U.S.S. Allen M. Sumner DD-692
1970 Log Book
January 28, 1970
- After a nice rest we start daily OPS to the JAX Operating Area
February 10, 1970
- And the daily OPS go on and on
February 17, 1970
- Time to fire those big guns
February 24, 1970
- Time for a vacation in a tropical paradise, lets go!
February 26, 1970
- And here we are in good old GITMO..........
March 2, 1970
- Captain Laighton relieves Captain Meacham
March 5, 1970
- A typical day of Refresher Training or learning to sweat
March 25, 1970
- It should be warm in Florida by now, let's go home
March 26, 1970
- Back home at D2-2
May 5, 1970
- OPS, OPS and more OPS
June 20, 1970
- Resting peacefully at Berth D4-4 in Mayport
July 6, 1970
- July finds us doing overnight OPS in the Jacksonville training area
July 13, 1970
- Underway for Norfolk and gunnery practice
July 15, 1970
- We feel at home but we can't walk on the grass!
July 17, 1970
- Off Bloodsworth Island for some 5"/38 practice
July 19, 1970
- Back home for a bit of rest
August 10, 1970
- Head back to Bloodsworth for yet more practice
August 11, 1970
- A quick stop at Norfolk before heading back to the Florida sunshine
August 12, 1970
- Fire a few more rounds just to make sure we know how to do this
August 14, 1970
- Tie up at Delta 2-3 just in time for the weekend
August 27, 1970
- Underway to the Med for Sumner's last deployment
September 2, 1970
- An impressive company of ships cross the Atlantic
September 5, 1970
- Rear Admiral Gallery highlines aboard, he wrote some great stories of life in the Navy
September 6, 1970
- Pass through the Straits of Gibraltar and enter the Med
September 8, 1970
- Time for a break and some bull fighting in Valencia, Spain
September 25, 1970
- Execute an Emergency Breakaway from the Saratoga for ASW contact
September 29, 1970
- "Man-the-Rail" as we are reviewed by the President of the United States of America
September 29, 1970
- Back in old Napoli, a favorite haunt of the Allen M.
October 3, 1970
- Vacation is over and we are on the way to Suda Bay
October 7, 1970
- Back to Crete and moor to a buoy
October 16, 1970
- The Saratoga loses a plane and we spend the day looking for debris
October 27, 1970
- Time to see more of the old world, Athens
November 20, 1970
- After a few days in Navplion we head back to Naples
November 27, 1970
- Time for some fun playing in the Russians back yard, The Black Sea
December 2, 1970
- No point in making them mad, we head back through the Bosporus Straits
December 3, 1970
- A quick stop in Athens to let everybody know we are okay
December 5, 1970
- Another quick stop, this time in Naples
December 7, 1970
- SH3 Campbell learns what is meant by the "Cruel Sea"
December 8, 1970
- Time for a break in Mallorca
December 18, 1970
- Anchor in Porto Scudo, Sardinia for some target practice
December 21, 1970
- A great idea, lets spend the holidays in Monaco
December 27, 1970
- Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco stops by the say Merry Christmas!
