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USS COLLETT – Timelines &
Shipmates of 1960-1965
(Compiled with the help of many COLLETT shipmates)
History of the Ship Prior to 1960
The USS COLLETT
is
named in honor of LCDR John Austin COLLETT, a naval aviator whose aircraft
was lost in the fierce battle of
Santa Cruz in the Pacific in October
1942. Keel was laid
by the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine on 16 Oct 1943 as a
2200-ton Sumner class destroyer; 376 feet in length, 40 feet
abeam.
She was commissioned on 16 May
1944
at the Charlestown Navy Yard,
Boston,
MA. The
COLLETT remained in continuous commission as an active ship of the fleet and
saw action in WWII and the Korean War
providing gunfire support, radar picket patrol, anti-submarine
patrol, and carrier escort.
On 13 Sep 1950, COLLETT was part of the “Sitting Duck”
Squadron at Inchon
Harbor.
Throughout the 1950s, COLLETT
alternated between
Cold-War WESTPAC cruises
as a member of the 7th Fleet and
local operations along the west
coast of the US. -
(per “Welcome Aboard” Brochures
and Cruise Books)
Overview of 1960-1965
Throughout the 196os, COLLETT continued to alternate between
WESTPAC cruises local operations along
the west coast of the US.
Home ported in Yokosuka, Japan, during a two-year tour of overseas duty
from 1962 to 1964, the ship performed a variety of missions in
the Far East including operations in the
Taiwan Strait & Tonkin
Gulf. Her assignments included
Search and Rescue, (SAR), Naval Gunfire Support (NGFS), and
plane guarding for aircraft carriers. -
(per the “Decommissioning
Ceremony”)
In 1960, Dwight D. Eisenhower has been President since
1953; in 1961, John F. Kennedy becomes president and remains so
until 1963 when he is assassinated.
Lyndon Johnson becomes President in 1963 and remains so
until 1969.
Shipmates & Timelines
To view the
list of shipmates or the timeline for a given year, move your
cursor over the corresponding line below and click your mouse
button.
The year 1960.
The year 1961.
The year 1962.
The year 1963.
The year 1964.
The year 1965.
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