History 1961

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Commanding Officer	Executive Officer
Bruce Keener -- Rear Admiral Ret.

     The USS Lynde McCormick DDG 8 was commissioned in Boston, Massachusetts, 3 June 1961, Cmdr. Ernest S. Cornwall, Jr., in command. After fitting out at the Boston Naval Shipyard, the USS Lynde McCormick DDG 8 sailed for her homeport of San Diego, California in August 1961. Enroute she made a call in Washington D.C., passed through the Panama Canal, and  a call in Acapulco, Mexico. She arrived in San Diego, California on 16 September 1961. After an upkeep period, she commenced shakedown training in October 1961. During this period she underwent final acceptance trials which subjected her to maximum operational demands under the close scrutiny of a group of experienced naval observers. The intensive training and preparation was completed 8 December 1961.
 

"...destroyer men have always been a proud people.  They have been the elite.  They have to be proud people and they have to be specially selected, for destroyer life is a rugged one.  It takes physical stamina to stand up under the rigors of a tossing DD.  It takes even more spiritual stamina to keep going with enthusiasm when you are tired and feel that you and your ship are being used as a workhorse.  It is true that many people take destroyers for granted and that is all the more reason why destroyer men can be proud of their accomplishments.

Admiral Arleigh A. Burke
U. S. Navy

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