Stribling (DD 867) - Naval Cruise Book

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CORNELIUS K. STRIBLING Rear Admiral USN The first USS STRIBLING was built by the Fall River Shipbuilding Company of Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on 29 May, 1918, and commissioned on 18 August 1918. STRIBLING had an overall length of 314 feet, a displacement of 1,060 tons, a mean draft of 8 feet, and a speed of 35 knots. STRIBLING was decommissioned on 25 June, 1922 and remained inactive until her name was stricken from the list in December, 1936. Her hulk was towed -to San Pedro, California, the followi target' by the tleet, ng month for use as a f. USS STRIBLING lDD-8671 is the second ship named in honor of Admiral Cornelius K. STRIBLING. Admiral STRlBLING's nqvql spanned a period of fifty-nine years beginning with his initial service as A vlll FDI 1 3 midshipman in the War of 1812. He saw action against the British both on A Lake Ontario and Kingston, 0f170fl0- ll 5 He again saw action in 1815, when, under the command of Stephen Decatur, he helped stamp out piracy in the Mediterranean. ln 1817 he returned to the United States to continue the fight against piracy, this time in the West Indies. STRIBLING served as superintenant of the Naval Academy from 1851 to 1853, and, as one of the first to head the institution, contributed much to its firm establishment as well as its growth. One of the main thoroughfares at the Academy bears his name. l , , A The Civil War found STRIBLING with divided loyalties since he was a l native of South Carolina. Ultimately, he chose to remain in the federal service and commanded the Philadelphia Navy Yard and later the East Gulf Blockading Squadron during the war. He left active service in 1871 and died in West Virginia in 1880. fCDi7t7rfC Z j Q, 1 L01 If af X o o zmlj .Lear to bam I1 rl! rmcc fo tl cflhz I cl Slnle o fn erica o sc: c tl cm lonaslly and Ilfullj ll az :st all ll: zr cnmt f or o osci ham uc-11' and to observe I objllcar lm 0 lhc PICJIIICII afli lhz J lr cs: fmcuca andlhc Ol r rj hco cclsuppazrilcfloucr m md nal' 11 .slocouormmyscl l url rc ulalions IL ch no u arc ar IICI cijl 1 71111, bc rlucclcd and lo o zz hchmaj bc un cd by Con L ,oz ilcbella ovem nl 0 tllc Nu-LJ 0 Ile L ulcrl Nfrlcs 1 H111 I lou porltlic cunshlulon AU: D .0 , Q J' ' ' f f 'ix - 1 X ' 1 , I If L , It iltnfnlcri g,-1, U0 l31L'hb'1vQ I - f f. I ,.i. . '- ' fx , . , B Q Qom, bf . . ly 5 irc, I S.. . . .uh 1 :gi L fc S . I V ', und! 'Q 4 1 - . n - b -fin 1 : I ' c its ' Avy s .:. 5 ' l inn Cl : 'r 's f ' I , lc fic' S n if A , l I 1 '.!c.s, f ' ' ' ug : i .!.'a'1g' j fa Hn. 7'li!c'. ft ' gt ' 15 i 1 ' 1 c ' 4 ' ' ' , l.':c artL.:f.n fx 1' w I 1 c ci r giuss, J ' if ' g ' - , 1 writ' f ' 4' rt j 1' '17 Q I 5 l7ll 1 I cuff 'lr ' 1 f uftlu :lied lures. 1 ' A . . -1 ., .. -- 1 1 ,-., . , f 47' 1 1. .11 L . , .. fc . .fm be-Lf fc Lv Q ENVORB BEFORE Dila. A .'7ll I ,Q 1 J.. , ' .,-- I N- 5 54' ,'7f - A' ,Q---L1 Lf -f '--4 f , f- f ,f,,.:---'- f. f r ,. Ffa! , -' ff ,A-.,-A, , nc -f' - 4'. 1 K, 5 c x .s - ff' 4 - I X , A ' 1 , q ffx , . .- ff- -f ' . . ff . ' ' '- - ' '5 ' K,----gf yf!'f'. ' . - Sf' .4-J1 S I Q f ,, ,... , .K f v ..- TJQ1 ' A, l V' f 4 - tl '- , ,- fN,! 1 W , D I. pf , X ' A 1 I ' fl if mf fl, ,ff 1 rr 'J 'L In I I 1 I furfff-1212 .fun C35 ff 'f ' ' , Wuifrya 1 fl 1 I fn A L fl, c iIu4- ., V fi 41' X 1 ,-V J 1 4 ' tv 4 Jftfflft fgdr' C f ' x ,f I K, 'tr nf :Vdc fu .I ltnlwt' ' A. Lp 1 1 H, f r tl fa ff J f if f' ' 1 I f If 4 1 fl., Jffsffv f .CL f 'V of -f 1' Jn 'f' K f A L 1-' f Plz fr' 1 f J FC! K-do ffy-N' I ffzf' fsff X ff! X R !C- -'J s 1 ,f-1' 9 ww Teak vfrow 7 Lf' . , 4 47 , f1gQ f . 1' 'T X ff, . no . - --1 'W xx-,uf ' AMF- 'aft , ,- ffflr' kara' ' t - I I , fry A . . ' i 1 fl ' ' V J zfovffzew 54 0 74 Lf ufvfysfjf - ' ' ' ' . ' - gh cal' c ' X- If 'V .az Vf! I We A . Z .-1 , 141' ' 'l I ,QVAG Vybeif' 9' ' if if . . , 49 V, - ff 77'WifQ1 W my -N ,Xiu 1 , -,f' ,f J f'Z l 1' . 'fc ' 9 , f -sz ..i't?lf2,,