Excerpt from "The Last Gun Ship - History of USS Mullinnix DD-944"
A Historical Novel By Frank A. Wood
Cagliari is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu means castle.
Mullinnix was underway on 18 October to participate in Operation Deep South. On 24 October, the ship anchored in Riposto, Sicily. 26 October found Mullinnix back at work.