The 85-page document available to view online, or download, includes historical details starting at the Calvert’s call back into service at the beginning of the Korean War through to the end of December, 1953.

• USS Calvert – Chronological Research Notes – 1950.06 to 1953.12.31 – v2026.01.18

Highlights for this period include:

• Calvert called out the mothball fleet in August of 1950 and recommissioning in October 1950 in Norfolk, VA
• Voyage from Norfolk to the West Coast in early 1951
• “First” Far East Cruise – April 1951 to August 1951
• Second Far East Cruise – October 1952 to April 1953
• Third Far East Cruise – August 1953 to September 1953
• Drydock and training – September 1953 to December 1953

Please leave comments below or email me directly if you have any corrections, questions, or details you would like to share.

Document version history as follows:

• v2026.01.18 – Addition of a few small details provided in the John Cole collection and the Chauncey P. Reich collection.
• v2025.09.20 – Addition of selected highlights from The Home Bounder (the Calvert’s daily shipboard newsletter) for early September 1953.
• v2025.07.05 – Addition of additional entries from John Cole’s personal diary (1953). Addition of several maps. Addition of several historic details from various sources.
• v2025.06.28 – Addition of entries from John Cole’s personal diary (1950 – 1951). Addition of several maps and charts for the period 1950 to 1951. Addition of information regarding the Calvert’s inactive reserve status from mid-1947 to mid-1950.
• v2025.01.04 – Minor updates.
• v2024.04.24 – Minor updates to a few sections.
• v2023.04.24 – Major updates to all sections.
• v2020.05.11 – Current published version. Corrected and re-aligned historical details for several operations; Added photos and maps for the Chigasaki exercises in summer, 1951 and for the Tokchock, Korea exercise in December, 1952.
• v2020.05.05 – Rough draft, first published.