1959 Deployments
 

REDFIN had departed Norfolk on November 8, 1958 for the Mediterranean Sea.  She visited ports of Gibraltar; Palma, Majorca, Spain and spent Christmas and New Years in Marseilles, France.

On Monday, January 5, 1959 REDFIN departed Marseilles for Genoa, Italy at 0929.  On January 6, REDFIN made a light line transfer with USS POWER (DD-839) at 1517.  On January 9 at 2259, after a fire in the Air Conditioning space, REDFIN was back in operating condition.

On January 12 while operating with USS N. K. PERRY (DD-883) and USS GOODRICH (DD-831) as an ASW target, some Practice Depth Charges (PDC's) bounced off the hull and deck and exploded very close.  The superstructure was torn open.  It can be seen on the picture of REDFIN entering Genoa.  It is aft of the engine exhaust on the port side.

REDFIN arrived and Med moored to Ponte Andrea Doria, Genova, Italy at 1014 on January 14, 1959.  USS STRONG (DD-758) and USS BARTON (DD-722) moored to starboard. 

While in Genoa, LT Richard O’Sullivan, Eric Lindauer, Joe Bell, Jr., Otis McPherson and Jack March rode a train to Rome.  Permission was granted from the Skipper for the trip to Rome with hopes that "someone" would seek Divine Intervention with their qualification.  They stayed at the Pavia Hotel and toured most of Rome and returned to REDFIN in Genoa on Sunday, January 19^th.

On January 20, 1959 REDFIN was underway at 1959 from Genoa, Italy to Gibraltar and arriving there on January 23^rd at 0927 and mooring, starboard to berth 47, South Mole, Gibraltar, BCC.  REDFIN commenced fueling at 1005 and completed at 1915.  She received 92,000 gallons of fuel. She departed Gibraltar on January 24 at 0112 for Norfolk, Virginia.  She arrived Norfolk on Wednesday, February 4^th at 1003 and moored starboard to berth 211, pier 21, Destroyer Submarine Base. 

After arriving a lot of the guys took leave to take all their "goodies" home.  We discovered that a lot of perfume had evaporated from their bottles because of Snorkeling on the way back.  No wonder it smelled so good in the Stern Room.

On February 12, 1959, at 1230 the crew was mustered at quarters topside.  At 1245 ComSubRon Six staff came aboard and they were followed by ComSubDiv Sixty-two at 1250.  At 1500 CDR. T. C. Heat relieved CDR. R. M. Carroll as ComSubDiv Sixty-two.

On March 9 at 0821 REDFIN got underway for an Op Area off Nova Scotia, Canada and returned to Norfolk on March 21 at 0803 and moored in a nest alongside USS ORION (AS-18) at pier 22, berth 222, Destroyer Submarine Piers, Norfolk, VA.  On March 26 she shifted berths and moored starboard to pier 21, berth 211 DS Piers.

On Monday, March 30, 1959 LCDR Allan N. Glennon relieved LCDR Herbert Evan Duquette as Commanding Officer.

On April 3^rd at 1700 REDFIN got underway for the Philadelphia Shipyard.  She arrived in Philadelphia at 1848 on April 4^th and moored to Pier #5.  On April 8^th she entered the dry-dock at 1328.

During the time of the overhaul REDFIN had all of her Radar Picket equipment removed, including the AN/BPS dome, aft of the sail.

Two Navigation Systems and a Precision Depth Sounder were installed.  This enabled REDFIN to go to specific points in an area and make oceanographically surveys in detail.

A Very High Frequency (VHF) Wave Profiler Sonar System was installed with six or more transducers mounted topside along the length of the deck.  This would show the profile of the waves and their speed.

A system to measure the speed and direction of underwater currents was installed on the deck, aft of the sail.  Another system to measure how cloudy the water was in a specific area was installed on the forward deck.

On August 31^st REDFIN departed the Philadelphia Shipyard after the sea trials and proceeded to Newport, Rhode Island for loading of torpedoes. She departed Newport on September 4^th enroute to New London, Connecticut and arrived and moored at N. Pier #4 in New London at 1810.

She departed New London on September 10^th at 1640 for Norfolk and arrived in Norfolk at 2104 on September 11, 1959.

REDFIN operated in local waters until November 9^th when she got underway at 0902 to return to the Philadelphia Shipyard.  She arrived in Philadelphia and moored at Pier “C” at 1617 on November 16^th.

REDFIN was in the shipyard until December 10^th when she got underway at 0758 for Yorktown, Virginia.  She arrived there on December 11^th at 0720 and departed at 1106 for Norfolk.  REDFIN arrived in Norfolk at 1400 on Friday, December 11, 1959.

The rest of the year was spent on maintenance and upkeep.