Dave Huffer (SM3, Dec 66 to Jan 68) sent us these copies of his commissioning book. If anyone has the decomm book, please contact webmaster@ussbiddle.org and we will add it to the site as well.

• Cover Page
• Page 1 - History of the commissioning pennant.
• Page 2 - Inside Cover.
• Page 3 - Three photos from keel laying to the launching.
• Page 4 - Scenes from the Launching.
• Page 5 - Very Brief information on the construction.
• Page 6 - Description of the new Belknap Class.
• Page 7 - The story of Capt. Nicholas Biddle.
• Page 8 - More on Capt. Biddle and The Biddle Family Crest.
• Page 9 - Biddle (TB-26)
• Page 10 - Biddle (DD-151) and Biddle (DDG-5)
• Page 11 - Message from SecNav to the Officers and Men of the Biddle.
• Page 12 - Message from CNOPS to the Officers and Men of the Biddle.
• Page 13 - Mrs. William H. Bates, the Biddle's Sponsor.
• Page 14 - Admiral Thomas Moorer, CINCLANT.
• Page 15 - Order of events.
• Page 16 - Order of events (2).
• Page 17 - Photos of VIPs.
• Page 18 - Captain Maylon T. Scott's Biography.
• Page 19 - Executive Officer Commander Robert L. Brown's Biography.
• Page 20 - The Ship's Navigtor and the Men of the Navigation Department.
• Page 21 - The Officers of the Operations Department.
• Page 22 - The Men of the Operations Department.
• Page 23 - The Officers of the Weapons Department.
• Page 24 - The Men of the Weapons Department.
• Page 25 - The Officers of the Engineering Department.
• Page 26 - The Men of the Engineering Department.
• Page 27 - The Officers of the Supply Department.
• Page 28 - The Men of the Supply Department.
• Page 29 - Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet.
• Page 30 - A message from Nicholas Biddle to his brother.

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