Worden (DLG 18) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1973

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A Mfyy. ,if . .. ffc ffx, ff., - 1 5 ' Sf.. P - . ' f. f ' ,iffy ' ' xx. - .1 +5 USS WORDEN DLG-18 The current ship WORDEN KDLG- 18i was laid down 19 September 1960 at Bath Iron Works, Bath Maine. WORDEN was launched 2 lune 1962 and commissioned 3 August 1963. After 2 months of out- fitting at the Boston Naval Ship Yard the WORDEN sailed for her new home, San Diego, California and became flagship for Destroyer Squadron Five. August of 1964 saw WORDEN sailing for her first Far East Deployment. 10 November 1968 saw the WORDEN decom- missioned at Bath Iron Works for modernization. L- USS WORDEN DD-352 The Naval Ship Yard at Puget Sound, Bremerton, Washington was the construction site for the third WORDEN. DD352 joined the fleet on 15 january 1935. WORDEN was at Pearl Harbor at the time of the japanese attack, and three hours later shot down her first plane of the war. WORDEN earned battle stars at Midway, Guadalcanal, and at the battle of the Eastern Solomon Islands. The third WORDEN came to an end when she went aground off Amchitka lsland in a storm in january of 1945. .'? '3 USS WORDEN DLG-18 The WORDEN was recommissioned 16 january 1971 after receiving a complete modernization. Included was the installation of the Naval Tactical Data System QNTDSJ, the addition of 2 terrier missile direct- ors, improved air-search radars and the necessary engineering equip- ment to support these new systems.



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