[' Cor,1r.1t.mdin;t Officer USS POJJ.rn (DD 839) FPO Now York 09501

DDG39:ELH:aba 5750

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Fron1: Conmu.mding Officer, USS PC\vER (DD DJ9) ".JJ.IJ)'l'

To; D1roctor of Nuvul History ( OP .. 09B9) • Washington Nnv:v Ya rd Wnshingto11, D.c. 20390

Subj: Commn.nd History • OPNAV r oport 5750 .. J.; for•.m.rdj11r. of

Rof: (n) OPN/\VINST 5750,12 /\

Encl: (1) USS P01/EH. (DD 839) Bhip's histr.,:ry 1960

1. Enolo:mro (1) i s forua:rded in uccordance rd th r eforencn (n).

Copy to : €~

COHCRUDE:'.SL/U"IJT

GROUP-4 DoHnr,;rndoc-:. a t 3 year il·rtm~·vals: Doolas r,:i.fiocl. uftor 12 yoars .

US3 POWER ( DDS3·9 )

COMM.AND HISTORY

l968

USS P0-'117:P.R (D0839)

COMl-mND HISTORY

TABLE OF CONTENT~3

I CHP.ONOLOGY OF HIGHLIGHTS

II N.ARPA.TIVE

A. COMMP..ND OP..GA.NIZAT!ON

B. OPEf'.J\TIONS

C . SPECilL TOPICS

1 . 'fr,TF;l' PO~·TS

2 • m:rGI))igET:lT.NG

3 . OPERhTIOW3

4, , NE.DIC.AL

5. C!Il-'_'?L.A.IN 'S ?\CTIVITIES

6 • P..E~NL!ST~?-ENTS

7. B.2\TTLE EFFICIEtlCY i.:WA.RD

III DOCUH.BNTAP.Y .?\NNP,XF.S

.'h. P.HOTOGI'.AJ?n r USS FOW'!!:P. ( DD839 )

!3 • PHOTOGRAPH q cm~!'W..NDT.I,TG OF~! CF.R

C . BIOG~~PB.Y p coi~.'1')."\~JDING OF'E'IC~:n

D. .ALPHAD.FTIC~.L L!ATING OF THE OFFICE BS .~JD .~~El'i

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uss · POll!BR (DDn].?)

CH'RONOT.l)G:r 0 :B' EJ.t:!HLIGHTS J.960

The following is a list: of major highl5.ql-its for USS POT\JER (DD8J9) during 1968. For e l aborat i on of events see Operations ( II-:3 ) ..

19 J~N - 10 FED Operation SP~TNG~OARD including a nti-sub-marine warfare and gunne ry exercises.

23 ,TAN -20 J AN

31 ,TAN -03 J•"?P . .. , J -15 Ji'F-11 -

26

02

oc 1 (

,JAN

FED

1~1~n

FF.1'3

Inp0r.t ~1an Cl\'tan , P11erto nico.

Oporation~l ~eadiness Inspaction .

Inport St. Croix, Virgin Islands .

Oper a tion FIP.!i.:X r:;n, ViGque s Island.

U.nc~erway on six h,:iu rs notice to p l ane guc1.rd ior U3S INDEI?ENDENCP. ( CVZ\.62} •

07 MAR - 29 MAP. Exe rcise HUGDY MJ\TCH.

2() l\'IJ\.-r-. •• 22 MAR Inrort St. Croix, Virgin Islands.

22 APR - 26

f) 1 M.7\.Y - 03

07 .11'AY - J !i

21 MP,1 - 29

0 4 JUN

06 JUN - 10

21 J'UN - 2 ·1

26 ,JUN - 27

03 JUL - ()0

09 ,JUL

17 JUL - , n -· u

19 A.UG

;,;p:;z

JrJN

lV!AY

MAY

,TUN

,lUN

JUN

JUL

.TOL

h<lminis"i::1:ati.ve ancl .NatEirio.l Inspection.

Commander Destroye r Squadron FOURTEEN m:n.barked.

Tyoe Training, Charle s ·i:on OPAREl'~S.

negunnGd ~1ounts 51 and 52.

Embarkecl SECN.?\'i7 Gue sts, Mayport.

J:::1ro 1: ~: l'Jn~fc-lk. il} ·::~rinia. Debarked SEC~lAV Guests. ~:r.nburJ..uJ. r.i:.tdshipmC=n. Ccmnenced Mid-s h ipmi::n ·rr a in.in<J cruise, LANTMIDTnA.RON 68, ~,r!1:i.c;1 incl ud ed Exe:.i:.·::d.se rACER RUN . Uf>8 r'OWER (DDrl39 ) attacher. to Orange Surface Raider F0rces o

Inport St. Crobc , Virgin Isla nds.

Inrort St. Thomas, Virc;?in Islanc1s .

Inport Tam:9a, Florida .

Rec;cued two Cnban PefugGOS.

l\nnnal Su.Dply Inspection.

Pre-Wf:i:S"r'Pl\C Deplnym'9nt Sea Trials ..

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21 AUG

2 4 AUG

') C: l'••...J l\.lJG

28 l\UG

05 SEP - Ofl S:i::P.

11 SEP - 18 S~P

21 SEP

26 REP

20 SEP

02 OCT - 07 OCT

0 8 OCT

09 OCT - 13 0C'1'

13 OCT ~ 20 OCT

13 OCT

20 OCT - "' '1 /.. .: OCT

29 OCT - 04 NOV

04 MOV - 10 NOV

13 NOV

Annual Dcpendents 0 Day Cruise.

US8 POWEP. (DD8 39) det;>ar tec1 Mayport to commence WBSTP~C Deploy ment .

Rendezvous with DeRt·::.-c-ver Division 361 for WESTP.l\C Deployment . ..

CHO:?? to FIRS T Fleet and t.ransi t thr()ugh Panama canal.

I t d n' C l' f 1 npor ,.- cm. 1;1ego, ~a 1. orn:,.a..

Inport Pearl Ha.r bor r Hawaii .

Brie f Fuel Star>, !1.id:(11 ,.y Island .

CHOl? to SEVIi!NTH J.i'lon'i: •

Bri .. t.,f fue l stop g Guamu I'.-1ar shall I.slancls.

J:n!.)ort Q Subi c Bay; R. P.

P.n ter ed YANI<EE statir.m ~urveillance n.r ea anc-1 r oX'CIJ:iat Zon e.

Gun Suprort Ship for USS T.iOl\lG BEl-'.1.CH ( CGN 9 ).

Gun Support Ship for USS H.i\JIAN (PLG 11),

'Search and P.escue Mi ~sion for downed .i1.-6.n. air-craft.

Gun Support Shi.p for. USS NAINWRIGHT (DLG 28 ).

I?.escne !"estroyer for USS COP.AL REA. (CVP.t. 113).

Inport Subir.: Bn.v, :11., P.

Tyr;,e Trainincr Dari.anq u 1:.epu.b lic 0f Vi(.)tnarn..

14 NOV - 18 NOV Gtm 8upp0rt Ahip f or USS MAHAN (DLG 11) .

1 8 NOV -28 NOV

0 3 DEC -

1 4 DEC -22 DEC

22 OF.C -

U i NOV

10 rn::c

1 9 D?,C

31 DF.C

r>es cue De~tr.oye r f0r USS CONSTELLATION (CVA 64}

Inpcrt Subic B~yp n.P.

Inport Sasebo, J~pan. On 5 Decct,ber attached as nescue Destroyer to USS HANCOCR ( CVA 19).

Inport Hong I<ong , British Cro~·m C"lo11y .

Detc.ched by USS H.1.\NC0CK ( C\77\. 1 9 ) •

Gun Support Ship for URS r·:r.n.rN'\IR.IGB.-;' (DLG 20).

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USS p ry,,rr,;R {DDfl39 )

C0MM..7\.l lD O J;G.l\.N I 'Z:l'i.TI l")N

Comma nder Edwin L. HERJ"1ING, cs-;-1, 56~].71/1100, served as

Commandinq Officer, USS P0WER (DD039 ) for the period 1 Janua ry

through 31 DecG~be~ 19~n.

U8S por'ITEf'. {DDf139 ) , h"'lm0~"'1rterJ. in M~ypo:r.t, FlGrida, is

attached to Dcstroy0.:r Divirc:ion l ,~.1 v Destroyer Squad:r.on 14,

Cruise r-Destroyer Flotilla 12 of the e ,, 8. J.'..tl.emtic F l eet

Cn'.iser-Destroyer !i'n'l:ce. Cc rrir:1oricin.g 25 August 196 0 v USS POWER

(DD839) was attache~1 to Dei:;;tr0yer J:ivi.sion 361 - the 1'E 11

Divi.:;ion, so n&mec as a reRu.'!.:t of each ship in the Divisicm

holding her r espective Squadr0n's 196r ~attlG Bfficiency

14.ward. During the 1~~8 seqment of her NESTPhC t ou.r , and under

the command of Com1:1anc1c:r. u. s. sgvr::NTH Pleet fr0m 2h Sept embe r

t o 31 December 1968 , PmmR fell under the various 1?9era.tional

contr0 l s of Commander Task Grouns 77.5 ; 77 .6l and 77.7 (Pescue

De~t,:ciye.t: Duties ) p Commancler. Ti:l6lc: Unit 77 .() . J. (Nnrth Sl\.~) ,

Commander Task Unit 77 . () .2 (I'I:"-.;1 7.) , 011.0 Command~r TasJ< Element

77 . 0.. l . 2 (South SAP) • In a r111.e:::-e;,ce ~.n Comrnander Cruiser Des­

troyer Force : ·~1. s. A:t. lant5.c F 1.~2.":: eno C0r11.rne1.naer Cruiser­

Destroyer Force 1 U. s. Pacific Fleet, USS P0f~E.R. {DDll 39) in

19 60 maintained a state of trainingr mat eri al r eaGiness,

discip line and moral e that en.s11red h e r the hic:rhest degree of

combat readirioss.

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OPERATIONS

USS POWER (DDfl39 ) began the cale ndar ye~r 1960 moored in her

h0me~~rt 1 Ma.yport , Florida . On 19 Janu.::i.ry, she got undGrway for

a three week period of trc1.ining exercises r "Operation SPP.!NG.···

DOA.RD", which included anti - submarine warfare operations and

gunnery exercises . Frcm 3 Feoruar? to 6 February Prn1JER was

anch0red off Viequ e s for GFS FIREX 68 onn fire d more than 40 0

rounds fr.om her tw0 dual purpose t•<1in 5 u.;30 gun mounts for shore

b ombardment in support of e.n c1ni.9hihim.1.-:1 land ing exercise, FI REX

6 f.l . SPRINGBO.;\RD .:1 J 1:,0 includec~ sone interesting port calls; for

in tl~.cse three ',v~eks , J?OWBR visited San ,iue.n , Pue rto Rico ( 23

January - 26 January) and St. Croix , Virgin Islands (31 J e nuary-

2 February). 0n. 29 Ja.ntiary POT,'-TER recei":ec. a grade of GOO!: (77 .9)

on her annual np'3rational Read in<2r.;s Inspecti on.

Be.clc in Mayport by 9 February, POTnJER was underway again on

15 February - this time on a short six h0urs notice t o act as

plane q'..!ar d fnr the USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA 62 ) • This t1.ras .

c onsidered an outstana ing feat of reaction ann readiness; a t th8

tine , POWER was rr:ocred alon gside a tenr.1.er for u plrnep with t wo

boilers dieassem..bJ.er1 • f o r M~intG!'.i'l.ni:. ... 1.

!?O°t'TE:R. oqain l eft her homepo :r.t on 7 .t~arch for Fleet Exercise P

1'RUGBY Jl.".tA.TCH" p wh:i.ch include d va!'io1ls ~nti-submarine warfare

~xercises, gunnery shoots at Vieques c-1.nd Culebra, electronic

counter-meas1;.r.as •.:1rills, and anti-air warfa re exercises. 'A high

tempo period 0f fleet training ,~arncx1 . f:r,;,:- ~OWER ·:a 'well de8 '3r veq

three day inport period. from 20 March to 22 March in

Frer:l.erickstcav Bt. Croix, Virgin Islc1.n.ds . RUGBY MATCH enner

29 March. II-13-1

During the in!;')nrt pcrirv:l frnrn. ~9 M2.rch t0 A !':~ay , POWEP.. received

h8r annual ~dministrative/Mat erinl Inspccti~n (22 April-2~ ~pril)

achi eving a SCl"'\rO ()f 9 4 (Ji:XCP.LL'E'JllT) • During this per ion., P(YITBR' s

5"/3~ ~ A - rnount..s t-mr c r e gunne ... ! .

uni ts ("If Destrny0r ~qua(1ron FOf.!PTP:P.N for a six dc1.y perinc1 of ty!;)c

tralning in the Charll~ston n:i:,e:r::1tinq areas . por,mR returner!. tC' Hc1.yport

16 May. .~.ftcr ."'J.nothe r brief inport p,,.,,rioc1 , ~or·1Er 0ot unr:l.erway nn 4.

June fr:n: her annual Miclshir,i;"l,m Cruise, L?\l'JTr,1rnTo_Z\n()N (,8. •rThc Fleet' ~

Finest r· hcstGr.l. two RECNP,V Gu,;;8tS ~ i-1.r. :Pdwc1.rd Ji. .• STmr~:w:::oJ'J, u. ~.

Departr'\ent of Agri cuJ.ture, and Mr. T.,rillio.1)1 H. ! .. UNCHNE:SS, Clcnsnn

Univarsi ty Iix-c.~nsi cm _qcn:vicc, durinr_r hnr trr1.nsi t to l\:()rfol1'-; ~rirginii'l

.~~ids!iipmGn and t•..,cmty-·SG!V:,)n Thi.::c Clnss F··~idshiprnen, fr0rr\ the T.T .s.

Mr.v a l r..cadomy and V-"' r ir;us nnorrc uni ts, wer.e cmharked. nn 11') ,June

P0' '7ER departc,.1 ~!or.folk t o becomr:1 pP!.rt 0f the nrcmqe Surface :r.aiders,

together with u.c;s POBBPT r!.. HTY..1TING't10N ( DD 781) anc. us.s PFJ"IRY (DD 844 )

in Flr~ct I~xercisc, ·· ?_ri.CBR T'.UN"" P0r ,1, fas t-pn.ced six weeks, P()'·JPR

engaged in rci'llistic naval cxcrc::ise~ ( s uch as the .~·1issile D~fon1:1e

Testing by the FlcGt: P.11:ctrnnic ···1Ftrf,:i.r0 Study Gr0up) , g ave M.ic,shipmcm

extensive training , and yet hfld ti~E [or interesting p~rt call~ t o

St. Croix, Vir0in Islc1.ncl.s ( ~ 1 ,June···23 June ) , T"'noscv el t n,,c1.<ls ( 24 June:i·

.?.6 June ) , and for I11de p0nr1cnce P,"'-Y i '!.';:unpn. v Flori d ,':t ( 3 July-7 (July) •

J\t 0735 011 9 ,Jttly durinq transit frnm '::'r:.mpa to M~.y:9ort 1 J?()T.·TP-R's officer .

minutGs 1qorth a nd LON<; 80 11.eqrees 25 :minute s Hest i::danallina .fn r h e l1:, _

Quickly moving t0 thG craft I s ain ~ POT'7ER succeeded

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in rescuin•J two Cuban r0fu1Jees, Mr. l\.lberto T. GARCIA and

Mr. Carlos Lorcz NnA. Assistance in the form of food and water

was provided. The refugees were embarken aboard a U.S. Coast

Guard Cutter which a rriv<'!d on the scene at POWER's request .

Arriving in Mayport on 10 July, POWER merited a brief leave and

upkeep period prior to deploymP-nt to the seven.th Fleet anc.

Vietnam q During this time POPJER passed her annual Supply

l.ns pection with a gr,,de of G00D ( 1 7 July - 1 D July) and on 2

Au9ust receiver.1 notificat:l.on of winning D.'8SnON ltl's Battle

gffir.d ency ?.ward f0r the second consecutive year. To win this

second t'E", POWE~. had met all com.mi ttmsnts and had talliecl the

highest overall score for competitive exercises in Destroyer

Squadron FOURTEBN. The formal prei:;entation of the 11 E11 Award

was made on 22 August 196 fl by Rear Admiral KIDD, Comman<:-ler

Cruiser-Destroyer Flotill~ TWELVE.

This pre- c.~eployment period inclm~ed two one-clay i.:nc'lerway '

;.:ierior1s -, 19 A.ugust for pre-deployment sea trials and 21 Au gust

f o r POWER'~· annu~J. Depen~ents g nay Cruise. The latter gav:3

P0WER wives nn"1 f~.milies ·thA ..:.:11.~.:1t;:1; t o see a !'10dern, all-purpose

L1est:i:·o,yer in mrmy o "f the aspects t !:rnt c0nsti tutes · its versatilities

a,s w0ll a<a to ahs~rva its :·· n~ily routine.

On Saturday , 24 August 1968P USS POWER (DD819) deployed for

Vietnam in a cc(1rnance with CINCk"\NTFLT Quarterly Employment

Schedule 1-Gn. .?4.t J.042 the followin0 d ay, she r e ndezvoused

with nestroyer r' ivision 361, comprised of URS HUGH PURVIS

(DD709 ) , USS DUP0NT (DD941), and USS DlWIS (DD937) enroute to

the !'<.'.m<'l.mr.1. Canal. J?'1WER. became part. of the 11E11 r.ivisi0n, sn

namocl as a result of each shi:;> being a current hol =t.:;t° of her II-:!3-3

res pee ti v e squr1.c1r on vs Battle Efficiency l' .. ward. Having won

DESR0N FCTJUTEI:N °s Battle Efficie ncy "F." for Fisca l Year 19613,

POWEP. assumed a r,roud p l a c e as: the "Er' :"'.:.vision's r"'r1.y-- r:-rt r~pre.­

sentatbre.

Th~ 11 E 11 Divis:i.nn transited the Panama Can a l and CHO!?PE!:' to

Com."".1,3..n dP-r FIRST Fleet on 20 l-',.us_n.1st. r>o-::4JER refue l e<."1 during the

r.i,~h t in Rodme.n , C:1nal Zone e.,:d was u.ndan,ay the next morning

~r.~·-·TJte to San riego . POWER arri vec1 in Snn Diego , California

r ,!' 5 Septe~.)cr anc1 was inror.t f")r '.!pkee p until 8 Septembe r .

:'.)~-::~.~.r·:,~n G:;i;; t ic-:- :_.;o ,me Subj c Pay, Philippin es, POWER visited for

l o,;.-ri.r.tic ~3 tO?~ "-z?L::.-1 Harbor, Hawa i l. l 11 S<?ptemb e r .. 17 .SC;pt-

ember), Hid,11,\x Is lend (21 S-ptember) , and GUAM, M.I . (2 8 serit-

e1t'hex) • POWEP CHO~!?ED t a C'cr.1.m.;mc1er 8Ei7BN~,ii Fleet nn 26 Sept-

POWER was inport Subic Bay v t>hilippincs from 2 Oct ober t o

6 October c1urinq which t.im.e t h e "E!' Division was tempora:cily

b r oken up. 11n 7 nctobe.r. POW.F.:f'. '::il=i.S und!!.r way indepen n.entl y

for the Gulf of Tonkin aric; on G October~ e 11te red t h e Yl>Nl{EE

Station Surve illan.C'e ll:rec antJ. e :.;, Hi~tnam Cnmbat Zone. On

9 flctob'=r Pfl~·.fEQ r ~o-ir t-~r: t ,": CTU 77. n. 5 USS ! .0!JG 13.EACH ( CGN · 9) , - I

Strike Support P.hi p, and fulfi 11Gc1. ,1.ntie s as Gun Supr0rt Ship

( r SHOTGUN ,: ) •

Detached 13 0ctober, POWER r eported t o the USS MAHAN

( f'LG 11) for Search an d Rescue (SJ.\.R) Gun Support Ship du.ti.es.

COMDESRO~: THP..EE, emb~rked MA.HAN was the SAR Cornrnander. P0i~JEn

commenc ed a SA.I'.. mission that saI11e cay. The two shiT,?s c0nductcti

a fruitle s s all-ni ght see.rch f o r survivors from a Jown.e:ic Af.-l':,

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aircraft launched e c1.rlic r that day fr()M USS C0"?AL REJ\ (CV.7),_ 43) • on

16 octobor, POT\lER c0nducta'"1 a Al- n. Miss inn independently; "'7hich t nr­

minater1 when nC' c onfirma tfrm wns r oc0.i.v~d thf'l.t r.n nircrnft h-~rl. , in

fact, been drn-11necl.. L~ter thRt rln.y, P()1,TfT' crmductcd her first Helo­

in- flight r e fue ling (~IFP) with R s~n h e licnote r also participat ing

in a so~rch c ffnrt .

D::.::.,·:i .Y."t.ing Sout hern Sll'R. 8tot ion 2') Octoher, t?()t,rBr assur.i.1~cl. rl.uties

th:;i SA.: ,\,~ ,~.1y as ·:sHO'T'GU?-F1 f or the?. Pnsi ti.vn Identification :n,3.dar 7\.f!.vi~ory

zon~ (?.:1:Y'i-' i ) :;'.hip. rms Wf-lIN,.1m:r~wr: ( DL~ 2FJ) 0 'i'his stntirn was nntec

for i ts 1) .~d.t·tc:': 'i:°r·(.1 ·:c::t:!::1orn·Mr>1ost n('lsitj.cm of Pnvc1l units ns~d<mnc'l in

the 'J'(')nki n r::u].f , r-r/'1f •.: 'l_:'C;')Ort-~d nn 29 C\:~t0hGr tn CTG 7 7. 6 , USS CODI'L

SF,l\ ( C'i.T.A 43 ) r as P.cs c1.,.G Dostroycr . Thn Tctsk Gr 0up d.cpn.rterl. the c ornhai

zc-mo for Subio Bay 2 ~1ovGMber .

On 4 Novorri.bcr , por•rn:P. arri vcd in 8ubic Bny . a n d r em?.ined there

f0r upkeep 1.mtil 11 r,~:;v er:1ber. Underway independ,~ntly J?(Y•JEr prn­

ceodcd t o D.'l.n ang, republic of Vietn!':'.m, arriving 13 Nr:wel"J.,,~r f 0 r t ypo

traininq m1d brie f :i.ngs. ner-,"'.rtin0 ~ c\nF1.nq that n io'1:1t Pnt'·r,..r rett.lrncc1

to P!l:.A?i station ('In t ho f(dl,..,Ning fl.?.y r1.s "SH0'.1.:'~Ul'l" for USS NJ\HJ:ltr

(Dlo~· 11) . p()r,n!]p wRc; d0.t r1.ch0d J. <"l nnvef"'-::i'.: and proceec.:i.cc. t l""I r e ndezv o u.'3

t hat day with CTr- 77.7 cr.-bnr~r:113. ns~ CQ'!iq'T':':LJ,?1. 'J:'I f"lN (r.v1,. r.4 ) n n Y..?\NKF.B

StAtion, whore she act sd as P~acuc Pe~tr0ycr.

on 26 Movc""'hc r. . 1?o·m1: ,r.1as dctache,J. to pr0c ecd indn-pGnr.ontly tn

Sasebn, .-:- ... -:".!·1 but ~ .. ,as forced to tc>ikG shGJ. t0.r 28 November in Subic Bay

a.ue tn rough weathe r i.m d tho thront 0f 'ryph,.,(')n or.!\., Tho ship' R com­

:-)any a t e a late, but '-.Jelcn~.Gd 'rhc'tnks']ivj,ng Dinner tlV\t evening. By

th0 next day weathe r 1-iad improved

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sufficiently, and POWER was uriderway f or Sas ebo, J apan.

POWER a r riverl in Sasebo on 3 December for an eight day

u rikGa!.J period. During this tirne, men 0f the POWER were 0 ffere c1

the aavantages c f sightseeing and excell e nt libe rty. P0WER

departe c J apan 11 Decenlr'er i n company with CTG 77 .5, which

consistGd o f USS HANCOCK (CVA 19 ) and USS SAMUEL N • .MOORE

(DD 74 7) . While enroutc Hong r<ong f or a port visit, POT'\1'E:R

plu.':1e guarded f o:r. Hfil-lCOCK in Exercise ''Dlue Sky '0 • l?OWEn r emain·

ed i :.1 British. Cr0wn Co lony o:E Hon g K<"'lng froM 1 !.l Dec emhGr t o

1 9 D~c0.rr!be_:- . ? ()t,TER c1.epart ed Hone; I{c-ing on 20 Decem.'ber a s TG 77 . ·

whioh ~onsister1, 0 £ USS HA.'JIJCOCK ( CVA 19) , USS S P..MUEL N. M00PE

(DD 7~7),, an cl. TJSS DP.CA.Tua (!iDG 31). P OWER ?.rrived on YANI{F'.R

Station 21 De cembe r . She W>?.S cletachec1 t he nc:rn:t day to proceed

t o J."? I FA.Z and relieve USS CORRY (DD Pl 7) as PI R~Z "SH0TGUN11

•

u.ss POWBP. (DD 839) finished 1968 as P!P.A.Z 11 SHnTGUN" f 0 r

USS WAINWRIGHT (DLG 28 } , gpencUng Christma s Day 1 960 an•1 New

Year's Eve at sea o

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burning more than 2 7 900 r0no e;allrms of bL~ck o i l.

4. HEDICJ\L ., HMl Jamee; ·"·· HEI!3'l' r elii;vec9 HMC t•Ti llin.m n.

Dap l oyment .

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5. r.i!J1,PI1~.n1 1 s llC'.i:1IVI':l:'I:t3: ;. P:!:." 1r:,r to dcplnyment , L':1:' GLP.!lN',

D0str0y1..~r Aqu ~d:itori FOUPT!.;!"N 1 1~ Ch:1p1 ":Lin, assisted thP. shiT.'> hy

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