The downloadable document below provides historical details of the USS Calvert and crew during 1954, including the Calvert’s participation in Operation Passage To Freedom which took place from mid-August to the end-of October, 1954.

View and download the 64-page document here: USS Calvert History, Chronological Research Notes, January 1, 1954 to December 31, 1954

A note on the sources for this document:

Most of the day-to-day details are from the Calvert’s deck logs, which were sourced by Dr. Ronald B Frankum during his work in the early 2000’s researching the U.S. Navy’s humanitarian operation, Passage To Freedom. His book, Operation Passage To Freedom, is an excellent source for understanding the strategic setting leading up to, during, and after this event, as well as a source worth reading to understand how the crew of the Calvert (mentioned throughout the book), and other US Naval ship crews, helped relocate a vulnerable population from Communist controlled northern Vietnam to the US-backed southern Vietnam (then French Indo-China).

Many of the source materials for Dr. Frankum’s work are available online at The Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, located here: https://vva.vietnam.ttu.edu/ including the Calvert’s deck logs, crew member interviews from the early 2000s, and other related research content. Using the search feature at this site will result in a good number of USS Calvert related resources.