U.S.S. Allen M. Sumner DD-692
1954 Log Book

• January 1, 1954 - The traditional mid-watch verse by ENS R. M. Burke
• January 27, 1954 - First OPS of the year and a stop for some munitions
• February 2, 1954 - More OPS in the Capes with the whole Squadron
• February 25, 1954 - Carrier OPS this time with the USS Kula Gulf
• March 3, 1954 - Yet more ASW OPS with the Kula Gulf
• April 21, 1954 - This time we are out for Pouncer OPS, anybody tell me what this was?
• April 28, 1954 - Submarine OPS with the USS Piper
• May 14, 1954 - We finally get somewhere besides the C&E Piers, Welcome to New York
• May 20, 1954 - Pay one of our many visits to Bloodsworth Island for target practice
• May 26, 1954 - Another bird farm to chase, this time USS Coral Sea
• June 22, 1954 - Oh well, another carrier - the USS Valley Forge
• July 2, 1954 - It's finally summer so we head north to Halifax, Nova Scotia
• July 28, 1954 - It's gonna be hot and tiring, time for our ORI (Operational Readiness Inspection)
• August 11, 1954 - Time to chase the Valley Forge around some more, darn Brown Shoes!
• September 7, 1954 - Heavy fog, visibility 300 yards, while doing more carrier OPS
• September 24, 1954 - Make it across the Atlantic this time and pull into Londonderry, Northern Ireland
• October 8, 1954 - A quick stop in Lisahally and then on to Londonderry and the friendly pubs
• October 16, 1954 - Fall is coming so we head south to Barcelona, Spain
• October 29, 1954 - More heavy fog but we make it to the "Rock", Gibraltar
• November 6, 1954 - Heavy weather keeps us from refueling so we pull into Ponta Delgada in the Azores
• November 13, 1954 - We chase the Valley Forge back to Norfolk and Home
• The rest of the year we dream of our Christmas stocking filled with longer trips to Europe and the Med