USS Robinson (DD-562)

USS Robinson (DD-562), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Isaiah Robinson (died c. 1781), who served in the Continental Navy.

1951 – 1954

Robinson remained in reserve until recommissioned at the Charleston Naval Shipyard on 3 August 1951. She was assigned to Destroyer Division 321 and on 9 September became the flagship of Destroyer Squadron 32. After sea trials off Charleston, S.C., she arrived at Norfolk, Va. on 2 December for shakedown training in the Chesapeake Bay and off the Virginia Capes. She got underway from Norfolk on 10 January 1952 for maneuvers in the Caribbean Sea and returned on 6 March for squadron tactics and plane guard exercises with Saipan (CVL-48) and Midway (CVB-41) off the Virginia Capes. She subsequently operated off the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean until getting underway from Norfolk on 29 June 1953 for 6 months in the western Pacific. The destroyer transited the Panama Canal and arrived at Yokosuka, Japan on 3 August 1953. Robinson performed plane guard duty with Carrier Task Force 77 off the coast of Korea, participated in hunter-killer exercises off Kobe, Japan, escorted Point Cruz (CVE-119) to Inchon, Korea, patrolled off the east coast of Korea, and visited Pusan and Asau Wan, Tsushima. Robinson then returned home via the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean, reaching Norfolk on 6 February 1954.

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3 August - 1951 - 9 September - Destroyer Squadron 32 - Charleston, S.C. - Norfolk, Va. - 2 December - Chesapeake Bay - Virginia Capes - 10 January - 1952 - Caribbean Sea - 6 March - ''Saipan'' - ''Midway'' - 29 June - 1953 - Western Pacific - Panama Canal - Yokosuka, Japan - Korea - Kobe - Japan - ''Point Cruz'' - Inchon - Pusan - Asau Wan - Tsushima - Suez Canal - Mediterranean - 6 February - 1954

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After operations along the Atlantic coast, Robinson made a midshipman practice cruise with battleship Missouri (BB-63) visiting Vigo, Spain, and Le Havre, France, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before returning to Norfolk on 3 August.

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Midshipman - ''Missouri'' - Vigo - Spain - Le Havre - France - Guantanamo Bay - Cuba - 3 August

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