 Following shakedown off Cuba and plane guard exercises off Pensacola, Perry departed the east coast, 12 June 1946, for her first overseas deployment, a 9 month cruise which took her first to northern Europe, thence to the Mediterranean. There she joined other American units in patrolling off tension ridden areas bordering on that sea, particularly on the Adriatic, the Aegean, and the Dardanelles-Sea of Marmara-Bosporus. Returning to her homeport, Newport, 8 March 1947, she conducted local operations and exercises from Puerto Rico to Canada and, in addition, served as Engineering School Ship for Destroyer Forces, Atlantic Fleet, and, in October, assisted in fighting the fire which ravaged the Maine resort of Mt. Desert Island. DOWNLOAD FREE ADOBE ACROBAT READER to view the Commissioning Program |