Book

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fwiif lim I3 Qflflll ai ' db A message from the Captain As 'fMooremen we need not be iemi d d tl , if f' n e iat the World is indeed in a trou- bl d t ' ' ' e s ate. Our employment in the Western Pacuic has brought us first-hand knowledge of the threats to peace and the problems involved in meetin them- g We have seen from our own experience that there is no quick nor easy S0lL1'D101'1 to th U . . . g . . e p1 oblem of maintaining peace and stability. Meeting the challenge of todaY'S troubled world requires constant avvarenessg constant effort. As members of a unit of the Seventh Fleet We are the executors of State D9- partment policy. We are the men Who put the President's Words into aCC10H- Engrossed, as we are, in the routine of shipboard life, We sometimes lose Sight of the ult' ' r- ' imate reason foi our existence as a force in readiness. A force for peace. Let us, then, pause to reflect and re-dedicate our effoits Keep in mind th 1 Jobs no mattei how insignificant O1 tedious they may seem ale ou1 C011t 1on to our counti s any saci 1flC6 y peace effoit A peace with honoi that 1S indeed W0 5 A - ' at ou ' ' , - ' ' - . - , . 4 ri- but' ' - ' Q . ' , ' ' rth

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Forward The following are scenes of the U.S.S. Samuel N. Moore, ably serving as a unit of the powerful U.S. Seventh Fleet to preserve the peace. The views and settings represent a scattered composite of the spirit and environment of the ship during both perform- ance of duty and relaxation. Words and pictures can only sug- gest the complex combination of atmospheres that are theory and practice, work and play, man and machine, however, this collection is not intended to be an indoctrination for the uniniti- ated nor introductory familiarization, but an aggregation of glimpses in retrospect, useful and worthy of reminiscence by those who participated in the cruise. For although the MOORE abounds in complicated electronic equipment, rugged propulsion machinery, sophisticated weapons systems, and the services to maintain them, the backbone of the ship is the men who operate these inanimate mediums. These men, coming from widely vary- ing family backgrounds and from almost every state in the union, represent a true cross-section of America. Combining their talents and directing their efforts toward a single goal results in bringing to life the inanimate machinery of the ship. Because of their efforts, what was once complicated, even cumber- some, becomes a smooth operating unit of our Navy.

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LCDR David L. Jones Executive OfF1ce1' July 62-July 64 s e . ' 2' .Lv . W . x- F' Q gif - A ij if fi , ! E477 ,E .1 , ' V , 3--1 1, gi X E 4- 4, V, 'Il Mm i.,. u fa, 1: M., X ,ioianj-2570 'N' v LCDR Grafton R. McFadden Executive Oflicer July 64