Worden (DLG 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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,,.,,.......M...- ,, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS 2 August 1965 Dear Captain Lothron On the occasion of the commissioning of your ship, USS WORDEN QDLG-lol, L extend to you my congratulations on your new command and wish you, your officers and crew a successful and rewarding cruise. USS WORDEN is a double ended Terrier guided missile destroyer whose armament will greatly increase the Anti-Air and Anti-Submarine warfare capability of our Navy. The characteristics of your ship reflect the technological advances which have significantly improved the combat efficiency of the Navy through improved weapons and other epochal changes in combatant ships. It is your privilege to command one of the finest ships of the finest Navy on earth. The duties and responsibilities which will rest upon your shoulders during the time you have command will be heavy indeed. It will be your duty to weld the fine officers and men who compose your crew into a combat unit ready to carry out any of the many missions which may be assigned your ship. It will be your responsibility to generate the teamwork, the personal skill, and the individual devotion to duty making USS WQRDEN the effective fighting unit that she deserves to be. It will be your duty to ensure that each indi- vidual who has the honor to serve in your ship will have the personal satisfaction of being an important part of a success- ful fighting organization of the United States Navy. As Commanding Officer of your powerful ship, you will realize that you your ship and each individual in her must be able to re- nd to,any crisis with which the United States may be confronted. SP0 You and each one of your ship's company must be able to act swiftly and intelligently just as other men have done in U. S. men-of-war bef e ou. By so doing you will make a personal contribution to or y the Na.vy's rich and meaningful tradition. To you and each member I of your ship's company, a fair breeze and God s help in the many tasks which you will encounter. Sincerely yours, Captain Scott Lothrop, U N DAGYSQQ? MCBQNALD Prospective Commanding Officer UBS WORDEN QDLG-181 cfo supervisor of shipbuilding, USN Bath Iron Works Corporation Bath, Maine L 43