Posted on 11/21/2002 5:26:40 AM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Members of the USS DECATUR DDG 73 come here often to lurk.
In fact they "know" many of us in here.
So I thought it would be nice to "dock" their ship in the USO Canteen today.
There is a lot of info about the crew, the ship and pics on their site.
Just Click on any Pic to visit their site.
The First Lady visits USS Decatur DDG 73 on 23 Mar 2001
Here are the INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIANS
that connect the ship to the internet.
ATTN USS DECATUR CREW: Thank You for your service to our country.
Because of YOUR WORK she is growing up free! Thank you!
As several others have said,
This CANTEEN is FOR our Veterans; moreover, THIS CANTEEN IS FOR OUR TROOPS!
Quoting Tonk:
Feel free to e-mail me at seaside611@hotmail.com your ideas about what you would like to see in the Canteen.
A reminder to Canteen Crew NOT to post any responses they get UNLESS the person asked them to.
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Today's classic warship, USS Decatur (DD-341)
Clemson class destroyer
Displacement. 1,190
Lenght. 314'5"
Beam. 30'8"
Draft. 9'3"
Speed. 36 k.
Complement. 126
Armament. 4 4", 2 3"AA, 4 21" tt.
The USS Decatur (DD-341) was launched 29 October 1921 by Mare Island Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. J. S. McKean; and commissioned 9 August 1922, Lieutenant C. K. Osborne in command.
After completing her trials Decatur sailed to San Diego where she was placed out of commission 17 January 1923. She was recommissioned 26 September 1923 and became flagship of Destroyer Squadron 11, Battle Fleet. Until 1937 she operated along the western seaboard, and in Caribbean and Hawaiian waters. From April to September 1925 she cruised to Samoa, New Zealand, and Australia, and in April 1926 made an extensive survey of the Mexican coast. She embarked Secretary of the Navy C. D. Wilbur at Bremerton, Wash., 28 July 1926 and cruised for official visits at Alaskan ports, returning to Bremerton 6 August. She transported the Haitian Commission to Santiago, Cuba, arriving 14 March 1930, then visited New York and Chesapeake Bay for the Presidential Fleet Review of 19 May before returning to the west coast in June.
Decatur arrived at Norfolk 22 February 1937 for duty with the Training Detachment of the U.S. Fleet. She escorted President F. D. Roosevelt in Potomac (AG 25) to New Orleans and Texas, then served in Midshipman and Naval Reserve training cruises and on neutrality patrol along the eastern seaboard to Cuba until September 1941.
Arriving at Argentia, Newfoundland, 14 September 1941, Decatur served on convoy escort and patrol to ports in Iceland until returning to Boston 17 May 1942.
From 4 June to 25 August she operated on convoy duty between Norfolk and Key West, then between New York and Guantanamo Bay from 30 August to 13 October. Until 14 January 1943 she escorted ships out to sea and to Boston from New York, then departed 11 February for the Mediterranean sailing by way of and returning to Aruba, Netherlands West Indies. She made four more voyages from New York and Aruba to the Mediterranean until 1 October.
Decatur joined the task group centered about Card (CV-11) and sailed from Norfolk 24 November 1943 for an antisubmarine sweep, returning to New York 3 January 1944. From 26 January to 17 February she escorted a convoy to Panama, returning with another to Hampton Roads. On 13 March she cleared Norfolk as flagship of TF 64, escorting a large convoy to Bizerte, Tunisia. On the last day of March while sailing between Oran and Algiers, the force successfully repelled a coordinated strike of German submarines and planes, to arrive at its destination 3 April. Eight days later Decatur was en route to the United States arriving at Boston 2 May, for brief overhaul and refresher training.
Arriving at Norfolk 2 July 1944 Decatur sailed from this port on escort and training duty in the Caribbean Sea until the last day of June 1945 when she entered Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for inactivation. She was decommissioned there 28 July 1945 and sold 30 November 1945 and broken up for scrap.
Decatur received two battle stars for World War II service.
USS Decatur was named in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779-1820), one of the United States Navy's greatest heros and leaders of the first two decades of the 19th Century.
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Delight our soldiers out in the field with a Hamburger & Cola and your good wishes!
Share your feelings with them at this difficult time in a very tangible way.
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Send IDF Personnel an Ice Cream treat too!
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