The document available for download below is a draft of the historical details of the USS Calvert and crew from during the 1960s.
The 42-page document (a .pdf file) may be viewed or downloaded here:
and includes details on the following events and activities:
- November 1960 to July 1961 Far East Cruise
- 1962 WestPac Cruise
- 1963 West Coast Training Exercises
- 1964 WestPac Cruise
- 1965 WestPac Cruise
- Calvert’s Final WestPac Cruise, Vietnam Service – August 1965 to February 1966
- Final days and decommissioning
Please leave comments below or email me directly if you have any corrections, questions, or details you would like to share.
This document represents a “working draft” and as such there may be formatting issues, grammatical errors, as well as historical inaccuracies, incomplete or conflicting details.
Document version history as follows:
- v2020.06.02 – Addition of text from two letters (to friends and families; commendation) from early 1966. Both original documents are available on this website.
- v2020.05.29 – Rough draft, first published.