Zellars (DD 777) - Naval Cruise Book

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NEWPCRT For once entering Newport did not mean sneaking in between patches of fog. It was a beautiful day for kissing girl friends and wives on the fantail and the scene was very rem- iniscent of VE Day. The happy spell was shattered by a rash of impending inspections- the Annual Supply Inspection, Ad- ministrative, PMSXMDCS, and MOTU--not to mention a Change of Command and Tender Period. Pro- testing that we were NATO didn't stop the torrent of inspectors. On May 20th, a great deal of ZELLARS departed when Captain Erikson t Erik y was relieved by Commander Norbert Felix Walczak. Erik was personable and dynamic. He had challenged the ship to follow high standards, and we were all determined to show the new C.O. that he had inherited a real steamer of a ship. ,,. Left: Commodore Visee presents Cdr Erikson with Eriks Raiders flag. Right: New Zellars CO, Cdr Walczak shakes hands with Cdr Erikson as the ship's two Commodores Captain Visee, RDN, and Captain Brittner, USN, look on. x 29 1 L ,, fi

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From Newport, the Match Maker squadron proceeded to its last major 'operation of the cruise, New Look . While this exercise was going on-and on- and on, we discovered that we had a real cook in our new man Brown. Other important events included showing the midshipmen and our new captain how a twenty- five knot breakaway is supposed to be done. A DE alongside the MISSISSINEWA tried it first and looked as if she had a hernia. None of that for the Z , With that familiar smooth rumble and the Stern digging in, we left the oiler looking like she had run out of NSFO. a great sight after being in Port a long time. Others left that we will miss: from the wardroom, LtJG's Lang, Cost, Noe, and our gentleman, Mr. Kg Chiefs C'Leary, Spear, and Stanley, and from the crew, Charles, Davis, Gronski, Campbell, Wolfe, and McCormack to name a few. To all of our ex-shipmates, we wish the bestof luck in the future. But just before we headed out again, we received an early Christmas present in the form of thirty-one midshipmen-- the greatest painting, watch standing,holy stoning, log writing invention ever to grace the Navy. Left to the tender mercies of Paint Czar, Lt. Anderson,the midshipmen were put right to work. Before long,many of them were making solid contributions to the ship, stepping close on the heels of many of us who had to scramble to keep ahead of them. The squadron departed Newport on June 3, 1967. Now she is composed of EURYALUS, RCTTERDAM, and ZELLARS with SAGUENAY soon to join. it ga .1 I K w V ! , ew 'L ,'.' at f A M, '? '-wm...,,,,1w 31 . .,... K, . -.........,-.-1---,. f PV , ,Ma , 'Wir