Stribling (DD 867) - Naval Cruise Book

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PREFACE Upon successful complet1on of a 1953 54 Korean tour and a round the world voyage the off1cers and men ofthe U S S STRIBLING can be 3ust1f1ably proud Whether carrymg out nat1onalpo11cy 1n Korea or show1ng the Unlted States' flag 1n many ports of the world the STRIBLING carr1edherselfl1ke the queen ofthe seas that she 1S The sh1p carr1ed out every task asslgned eff1c1ent1y and effec t1vely ga1n1ng a f1ne reputat1on among the var1ous task forces and fleets w1th whlch she served Years hence the men who made th1s crulse w111 sp1n the typlcal yarns of world travellers They w1ll remember w1th prlde the Jobs well done and at the same t1me w111 affectlonately re call the good t1mes together w1th good shlpmates aboard a gallant sh1p ThereforeIth1nk1tappropr1ate to ded1cate th1s crulse book w1th allthe memorles It conta1ns to the beautlful lady who made It pOSS1b18 our lady the U S S STRIBLING QDD 867j Commander U S Navy Commandlng o 0 0 a 7 Q 1 n I I - - o o 0 Z I I o a 3 rl , o a

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STRIBLING QDD 867, was named in honor of Rear Admiral Cornelius S S ' The Us - ' ' ' 1 ded service in both the . 'f Naval Service inc u Stribling, Whose Sixty-one years 0 1812 and the War between the StatGS - - t ber 19 , , COmm1SSdOlnilimo?l?esi1IioZI1?of the latest technical advances. Her modified superstruc- r an e destroy w instruments and equipment, and her increased firepower are the direct ture er ne results of lessons learned by bel' predecessors from years Offactualdcorgbat' f 4 The STRIBLING displaces 3, 400 tons, has a length of ?96 ee an. 21 Gam 0 1 feet. She is armed with six dual purpose five inch guns enclosed in three twig moluntsg two twin 3 X 50 and two single 3 ! 50 open mounts, five torpedo tubes and seven ept charge racks '- ' e warfare. are ,xiii fsjjgtilsjgigrgiglthe STRIBLING went to Guantanamo, Cuba for a shake down cruise. Following this, she went to Key West, Florida to act as flagship for the Fleet Sonar School Squadron. While at Key West, the STRIBLING was chosen to serve as host to President Truman, carrying the Commander-in-Chief and a party of other high rank- ing officials on a cruise to the Dry Tortugas. g n . ln June 1947, the STRIBLING was part of a task force which carried the M1dd1GS of the U. S. Naval Academy and the R. O. T. C. School to Europe. Setting sail in 1949 for another Mediterranean tour, the ship served with the Sixth Task Fleet. The itinerary of this trip included such ports as Venice, Naples, Trieste and various Grecian ports. Upon returning from Guantanamo, Cuba in 1951, the STRIBLING undertook various exercises in the Norfolk, Virginia area and also accompanied the aircraft carrier U. S. S. ORISKANY to the Jacksonville, Florida area for several Weeks of plane guard duty. The largest fleet exercise the ship took part in was Operation Beehive, in which four- teen different ports in the Mediterranean were visited. From 21 April to 25 June 1952, the STRIBLING served as flagship for Commander Destroyer Flotilla Four, Rear Admiral C, C. WOOD. Enroute to the Mediterranean the ship participated in the search for survivors from the U.S. S. HOBSON with Admiral WOOD in command of the rescue operations. During the months of July and August 1952, the ship did plane guard duty for Naval Air Cadets at Pensacola, Florida, eventually paying a visit to New Orleans. The summer's activities of 1953 for the ship includedparticipation in Amphibi0uS Training Exercises, several Reserve Training Cruises, and also a week-end trip to New York City and to Mayport, Florida. The 28th of August 1953, the STRIBLING left the United States for an operational period of four months in the Far East. Upon completing op- t. . era ions in Japanese and Korean Waters, 867 continuedher world cruise Ivhich included visiting ports in the Orient and in the Mediterranean final- arrivi ' ' ' ' - y ng in Norfolk, Virginia on 9 April 1954. The ship's awards include the following- European Occu ati R'bb , U - p on 1 on, American Theater Ribbon, National Defense Ribbon, United Nations Ser- vice Ribbon, and the Korean Service Ribbon. L15 the STRIBLING is known as a general purp 'J 5 S C ' ' --......,,, Nh,