Stribling (DD 867) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS STRIBLING DD-867 HISTORY Commissioned in September of l945, USS STRIBLING CDD-8675 is the second ship named after Rear Admiral Cornelius K. Stribling, the first being built in l9l8. Admiral StribIing's Naval career spanned a period of fifty-nine years, his first service being in the War of l8l2. In the remaining years of his service, he saw action against pirates in the Mediterranean and West Indies: took part in operations during the Mexican War effort on the Pacific coast, and went on to serve as Superintendent of the Naval Academy from I85l to I853. The Civil War found Stribling divided in his loyalties. He was a native of South Carolina but chose to stay with the federal branch, commanding the Philadelphia Naval Yard, and serving later in an East Gulf blockading squadron. Admiral Stribling left active service in l87l and died in West Virginia in 1880. USS STRIBLING CDD-8673 was built by the Bethlehem Steel Company at Staten Island, New York. STRIBLING was commissioned on 29 September l945 and after a brief shakedown cruise, she was assigned the flagship duties at the fleet sonar school in Key West, Florida. STRlBLING's first deployment was in the summer of I947 when she made a midshipman cruise to northern Europe. In I948, she made the first of her many journeys to the Mediterranean. While serving on patrol duties in the water near Palestine, she became the first ship to fly the flag of the United Nations. After various tours in the Mediterranean, Atlantic and Caribbean, STRIBLING was sent, via the Panama Canal, to the Pacific, in l953,. She served for five months in Korean waters and returned home via the Suez Canal and the Atlantic, thus circumnavigating the globe. In I960, after I5 years of duty, STRIBLING underwent conversion in the Charleston Naval Shipyard and became one of the first PRAM I destroyers. After PRAM, her displacement was 3,400 tons with a 390 foot length, 4I foot beam and maximum speed of 27-32 knots. In I969, STRIBLING again sailed through the Panama Canal to assume the various tasks assigned a destroyer in Vietnam. After six months in Vietnam, STRIBLING ag: the Vietnam Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam campaign medal, and the ArmedHFor fy xpedi- tionary Medal. C mf 3 In August of l970 STRIBLING made its move into the waters of th'e'AtIantic to Iliad, onaeii again, for the Mediterranean. Shortly after arriving in the area, the Mid-East came alivgwith the possibilities of war. STRIBLING along with the majority of the Sixth Fleet went to the troubled area and as a result of her participation, was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation. STRIBLING returned home on I March l97l and was greeted by all her families. .iin........A1Q

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