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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STRIBOY INTERVIEW IWANNA PORTIE STRIBLING a. candid interview with the outspoken naval tactician, intelligence expert and part time clairvoyant EDITOR's NOTE: This m0ntb's interview witb Iwanna Porte Stribling goes into tbe details of national defense organization on a unit level. Views expressed are solely tbose of the interuiewee. STRIBOY: What do you consider the most difficult part of your job as organizational director for this unit of a mighty floating defense force? STRIBLING: Getting enough fresh milk to last more than three days. STRIBOY: ls this a problem that concerns everyone in your organi- zation? STRIBLING: No, just those who are thirsty and need nutrition. STRIBOY: Do you have any other problems? STRIBLING: Roger, over. STRIBOY: Who's Roger? STRIBLING: Request you say again. STRIBOY: Well, let us skip that point and get on with it. How many personnel do you have in your organization? STRIBLING: l don't know. STRIBOY: Why? STRIBLING: B, M, and 2nd Divisions never seem to get their muster reports to the chief personnel accountant. STRIBOY: What do you do about this? STRIBLING: Cry. STRIBOY: Oh ,... Well, how do you break your organization down . . ah . . like departments anu such? STRIBLING: That's easy. We take all the dirty people and put them out of sight in holes, so to speak. Then we take the artists and make them paint the organizational structure. After we get the paint on it, we fill it full of smart people to tell it where to go, what to do when it gets there, and how to return when it is finished. Some of these people communicate with other units or at least keep an eye on them. STRIBOY: Why do you need to keep an eye on them other than to keep from running into them? STRIBLING: So we won't get lost. STRIBOY: Have you ever been lost? STRIBLING: Not completely. We came pretty close to hitting the moon once . . . a real terrible experience especially for our main driver. STRIBOY: Who's that? STRIBLING: Let me see . . . McB . . . McFried . . . No, it is McBriddle, yes, that's it. He's the one that always goes beep during GQ. STRIBOY: What is GQ? STRIBLING: General Quarters. STRIBOY: Whatuare General Quar- ters? STRIBLING: The kind that don't work in the Coke machine. STRIBOY: What do you do in your organization to keep the problem of morale from interfering with getting work done? STRIBLING.- First we get a CMAA and then . . . STRIBOY: Wait, what is a CMAA? STRIBLING: Oh, . . ah, well, that's a Capricious Master of Applicable Arbitration. STRlBOY.- What does he do? STRIBLING: He is in charge of getting peak output from one of our employee service areas. STRIBOY: Which one is that? STRIBLING: The Barber Shop! STRIBOY: Weapons are of major concern to you. What is your primary weapon? STRIBLING: The ASTROCC missal. STRIBOY: Don't you mean 'missiIe?' STRIBLING: No, silly, it's a book. STRIBOY: What does it do? STRIBLING: I don't know - lt's a secret. STRIBOY: That's odd . . . You mean they won't even tell you what it does? STRIBLING: l don't care. STRIBOY: Do you know what it means, or will they tell you that even if you don'tI-52-argl' STRIBLING: Sure I know, dummy! lt means Anti Sardinian Tricky Roulette Operational Calendar of Concern. STRIBOY: What do you do with it? A STRIBLING: All I know is that it is used during tricky beach landings and covers such things as how to cook sandburgers and keep enemies out of the beer. STRIBOY: That doesn't sound like much of a weapon. ls that all you have? Don't you have that new weapon called the HAWK? STRIBLING: Yes, but actually he is in charge of a weapon called the IC machine complex. Before you ask, IC stands for . . . oops . . . l forgot, that's a secret too. STRIBOY: Why is it called a complex? STRIBLING: We don't know what to do with it. It just sits out. STRIBOY: Won't the enemy see it? STRIBLING: No, it's hidden by secret covering materials. STRIBOY: How do you make your force move swiftly? STRIBLING: Oil called NSFO. STRIBOY: What is NSFO? STRIBLING: Nasty, Smelly, Fire Ooze. STRIBOY: Where do you get it? STRIBLING: 'A can oiler, where else? STRIBOY: Well I guess that's enough for now. STRIBLING: Roger, OUT l ! ! 'Qs R I don't know. I don't know - It's a secret. I forgot, it's a secret. fl