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John Mason Rudolph Sr. - Venice, Italy - 1948

On 3 February 1947, Dayton sailed from Norfolk for a tour in the Mediterranean, exercising off Malta, and paying calls, including a diplomatic visit to Istanbul, Turkey, returning to Boston in June of the same year.

The ship sailed again for the Mediterranean in late July, where she served as the flagship of the Commander of Naval Forces, Mediterranean (COMNAVMED). During this cruise the ship was dispatched to Bari, Italy to load rockets needed by the U.S. and British forces protecting Trieste from insurgents allied with Yugoslavia. This deck cargo was unloaded in Trieste following a high speed run to that city in October 1947. This visit coincided with the announcement by the Western powers that Trieste would be turned over to newly formed Italian government. The citizens of the city chose the opportunity to demonstrate in favor of the decision and the crowd surged onto the pier where the Dayton was tied, causing concern over the security of the ship. The ship then sailed to Venice, tying up at San Marcos square. After a short visit in that city the ship returned to Trieste and shortly after returned to the U.S. on 30 November 1947.

Following local operations from Newport and another cruise to the Mediterranean between 9 February and 26 June 1948, Dayton was placed out of commission in reserve at Boston 1 March 1949.

From the brief Wikipedia article on the USS Dayton which can be viewed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Dayton_(CL-105)

Photo from the photo collection of John Mason Rudolph Jr.

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