Worden (DLG 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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my aaa Sl'llP'5 HISTORY The fourth VN'ORlJliN, a uuidrm 1n1f+1h is i,,s.m , m rl mari BJELLI at Bath, Maine, O11 2 JLIIIC lkllif. Blu uns .wzisxxslarervnufmd on m57im! 1963. Commanded by Captain 501111 liillllu ll , :lu num :ww mem, out availability at Boston Naval Slmipyaxxl du: my Mvpimzlln z .uw-.E 1, u nflwiz' 1963. During the month ol' Novelnlwa' alll- zx.uwm.i lu sm lux. rm. Ocean via the Panama Canal lolwllulllv-pwlilulH1 Mm lm L am-is nm. lI1 early 196-1, VVORDEN flllml ll SL 'l'lL'h ul lc, ilitl 1111:-: Ilia? wil? ilu Pacific Missile Range for Systems cjmliihxu uw- Irfan-, 1.1 1.1 1.m.im .5 by Final ACCGpI1aI1C6 T1'ia1lS Lind llusl Slxdlwrllmxl .f'l x xmlxalfzlxlx :iz limgg Beach Naval Shipyard. After leavinpl llnc gui ul in mm Apr fl, :ara num: -r went shakedown training under lfleex Llixaunny l.1.,up, H4111 lingo, ln early July, WORDEN pzli'Iicip:1lcd in lllltlgilllvil l'fll rl Ing, gi I :wa Fleet anti-air warfare exercise, gain-v1' ulmh crfpmiu x ultima, we., relieved as Commanding Officer hv Lkxpmui Vwllmm li, Mum-pf, hr, WQRDEN, now proven to battle ixuiriy, Iver-an hm L an-11 41:-W pm H1351 - ating ship of the Fleet with a deployxnem muh l'xlcir-Icl1nl':n'11ii IH August. ' FIRST comivmmonvcz c11i.NHAR CAPTAIN S. L,.cJ'i1nruw, lm

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FAMILY TREE FIRST SHIP NAMED WORDEN 3 rr, SECOND SHIP NAMED WORDEN 8 THIRD SHII' NAMED WURDUN K U.S.S, WURDHN lDI.,Cl-my The Fourth Ship of the Fluor to lion r the Nu L The first WORDEN CgTorpedo Boat De- stroyer 16y, keel lai 13 November 1899 and launched on 15 August 1901, under the sponsorship of Mrs. Daniel F. Worden, daughter-in-law of Rear Admiral John Lorimer Worden, USN, The second WORDEN QDD-2885, keel laid 30 June 1919 and launched on 24 October 1919, was placed in commission 24 Feb- ruary 1920, Lieutenant David H. Stuart, USN, in command. The third WORDEN QDD-3525, keel laid 29 December 1932 and launched on 27 October 1934, under the sponsorship of Mrs. John Halligan, wife of Rear Admiral Halligan, USN. Placed in commission on 15 January 1935, Commander Robert E, Kerr, USN, in command. The fourth WORDEN QDLG-185, keel laid 19 September 1960, was launched by Mrs. William R, Smedberg III, wife of Vice Admiral Smedberg, Chief, Bureau ofNava1 Personnel, on 2 June 1962.

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S W is S S T4 yy , , V Nia. A 1 W The Ship's Insigne The heraldic composition has four complementing quadrants. Sea Power, as an essential element of national power, is symbolized by the silhouette of USS WORDEN in the center projecting its dual mission of antiair and antisubmarine warfare. The silhouette of MONITOR symbolizes a historic event in the life of Rear Admiral John L. Worden, for whom the ship is named. Admiral Worden was the commanding officer of MONITOR during its famed engagement with CSS VIROTNIA qlVll1YRRlMACj in Hampton Roads, Virginia, The four stylized stars indicate that the DLG-18 is the fourth ship so named. The ship's motto ld fiat WORlDliNsi translates freely to mean Let WOR OILN do it and is indicative of the spirit in which VYORDEN will undertake all tasks.