Trathen (DD 530) - Naval Cruise Book

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e ,RFE 'Peovte A tin can is not the biggest ship in the fleet it's true,-but nevertheless, a smooth working organization is necessary for the day to day operation of a destroyer in our Navy today. Consequently, the TRATHEN performs as an efficient fighting unit only so long as each individual on board contibutes an utmost effort to his job. At the top, of course, is the Commodore, since the TRATHEN is the flagship of Destroyer Squadron 28.- Dur- ing the cruise, the ship accepted cheerfully and accomplished successfully the many extra operational and com- munication tasks to which it fell heir when Commodore Cormer took over various commands in Task Force 95 and 77. Assisting the commodorel is a staff of four officers and ten enlisted men. Actual command of the ship is the job of the Commanding Officer. In the cases of the TRATHEN this was Commander H.B. Hahn, USN. The operation of the ship and the performance, safety and morale of every crew member is ultimately the responsibility of the skipper who, no matter what his rank, is called Captain in. recognition of his position of command. ' ' ' d D artment Heads. The Exec is responsible for The Captain runs the ship through his Executive Officer an ep the day to day internal functioning of the ship and he deals closely with the personnel aboard. So, on the TRA- TI-IEN the crew saw the name of LCDR McKellar on many special requests and on the Plan of the Day. And it 9 was to his stateroom that many reported for various instructions and directions concerning the running of theship. All th se thin reflect aspects of his job-as Executive Officer. e S5 Under the Captain and Executive Officer are the heads of the various departments - divisions of the ship's force ' t nd Re air Department kept the machinery running that with special jobs to do. The Engineering Departmen a p can-iedthe ship over almost 60,000 miles of sea during the world voyage. The five-inch guns that harrassed the Communists in Korea were in the capable hands of the Gunnery Department, and the movements of the ship and the maintenance of communications fell to the Operations Department personnel. Important items like food, . . . . . D ship's store medical corps, and pay were among the many responsibilities of our Supply Department. This e-- - 1 W partment had to cope with the additional problems caused by long periods at sea and distance from home bases. When the TRATHEN tied up in Norfolk at the end of the cruise she looked as sharp as the day she left despite the continual buffeting of seven months cruising. Her shipshape appearance was due in large part to the effort of the First and Second Divisions of the Deck Department. which, among its other duties, were responsible for main'- taining the smart appearance of the TRATHEN- 1 rnyer n f,,V, , ,,r. ,V fr I , I - W f I f 1, ,V ' ' 2 Q f I ' '- '- y f .... Q37 .M r 2 ,, ,- as , XT 'Numa ' 5 - '- --- , 2.1 ' M g .K 1 3- .' . ' ' fe' ff- . 35 -c'-I-Qs! 4- 42, .1- . 5. . .P wig L lame- no V ,f , milf?-1 iff.-.L L-, kiwi it e fi - Tp, ,g ,geQ Q,z., twig -.. '- 1 -4 V 4. , . , . W ,m f p4,.,Wt Wj,,y ue ia., , - ' I - ' , M. ,,., V . , ...M . M, t, 4, r f - 1 ...W ---.ten 5 1 - - f 'KH O f., .... X Wt..--, .,,,,,, . A J,-,M,g,,w,y,fM2,,. , N, .jing we-,. 3m,,,M:.4:m,,5,, ,,,,...,.,,,, QA M M X K - tliv,.1f,3....,W-sjfiflgl, s - ,t .. .J u.s.s. TRATHEN DD - 530 fir, 1.--...- X i i Wy' J I t

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i ngm EW ev? 5 it WU WX8 f3'N ,QNX ms e L,j LCDR McKellar was commissioned ENS, USNR in Sept., 1941. Following World War II he transferred to the reg- ular Navy in July, 1946. His previous duty has been mostly in submarines both afloat and on staffs, having served in the USS SAWFISH, USS BAYA, USS LAMPREY, and with ComSubDiv 222, and ComSubLant. He attended the Un- iversity of Washington and is a graduate L oooo oloo -- 0f the University of Utah and the Naval LC DR McKeI lar Intelligence Post Graduate School. LT JG Cobb LT JG Brusf LT Anderson L Three officers who played large parts in preparing the Trathen for Far Eastern duty and in the first stages of the ship 's battle experiences were not with us at the end of the world cruise. LT. Anderson, our Gunnery Officer, LTJG Brust, Engineering Officer, and LTIG Cobb, First Lieutenant were among the many Reserves called from civilian life to officer and man the ships of a Navy which expanded rapidly to meet the threat of the Korean crisis. These three officers served aboard the Trathen through the ship 's period of duty with Task Force 95. Then, their tours of active duty completed, they left the Trathen in Yokosuka in May to retum to the United States to resume their civilian careers.

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3 K ? 2 3 . l W Y ,. Q, iiv First Row: LTIG D. T. Lamb LTJG E. R. Harris LT. R. Burt LCDR R.M. McKellar LTJG W. R. Rugg LTJG P.M. Maxwell LTJG LW. Ingram Second row: ENS. R. Sheppard ENS. F.A. Finger ENS. Peo. Hubbard ENS. R. Van Hoek LTJG D.A. Thompson ENS. D.H. Jackson ENS. W.A. Bridges Top Row: Gardner QMC Purcell HMC Coleman YMC Umberger EMC Walker BTC Parker MMC Riley MMC Lyczak GMC Stovall TMC SHlP'S OFFICERS AND C.P.O.'s