Semaphor flags spell out USS SAVAGE
Maritime flags spell out USS SAVAGE
Designation changed to
Radar Picket Escort Destroyer
SAVAGE was employed as a
Radar Picket Station Ship under
Commander Naval Forces Western Continental Air Defense Command
SAVAGE began operating as a part of the Mid-Pacific Barrier under COMBARPAC as an operating unit of CORTRON 5
SAVAGE was assigned to Escort Squadron FIVE for administration, and operated under the operational control of Barrier Force Pacific COMBARPAC
SAVAGE was transferred to the operational control of Commander SEVENTH Fleet for coastal surveillance off the coast of South Vietnam
SAVAGE'S duties changed from Barrier Ship to assisting the Barrier Aircraft as Search and Rescue/Navigation Aid Ship (NAVAID/SAR)
South Vietnam and Operation Market Time (where she spent more time than any other DER)
Destroyer Escort /World War II