USS EPPERSON DD-719 WESTPAC DEPLOYMENT CRUISE BOOK YEAR LOG 1970 – NAVY. THIS IS A ORIGINAL VINTAGE UNITED STATES NAVY EXTREMELY RARE CRUISE BOOK FOR THE DESTROYER USS EPPERSON DD-719 WESTPAC DEPLOYMENT JULY 15, 1970 TO DECEMBER 11, 1970. SMITH – EXECUTIVE OFFICER. ADMINISTRATION – COMMUNICATIONS – DECK – ENGINEERING – EXECUTIVE – GUNNERY – MEDICAL – NAVIGATION – OPERATIONS – SAFETY – SUPPLY AND WEAPONS DEPARTMENTS. UNDERWAY TIME – YANKEE STATION PLANE GUARD – BATTLE GROUP PHOTOS – EPPERSON IN THE SHIPYARD IN THE PHILIPPINES. PORTS VISITED – PHILIPPINES – JAPAN – HONG KONG. UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT – CHANGE OF COMMAND OCTOBER 21, 1970 NEW CAPTAIN ROBERT W. THE ISLAND ON WHICH HE GAVE UP HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY. HE WAS PRESENTED POSTHUMOUSLY WITH THE NATIONS HIGHEST AWARD THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR. THIS IS A DEFINITIVE, AUTHORITATIVE AND DETAILED HISTORY. In January 1948 she was reclassified as an Escort Destroyer (DDE-719). After conversion work at Bath, Maine, she was placed in commission in March 1949 and began more than a year of training and antisubmarine exercises in East Coast waters. During the rest of the 1950s and the early 1960s Epperson regularly steamed across the Pacific for tours of duty with the Seventh Fleet, sometimes visiting Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific on her return voyages. Her designation reverted to DD-719 in June 1962. Epperson was extensively modernized at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in 1964 under the Fleet Modernization and Rehabilitation (“FRAM”). Emerging in FRAM I configuration, she was now fitted with an antisubmarine rocket launcher (ASROC) and a small hangar and flight deck for drone helicopters, as well as a largely new superstructure. The destroyer soon resumed her pattern of nearly annual deployments to the Western Pacific. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. We do our best to give accurate descriptions of our items and photograph every item. Please refer to the pictures for more details; review all pictures and ask all legitimate questions before purchasing. We always post pictures of actual items up for sale, so what you see on our showcase is what you will receive! Please scan and zoom in on all pictures so you can see complete details and overall quality. See ALL photos for they are PART of the description and the ACTUAL item you will receive. Great addition to your collection or give as a fabulous gift for your loved ones! As fellow collectors, we always make sure to pack with extra care for safe journey. Please feel free to contact me for further assistance! Thank you and have a great day! Thank you for looking and please don’t hesitate to contact me. Ref bin location #.