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,,

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STRIBLING AT 30 STILL EXCELS 1

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X2 X ,fix 2' ' X ' . gg I' X. USS STRIBLING IN 1945 ' fni.-'W L Commissioned September 29, 1945, the STRIBLING is a Gearing Class, general purpose destroyer. Her modified superstructure, her new equipment, and her increased firepower are the direct results of lessons learned by her predecessors from years of actual combat. Many changes have taken place since 1945. The STRIBLING displaces 3,400 tons, has a length of 396 feet and a beam of 41 feet. Prior to her FRAM l overhaul, she was armed with six dual purpose five inch guns enclosed in three twin mounts, twin 3 !50 caliber mounts, two single 3 l50 mounts, torpedoes, hedgehogs, and depth charges. Following her commissioning, the STRIBLING shook down at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and then moved onto Key West, Florida, where she acted as flag ship for the fleet sonar school squadron. While at Key West, the STRIBLING was chosen to serve as host to President Truman, and carried the Commander-in-Chief and a party of other high officials on a cruise to Dry Tortugas. ln 1949 the STRIBLING ioined other destroyers with the U. S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. This was the first of many cruises in the MED. During her 1948 MED cruise, the STRIBLING became the first U. S. Ship to ever fly the flag of the United Nations. This she did in the Palestine Patrol which was the highlight of the cruise. ln 1949 the STRIBLING set sail for another Mediterranean tour with the Sixth Fleet. The itinerary of this trip included such ports of call as Venice, Trieste, Naples, and various Grecian ports. The climax of this cruise with the Sixth Fleet was a trip to Spain with two cruisers and another destroyer, headed by Admiral Richard L. Connolly, then Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Forces in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. This was