Tattnall (DDG 19) - Naval Cruise Book

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In memo M744 Kenneth Smlth, FTC The Secretary of the Navy takes pleasure ln commending Kenneth L, Smith Chlef Flre Control Technlcran United States Navy For outstandlng achlevement ln the superror performance of hrs duties as set forth ln the followmg Durmg the period 15 llllarch to 2 December 1965 whsle serving as the Ieadmg MISSIIS Fare Controlman on board U S S TATTNALL CDDG 19l Chlef SMITH conslstently carried out has duties wlth outstanding skull and resourcefulness contrrbutlng dlrectly to hrs shrp's excep tional performance durlng the Fleet Research Investlgatlon Project and CNO Project O!S 102 Chlef SMITH S leadershlp technrcal competence and devotion to duty reflects great credrt upon hnmself and the Unlted States Naval Servrce Paul H N tze Secretary of the Navy 1 Oil QC I 1 - I I I I ' . J . , , .i

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USS. Tatum!! CQDQDQ- roy The USS TATTNALL lDDG-19l was commissioned on 13 April 1963 at Charleston, S.C., Commander William F. Regan in command. Immediately following commissioning she commenced fitting-out at Charleston Naval Shipyard. Upon completion the TATTNALL reported to Commander Cruiser Destroyer Flotilla SIX for duty with the fleet and put to sea for an intensive period of trials to test her weapons systems. TATTNALI. utilizes the very latest warning and fire control systems to feed information to the various weapons. The Tartar Guided Missile is TATTNALL's primary anti-aircraft weapon, capable of destroying supersonic fighters and bombers at great ranges. Two 5 !54 rapid-fire guns fill in the firepower umbrella of the ship. To counteract the ever-dangerous submarine, the ASROC lAnti-Submarine Rocketl weapons may be used with almost sure-fire accuracy. Final Acceptance Trials, observed by the Washington, D.C. Board of Inspection and Survey headed by RADM. Eugene B. Fluckey, USN, were conducted in the San Juan Fleet Operating Areas on ll and 12 August 1963. During the course of these two days the entire ship, including all her machinery and electronics and weapons systems, was put through a rigorous trial and inspection program designed to uncover deficien- cies that might not be noticed under normal steaming, and to test the material readiness of the ship to per- form her wartime mission. TATTNALL passed with flying colors. Since 23 March 1964, TATTNALL, along with the other missile ships of Destroyer Squadron SIX, has spent most of her time at sea in Western Atlantic waters operating with the large attack carriers of the U.S. SECOND Fleet. I On 8 September 1964, Commander R. C. Peniston relieved Commander W. F. Regan as Commanding Officer of TATTNALL. Immediately after the ceremony, TATTNALL sailed from Charleston to participate in Ex- ercise Masterstroke and NATO Exercise Teamwork directed by COMCARDIV SIX. This exercise took TATT- NALL from the East Coast of the U.S. to the Norwegian Sea and to the Bay of Biscay for four long weeks of intensive training. From August through December 1965, the TATTNALL again proved her superb qualities in DIS 336 and OfS 102. TATTNALL was the only Guided Missile Destroyer to successfully complete both projects, prove and correct defects in the Tartar missile system. . On 15 February 1966, we departed on our present Mediterranean deployment during which Commander Peniston was relieved by Commander E. F. Kelly on 9 April 1966. To date, TATTNALL is holding up her standards as a well-equipped and well-manned Missile Destroyer of the SIXTH Fleet.