TRIP TO PASCAGOULA 29 OCTOBER 1977

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Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 STAT Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Ll Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 JOHN HANCOCK (DD-981) CHRISTENING CEREMONY 29 October 1977 Platform Listing Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Turner Rear Admiral and Mrs. Edward J. Otth Special Assistant for Shipbuilding NAVSEA Captain and Mrs. William McGarrah Supervisor of Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Captain and Mrs. Richard Camacho Deputy Supervisor of Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Commander and Mrs. James A. Schroeder Contracts Officer Supervisor of Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Rear Admiral Thomas Kinnebrew Deputy Commander Naval Surface Force, Atlantic Fleet Captain and Mrs. Raymond Harbrecht Commanding Officer Fleet Introduction Team/Spruance Class Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Erb President of Ingalls Shipbuilding Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Williams Vice President of Ingalls Shipbuilding Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Mr. Jerry St. Pea Vice President of Ingalls Shipbuilding Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perry Vice President of Ingalls Shipbuilding Mr. and Mrs. George Howell Vice President of Ingalls Shipbuilding Mr. and Mrs. Mark Farnum Director of DD Program Ingalls Shipbuilding Reverend and Mrs. Robert L. Kates Pastor, First United Methodist Church Pascagoula, Mississippi [ 1' -1 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 CDR SAT to a CEMOG Arr txP Pont' t listening a OMCIAL FAIL r Jai HMCCCK (DD - L3 ChI-i;StwzdzV October 29r 1977 Car #1 ._L~ 4-St Flag I Wrxa Tuza r *Mr P Erb Cut #Z (Na 2-Star P1 Rye!'tLr! i1 HADN "h, WS. O*th *Ca of &, r a. ) arrah Car- di 33 s -*. ROWL-end Name tea. 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Lr.ZgR A=na .*- id (C*AD1-) CAyTNCtgq uG/ o~~ hi~.c ,~i,v~c~.tcw at~Lr ~eB 4 5' M Qf O 4 V ti % u,2/ ~!L rQ.'l- 3 K 6Ra, i've ' STAT STAT Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 0 I CDR BATAGLU CHDWF f ICXJL ?A Pb 2 The E$'ePmt SSobert LF te$c Pastor, ?).rat United Ie isz ~ t51 `p z ca oti Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 List of OFFICIAL PARTY JOHN HANCOCK (DD 981) Christening tober 29, 1977 NAVY - WASHINGTON Admiral Stansfield Turner USN, The Director of Central Intelligence Mrs. Stansfield Turner Sponsor STAT Mrs. Oliver S. Turner Matron of Honor & Mother STAT of ADM Turner Mr. Oliver S. Turner, Father of ADM Turner Special Aide to ADM Turner STAT * Mr. Herb Hetu. Assistant to ADM Turner for Public Affairs Appointment secretary to ADM Tu-rner STAT * Special Std ecuri -to ADM Turner * Commander Charles C. Battaglia, .-..TIS.N., ,.D.irector, `Community Relations, Office of Chief of Inform=ation NAVY - NAVSEA/SUPSHIPS Rear Admiral Edward J. Otth, USN, Special Assistant for Shipbuilding, Naval Sea Systems Command Mrs. Otth (Marilyn) Captain William E. McGarrah, USN, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, U.S. Navy, Pascagoula Mrs. McGarrah (Betty) aptain Richard G. Camacho, USN, Deputy Supervisor of Shipbuilding .s. Camacho (?) immander James A. Schroeder, USN, Contracts Officer, Office of the Supervisor Mrs. Schroeder (Mary) * Lieutenant Commander Robert J. Amend, USN, Administrative Officer, Office of the Supervisor * Mrs. Amend (Carol) NAVY - FLEET/SPRUANCE Rear Admiral Thomas R. Kinnebrew, USN, Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Captain Raymond A. Harbrecht, USN, Commanding Officer, Fleet Introduction Team/SPRUANCE Class Mrs. Harbracht (Barbara) INGALLS SHIPBUILDING Mr. Leonard Erb, President of Ingalls Shipbuilding and Vice-President of Litton Industrial Mrs. Erb (Yvonne) Mr. John J. Williams, Vice-President Programs Management, Ingalls Mrs. Williams (?) Mr. Jerry St Pe, Vice-President Public and Industrial Relations, Ingalls ' fT-T Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 y? Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 INGALLS SHIPBUILDING (cont) Mr. Frank Perry, Vice-President Nuclear Power, Ingalls (M.rs. Perry (Marg) ~, George Howell, Vice-President and General Counsel, Ingalls ~_zs. Howell (Joan) Mr. Mark.Farnum, Director, DD Program, Ingalls Mrs. Farnum (Betty) * Mr. A.C. Weeks, Director,. Public Relations/Special Projects., Ingallp * Reserved Guests Seating, Front Row - P T DM-&-M- s-.--_J . L l nyd Ahhott (P4--F Mr. & Mrs. Gary Knight Mr. & Mrs. William T. Moore, Jr- STAT STAT .(.Moore-McCormick Lines) STAT ~~_ __ Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 JOHN HANCOCK (DD-981) CHRISTENING CERRIONY 29 October 1977 Platform Listing Admiral and Mrs. Stansfield Turner Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Turner Rear Admiral and Mrs. Edward J. Otth Special Assistant for Shipbuilding NAVSEA. Captain and Mrs. William McGarrah Supervisor of Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Captain and Mrs. Richard Camacho Deputy Supervisor of Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Commander and Mrs. James A. Schroeder Contracts Officer Supervisor of Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Rear Admiral Thomas Kinnebrew Deputy Commander Naval Surface Force, Atlantic Fleet Captain and Mrs. Raymond Harbrecht Commanding Officer, Fleet Introduction Team/Spruance Class Mir. and Mrs. Leonard Erb President of Ingalls Shipbuilding Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Williams Vice President of Ingalls Shipbuilding Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 - - Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Mr. Jerry St. Pea Vice President of Ingalls Shipbuilding Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perry Vice President of Ingalls Shipbuilding Mr. and Mrs. George Howell Vice President of Ingalls Shipbuilding Mr. and Mrs. Mark Farnum Director of DD Program Ingalls Shipbuilding Reverend and Mrs. Robert L. Kates Pastor, First United Methodist Church Pascagoula, Mississippi i , Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Next 5 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq STAT Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 28 October 1977 SCHEDULE FOR PASCAGOULA TRIP Saturday, 29 October 0800 Depart Quarters 'D' 0820 Arrive WNA 0830 Depart WNA (2 hr., 50 min. flight) 1020 Arrive Jackson City Airport 1030 Enroute shipyard and LaFont Inn Party to Shipyard Party ' to ' LaFont ' Inn Mrs. Turner Mr. f Mrs. Turner STAT DCI Security Herb Hetu CDR Battagalia 1045-1120 Driving tour of shipyard 1120-1200 Tour DAVID R. RAY 1200 (A) DCI change to full dress on board DAVID R. RAY (B) .Remainder of party en route shipyard from LaFont Inn 1210 DCI en route launch site 1215 Both parties arrive launch site 1230 Ceremony commences - 1315- Ceremony concludes 1330 Reception at LaFont Inn 1415 Luncheon 1530 Depart LaFont Inn 1545 Depart Pascagoula (3 hr. flight) 1945 Arrive 11ni1A 2005 Arrive Quarters 'D' STAT STAT ---- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 --- Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 STAT Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR PASCAGOULA TRIP SATURDAY, 29 October 0730 Depart Quarters 'D' 0750 Arrive WNA 0800 Depart WNA (30-35 minute flight) 0835 Arrive Charlottesville 0845 Depart Charlottesville (3 hr., 10 min. flight) 1055 Arrive Jackson City Airport 1100 Enroute shipyard and LaFont Inn Party to Shipyard DCI Security Party to LaFont Inn Mrs. Turner Mr. & Mrs. Turner Herb Hetu CDR Battagalia 1115-1140 Driving tour of shipyard 1140-1200 Tour DAVID R. RAY 1200 (A) DCI change to full dress on board DAVID R. RAY (B) Remainder of party enroute shipyard from LaFont Inn 1210 DCI enroute launch site 1215 Both parties arrive launch site 1230 Ceremony commences 1315 Ceremony concludes 1330 Reception at LaFont Inn 1415 Luncheon 1530 Depart LaFont Inn 1545 Depart Pascagoula (2 hr., 30 min. flight) 1915 Arrive Charlottesville 1925 Depart Charlottesville 2000 Arrive WNA 2020 Arrive Quarters 'D' STAT STAT STAT Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 From Subject Pascagoula Trip 30 Sep 77 1. With Pascagoula's proposed time for the ceremony of 1230, the schedule lays out as follows: 0500 - Depart Quarters D 0515 - Depart WNA (30-35 minute flight) 0$45 - Arrive Charlottesville 0950 - Depart Charlotesville (3 hour, 10 minute flight) 1100 - Arrive Pascagoula (Jackson County Airport) 1115 - Arrive La Font Inn 1145 - Meet Shipyard and Ceremony Principals 1200 - Motor to Shipyard 1215 - Arrive Shipyard 1230 - Ceremony 1315 - Ceremony concludes, return to La Font Inn 1330 - Reception 1415 - Lunch .' . 1530 - Depart La Font Inn 1545 - Depart Pascagoula (2.:.hours, 30 minute flight) 1915 - Arrive Charlottesville 1120 - Depart Charlottesville 1750 - Arrive WNA The 0700 departure from Quarters D is awfully early for the morning after the Navy Ball. I recommend we ask Pascagoula ~~ w much of a perturbation it would be to have the ceremony at 1330 and rack off the whole schedule OK at 1230 & 0700 Departure Try for 1330 2. The Gulfstream I can carry 12 passengers, 8 in forward compartment and 4 in the VIP section (2 chairs and two on the couch). I'm not sure where you, Mrs. Turner and the senior Turner's might be the most comfortable, I'm afraid the couch in the VIP section might get uncomfortable on a long flight. The four of you might prefer to sit around the two tables in the forward section. Either way that leaves 8 other seats. Recommend: Herb Hetu Charlie Battaglia DCI Security STAT STAT STAT Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 C That would mean we could take up to three additional people. You mentioned inviting some "Agency people"? Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 1 September 1977 MEMORANDUM FOR: THE RECORD SUBJECT: Information Concerning Christening of JOHN HANCOCK, 22 October 1977 1. I have received two phone calls from individuals volunteering to assist with details, and requesting information in connection with the christening of JOHN HANCOCK. a. Commander Charles (Charlie) Battaglia (695- 6915), currently stationed in CHINFO. CDR Battaglia is in the Community Relations Division and works on all ship christenings and commissionings. He effects liaison with the shipyard, will arrange a Navy aircraft for the christening party, and has volunteered to assist in any other way. He informs me that it is not the practice in Pascagoula to schedule any events the night before the christening. The President of the shipyard is a retired Navy Captain by the name of Leonard Erb. Public Relations Director is Skeeter Weeks, (601) 769-3971. b. The second call came from CWO Hal Finister in the office of Captain William McGarrah, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567, (601) 769-0253/4 or 769-0275. CWO Finister is the project officer in the shipyard and has offered all assistance possible. He says the sponsor is entitled to travel and per diem but the maid or matron of honor is not. Finister requested the following information and materials as soon as possible to assist in preparations: Approved For Release 2009/07/31 :CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 1. Name of the maid or matron of honor. //vie G 2. Religious preference of sponsor. ~S . 3. Black and white glossy photograph of sponsor and maid or matron of honor. 4,-Photograph and biography of Admiral \5. Turner. Admiral and Mrs. Turner's guest list with addresses (no limit on the number). 6.el arrangements and special require- ments, if any. as primary project officer for arrangements and A el have given both Battaglia and Finister the names of myself as focal point for any details concerning public affairs. Herbert E. Hetu cc'-Ka Mrs. Turner Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 STAT STAT STAT Approved For Release 2.009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 The Director asked that you ad Vice Admiral James Wilson (at Pensacola) and Commander doesn't know what the Commander's first name really is) who is the prospective Commanding Officer of the David Ray at Pascagoula, as invitees to the ceremony on the 29th. The Director also asked that you find out who is the #2 Admiral in Pensacola and let the DCI know if he should invite that Admiral. He also said to make sure that Captain Robert Scott, who lives somewhere in Florida, was one of those printed in the 32 print-out. The Director also said that he asked you yesterday to see if there is a time change between here and Pascagoula, and that if there is, perhaps he might not have to leave so early. HOWEVER, the DCI said that he would like to see if he could get a half-hour tour of the shipyard. If he can, then he might leave as early as now planned (or almost as early) if he has the extra hour. Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 A . - -A- For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved vvV ~~ l RADM JEREMIAH DENTON SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO CHIEF NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32508 STAT Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 MEMORANDUM FOR: 0 1, Ii- FORM Inl USE PREVIOUS Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 STIAT F - --- - -- I Approved For Release 2009/07/31 CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 ? ? CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE t. :Y OFFZCE OF THE DIRECTOR Dear Captain McGarrah, Would you please add the attached names to the list of invitees for the christening ceremony on the 22nd. Look forward to meeting you on the 22nd. STAT LCDR, U.S. Navy Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 r Vice Admiral James B. Wilson, U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Education and Training Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida 32508 Rear Admiral Tyler F. Dedman, U.S. Navy Deputy Chief of Naval Education and Training Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL 32508 Commander Edward B. Baker, Jr. , U. S. Navy Prospective Commanding Officer USS DAVID R. RAY (DD-971) Pre-Commissioning Training U.S. Naval Station San Diego, - California 92135 i~--; - - -- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 0ILtI5LYn/I'/ft Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Mrs Cpl aver S. Jr,ir is foie mowi2r o he t-~S N`. / d To-k, L Z?iAa5-, Ccs e s- resi_c~e U i &q -i5(\~e ~ssa s f re r derma G- errs , I J. 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PLEASE CALL ----~- PHONE NO. CODE/EXT. o WILL CALL AGAIN 0 IS WAITING TO SEE YOU o RETURNED YOUR CALL WISHES AN APPOINTMENT MESSAGE --- -_-- STANDARD FORM 63 REVISED AUGUST 1967 &K b Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 46' 1st v .U-~~ /-/ ~ 1f'1-. `2 4(F It Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 -`t2-t39 - -- 1O" q - l 6 Y- - &,7* -1 > v5 XL Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 O JOO -~ _ - __~ D30 ___ Cps. I15- ..1200 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 f 00 72 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 -~, UCl SCHLUULINU 11 LM DATE RECEIVED: 1 September 1977 DATE OF EVENT:Saturday, 2^ Oct 1,7 1. INFORMATION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT: a. Source: Tel: Ltr Fm: The Hon. W. Graham Claytor b. Type of event: Principal Speaker c. Special occasion: Christening of JOHN HANCOCK (DD-981) d. Date/Time: 1100 hours/Saturday, 22 October 1977 e.".Location: Ingalls Shipyard., Pascagoul-a, Miss. f. Significant info: Mrs. Turner has been asked to sponsor the new ship. 3. RECOMMENDATIONS: c-harlii1e Regret Remarks EA l Vn (?' ' ? ~ \ 0.vL -\ La ke- k' - - C_ ti.. : s k,e S - 4. DCI DECISION: a. SCHEDULE NO SEE ME b. ADDITIONAL ATTENDEES c. PASS TO: DDCI D/DCI/IC D/DCI/NI OTHER 5. AIDE FINAL ACTION: STAT STAT -- __ Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 1_ ~_. 1, ll..lL-Lf1 I ,i 11_ Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY 30 August 1977 Admiral Stanfield Turner, USN Director, Central Intelligence Agency CIA Headquarters Langley, Virginia 20505 . . It is my great pleasure today to ask Mrs. Turner to sponsor one of our new-ships, JCM HANCOCK (DD-981), which is scheduled to be christened at Ingalls Ship- yard, Pascagoula, Mississippi, on Saturday, 22 October 1977, with the ceremony scheduled to begin at 1100. Enclosed is a copy of my letter to Pat. It is my sincere hope that she will be able to-accept this invitation, and that you will join her and act as-princi- pal speaker at the ceremony. With that in mind, on behalf of the Navy,.At._.is my great pleasure to invite you to participate in the ceremony as principal speaker. I look forward to hearing%-from you. With best wishes, W. Graham Claytor, Jr. Enclosure ,;,, ?, Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON 30 August 1977 ?l s . Stansfield Turner .Quarters "G" Washington Navy- Yard Washington, D. C. 20374 It is my great pleasure to invite you, on behalf of the Navy, to act as sponsor for the guided missile destroyer JOHN HANCOCK (DD-981), which will be christened at Ingalls Shipyard in-Pascagoula, Mississippi, on Satur- day, 22 October 1977. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. - JOHN HANOOCK will be one of the principal ships in our Nation's surface Navy of the future, and I can think. of no one who would be a more appropriate and gracious sponsor than you..- With a view toward-making this a family affair for the Turners, I am :tiriting- to your husbandto invite him to be the.principal speaker at the-ceremony. Should you be-able to accept my invitation to act as -.sponsor.,. the Supervisor-of .. Shipbuilding.-at- Pascagoula, Captain William McGtarrah, will provide you additional details regarding the event. In. the meantime, I have, enclosed a. brochure that explains some of the traditions associated with-sponsoring ships of the U. S. Navy. I look. forward to hearing from you. With best wishes, Enclosure W. Graham Claytor, Jr. Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 AD.'IIRAL STANSFIELD TURNER .Pat and I certainly want to thank .you for the lovely relived the event with lots of pleasure. -Aga in,thanks for this further part in what will always Erb Mr:. -Leonard President Ingalls Shipbuilding P. 'O. Box 149 STANSFIELD TURNER r i - - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 -- "albums of photos of JOHN HANCOCK's christening. We have memorable day-for both of us. All the best. . Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 71 We were indeed honored to welcome you to Ingalls and have you participate in the christening of JOHN HANCOCK (DD-981). A photograph album of the ceremony is enclosed, sent as a memento of the event. Sincerely, Admiral Stansfield Turner Director of Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D. C. 20505 13 FEB1978 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 C 7//-/,/ _y, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY November 14, 1977 Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN Director Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D.C. 20505 Thanks so much for your note. It was really great to have Pat christen the JOHN. HANCOCK and I only regret that I.could not be there for this fine occasion. It was great to get a chance to be with you both on Saturday at a game that was great to watch and turned out well, too. With warmest good wishes, W. Graham Claytor, Jr. Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 --- - Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 MEMORANDUM FOR: 0,5T,. j,,,2 -mod i,fi ti dl. l FORM 5-75 IVI EDITIONSIOUS Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 C ID LITTON INDUSTRIES Litton November 4, 1977 STAT Office of the Director of Central Intelligence Old Executive Office Building Room 347 Washington, D. C. 20505 Congratulations on the fourth stripe! I've enclosed four prints of a really charming photo of the Admiral, his wife and mother taken at last Saturday's Hancock christening. (The guy in the dark glasses is Len Erb, presi- dent of Ingalls.) I'm pleased that the trip went well for you and the rest of the Admiral's party. It was good to meet you. If I can be of service, give a call. Robert S. Knapp, Manager Regional Public Relations RSK/cc STAT - --~ ; ---- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 ____ ____ Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 The D' -~-)r of Central intelligence Washington. D.C. 20505 Dear Jim, Last Saturday could not have been a more stellar day for my Patricia. Her christening of JOHN HANCOCK in Pascagoula was indeed a high- light for both of us of all my days in the Navy. The reading and delivery of your personal letter to her at the luncheon following the ceremony was most touching and very appreciated by both of us. We are deeply grateful to you. Admiral James L. Holloway III, USN Chief of Naval Operations Department of the Navy Washington, D.C. 20350 _I.l _- - ---- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 The D,---for of Central Intelligence 7 November 1977 Dear Charlie, Just wanted to say how great it was to see you again and how much both Pat and I appreciated all your preparatory work for the christening last Saturday. Everything went absolutely smoothly and it was a stellar day for both of us. I am certainly grateful for your continued friendship and support. Many thanks and all the best. CDR Charles C. Battaglia,-USN Office of Information (01-32) Navy Department Washington, D.C. 20350 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 -- _ -- Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 The LC' or of Central intelligence . Washington. D.C. 20505 Dear Graham, Pat and I are still riding on the euphoria of last Saturday's christening of JOHN HANCOCK in Pascagoula. May I, from the bottom of my heart, express my gratitude to you for giving both of us a day that will. be as memorable as any in the annals of my Naval career. Let me say that Pat wound up and did lethal damage to that champagne bottle, and as a con- sequence JOHN HANCOCK is well christened. Again, my very deep thanks and all the best. STANSFIELD TURNER The Honorable W. Graham Claytor, Jr. The Secretary of the Navy Washington, D.C. 20350 ~- - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF INFORMATION WASHINGTON. D. C. 20350 IN REPLY REFER TO OI-32/CCB:kr 7`Z `77 Admiral Stansfield Turner Director, Central Intelligence CIA Headquarters Langley, VA 20505 Dear Admiral, I cannot remember when I have had more fun escorting for a ship ceremony. An absolute delight! I was thoroughly impressed by the coehesiveness of your immediate staff, however, I had forgotten how your adherence to partici- patory management generates such a condition. I secretly wished that I had something to offer you on a full time basis to be a part of that team. Nonetheless, I was sincere in my offer to assist you in other ways. Musical units, original Navy art and SECNAV guest cruises (for your nominees) are some of the functions within my area of responsibility. I have told not to hesitate to ask when the occasion or need arises. Not only that but I have improved my tennis to the point whereby I am now prepared to seek revenge at anytime for a devastating. defeat once suffered at---the hand of a former President. of the Naval War College. Thank you for a memorable day! Very respectfully, TTAGLIA Commander, U.S. Navy Director Community Relations Division STAT STAT - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 The D, _.br of Central Intelligence Washington. D. C. 20305 3 November 1977 Dear Len, Thanks so much for making last Saturday such a gorgeous day for Pat and me. Pat is still on cloud nine -- it was a dream come true for her. She cherishes the plaque and reconstructed champagne bottle the Shipyard gave her. Beats me how you put that bottle back together after the blow she gave it. Would you please give my thanks to Jerry St. P6a for everything he did, especially setting up that press. conference on such short notice, and to Scooter Weeks for making all those extra arrangements at the luncheon for my personal guests. The tour of the Shipyard was fascinating for me and very enlightening as to the capabilities of a truly modern shipyard. Again, thanks for everything, and all the best. Yours, Mr. Leonard Erb President, Ingalls Shipbuilding Division P.O. Box 149 Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567 -- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 ___ Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 The D nor of Central Inteili`ence C Washington. D. C. 20S0S 3 November 1977 Dear Bill, Patricia and I so enjoyed our short stay at Pascagoula last Saturday. It was the thrill of a lifetime, especially for her. I want you to know how very much both of us appreciate all that you and your staff did in making the arrangements for such a splendid day. Again, many thanks, and all the best. STANSFIELD TURNER Captain William E. McGarrah, USN Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair United-States Navy Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567 -- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 __ Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 The[),-" r of Central Intelligence Washington. D,C.20505 3 November 1977 Dear Ted, It was such a treat to see you and Winn last Saturday. I certainly appreciate you and your crew taking time from your busy schedule in commissioning and sailing the DAVID R. RAY to San Diego, to show us around. She's a beautiful, modern ship and I know you and your crew will serve her well. Again, many thanks, and all the best. STANSFIELD TURNER Commander Edward B. Baker, Jr., USN Prospective Commanding Officer USS DAVID R. RAY (DD-971) Pre-Commissioning Training, USNS San Diego, California 92135 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 __ _! Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 J The Director of Central Intelligence Dear Ed, How nice to hear from you, both from John Williams and from your note which was delivered to me after the ceremony last Saturday. I had hoped very much that we'd have a chance to visit while Pat and I were down at the shipyard, but cer- tainly understand the greater importance of the christening which you were attending. We have a couple of grandsons and know just what it means to be with them on important occasions. We could not have had a more delightful time than at the christening of JOHN HANCOCK. Len Erb and everybody in your organization were simply splendid to us and every detail was organized magnificently. Thanks for your words of support. I'm enjoying the job and hopeful that I can do something of value. Again, thanks for your thoughtfulness and all the best. Mr. Edwin B. Robbins Ingalls Shipbuilding P. 0. Box 149 Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567 - ].-T_ __ --Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 MR. RONALD REEVES STAT Dear Mrs. Turner: 2 November 1977 Enclosed please find, covers from the recent christening of JOHN HANCOCK (DD 981), of which I'd like to ask if you'd be so kind as to autograph for my collection. And, I am taking the liberty of enclosing two from this event, plus one of the covers which..was done for the keel laying that I hope, will be a nice addition to your scrapbook. I will also be doing me for the commissioning, and would be more than glad to send you a few at any address you can give me, or through your husband's office. They will feature the ships crest (insignia) as the basis with appropriate wording. An addressed envelope is also enclosed for the return of the finished covers. Thank you, in advance for your consideration. I am Sincerely, I7 -- - --_ -- ---- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 STAT Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 INGALLS SHIPBUILDING Litton Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN Director of U. S. Central Intelligence Agency Dear Stan, I regret that I cannot be present on your and Mrs. Turner's visit to Ingalls and to Pascagoula for the Christening ceremony. It would be a pleasure for my wife, Ellen, and me to welcome you both and to have the opportunity to say hello. Unfortunately, for some time we have had a commitment to attend another Christening, that of our Granddaughter Jenny in Montgomery, Alabama. We like what we read about you in the news media. We particularly enjoyed the "60 Minutes" segment. Keep up the good work. Best personal regards from both Ellen and me to you both. Have a .pleasant visit. Edwin B. Robbins '47 i i - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 ---- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 /-io -07 October 13, 1977 Thank you'so much for the kind invitation to attend the Christening of the John Hancock DD-981 and reception follow- ing at Pascagoula on October 29. Congratulations on your.being sponsor Pat. Unfortunately, Eda.had surgery performed on her foot and the recuperation period has lasted much longer than we expected. Actually, we only canceled out the AMP Reunion at the last moment. May you have a beautiful day for the affair. Our regrets that we cannot be with you. Kindest personal regards. Sincerely, Admiral Stansfield Turner, U.S. Navy Director of Control Intelligence Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D. C. 20505 _,_T . ____ -- -- -- ___ Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 -- - STAT Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING. CONVERSION AND REPAIR U. S. NAVY PASCAGOULA. MISSISSIPPI 39567 In your letter of 26 September 1977 you inquired about a place to freshen up after your arrival in Pascagoula for the JOHN HANCOCK (DD 981) christening ceremony. Prior to the christening ceremony the official party and platform guests will assemble at the LaFont Inn in Pascagoula at approximately 1145. Ingalls will have a room reserved next to the assembly area in order that personnel arriving that morning will have a place to freshen up. If there is anything we can do to make your trip more pleasant, please let us know. We are looking forward to seeing you and Mrs. Turner on 29 October. Sincerely, -&I-f /J& . W. E. McGARRAH Captain USN Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN The Director of Central Intelligence Washington, DC 20505 IT-1 - - -- - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 -- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 -i7--IZ>-y~) THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON October 12, 1977 Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN. Director of Central Intelligence Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D.C. 20305 Dear A &H r., Turner; I am pleased that.you can accept. my invitation to serve as the principal speaker at the christening ceremony of the destroyer JOHN HANCOCK (DD 981), at the Ingalls Shipbuilding-Division of Litton Indus- tries, Pascagoula, Mississippi on October 29th, 1977. JOHN HANCOCK (DD 981) is the fifth ship of the Fleet to be named in honor of John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress from May 25, 1775 to Octo- ber 29, 1777. As holder of this office, Mr. Hancock, as you know, was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. We are honored and pleased that Pat and your mother, Mrs. Wilhelmina Turner, will serve as sponsor and matron of honor, respectively, thus making the ceremony a "family affair" as JOHN HANCOCK prepares to take that first important step toward joining the Fleet. W. Graham Claytor, Jr ~, Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 The C, or of Central Intelligence C Washington. D. C 20505 30 September 1977 Dear Captain McGarrah, The information requested by CWO Finister of your office in a phone call to Herb Hetu, my Assistant for Public Affairs, is attached. The matron of honor will be my mother, Mrs. Oliver S. Turner My office will forward a black and white photograph of her shortly. Both Mrs. Turner and I look forward to meeting you on the 22nd of October. Thanks again. Captain William McGarrah, USN Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567 Enclosure a/s f7-- --- - -- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 --- STAT STAT STAT Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 The D;)r of Central intelligence 26 September 1977 Dear Captain McGarrah, Many thanks for your letter to me and your letter to my wife on the christening of JOHN HANCOCK. We are both excited at the. prospect and look forward to being with you on the 29th. My office will be in touch with you as to the precise time of our arrival and the composition of our party. The only requirement I have in mind that would be of help to us would be someplace to freshen up between the plane ride and the ceremony. If there's a suitable place at the shipyard, I would appreciate your arranging it. If that doesn't seem satisfactory,' please rent us a motel room somewhere nearby. Again thanks, and look forward to seeing you on Captain W. E. McGarrah Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair U.S. Navy Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567 ,,-r--- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Iq STAT Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING CONVERSION AND REPAIR U. S. NAVY PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI 39587 Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN Director of CIA Washington, DC 2050S Dear Admiral Turner: I was delighted to learn that you have accepted the invitation of the Secretary of the Navy to speak at the christening of JOHN HANCOCK (DD 981). The christening is scheduled. to commence at 12:30 p.m. on 29 October 1977 at Ingalls West Bank shipyard. A reception and luncheon is planned at the LaFont Inn after the christening. I am enclosing a program of a previous Spruance Class Destroyer christening to give you an idea of the procedures that will be followed in the christening of JOHN HANCOCK. I regret that the christening program for JOHN HANCOCK is not yet complete. Also, I have enclosed information concerning the Spruance Class Destroyers, and a map of the City of Pascagoula for your convenience. If there is any way that I can be of help to you in making your arrangements, please call me at 601/769-0242. We are looking forward to seeing you. W. E. McGARRAI-I Captain USN -p------ - - -- - - -- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 The L.. ,:for of Central intelligence 8 September 1977 The Honorable W. Graham Claytor, Jr. The Secretary of the Navy Washington, D. C. 20350 Dear Graham, _ My most sincere thanks for your thoughtfulness in inviting Pat to christen the JOHN HANCOCK. She is thrilled at the prospect, as am I. We are both very indebted to you. I will, of course, be most pleased to be the principal speaker at the.ceremony. We are both looking forward immensely to participating in the ceremony with all its color and tradition. Again, my sincere thanks. STANSFIELD TURNER Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 STAT Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY 30 August 1977 Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN Director, Central Intelligence Agency CIA Headquarters Langley, Virginia 20505 It is my great pleasure today to ask Mrs. Turner to sponsor one of our new ships, JCHN HANtXJCK (DD-981), which is scheduled to be christened at Ingalls Ship- yard, Pascagoula, Mississippi, on Saturday, 22 October 1977, with the ceremony scheduled to begin at 1100. Enclosed is a copy of my letter to Pat. It is my sincere hope that she will be able to accept,this invitation, and that you will join her and act as princi- pal speaker at the ceremony. With that in mind, on behalf of the Navy, it is my great pleasure to invite you to participate in the ceremony as principal speaker. I look forward to hearing from you. With best wishes, W. Graham Claytor, Jr. ~If'I Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON Mrs. Stansf ield Turner Quarters "G" Washington Navy Yard Washington, D. C.. 20374 associated with sponsoring ships of the U. S. Navy. Captain William McGarrah, will-provide you additional details regarding the event. In the meantime, I have enclosed a brochure that explains some of the traditions as sponsor, the Supervisor of Shipbuilding at Pascagoula,- With a view toward making this. a family affair for the Turners, I am writing to yourhusband to invite him to be the principal speaker at the ceremony.. Should you be able to-accept-my invitation to act gracious sponsor than you. at 11:00 a.m. J N HANCOCK will be one of the principal ships ..in our Nation's surface Navy of-the--future, and I can think. of no one who would be a mare--appropriate and, destroyer JOHN HANCOCK (DD-981), which will be christened at Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on Satur- day, 22 October 1977.' The ceremony is scheduled to begin It is my great pleasure to invite you, on behalf of the Navy to act as sponsor for the guided missile I look forward to hearing from you. With best wishes, . Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 ... Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 NINETEENTH IN A 30-SHIP SERIES JOHN HANCOCK (DD-981) JOHN HANCOCK (DD-931) is the nineteenth in a series of 30 SPRUANCE-Class multi-mission destroyers designed and being produced for the U. S. Navy by Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries in Pascagoula, Mississippi, The SPRUANCE-Class destroyers are the result of the most ambi- tious peacetime naval program ever conceived for surface combatant ships. They are the outgrowth of U. S. Defense Department planning, begun in the middle 1960's, to counter both the growing obsolescence of the Navy's 200-plus aging World War II destroyer fleet and the posing threat of the ambitious submarine construction program of the Soviet Union. In awarding the destroyer development, design and construction con- tract to Ingalls Shipbuilding in 1970, the Navy's prime goal was to make a major breakthrough in the use of new technology and industrial cre- ativity. Today, these new destroyers, as designed and being produced by Ingalls, incorporate that industrial technology and creativity. Significant new characteristics of the destroyers not heretofore found in previous ships of the class include reduction in crew manning through automation without loss of effectiveness; increased ship availability through attention to built-in reliability; improved fault isolation and modular repair; and a design which permits ease of future modernization. To carry out the primary mission of detecting and tracking hostile submarines, the SPRUANCE-Class destroyer is equipped with the most advanced surface ship sonar operational in the Navy today. This subma- rine surveillance gear, a long-range hearing device, is located in a large bulbous dome below the waterline of the ship's bow. The equipment is designed to detect, identify and to track multiple targets. While designed primarily for submarine tracking and anti-submarine warfare, the destroyers are also multi-missioned, being capable of oper- ating with equal effectiveness alone or in large carrier task forces. They can bombard enemy shore positions, support amphibious assaults, escort military and merchant ship convoys, perform surveillance and trailing of hostile surface ships, establish blockades and undertake search and res- cue missions. The new destroyers are large ships, capable of carrying a formidable array of weapons and electronic equipment at high speeds over a long range. At 563 feet in length, a beam of 55 feet, draft of 29 feet and a displacement of nearly 8,000 tons fully loaded, they are almost twice as large as destroyers now in the fleet. Present armament on the ship consists of two 5-inch 54-caliber guns, an ASROC (Anti-submarine Rocket) launching group and torpedo tubes. The ships are capable of carrying either two multi-purpose UH-2 heli- copters or one SH-3D helicopter. The SPRUANCE destroyers are the first major U. S. Navy combat ships to be powered by gas turbine engines. Four marine jet engines, de- veloping more than 20,000 horsepower each, drive the ship at speeds in excess of 30 knots. Two controllable, reversible pitch propellers and twin rudders com- bined with the gas turbine engines give the SPRUANCE ships great speed, flexibility and maneuverability. The effectiveness of these destroy- ers against submarines will be far greater, particularly at high speeds, than that of any previous U. S. Navy destroyer. The first eight ships of this advance combat-class have been delivered to the Navy with the ninth joining the Fleet next week. Of the remain- ing 21 ships in the series, ten have been launched and are in outfitting while the rest are in various stages of ship integration, module erection or steel fabrication. AN INGALLS FIRST: TWO DESTROYERS IN THE GULF AT SAME TIME MANNED BY SEPARATE INGALLS TRIAL CREWS Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 PROGRAM PRESENTATION OF COLORS NAVAL JUNIOR ROTC COLOR GUARD Pascagoula High School THE NATIONAL ANTHEM NAVY BAND NEW ORLEANS Eighth Naval District INVOCATION THE REVEREND ROBERT L. KATES Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Pascagoula WELCOME AND REMARKS MR. LEONARD ERB Vice President,' Litton Industries and President, Ingalls Shipbuilding Division REMARKS CAPTAIN WILLIAM E. MCGARRAH, USN Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, U. S. Navy, Pascagoula REAR ADMIRAL EDWARD J. OTTH, USN Special Assistant for Shipbuilding Naval Sea Systems Command ADDRESS ADMIRAL STANSFIELD TURNER, USN Director of Central Intelligence CHRISTENING OF JOHN HANCOCK (DD-981) MRS. STANSFIELD TURNER Sponsor MRS. OLIVER S. TURNER Matron of Honor Sponsor MRS. STANSFIELD TURNER ADMIRAL STANSFIELD TURNER Principal Speaker Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 t 3 ,* ro. a. .S t r~ s. xq~? 3Nx~^ "tm of ip~ e:. t~pY , ti ssionR,destroye bem christens today; ?t '8~ tw 1~ R 1'f t~ ~l;' ? ~j a 4 r _jj ADD 981 nafiied ins ho jq ;ofthe r~~t x kf~ x~~ ,i rr ?~ me io r.y state John Hanc g 737 x ~t~ hgntals f~ Annej i a~alrlistory~ d~ tify .~~., r`,,f. 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A. mg Yad~, 9567 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 LAUNCHING/CHRISTENING CEREMONY In this second significant ceremony, the recently constructed ship is solemnly dedicated, named, and committed to the sea. There are many variations in launching programs, even as to whether it is known as a launching or christening, or both. The desires of the shipbuilder and of the Navy as well as existing circumstances will determine its final form. It should be noted that the designa- tion of U.S. Ship (USS) is not properly used with the ship's name at this point for she has not yet been accepted into naval service. Invitation The following example of a launching invitation is typical: The Commander, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, requests the honor of your presence at the launching of the submarine DEEP FISH (SS-999) on Saturday, the twenty-first of July nineteen hundred and seventy' at half past ten o'clock at Portsmouth, New Hampshire Mrs. Robert Thomas Williams, Sponsor R.s.v.p 2 I Indication of the year is optional. 2 Unless space for guests is at a premium, "R.S.V.P." for the ceremony itself is generally unnecessary. Usually, the above. invitation, without the "R.S.V.P.," will be mailed with a smaller card on which is engraved an invitation to a reception. The iollo%ving format is suitable: The Commander Portsmouth Naval Shipyard cordially invites you to a reception in honor of the sponsor Mrs. Robert Thomas Williams at the Commissioned Officers' Mess immediately following the launching ceremony R.S.V.P. 235-1893 ___ Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 - - Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Program The following elements constitute most launching programs, although the sequence of events and participants can be altered: Program The National Anthem------------------------------- Welcome------------------------------------------ Introduction of the speaker-------------------------- Address------------------------------------------- Invocation----------------------------------------- Introduction of the sponsor (and matrons of honor) -__-_ Christening---------------------------------------- Shipyard official. District commandant. Principal speaker. Chaplain. Shipyard official or district commandant. Sponsor A common variation and elaboration of these parts is found in the ensuing example: Program Attention sounded---------------------------------- Opening remarks--------------------------- ------ Address on the ship's namesake and history of former ships of the name. Attention sounded---------------------------------- Introduction of the sponsor, matron of honor, and repre- sentative of the society of sponsors. Presentation of gift from Navy yard employees' ------- Attention sounc'ed__-__--_ ..- _.. -----___--_______..---- Invocation----------------------------------------- Christening---------------------------------------- Anchors Aweigh------------------------------------ Star-Spangled Banner------------------------------- District commandant. Guest speaker.. District commandant or other speaker. Chaplain. Sponsor. Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 - Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 STAT Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 PODIU14 SCHEDULE CHRIST MIG PROGR4I4 FOR CONOLLY (DD-979) Saturday, June 25,1977 Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Ind. HONORS TO S IATOR MATHIAS Corry Station Volunteer Band, Naval Technical Training Center, Pensacola PRESE=TATION OF COLORS (1 minute) Pascagu-ula Riga School NJROTC Color Guard (Introduced by Mr. Jerry St. Pe') NATIONAL ANT (2 minutes) Corry Station Volunteer Band IE.EiOCATION (2 minutes) The Reverend Harold 0. Martin Rector, St. John's Episcopal Church, Pascagor'.a, Ms. (Introduced by Mr. St. Pe') WELCOME AND 10,1 RKS (7 minutes) Mr. Leonard Erb Vice President, Litton Industries and President, Ingalls S imuildirg div. (Introduced by Mr. St. Pe') }th 1ARKS (5 minutes) - Captain William E. McGarrah, USN Supervisor of. Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, U.S. Nary (Introduced by Mr. Erb) REMAE3CS (5 minutes) .Rear Admiral James W. Montgomery, USN Deputy Commander for. Plans, Programs and Financial Manageent/Comptroller Naval_ Sea Systems Command (Introduced by Captain McGa_rrah) Rr 'L4RKS AND liTRODUCTTION OF PRThCIPAL SPA } (5 minutes) Mr. Togo D. West, Jr. General Counsel of the Navy (Introduced by Mr. Erb) ADDRESS (10-12 minutes) The Honorable Charles I?IcC. Mathias, Jr. United States Senator from Maryland INTRODUCTION OF SPONSOR AND MATRON OF HONOR (3 minutes) Mrs. George H. Hughey, Sponsor I-Uss Ann Hu hey, Maid of Honor (by Mr .. Erb) - PROC'.I/'D TO CHRTgTE2IING PLATFORM Mrs. Hughey I?ir. West Miss Hughey RAI I Montgomery Mr. Erb Capt. McGarrah Senator Mathias Mr. R. L. Conolly, Jr. Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING CONVERSION AND REPAIR U. S. NAVY PASCAGOULA. MISSISSIPPI 39567 12SEP1977 Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN Director of CIA Washington, DC 20505 12 I was delighted to learn that you have accepted the invitation of the Secretary of the Navy to speak at the christening of JOHN HANCOCK (DD 981). The christening is scheduled to commence at 12:30 p.m. on 29 October 1977 at Ingalls West Bank shipyard. A reception and luncheon is planned at the LaFont Inn after the christening. I am enclosing a program of a previous Spruance Class Destroyer christening to give you an idea of the procedures that will be followed in the christening of JOHN HANCOCK. I regret that the christening program for JOHN HANCOCK is not yet complete. Also, I have enclosed information concerning the Spruance Class Destroyers, and a map of the City of Pascagoula for your convenience. If there is any way that I can be of help to you in making your arrangements, please call me at 601/769-0242. We are looking forward to seeing you. Sincerely, W. E. McGARRAH Captain USN Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 m - - __ Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 .__ Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Time Schedule of Overall Events for The Christening of CONOLLY (DD-979) West Bank Facility Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS Saturday, June 25, 1977 Tn.TE 10:15 a.m. 10:35 a.m. 10:50 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Official Party assembles at LaFont Inn, Banquet Room #175, Highway 90 East, Pascagoula. Official Party departs for ceremony site, West Bank Facility. Official Party arrives ceremony site and take places on speaker's platform under tent. Program begins (See Podium Schedule attached) * Honors to Senator Mathias * Presentation of Colors * National Are them * Invocation - - * Speeches * Introduction of sponsor and maid of Honor * Remarks by Sponsor and Maid of Honor 11:45 a.m. Sponsor, Maid of Honor and Speakers walk to bow of DD-979 via special platform for christen-ri of ship. 11:50 a.m. Sponsor christens CONOLLY on bow of ship with champagne. 12-Noon Official Party departs ceremony for reception and luncneon at LaFont Inn, Hi&?way 90, PascagouJ 12:15 p.m.' Reception - La-Font Inn. 1:00 P.M. Sponsor's luncheon - LaFont Inn. 2:30 p-m. End of Schedule. FT--- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 --- - Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Schedile and Scenario Reception and Luncheon for Sponsor and Official Party CONOLLY (DD-9'()) Christening Saturday, June 25., 1977, LaFont Inn 12:15 p.n. Upon arrival at LaFont from christening ceremonies Sponsor, Maid of Honor and Official Party proceed to canopy covered patio-poolside for cocktails and informal reception. 1:00 p.m. Sponsor, Maid of Honor and Official- Party proceed to dining room off patio for buffet luncheon. 1:45 p.m. Upon completion of luncheon and following the serving of champagne, toasts are offered by: 1) Ingalls President to Sponsor 2) RAIiI Montgomery -to Maid of Honor . 3) Senator Fria thias in horror of Admiral Conolly and namesake -ship. Following toasts, gifts and letters are presented to Sponsor by: i)- President of Ingalls 2) NavSea Representative 3) Supervisor of Shipbuilding 4) Presentations and remarks by others who may desire 5) Response by Sponsor and Richard L. Conolly, Jr 2:15 p.m. - Conclusion of luncheon with remarks from Ingalls President. -- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 J%q jjV S US" A rM M 3 -0UUT THE VERSATILE SPRUANCE-CLASS DESTROYERS DESIGNED TO DETER WAR INTO 21ST CEN,rTURY - -United States Seepower in-thee Seventies ib s on o~ h m u yn y s wit - . - Spruance_-`a new class of Navy destroyer developed to maintain America's stre-.._;th on the world's seas and deter war into the 21st Century. Designed primarily for submarine tracking and antisubmarine uar- fare, the advanced.-destroyers will cope with present and future threats from nuclear attack'and missile-1aunching.submerines. These destroyers; are versatile and multi-mission, end: will operate with equal effectiveness eloneLor in large-carrier task forces. They can bombard enemy shore positions, support amphibious assaults, escort mili- tery'and.merchant ship convoys, perform surveillance and trailing of hostile surface ships as well as submarines, establish blockades and undertake search and rescue operations. Tl-:Is new destroyer fleet was designed and is being produced by installation of the extensive electronics systems to its logistics Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries in Pascagoula, Miss., under a multi-year contract. The program cells for the initial production of as'meny as.30.ships. Ingalls has the total responsibility for pro- ducing these-ne-,?i vessels - from design, procurement, integration and supports Approved For Release 2009/07/31 CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 at the Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Ingalls. designed the lowest possible. cost destroyers to meet Navy mission requirements- during-the the operating life of_ the ships. In finalizing the design, : Ingalls used computers to analyze -many different ships on paper with varying combinations of hulls, propulsion systems.. and other characteristics prior to selecting the best combination. The destroyer, as designed, is a large ship, capable of carrying e formidable array of weapons and electronic equipment at high speeds .of 29 feet and a displacement of 7,800 tons fully loaded, the Spruce::. e- class destroyer is almost twice as large as the latest destroyers. to be built for the fleet - the Forrest Sherman-class,. produced between 1955. and 1959. The Sherman-class ships have a maximum lenc:h of 425 feet and over a long range.. At 563 feet d'-inches long, a beam of 55 feet, draft a displacement of 4,050 tons.. Along with their size, the Spruance destroyers will-have high speed combat ships in the U. S. Navy to. be powered with four marine'gas turbine engines. combined with.maneuverability. They will be the first major These turbines, which are derived from jet aircraft engine technology, will produce more than 20,000 horsepower each to drive the ship at speeds in excess of 30 knots. The gas turbine engines are more compact end lighter than steam turbines, are easier to maintain and automate, are more quickly repaired or replaced, end can be started cold in only a few min- utes rather than the hour or more needed for steam plants.. The ship has twin screws, twin rudders and staggered twin pulsion spaces, each containing two gas turbine engines. The destroyer. have controllable, reversible pitch twin propellers, giving the ships a Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 __ Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 high degree of. maneuverability. Besides controlling direction of the ?~- ship; the pitch. of the propellers can -be tuned to-achieve maximum eff ici- eney for long-range. cruising, or for maximum silence during 'antisubmarine warfare missions. During normal operations the destroyer may cruise on two engines, going to three and then to four for greeter speeds- The effectiveness of these destroyers against submarines will be far greater, particularly at high speeds, than that of present U. S. Navy. destroyers. For detecting enemy submarines, the Spruence has the most advanced surface ship sonar operational in the Navy today, and ship ... .._-' silencing techniques have been stressed throughout the design and con- - struction of the ships to enhance the submarine detection capability. - 4 _1 - The efficient hull design minimizes roll and pitch to assure the highest possible accuracy of the weapon and detection systems while also reducing resistance and drag to provide fuel savings at high speeds. In addition to the shape and propulsion of the ship, there are other factors. involved in operating efficiency and reducing the life cycle costs of the destroyers. One of the 'most important considerations -in Ingalls' design was the size of the crew. Tnrough use of automation end advanced technology in the propulsion, armament and electronic sys- tems, and the use of supporting equipment requiring minimum maintenance, the crew size has been reduced to about 250 officers and enlisted men, less than 80 percent of the crew required for modern cembet -ships of simi- lar site end lesser capability.. The reduction in personnel, elone,.is ex- pected to save the Navy more than a billion dollars at today's prices during the life of these new destroyers. - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Other savings will result from the. reliability and .ability of the-electronic- systems,.a consideration 3",_n the maintenance opintain-.?: earliest phased togistics Systems .personnel planned the location and'spacing of the electronic -of ship design.. Ingalls` Integrated accessibility, as well as operating efficiency. -grpup also determined skill levels spare part requirements, and This support necessary to. maintain the equipment, components where lower costs may be realized by replacing rather than repairing parts. Although ships are destroyers are designed t electronics systems equipment for longest life and built for a .life .cycle.. of some,30 years,; the new be up-dated with new. weapons,en_d.supporting at the lowest-possible available through changing technology: cost. as. this. equipment .becomes Weapons and electronic. spaces eboard:the Spruance. were punned:.? with adequate margins for the additional weight, space, and power--that more systems,or more advanced electronics may require in the future. The ?size and displacement of the:idestroyers, as well as the over-all ship deign, are planned so the ship will maintain its stability and design efficiency -,.hen more or larger systems are added. In addition to eliminating the necessity for extensive structural changes to the ship, other design features allow. replacement of equipment in the ship at the least cost with the least time out of service. The weapons and electronics in the Spruance-class destroyers are placed eboard?ship as-an entire system after they have been thoroughly tested'on land. All the electronic equipment for one system is placed Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 - Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 together in the same compartment aboard ship, entirely integrated, with incomplete.- ? - _ . only the connections to remote equipment and power sources remaining For modernization, the entire system can be easily disconnected from external equipment in the same manner, and replaced with e 'newer system in much less time than normally required." The replacement system can be assembled, tested and programmed, and crew members trained in its which is to receive the new equipment, is still at see. The ship will operation, while the electronic system is still on land, and the ship, need to be out of service only.for the time it takes to actually install the equipment. November 1973 FT---- --- -- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 -- - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Biography Leonard Erb Vice President Litton Industries, Inc. Leonard Erb is a corporate vice president of Litton Industries, group executive for the company's Marine Group, and president of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division. A U.S. Naval Academy graduate of the.class of 1942, Mr. Erb served as a commander of three submarines -- both conventional and nuclear -- and of a destroyer during his Navy career. He joined Litton in 1964 as a member of program management at the Guidance and Control Systems Division. Mr. Erb was promoted in 1973 to vice president of business development at the highly successful division. In August 1974, he was named president of the Amecom Division, which is a major designer and manufacturer of electronic countermeasures systems, radio navigation systems and radio communications products. Mr. Erb assumed his present responsibilities in May 1975. A native of New Berlinville, Pennsylvania, he holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy. Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 ADMIRAL H. E. SHEAR TO BE GIVEN AT THE COMMISSIONING OF THE DD 973 - JOHN YOUNG ON 7 FEBRUARY 1976 AT PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI 15 Minutes 250 Audience Speech to be given at 1100 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 IT IS A DOUBLE HUNUK r'UK ME '1'U tat; tihk',Z .IU YL~tCl11.1rti1Liiv 1dIS SPLENDID CEREMONY. FIRST, I AM HONORED TO HAVE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER CHRISTEN THE NAVY'S NEWEST DESTROYER. A CHRISTENING IS THE OFFICIAL BIRTH OF A SHIP, AND WE ARE INDEED PROUD PARENTS. SECOND, I ALWAYS WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET AWAY FROM WASHINGTON, TO VISIT NAVY SHIPS OF THE FUTURE, AND PAY TRIBUTE TO AN AMERICAN NAVAL HERO. THIS BICENTENNIAL YEAR WILL SEE MANY TRIBUTES TO HEROES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, BUT NONE IS MORE APPROPRIATE THAN THE NAMING OF THIS PROUD SHIP FOR A MAN WHO GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM. CAPTAIN JOHN YOUNG WAS A MAN BORN TO THE SEA AND COMMITTED TO WINNING HIS COUNTRY'S FREEDOM. BORN IN NEW YORK HE FIRST WENT TO SEA AS A YOUNG MAN AND WAS MASTER OF HIS OWN SHIP BY THE TIME HE WAS IN HIS EARLY 30'S. THE FIRST SHOTS OF CONCORD AND LEXINGTON HAD BARELY STOPPED ECHOING BEFORE JOHN YOUNG APPLIED FOR SERVICE IN THE YET TO BE BORN AMERICAN NAVY. AFTER THE BRITISH CAPTURED LONG ISLAND, HE WAS FORCED TO MOVE TO PHILADELPHIA, THE FOCAL POINT OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. THERE HE RE- CEIVED HIS FIRST COMMAND, THE SMALL SLOOP INDEPENDENCE, AND IN HER WON A REPUTATION AS A MAN CAPABLE OF FINDING VICTORY WHERE NO ONE ELSE COULD. DURING THE BLEAK WINTER OF 1776 IT WAS JOHN YOUNG WHO CAPTURED AND SENT DESPERATELY NEEDED BLANKETS AND GUNPOWDER TO GEORGE WASHINGTON'S ARMY ON CHRISTMAS DAY. THAT VERY NIGHT WASHINGTON EMBARKED HIS ARMY ON BOATS AND CROSSED THE DELAWARE TO FIGHT AND WIN THE CRITICAL BATTLE OF TRENTON. BUT JOHN YOUNG WON HIS TRUE HONORS AS THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE FIRST SARATOGA. ON HIS FIRST WAR CRUISE, HE CAPTURED FOUR HEAVILY ARMED MERCHANT SHIPS IN TWO DAYS OF PITCHED BATTLE. AT ONE TIME DURING THE BATTLE HE SIMULTANEOUSLY ENGAGED A LETTER-OF-MARQUE SHIP AND TWO BRIGS, Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 " , Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 CAPTURING THE SHIP AND UNE Ur- THE BRIGS. tub .7r+KV1l.7:. 0YHLVL'4 L) LNEARLY THE ENTIRE COURSE OF THE REVOLUTION BEFORE THE SARATOGA AND JOHN YOUNG WERE LOST IN HEAVY SEAS DURING YET ANOTHER BATTLE. THIS IS THE SECOND SHIP TO CARRY THE NAME OF THIS HEROIC REVOLUTIONARY WAR CAPTAIN. THE FIRST JOHN YOUNG WAS A WORLD WAR I, FLUSH DECK DESTROYER, WHICH WAS PART OF THE NAVY'S LARGEST SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM PRIOR TO WORLD WAR II. TODAY, THE.NAVY IS COMMITTED TO ANOTHER MAJOR SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM. IT IS A PROGRAM WHICH IS AS CRITICAL TO THE DEFENSE OF AMERICA BEGINNING HER THIRD CENTURY AS JOHN YOUNG'S VALIANT SERVICE WAS TO AMERICA BEGINNING HER FIRST CENTURY. IN EIGHT SHORT YEARS SINCE 1968, OUR NAVY HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM MORE THAN 900 TO LESS THAN 500 SHIPS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO A TITANIC STRUGGLE TO BUILD A BALANCED MODERN FLEET OF THE FUTURE, WITHIN A LIMITED BUDGET AT A TIME OF HIGH INFLATION RATES. 200 YEARS AGO THE THREAT THAT JOHN YOUNG FACED WAS BORNE ON THE WIND BY BILLOWED SAILS. IT CARRIED NINE POUND SHOT, A SHARP SABER AND A MARKSMAN'S KEEN EYE. TODAY THE THREAT OUR NAVY FACES COMES FROM ABOVE AND BELOW, AS WELL AS ON THE SEA. THE THREAT IS NUCLEAR POWERED, SUPERSONIC AND MEASURED IN MEGATONS. IN HIS DAY JOHN YOUNG FACED THE LARGEST, MOST POWERFUL FLEET IN THE WORLD. TODAY, THE U. S. NAVY FACES A SOVIET FLEET WHOSE LEADERS ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING A NAVY "SECOND TO NONE." THE SOVIET UNION IS DEDICATED TO BECOMING A WORLD RANGING MARITIME POWER - AND IS EXPENDING THE ENERGY AND MONEY NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 SINCE 1970 THE SOVIETS HAVE PRODUCED MORE STEEL EACH YEAR THAN THE U. S. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 1973, AND IT TAKES FIRST-RATE STEEL - THOUSANDS OF TONS OF IT - TO PRODUCE FINE WARSHIPS. THERE ARE RECENT CLAIMS THAT THE SOVIETS CAN PRODUCE MORE SUBMARINES ANNUALLY IN ONE SHIPYARD THAN THE U. S. CAN IN ALL ITS YARDS PUT TOGETHER. IN 10 YEARS FROM 1962 TO 1972 THEY PRODUCED NEARLY A THOUSAND FINE CAPITAL NAVY SHIPS - MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE-NUMBER THAT THE UNITED STATES PRODUCED. SINCE 1965 THEY HAVE PRODUCED THREE NEW CLASSES OF CRUISER AND FOUR NEW CLASSES OF DESTROYER. THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE KEEL FOR THE THIRD SOVIET AIRCRAFT CARRIER HAS BEEN LAID. BUT, THE BACKBONE OF THE SOVIET NAVAL THREAT IS THEIR SUBMARINE FLEET. THE SOVIET UNION HAS THE LARGEST SUBMARINE FLEET IN THE WORLD, CONSISTING OF SOME 325 SHIPS - 130 OF WHICH ARE NUCLEAR POWERED. THEIR LATEST NUCLEAR BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINE CARRIES MISSILES WITH NEARLY TWICE THE RANGE CAPABILITY OF THE SSBN'S THE UNITED STATES HAS AT SEA TODAY. THEY HAVE NEARLY 250 ATTACK SUBMARINES - 70 OF WHICH ARE NUCLEAR POWERED. SOME OF THESE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE FASTEST SUBMARINES IN THE WORLD. TODAY THEY BUILD 3 NUCLEAR SUBMARINES FOR EACH ONE WE BUILD, AND MAKE NO MISTAKE THESE ARE FIRST RATE, BLUE WATER, NUCLEAR SHIPS. THE SOVIETS HAVE THOUSANDS OF NAVAL ENGINEERS POURING THEIR'COMBINED ENERGIES INTO HULL DESIGN, INCREASED SPEED, NOISE REDUCTION AND SOPHISTI- CATED ELECTRONICS. THE RESULTS ARE INDEED IMPRESSIVE. TO MEET THIS EXPANDING THREAT, THE U. S. NAVY NEEDS NEW, SOPHISTICATED, POWERFUL WARSHIPS - LIKE THE JOHN YOUNG. 3 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 THIS PKUUU SHlY WILL tu'L '1'HH ilTH SFKUANUE CLASS Ur:J'1'KUYEK. SHE IS A NEW BREED OF SHIP, DESIGNED FROM KEEL TO MAST AS AN ANTI-SUBMARINE WARSHIP. HER SONARS WILL BE THE MOST ADVANCED AVAILABLE - ABLE TO LOCATE, TRACK AND IDENTIFY MULTIPLE TARGETS SIMULTANEOUSLY, THEN FEED THIS INFORMATION DIRECTLY INTO A DIGITAL COMPUTER PROVIDING HER CREW MORE INFORMATION, MORE QUICKLY AND MORE ACCURATELY THAN EVER BEFORE. SHE WILL BE ABLE TO GO FROM COLD IRON TO FULL POWER IN TWELVE SYSTEM FOR TRULY ROUND THE CLOCK, ALL WEATHER OPERATIONS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, CAPTAIN JOHN YOUNG STOOD ALONE AND WON AGAINST THE BEST THE BRITISH FLEET COULD THROW AGAINST HIM. THIS PROUD SHIP - LIKE HER NAMESAKE - MAY BE CALLED ON TO STAND AGAINST SUPERIOR ODDS. SHE WILL BE UP TO THE TASK - BUT SHE CANNOT THWART THE THREAT ALONE. WE MUST STRIVE TO BUILD A READY, MODERN FLEET OF NEW AND MORE CAPABLE WARSHIPS LIKE THE JOHN YOUNG - DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO COUNTER THE THREAT OF THE 80'S. WE MUST ALSO BUILD INTO THEM BETTER RELIABILITY AND MAINTAINABILITY SO THEY CAN STAND THE TEST ALONE - WHERE TWO STOOD BEFORE. THE MEN AND WOMEN HERE AT INGALLS SHIPYARD HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH BUILDING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF AMERICA'S NAVAL FLEET OF TOMORROW. THIS IS A HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY, FOR SOON INGALLS-BUILT SHIPS - PROUD U. S. NAVY SHIPS - WILL BE FLYING THE STARS AND STRIPES ON EVERY OCEAN OF THE WORLD. Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 TWO CENTURIES AGO OUR NAVY WAS BORN FROM TWO CONVERTED SLOOPS. DEDICATED MEN AND WOMEN MET AND MASTERED THE CHALLENGE OF CREATING A NATION AND PROTECTING IT. AS WE STAND HERE TODAY MAY WE RESOLVE TO DEDICATE OURSELVES ONCE AGAIN TO BUILDING A DEFENSE CAPABLE OF PROTECTING AMERICA'S FREEDOM FOR THE NEXT TWO CENTURIES. FF-_ Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 SPEECii Corg.r.?essrnen 7:`l'iac.l Cochran Christening of CARON DD-970 Pascagoula, Mississippi 1100 - Saturday, August 9, 1975 I feel genuinely honored to be here with all of you today to celebrate the christening of this new ship. The last time I was. here we observed the groundbreaking for the new West Bmik facilities which lau).iched not just a ship but a new era of shipbuilding capability ?fcr Mississippi arid our nation. We referred to it then as the "Shipyard of the Future." The future is now, and as I was pleased then to be a part of. the effort to make this new yard a reality, I am doubly pleased now to be a, part ,of this ceremony which honors the shipbuilders and the brave man for whom this fine ship is named, Wayne M. Caron. Hospital Corpsman Thin! Class Wayne Caron was a brave wan, a man of strength and spirit and compassion. There are maorr men today who are living because of the care rendered to them by Corpsman Caron. Warne Caron d: ec3. J.n Vietman on July 28, 1968, while trying to save the lives of Merl WO X .Ed. by enemy fire in a rice paddy in Qhaang Nam Province. His actions, which earned him the Con,:, Congressional Medal of honor, ire a vivid reminder that genuine concern .for others: is not dead. I was very much impressed by the description of events that immediately preceded his death, and 1 would like to share them with you as they ,.,.re written i.ti. his Medal of Honor Citation: "While on a sweep through an open rice field Petty Office?_ Caron's unit stax';;ed .receiving enemy small arms fire.. -Upon seeing two Marine ca: l.~:wl ci,-: fall, he i.i^.wed.iatel.y ran forward to rend:.>r first aid., but found that tj.ey were dead. At this i,ime, the platoon. was taken under intense small as and aut.o.- ma Lis vc u~!. '~ > f:i -ere., sus ts,..inin j additional casualtics. A:.: he uo\ a to ,i J ?n ~'j Y'tn (71 ... ..`c!: ,. l 1.i .. v i. t 1?'=_.. h:; t in I the e _?7.'lll by P"t e y J ire. A-3 ..t1h'1Z1`T^ of 1,i-- , `~'`" Approved For Release 2009/07/31 CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 ~____` Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Marines.. He rendered medical assistance to the first Marine who was grievously wounded, and was undoubtedly instrumental in saving the man's life ... (he) then ran toward the second Marine, but was again hit by enemy fire, this time in the leg. Nonetheless, he crawled th.e?remaining distance and provided aid for this severely wounded man. He started, to make his way to yet another injured. comrade when he was again struck by small-arms fire. Courageously and with unbelievable determination, he continued his attempt to reach the third Marine until he himself was killed by an enemy rocket round." War is hell, and it sometimes is hardest on people of mercy like Wayne Caron. His family suffered a tragic loss, but. I lmow they are proud of his gallant actions. All of us, as Americans, should not only take pride in his courageous actions, but should also acknowledge the debt that we owe him and others lice him. It is with honor, and humility, that I take part in this ceremony which ensures that his name lives even'though he has died. Some people may think it ironic that one of the most modern and powerful destroyers in the world should be named.for a 'man of mercy., but I don't find it incongruous at. all. Our- country wants pea.ce'; none of us lusts for war and destruction. But peace.d.oes not come easily. In order to assure peace in our own land, we must be prepared to pay the.price.-that it demands. That.price is steep, not only in terms of our financial, natural, and manrpor:or resources, but also in . terms of lives and grief. Long after 'the bills have been.paid and.tfie accounting ledgers are closed, wemust.continuc to remember and be grateful for the sacrifices. made by others to .ensure that we ca,,;n contini.uo our peaceful lives. FT--. Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 -- -- ---- Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 A strong and modern Navy is indispensable in our efforts to achieve and maintain peace. Our present difficulties in defining our proper role in world affairs convince me that a strong Navy is indeed vital to our nation's security. This destroyer, the USS MIUON, represents, too, the vitality of the modern Navy's shipbuilding program. Along with other members of the Spruance class, it will provide an unprecedented anti-submarine capability, as well as a capability to perform many of the more traditional duties of destroyers. This modern anti-submarine capability is growing in importance as the Russian Ballistic Missile Submarine Fleet grows. With the United States as well as the Soviets moving toward putting more warheads beneath the surface, it becomes extremely important,-that we be able to track and destroy enemy submarines before they can unleash their potential nuclear destruction. r~n our cities and the people who live there. The USS CARON and other. Sprua.nce class destroyers will. meet that challenge, I feel. The list of firsts and bests that outfit the ship - from the high speeds and maneuverability provided by its gas turbine engines, to the revolutionary computer-directed underwater fire control systems - make it'a ship worthy to carry the name of Wayne Caron.. But the USS CARON represents yet another tradition - a Mississippi tradition -.that of the shipbuilders of Pascagoula. Ships have been built here for more than. 250 years, starting with wooden--planked and pitch-sealed boats for the Royal French Navy. The years since then have brought the enormous evolution of sailing chips and then the modern technology that has placed. Ingalls shipbuilding, and Litton Industries, in the forefront of developing shipbuilding techniques have made possible ships such as this. As a former Navy man, I Lake p~:id.e in oa?r. State ability to help meet the need: of 01:-- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 -- The 21,000 workers at Ingalls, the family of Corpsman Caron, and. every,American all have a right to be proud of this proud ship. But we also luWv a duty, to remember war means death and destruction. We must never forget those people who .have died to help keep us -free. And we must always remember that even though war is hell, it is better than slavery. In this year leading up to the Bicentennial, this is a good time to reflect on the Revolutionary War slogan, "Live free or Die." We are all free today and hopefully will be tomorrow because of ships like this and men like Wayne Caron. -30- Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 CHRISTENING OF U.S.S. MOOSXBRUGER (DD 980) ON 20 AUGUST 1977 REMARKS BY ADMIRAL ARLEIGH BURKE INTRODUCTIONS IT IS A GREAT HONOR FOR THIS OLD DESTROYER SAILOR TO BE PRESENT TODAY ON THE OCCASION OF CHRISTENING ONE OF OUR FINEST AND NEWEST DESTROYERS WITH THE NAME OF A GALLANT AND HARD FIGHTING NAVAL OFFICER AND MY OWN ESTEEMED CLASSMATE. A NATION CAN PAY NO GREATER TRIBUTE TO A COURAGEOUS MAN WHO HAS WON THE RESPECT AND ADMIRATION OF HIS PEERS AND HIS COUNTRYMEN THAN TO PERPETUATE HIS BATTLE DEEDS BY ASSIGNING HIS NAME TO A MAN-O-WAR. IT IS~ WITH GREAT PRIDE AND DEEP EMOTION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO VICE ADMIRAL MOOSEBRUGER, FOR I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ALL OUR CLASSMATES. OUR FRIENDSHIPS BEGAN WHEN WE ENTERED THE NAVAL ACADEMY TOGETHER 58 YEARS AGO. THERE ARE NO CLOSER FRIENDSHIPS THAN THOSE FORMED WHEN MEN ARE YOUNG AND WHICH ARE INTENSIFIED BY LIFE-TIME SERVICE TOGETHER IN THE CHERISHED BUT DEMANDING NAVY. FREDDIE MOOSEBRUGER HAD A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER BUT IT CAN BE SUMMARIZED BY HIS MAGNIFICENT ACTIONS IN THE SUPERB BATTLE OF VELA GULF AT ABOUT MIDNIGHT on 6-7 AUGUST, 1943. FREDDIE WAS COMMANDER DESTROYERS OF THE SLOT - COM-DES-SLOT - WE CALLED IT. HE HAD SIX WELL TRAINED, HEAVILY ARMED DESTROYERS UNDER HIS COMMAND - ALL EAGER FOR ACTION. HIS ORDERS WERE TO SWEEP THE GULF BETWEEN KOLOMBANGABA AND VELLA - LAVBELLA. ISLANDS, FROM WHERE THE JAPANESE WERE EXPECTED TO REINFORCE AND RESUPPLY THEIR HARD PRESSED GARRISONS ON Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 KOLOMBANGARA. ON THIS CLEAR, DARK, HOT AUGUST NIGHT, ACCORDING TO PLAN, FREDDIE SKILLFULLY MANEUVERED HIS FORCE NEAR THE COAST OF KOLOMBANGABA AND WAITED, JUST A FEW MINUTES BEFORE MIDNIGHT, FOUR FAST JAPANESE DESTROYERS SHOWED UP ON THE RADAR SCREEN. THE MOMENT FOR ACTION AT LAST. HE IMMEDIATELY CLOSED HIS DIVISION TO 6000 YARDS AND LAUNCHED 24 TORPEDOES. BY MIDNIGHT THREE ENEMY DESTROYERS WERE ON THE WAY DOWN. THE FOURTH ONLY, ESCAPED TO THE NORTH. THE BATTLE WAS A CLASSIC SUCCESS. IT PROVED - ONCE AGAIN - THAT KNOWLEDGEABLE, WELL TRAINED MEN, MANNING HEAVILY ARMED, FAST SHIPS AND COMMANDED BY VALIANT; SKILLFUL COMMANDERS CAN INFLICT DISASTROUS DEFEATS EVEN ON A DETERMINED, COMBAT- EXPERIENCED ENEMY. FREDDIE MOOSEBRUGER DEMONSTRATED THAT NIGHT THE QUALITIES TO WHICH ALL NAVAL OFFICERS ASPIRE - AND WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN INSPIRATION TO HIS SUCESSORS. ADMIRAL MOOSEBRUGER HAS ADDED AN ILLUSTRIOUS CHAPTER TO THE HISTORY OF OUR GLORIOUS COUNTRY. SINCE THAT FAMOUS BATTLE 34 YEARS AGO, THERE HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUS CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY - AND IT IS NOT LIKELY THAT A SIMILAR BATTLE WITH SIMILAR WEAPONS WILL EVER BE FOUGHT AGAIN BUT BATTLES IN I I.. THE FUTURE WILL BE WON AS THEY ALWAYS BEEN THROUGHOUT HISTORY - BY COURAGEOUS MEN WITH GOOD EQUIPMENT WHICH THEY KNOW HOW TO USE. NOT ONLY ARE WE NOW LIVING IN AN ERA OF RAPID CHANGES IN EQUIPMENT, TECHNIQUES AND SPEED OF ACTION AND REACTION, - - - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 - Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 BUT IT IS ALSO A TROUBLESOME ERA WITH ARMED CONFLICT IN MANY AREAS OF THE WORLD. NATIONS FACE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WHICH THEY MUST PREPARE THEMSELVES TO MEET - OR FACE EXTINCTION. THESE RAPID CHANGES HAVE INCREASED THE VALUE OF THE USE OF TIME. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TAKES TO GET THINGS DONE. THE TIME TO MAKE A DECISION - THE TIME TO MAKE A STUDY - THE TIME TO BUILD A SHIP - THE TIME TO CREATE A FLEET - THE TIME TO TRAIN MEN. WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THIS IMPORTANT FACTOR LEST WE FIND OURSELVES TO LATE WITH TOO LITTLE. Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 WHAT'S NEW AT INGALLS SHIPBUILDING? MAY, 1976 INGALLS SHIPBUILDING = Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 - Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 WHAT'S NEW ... In The DD 963 Class Destroyer Program? DD 963, SPRUANCE, completed shock tests successfully, March 7-8, 1976 DD 964, PAUL F. FOSTER ? Keel Laid February 6, 1973 ? Launched February 22, 1974 ? Commissioned February 21, 1976 DD 965, KINKAID, has successfully completed contractor's trial ? 12 DD's have been floated off - presently being outfitted at East Bank ? 26 DD's in pre-fabricaion ? 21 DD keels laid to date Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 WHAT'S NEW ... In The LHA General Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship Program? ? LHA 1, TARAWA, Completed: Acceptance Trial - March 5, 1976 Scheduled For Delivery - May, 1976 ? LHA 2, SAIPAN, Boiler/Turbine tests scheduled for April ? LHA 3, BELLEAU WOOD, will be floated off September 18, 1976 (During January a record amount of steel was erected on LHA - 1700 tons, 21 units) ? LHA 4 NASSAU, keel laid - August 1.3, 1973 ? LHA 5, DA NANG, keel will be laid in 1976 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 WHAT'S NEW ... In The Iranian Destroyer Program? IIN DD 993 Contract - Four modified DD 963's for Imperial Iranian Navy - NAVSEC is completing contract plans and specifications - Long lead procurement contract has been initiated at Ingalls Shipbuilding - Ingalls Shipbuilding is supporting NAVSEC with technical studies and document review effort ? Major differences between IIN DD 993 and DD 963 SPRUANCE class destroyers: - Modified combat system - Increased sand/dust filtration for engine intakes - Increased air conditioning capability Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 WHAT'S NEW ... In The AEGIS Destroyer Program? ? DDG 47 - Modification of DD 963 Class Destroyer to add Aegis Combat System - NAVSEC is completing preliminary design for ships - Budget authorization requested - first ship in FY 1977 budget - Ingalls Shipbuilding is supporting effort with technical studies, e.g.: Arrangements Fluid System Trade-Off Studies ? Major Features: - Spy-1 Radar - 1 Mark 26 Launcher - 1 Mark 10 Launcher - Integrated Aegis Combat System - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 - Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 WHAT'S NEW ... In Submarine Overhaul? ? USS SHARK (SSN 591) - In pre-delivery testing ? USS TINOSA (SSN 606) - Undergoing overhaul - One of the first submarines to receive new advanced sonar system - Ingalls Shipbuilding - One of the first yards to install specialized sonar system ? USS GATO (SSN 615) - Planning underway for 1977 overhaul Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 DD 963 Launching Sequence - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 ? 1430 Ton Full Load Displacement ? 35 KT Flank Speed at Full Load (40 KT Option) ? 2000 NM Range at 20 KT ? 630 NM Range at Flank Speed ? Multi-mission - SSW / ASW /AAW ? Gas Turbine Propulsion ? Steel Hull - Aluminum Superstructure ? Full Load Displacement, 620 Tons ? 40 KT Flank Speed ? 3000 NM Range at 15 Knots ? AAW/SSW Mission Capability ? CODOG Engineering Plant Combination Diesel, or Gas Turbine ? Twin Shaft, CRP Propellers ? Waterjet Propulsion Option ? All Aluminum Construction Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 WHAT'S NEW ... At Ingalls Shipbuilding? DD 963 Class Destroyers - well along in production First LHA - acceptance trials completed - ready for delivery Iranian DD 993 program has been initiated Studies of DDG 47 (AEGIS) underway Submarine overhaul work is accelerating Preliminary studies of Patrol Boats, Corvettes, Frigates in process Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 PO BOX 149, PASCAGOULA, MS. 39567 U.S.A. PHONE 601/769-4566 OR.3715, TELEX 589-951, TWX 510-990-3051 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 CR INGALLS SHIPBUILDING tion Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON 30 August 1977 Mrs. Stanfield Turner .Quarters "G" Washington Navy Yard Washington, D. C. 20374 Dear Pat: It is my great pleasure to invite you, on behalf of the Navy, to act as sponsor for the guided missile destroyer JOHN HANOOCK.(DD-981), which will be christened at Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on Satur- day, 22 October 1977. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. JOHN HANCOCK will be one of the principal ships in our Nation's surface Navy of the-future, and I can, think. of no one who would be a more appropriate and gracious sponsor than you.. With a view toward making this a family affair for the Turners, I am writing to your husband to invite him to be the principal speaker at the ceremony. Should you be able to accept my invitation to act as sponsor, the Supervisor of Shipbuilding at Pascagoula, Captain William McGarrah, will provide you additional details regarding the-event. In the meantime, I have enclosed a brochure that explains some of the traditions associated with sponsoring ships of the U. S. Navy. I look forward to hearing from you. With best wishes, L~4s'/t 1-,~`f ~t:Z 7 W. Graham Claytor, Jr. Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Ships of the United States Navy Christening, Launching and Commissioning Second Edition Naval History Division Department of the Navy Washington, D.C., 1975 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Illustration Credits Cover: Painting by Newland Van Powell. Courtesy, the Bruce Gallery, Memphis. Page 2: (Upper left; lower right.) Courtesy, General Dynamics Corporation. Page 4: Courtesy, Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation. Page 6: Courtesy, The Old Print Shop, New York City. All other illustrations are official U.S. Navy photographs. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C., 20402 - Price 45 cents STOCK NUMBER 008-046-00081-6 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Ships of the United States Navy Christening, Launching and Commissioning prepared by John C. Reilly Jr. Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Keel Laying (Clockwise from upper left) The first hull assembly of Wichita (AOR-1) rests on the building ways; the keel of Memphis (SSN-691) is authenticated with a welder's torch; the first hull ring of a nu- clear submarine is ready for laying in place; and the keel of Nimitz (CVAN-68) is authenticated with a hammer and steel punch. Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 -_ Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Foreword Christening, launching, and commissioning are bench marks of abiding importance in the history of a United States Navy ship. One sees in these closely related events a striking parallel to the human experience of those Americans, young and not so young, who man the ships for our nation's defense on the oceans of the world. If launching may be likened to birth, and christening the endowment of individuality, then at commissioning the ship is at the threshold of a productive and rewarding maturity. Ancient seafaring peoples, rimming the Mediterranean, launched their ships with rituals having religious overtones. These practices, varying in form as nations and cultures evolved through the centuries, have carried over to the present christening and launching ceremonies. In contrast, formal commissioning ceremonies for new ships would seem to be of more recent origin. This small publication supersedes one, now out of print, prepared under the direction of my able predecessor, Rear Admiral E. M. Eller. It presents a brief resume of the historical background and significance of christening, launching, and commissioning. Hopefully, it will prove both informative and interesting to a wide audience including the sponsors, the shipbuilders, and the officers and men of the United States Navy. E. B. HOOPER Vice Admiral, USN (Ret) Director of Naval History Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Mrs. Gerald Ford christens the nuclear submarine Dace (SSN-607), 18 August 1962. Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 CHRISTENING AND LAUNCHING "In the name of the United States I christen thee ," proclaims the sponsor while she shatters the ceremonial bottle of champagne against the gleaming bow of a new ship towering above her. As if the sponsor's very words have injected a spark of life, the ship begins to move slowly from the security of the building way to the water environment where she will play her destined role for the defense of the United States. It is uniquely fitting that this dramatic moment during the launching of a naval vessel be placed in the hands of a woman. When a woman accepts the Secretary of the Navy's invitation to sponsor a new ship, she has agreed to stand as the central figure in an event with a heritage reaching backward into the dim recesses of recorded history. Just as the passage of years has witnessed momentous changes in ships, so also has the christening-launching cere- monial form we know today evolved from earlier practices. Nevertheless, the tradition, meaning, and spiritual overtones remain ever constant. The vastness, power, and unpredictability of the sea must certainly have awed the first sailors to venture far from shore. Instinctively, they would seek divine protection for themselves and their craft. A Babylonian narrative dating from the third millenium B.C., describes the comple- tion of a ship: Openings to the water I stopped; I searched for cracks and the wanting parts I fixed; Three sari of bitumen I poured over the outside; To the gods I caused oxen to be sacrificed. Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans called on their gods to protect seamen. The favor of the British ship-of-the-line Prince of Wales slides into the water in 1794. Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 monarch of the seas-Poseidon in Greek my- thology, the Roman Neptune-was evoked. Ship launching participants in ancient Greece wreathed their heads with olive branches, drank wine to honor the gods, and poured water on the new vessel as a symbol of blessing. Shrines were carried on board Greek and Roman ships, and this practice extended into the Middle Ages. The shrine was usually placed at the quarter- deck; on a modern United States Navy ship, the quarterdeck area still has a special ceremonial significance. Different peoples and cultures shaped the re- ligious ceremonies surrounding a ship launch- ing. Jews and Christians alike customarily used wine and water as they called upon God to safeguard them at sea. Intercession of the saints and the blessing of the church were asked by Christians. Ship launchings in the Ottoman Em- pire were accompanied by prayers to Allah, the sacrifice of sheep, and appropriate feasting. The Vikings are said to have offered human sacrifice to appease the angry gods of the northern seas. Chaplain Henry Teonge of Britain's Royal ?a ??@ // I I I 11.1 I I 6 9/ t I W i t l i l f//: .- 14 Navy left an interesting account of a warship launch, a "briganteen of 23 oars," by the Knights of Malta in 1675: Two fryers and an attendent went into the vessel, and kneeling down prayed halfe an houre, and layd their hands on every mast, and other places of the vessel, and sprinkled her all over with holy water. Then they came out and hoysted a pendent to signify she was a man of war; then at once thrust her into the water. While the liturgical aspects of ship christen- ings continued in Catholic countries, the Refor- mation seems, for a time, to have put a stop to them in Protestant Europe. By the seventeenth century, for example, English launchings were secular affairs. The christening party for the launch of the 64 gun ship-of-the-line Prince Royal in 1610 included the Prince of Wales and famed naval constructor Phineas Pett, who was master shipwright at the Woolwich yard. Pett described the proceedings: The noble Prince . . . accompanied with the Lord Admiral and the great lords, were The launch of ship-of-the-line Washington from a covered shipway at Portsmouth Navy Yard on 1 October 1814 is shown in this print, by an unknown artist. Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Sloop-of-war John Adams awaits her christening at Norfolk, 16 November 1830. on the poop, where the standing great gilt cup was ready filled with wine to name the ship so soon as she had been afloat, accord- ing to ancient custom and ceremony per- formed -at such times, and heaving the standing cup overboard. His Highness then standing upon the poop with a selected com- pany only, besides the trumpeters, with a great deal of expression of princely joy, and with the ceremony of drinking in the stand- ing cup, threw all the wine forwards to- wards the Half-deck, and solemnly calling her by name of the Prince Royal, the trum- pets sounding the while, with many gra- cious words to me, gave the standing cup into my hands. The "standing cup" was a large loving cup fashioned of precious metal. When the ship be- gan to slide down the ways, the presiding offi- cial took a ceremonial sip of wine from the cup, and poured the rest on the deck or over the bow. Usually the cup was thrown overboard and belonged to the lucky retriever. As navies grew larger and launchings more frequent, economy dictated that the costly cup be caught in a net for reuse at other launchings. Late in seventeenth-century Britain, the "standing cup" ceremony was replaced by the practice of break- ing a bottle across the bow. Sponsors of English warships were custom- arily members of the royal family, senior naval officers, or Admiralty officials. A few civilians were invited to sponsor Royal Navy ships dur- ing the nineteenth century, and women became sponsors for the first time. In 1875, a religious element was returned to naval christenings by Princess Alexandra, wife of the Prince of Wales, when she introduced an Anglican choral service in the launching ceremony for battleship Alex- andra. The usage continues with the singing of Psalm 107 with its special meaning to mariners: III Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 They that go down to the sea in ships; That do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep. French ship launchings and christenings in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries were accompanied by unique rites closely re- sembling marriage and baptismal ceremonies. A godfather for the new ship presented a god- mother with a bouquet of flowers as both said the ship's name. No bottle was broken, but a priest pronounced the vessel named and blessed it with holy water. American ceremonial practices for christening and launching quite naturally had their roots in Europe. Descriptions of launching Revolution- ary War naval vessels are not plentiful, but a local newspaper detailed the launch of Con- tinental frigate Raleigh at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in May 1776: On Tuesday the 21st inst. the Continental Frigate of thirty-two guns, built at this place, . . . was Launched amidst the accla- mation of many thousand spectators. She is esteemed by all those who are judges that have seen her, to be one of the compleatest ships ever built in America. The unwearied diligence and care of the three Master- Builders ... and the good order and indus- try of the Carpenters, deserve particular notice; scarcely a single instance of a per- son's being in liquor, or any difference among the men in the yard during the time of her building, every man with pleasure exerting himself to the utmost; and altho' the greatest care was taken that only the best of timber was used, and the work per- form'd in a most masterly manner, the whole time from her raising to the day she launched did not exceed sixty working days, and what afforded a most pleasing view (which was manifest in the counte- nances of the Spectators) this noble fabrick was compleatly to her anchors in the main channel, in less than six minutes from the time she run, without the least hurt; and what is truly remarkable, not a single per- son met with the least accident in launch- ing, tho' near five hundred men were A Navy ship may occasionally have more than one sponsor. Two granddaughters of Admiral Albert Gleaves christened destroyer Gleaves (DD-423) on 9 December 1939. employed in and about her when run off. It was customary for the builders to celebrate a ship launching. Rhode Island authorities, charged with overseeing construction of frigates Warren and Providence, voted the sum of fifty dollars to the master builder of each yard "to be expended in providing an entertainment for the carpenters that worked on the ships." Five pounds was spent for lime juice for the launching festivities of frigate Delaware at Phila- delphia, suggesting that the "entertainment" included a potent punch with lime juice as an ingredient. No mention of christening a Continental Navy ship during the American Revolution has come to light. The first ships of the Continental Navy, Alfred, Cabot, Andrew Doria, and Colum- bus, were former merchantmen and their names were assigned during conversion and outfitting. Later, when Congress authorized the construc- tion of thirteen frigates, no names were assigned until after four had launched. The first description we have of an American warship christening is that of Constitution, fa- mous "Old Ironsides," at Boston, 21 October 1797. Her sponsor, Captain James Sever, USN, stood on the weather deck at the bow. "At fif- teen minutes after twelve she commenced a movement into. the water with such steadiness, majesty and exactness as to fill every heart with Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 - Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 They that go down to the sea in ships; That do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep. French ship launchings and christenings in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries were accompanied by unique rites closely re- sembling marriage and baptismal ceremonies. A godfather for the new ship presented a god- mother with a bouquet of flowers as both said the ship's name. No bottle was broken, but a priest pronounced the vessel named and blessed it with holy water. American ceremonial practices for christening and launching quite naturally had their roots in Europe. Descriptions of launching Revolution- ary War naval vessels are not plentiful, but a local newspaper detailed the launch of Con- tinental frigate Raleigh at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in May 1776: On Tuesday the 21st inst. the Continental Frigate of thirty-two guns, built at this place, . . . was Launched amidst the accla- mation of many thousand spectators. She is esteemed by all those who are judges that have seen her, to be one of the compleatest ships ever built in America. The unwearied diligence and care of the three Master- Builders ... and the good order and indus- try of the Carpenters, deserve particular notice; scarcely a single instance of a per- son's being in liquor, or any difference among the men in the yard during the time of her building, every man with pleasure exerting himself to the utmost; and altho' the greatest care was taken that only the best of timber was used, and the work per- form'd in a most masterly manner, the whole time from her raising to the day she launched did not exceed sixty working days, and what afforded a most pleasing view (which was manifest in the counte- nances of the Spectators) this noble fabrick was compleatly to her anchors in the main channel, in less than six minutes from the time she run, without the least hurt; and what is truly remarkable, not a single per- son met with the least accident in launch- ing, tho' near five hundred men were A Navy ship may occasionally have more than one sponsor. Two granddaughters of Admiral Albert Gleaves christened destroyer Gleaves (DD-423) on 9 December 1939. employed in and about her when run off. It was customary for the builders to celebrate a ship launching. Rhode Island authorities, charged with overseeing construction of frigates Warren and Providence, voted the sum of fifty dollars to the master builder of each yard "to be expended in providing an entertainment for the carpenters that worked on the ships." Five pounds was spent for lime juice for the launching festivities of frigate Delaware at Phila- delphia, suggesting that the "entertainment" included a potent punch with lime juice as an ingredient. No mention of christening a Continental Navy ship during the American Revolution has come to light. The first ships of the Continental Navy, Alfred, Cabot, Andrew Doria, and Colum- bus, were former merchantmen and their names were assigned during conversion and outfitting. Later, when Congress authorized the construc- tion of thirteen frigates, no names were assigned until after four had launched. The first description we have of an American warship christening is that of Constitution, fa- mous "Old Ironsides," at Boston, 21 October 1797. Her sponsor, Captain James Sever, USN, stood on the weather deck at the bow. "At fif- teen minutes after twelve she commenced a movement into. the water with such steadiness, majesty and exactness as to fill every heart with Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 - Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Nuclear-powered Polaris submarine Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631) is launched on 2 November 1963. Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Navy Benjamin P. Tracy wet the bow of Maine, the Navy's first steel battleship, with champagne at the New York Navy Yard, 18 November 1890. The effects of national prohibition on alco- holic beverages were reflected to some extent in ship christenings. Cruisers Pensacola and Hous- ton, for example, were christened with water; the submarine V-6 with cider. However, battleship California appropriately received her name with California wine in 1919. Champagne returned, but for the occasion only, in 1922 for the launch of light cruiser Trenton. Rigid naval airships -Los Angeles, Shenan- doah, Akron, and Macon, built during the 1920s and early 1930s, were carried on the Naval Ves- sel Register, and formally commissioned. The earliest First Lady to act as sponsor was Mrs. Calvin Coolidge who christened dirigible Los Angeles. When Mrs. Herbert Hoover chris- tened Akron in 1931, the customary bottle was not used. Instead, the First Lady pulled a cord which opened a hatch in the airship's towering nose to release a flock of pigeons. Thousands of ships of every description, the concerted effort of mobilized American indus- try, came off the ways during World War II to be molded into the mightiest navy the world had ever seen. The historic christening-launching ceremonies continued, but travel restrictions, other wartime considerations, and sheer num- bers dictated that such occasions be less elabo- rate than those in the years before the nation was engaged in desperate worldwide combat. The actual physical process of launching a Side-launching of Connole (DE-1056) at Westwego, Louisiana, 20 July 1968. Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 new ship from her building site to the water in- Missile frigate Halsey (DLG-23) fits out at San volves three principal methods. Oldest, most Francisco, 1962. familiar, and most widely used is the "end-on" launch in which the vessel slides, usually stern first, down an inclined shipway. The "side launch," whereby the ship enters the water broadside, came into nineteenth-century use on inland waters, rivers, and lakes, and was given the World War II building major im etus b y p 7W program. Another method involves ships built in basins or graving docks. When ready, ships constructed in this manner are floated by admit- ting water into the dock. Fitting Out and Commissioning Christening and launching are the inseparable elements which endow a ship hull with her iden- tity. Yet, just as many developmental milestones must be passed before one takes his place in society, so too must the newly-launched vessel pass such milestones before she is completed and considered ready to be designated a commis- sioned ship of the United States Navy. The en- gineering plant, weapon and electronic systems, galley, and multitudinous other equipment re- quired to transform the new hull into an operat- ing and habitable warship are installed and tested. The prospective commanding officer, ship's officers, the petty officers, and seamen who will form the crew report for training and in- tensive familiarization with their new ship. Crew and ship must function in total unison if full potential and maximum effectiveness are to be realized. The most modern naval vessel em- bodying every advantage of advanced technology is only as good as those who man her. Prior to commissioning, the new ship under- goes sea trials during which deficiencies needing correction are uncovered. The preparation and readiness time between christening-launching and commissioning may be as much as three years for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to as brief as twenty days for a World War II landing ship. Monitor, of Civil War fame, was commis- sioned less than three weeks after launch. Commissioning in the early United States Navy under sail was attended by no ceremony. An officer designated to command a new ship Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 received orders similar to those isued to Captain Thomas Truxtun in 1798: Sir, I have it in command from the presi- dent of the United States, to direct you to repair with all due speed on board the ship Constellation lying at Baltimore. It is required that no Time be lost in car- rying the Ship into deep water, taking on board her Cannon, Ammunition, Water, Provisions & Stores of every kind-complet- ing what work is yet to be done shipping her Complement of Seamen and Marines, and preparing her in every respect for Sea ... It is the President's express Orders, that you employ the most vigorous Exer- tions, to accomplish these several Objects and to put your Ship as speedily as possible in a situation to sail at the shortest notice. Captain Truxtun's orders reveal that a pro- spective commanding officer had responsibility for overseeing construction details, outfitting the ship, and recruiting his crew. When a cap- tain of this period in our history determined that his new ship was ready to take to sea, he mustered the crew on deck, read his orders, broke the national ensign and distinctive com- missioning pennant, caused the watch to be set, and the first entry to be made in the log. Thus, the ship was placed in commission. Commissionings were not public affairs and, unlike christening-launching ceremonies, no accounts of them are to be found in contempo- rary newspapers. The first specific references to commissioning located in naval records is a letter of 6 November 1863 from Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles to all navy yards and stations. The Secretary directed: "Hereafter the command- ants of navy yards and stations will inform the Department, by special report of the date when each vessel preparing for sea service at their Frigate United States flies her commissioning pennant at the mainmast head. p Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Guided-missile destroyer Robison (DDG-12) is placed in commission, 9 December 1961. respective commands, is placed in commission." Subsequently, various editions of Navy Regu- lations mentioned the act of putting a ship in commission, but details of a commissioning cere- mony were not prescribed. Through custom and usage, however, a fairly standard practice emerged, the essentials of which are outlined in current Navy Regulations. Officers and crew members of the new ship are assembled on the quarterdeck or other suit- able area. Formal transfer of the ship to the prospective commanding officer is done by the Naval District Commandant or his representa- tive. The transferring officer reads the commis- sioning directive, the national anthem is played, the ensign is hoisted, and commissioning pen- nant broken. The prospective commanding officer reads his orders, assumes command, and the first watch is set.* In recent years, commissionings have come to be public occasions more than heretofore had been the practice. Guests, including the ship's sponsor, are frequently invited to attend, and a prominent individual may deliver a commis- sioning address. On 3 May 1975, more than twenty thousand people witnessed the commis- sioning of U.S.S. Nimitz (CVAN-68) at Norfolk, Virginia. The carrier's sponsor, daughter of the late Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, was in- troduced, and the President of the United States was the principal speaker. Whether for a massive nuclear aircraft car- rier, destroyer, submarine, or amphibious type, the brief but impressive commissioning cere- mony completes the cycle from christening and launching to full status as a ship of the United States Navy. Now, regardless of size and mission, the vessel and her crew stand ready to take their place in America's historic heritage of the sea. * Craft assigned to Naval Districts and shore bases for local use, such as harbor tugs and floating drydocks, are not usually placed "in commission" but are in an "in service" status. They do fly the national ensign, but not a commissioning pennant. Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 LAUNCHING OF THE PHILADELPHIA SSN 690 PROGRAM ? NATIONAL ANTHEM U.S. Coast Guard Band ? INVOCATION The Reverend John O'Brian Indianapolis, Indiana ? WELCOME Joseph D. Pierce General Manager, Electric Boat Division Vice President, General Dynamics ? REMARKS David S. Lewis Chairman of the Board General Dynamics ? INTRODUCTION OF SECRETARY OF THE NAVY J. WILLIAM MIDDENDORF, II Mr. Lewis ? INTRODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL SPEAKER Mr. Middendorf ? ADDRESS The Honorable Hugh Scott United States Senator from Pennsylvania ? INTRODUCTION OF ADMIRAL RICKOVER Mr. Lewis ? INTRODUCTION OF SPONSOR Admiral H.G. Rickover, USN Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program ? CHRISTENING Mrs. Hugh Scott Representative schedules of events for christening and commissioning ceremonies. U. S. S. ROBISON (DDG-12) Commissioning Ceremony Band Selections Boston Naval Base Band Ensign, Jack and Commission Pennant are hoisted as the band plays the National Anthem. The ship is now in commission. Invocation Commander James J. Cullinan, CHC, USNR Welcoming Remarks Rear Admiral William A. Brockett, USN Commander, Boston Naval Shipyard Introduction of Rear Admiral Carl F. Espe, USN Commandant, First Naval District Rear Admiral William A. Brockett, USN Remarks and Introduction of Rear Admiral Paul D. Stroop, USN Chief, Bureau of Naval Weapons Rear Admiral Carl F. Espe, USN Address Rear Admiral Paul D. Stroop, USN Reading of Navy Department Orders to Commission USS ROBISON (DDG?12) Rear Admiral Carl F. Espe, USN Reading of Commanding Officer's Orders Commander Donald Vance Cox, USN Commanding Officer Assumes Command * First Watch is set by Executive Officer Lieutenant Commander William F. Regan Commanding Officer gives the order for the personal flag of Commandant of the First Naval District to be broken at the truck. Ruffles and Flourishes. Admiral's March: Remarks Commander Donald Vance Cox, USN Benediction Lieutenant John C. Frederickson, CHC, USNR Band Selections Boston Naval Base Band Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 I II L ,,l L Among her FIRSTS for the U.S. Navy: First warship to use gas turbines for main propulsion First warship to use gas turbines for electric generators First warship to emphasize habitability requirements First warship with all-digital fire control First destroyer-type ship with an automated engineering plant First warship to provide air conditioning at 71 -deg effective temperature First ship to have integrated, remote control over-the-side torpedo system First ship for which contractor procured 90 percent of mission equipment First vessel with warranty/guarantee clause covering proof of design performance First vessel designed by a contractor and subject to performance proof tests First warship for which contractor is responsible for crew training First modern warship with contractor-developed computer software Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Reprinted From ;, ,,,,;, Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Drunso~g_,neO- United States Seapower in the Sev- enties is synonymous with Spru- ance-the new Navy destroyer devel- oped to maintain America's strength on the world's seas and deter war into the 21st Century. Designed primarily for submarine tracking and anti-sub- marine warfare, the advanced de- stroyer will cope with present and fu- ture threats from nuclear attack and missile-launching submarines. The new destroyer is versatile and multi-mission, and will operate with equal effectiveness alone or in large carrier task forces. It can bombard enemy shore positions, support am- phibious assaults, escort military and merchant ship convoys, perform sur- veillance and trailing of hostile surface ships as well as submarines, establish blockades and undertake search and rescue operations. This new destroyer, the first of an initial fleet of 30, was designed and a ntac U. produced by Ingalls Shipbuilding divi- sion of Litton Industries in Pasca- goula, Miss. Ingalls has the total re- sponsibility for producing this new fleet-from design, procurement, in- tegration and installation of the exten- sive electronics systems to logistics support. ` Ingalls designed the destroyers to meet Navy mission requirements at the lowest possible cost during the operat- ing life of the ships. In finalizing the design, Ingalls used computers to ana- lyze - many different ships on paper with varying combinations of. hulls, propulsion systems and other charac- teristics prior to selecting the best combination. The new destroyer is a large ship, capable of carrying a formidable array of weapons and electronic equipment at high speeds over a long range. At 563 ft 4 in. long, a beam of 55 ft, draft of 29 ft and a displacement of 7800 enca s strength U tons fully loaded, Spruance is almost twice as large as the latest destroyers to be built for the fleet-the Forrest Sherman-class, produced between 1955 and 1959. The Sherman-class ships have a maximum length of 425 ft and a displacement of 4050 tons. Along with its size, the Spruance has high speed combined with maneu- verability. It is the first major combat ship in the U.S. Navy to be powered with four marine gas turbine engines. These turbines, which are derived from jet aircraft engine technology, produce more than 20,000 horsepower each to drive the ship at speeds in ex- cess of 30 knots. The gas turbine en- gines are more compact and lighter than steam turbines, are easier to maintain and automate, are more quickly repaired or replaced, and can be started cold in only a few minutes rather than the hour or more needed for steam plants. Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 on the high seas The ship has twin screws, twin rud- ders and staggered twin main propul- sion spaces, each containing two gas turbine engines. It has controllable, reversible pitch twin propellers, giving the ship a high degree of maneuvera- bility. Besides controlling direction of the ship, the pitch of the propellers can be' tuned to achieve maximum ef- ficiency for long-range cruising, or for maximum silence during anti-subma- rine warfare missions. During normal operations the destroyer cruises on two engines, going to three and then to four for greater speeds. The effectiveness of Spruance against submarines will be far greater, particularly at high speeds, than that of present U.S. Navy destroyers. For detecting enemy submarines, Sprii- ance has the most advanced surface ship sonar operational in the Navy to- day, and ship silencing techniques have been stressed throughout the de- ships of similar size and lesser ca- pability: The reduction in personnel, alone, is expected to save the Navy more than a billion dollars during the life of this class of new destroyers. Other savings will result from the reliability and maintainability, of the electronic systems, a consideration in the earliest phases of ship design.In- galls' Integrated Logistics Systems personnel planned the location and spacing of the electronic equipment for longest life and maintenance 'ac- cessibility, as well as operating effi- ciency. This support group also deter- mined skill levels necessary to main- tain the equipment, spare part re- quirements, and components where lower costs may be realized by replac- ing rather than repairing parts. Although ships are built for a life cycle of 'some 30 years, the new de- stroyers are designed to be up-dated with. new weapons and supporting electronics systems at the,lowest possi- ble cost as this equipment becomes available through new technology. Weapons and electronic spaces aboard the Spruance were planned with adequate margins for-the addi- tional weight, space, and power-that more systems or more advanced elec- tronics may require in the future. The size and displacement. of the destroy- ers, as well as the over-all ship design, are planned so the ship will maintain its stability and design efficiency when more or larger systems are added.' In' addition to eliminating the ne- cessity for extensive structural changes to the ship; other design 'fea- tures allow replacement of equipment sign and construction of the ships, to in the ship at the least cost. with the enhance the submarine detection ca- least time out of service. pability. The weapons and electronics in the The efficient hull design mini- Spruance-class destroyers are placed mizes roll and pitch .to assure ..the, . aboard ship as an entire, system after highest possible accuracy of the weap, they have been thoroughly tested on ons and detection systems while also reducing resistance and drag to pro- land. All the electronic equipment for one system is placed together in the vide fuel savings at high speeds. same compartment aboard ship,' en- In addition to the shape and 'pro- tirely integrated, with only the connec- pulsion of the ship, there are others' tions to remote equipment and power factors involved in operating efficiency _ sources remaining incomplete. and reducing the life cycle costs of the . For modernization, the entire sys- destroyers. One of the most important tem can be easily disconnected from considerations in Ingalls' design was external equipment in the same man- the size of the crew. Through use of ner, and replaced with, a newer system automation and advanced technology 'in much less time than normally- re-in the propulsion, armament and elec- quired. The replacement system can tronic systems, and the use of support- be assembled, tested and' pro- ing equipment requiring minimum 'grammed, and crew members trained maintenance, the crew size has been in its operation, while the electronic reduced to about 250 officers and en- system is still on land, and the ship, listed men, less than 80 percent of the which is to receive the new equipment, crew required for modern combat is still at sea. L Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Litton had total responsibility for DD-963 j USS SPNUAREE [0D-963] The DD-963 is unlike any destroyer ever to fly the United States flag-big- ger, more powerful, more sophisti- cated and built for rapid, economical future modernization. Unlike previous Navy shipbuilding contracts, Spru- ance was not built to meet detailed specifications already generated by the Navy. Ingalls has total responsibil- ity for the shipbuilding program, and has worked closely with the Navy from the earliest stages of concept and de- sign in producing a ship that meets all the requirements demanded of a new class of modern, naval combat ships. With total responsibility for the Rosenblatt had important role in DD-963 program M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc. (MR&S), naval architects and marine engi- neers with offices in New York City, Washington, San Francisco and San Diego, played a significant part in the DD-963 program. During the pro- posal and contract definition phases, MR&S was Litton's principalnaval architectural consultant. During the development and production phases of the program, MR&S provided major design support, handling a signifi- cant portion of the detail design work. The firm's participation in the program began in July 1967, prior to the issuance of the Request for Proposal (RFP) for competition for the con- tract definition phase. Many concepts that formed the basis of the suc- cessful Litton proposal for the DD-963 class destroyer were developed during this phase of the program, with significant support from MR&S. During the contract definition phase competition, Rosenblatt played a major role in the development of the conceptual design'of the gas turbine destroyer that became the prototype of the concept later adopted for the preliminary allocated base line configuration. During the contract definition phase, Litton assembled, at Culver City, California, a team of highly qualified naval architects, engineers, systems analysts and other experts. MR&S was assigned the primary responsibil- ity for naval architecture, under Litton guidance, and played a leading part in the development of the DD-963 general arrangement, hull sys- tems including the adoption of the sing le-arm.davit for boat handling, and other significant hull features. After the award of the design and procurement contract to Litton, Rosenblatt participated in the system design development and led the development of system requirements as well as many engineering change proposals such as one involving a change in ship size. The detail design phase of the program found MR&S participating on a larger scale in the design effort. Work included development of compos- ites for all ship systems in Modules 1 (hull, fwd) and 3 (hull, aft), and the detail design of air conditioning and ventilation systems, steam heating, steam drains, air conditioning chilled water piping, wireways and lighting in these modules; also, major work on degaussing system wireways, and equipment and machinery foundations. program Ingalls has developed or sub- contracted virtually all of the elec- tronic and mechanical equipment to go aboard the ships. This is a depar- ture from traditional Naval construc- tion programs in which there is a large amount. of Government-furnished equipment. With nearly 30 percent of the total cost of each ship related to its elec- tronic systems, their procurement, in- tegration, testing and installation is one of the-most vital parts of the over- all shipbuilding program. To insure the reliability of the electronic sys- tems, Ingalls/Litton constructed sev- eral new, innovative facilities. In Southern California, Litton built a Command and Control Shore Station for initial testing of the destroyers' computer hardware and developing the computer programs. At the shipyard in Pascagoula, Mis- sissippi, the company constructed a Land-Based Test Facility that is hand- ling the final testing of electronics for the destroyers. Here the components of each system are assembled in the exact configurations in which they will go aboard ship. Once the components have been integrated into the system and met the requirements of a rigid test procedure with simulated combat conditions, they remain assembled on a steel platen to be installed aboard ship as one unit. All the command and control sys- tems, including computers and dis- plays, gun and missile firing control systems, surveillance systems, exterior communications and electronic navi- gation systems, are tested in Litton's Land-Based Test Facility. Operating at peak capacity, the facility can con- currently test complete electronic sys- tems for three ships. Litton's Data Systems division is re- sponsible for the integration and test- ing of the shipboard electronics as well as the design of certain key sys- tems, under a subcontract to Ingalls. Under the DD-963 contract, Ingalls also provides comprehensive logistic support including engineering the reli- ability and maintainability of ship- board equipment, preparation of maintenance manuals, specifying spare part requirements, determining the size of the crew, and training these 4 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 class concept, design and construction officers and enlisted men. technical milestones relating primarily tems aboard ship. There are a total of In measuring the progress on the to the propulsion system and com- 14 milestones to measure the entire DD-963 program, the Navy and Con- puter software programs that make up DD-963 program, and all have been gress were aided by a series of major the most innovative and critical sys- met. VV F UN ASSOCIATED AMPLIFIER LOUDSPEAKER RADIO SET UHF CHANNEL SELECTOR LOUDSPEAKER AMPLIFIER SECURE EXTENSION TELEPHONE VIEW OF THE BRIDGE aboard the DD-963. Ship's control console is at left in photograph 5 COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 USS SPRURR E [0D-963] CENTRAL COMMAND/CONTROL STATION monitors and controls both engine rooms and auxiliary equipment from one central location Gas turbine amain propulsion gives great The commissioning of the Spruance paied to a low-speed diesel engine in- represents an historic milestone in the, stallation of the same power, the en- Navy's long and proud history. For` tire gas turbine takes up about the with the Spruance the Navy is going to same space as one cylinder: The gas sea with its first all-gas-turbine-pow- turbines weigh less than 40 percent of ered combat ship, the forerunner of another propulsion plant of equal several fleets of combat ships powered power. by gas turbines that will play an ever- The gas turbines require a bare increasing role in maintaining free- minimum of auxiliaries, and their dom on the seas. simplicity offers wide-spread advan- This first of 30 DD-963 destroyers tages in maintenance and ease of au- has four General Electric LM2500 tomated operation. Simple controls, marine gas turbine power plants-for which are more rapidly adapted to au- main propulsion, basically the same tomation throughout the ship, allow engine used in the C-SA and DC-10. the; Spruance to operate with a total Three additional gas turbines, built by complement of approximately 250 of- Detroit Diesel Allison division of Gen- ficers and enlisted men. The engineer- eral Motors, drive generators for the ing! department of the Spruance has ship's electrical power. approximately 54 officers and men, In.deciding on the use of gas tur- while a steam plant would require bines to power all the Spruance class more than 100. For this ship, the nor- ships, Ingalls considered the many ad- mal underway engineering watch sec- vantages of these jet aircraft engines tion will consist of five men. The same that have been successfully applied to size ship, run on steam, requires 18. shipboard use. Compared with steam Survivability was one of the main or diesel installations, the gas turbines considerations in the design and con- offer great; savings in space and struction of the Spruance. With the weight. An entire gas turbine propul- elimination of much of the auxiliary Sion, engine takes up less space than equipment, such as pumps, blowers, the main condenser of a steam plant vacuum arrangements, tubing and of equal horsepower. And when com- piping, made possible.by the use of gas turbines, the propulsion system is much less vulnerable than steam plants to -shock and battle damage. In the event of damage to the few propul- sion auxiliaries that do exist, practi- cally all are designed to be replaced by the ship's crew with a modular on- board spare. Additionally, the engine rooms and auxiliary machinery spaces. on the Spruance are located to provide the maximum degree of survivability. The propulsion for each shaft is separated by two auxiliary machinery spaces ,providing three watertight bulkheads between each plant. For the same pro- tection, the three ship. service gas tur- bine generator sets, along with their waste heat boilers, are located in each engine room and a third generator is located as far aft as possible, with an- other three bulkheads separating it from the aft engine room. The four gas turbines produce more than 20,000 horsepower each to drive the ship at speeds in excess of 30 knots. They are designed to operate on either Navy distillate fuel, Navy diesel or JP-5, with each engine room being served by a complete and independent fuel oil service system. Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 ENGINE ENCLOSURE savings in space and weight Two turbines are located side by side in each engine room.. The ship normally cruises with two engines op- erating, one powering each shaft from each engine room. Since the gas tur- bines are all unidirectional and rotate clockwise, the turbines in the star- board engine room are reversed to provide inboard shaft rotation. The high-speed stage of the reduction gear is mirror-imaged to accommodate the location of the engines, but the gear- ing itself is.not changed. The main engine room provides complete interchangeability of all main engines. Each turbine is con- tained in a noise-reducing, airtight en- closure, which provides engine cool- ing, sound silencing, lighting, and rapid fire-extinguishing capability. Each of the four modules is 26 ft 6 in. long, 9 ft wide and 9 ft 6 in. high. Reduction gear assemblies for main propulsion, supplied by West- inghouse Electric, are locked train, double reduction assemblies. Clutches connect the gas turbines to the high- speed elements of the reduction gear. The clutches are forced synchron- ized/positive engagement and locking type. The reduction gear/clutch has the capability- to transmit the full torque of either of two gas turbines in- dependently, or of both engines simul- taneously. It can also smoothly trans- fer from one gas turbine per reduction gear to the other engine, or from one- engine operation to two-engine opera- tion without affecting ship speed. The reduction gear has a full power torque output of 1,281,000 ft-lb. The reduction gear also supports the controllable-reversible pitch pro- pellers (CRP) oil distribution box, and the gear shaft provides a path through the gear for hydraulic oil and ship si- lencing air lines. The gear includes drives for main lube oil and propeller backup hydraulic pumps. The intake duct system for the pro- pulsion engines is constructed to pro- vide an efficient air flow free of water or salt, and to provide anti-ice protec- tion. The inlet system includes a high- hat inlet, moisture separators, intake louvers, blow-in doors, cooling ducts, cooling air fans, cooling duct silencers and main duct silencers. The exhaust duct system is constructed to dis- charge the exhaust gases so they are not reingested into the inlet and do not overheat equipment on the mast. The CRP propeller provides opera- tion from full speed ahead to full speed astern, for crash stopping and for maneuvering the ship at low speeds. The CRP system includes the hub and blades, shaft tubes, oil distri- bution box, hydraulic oil power mod- ule and associated tanks and lines. Each propeller has five blades and measures 17 feet in diameter overall. For electrical power the three identical gas turbine generator sets are each rated at 2000 kw. The gas turbine engine and gear box portion of the generator set is mounted inside an acoustical enclosure. Each generator set has its own independent lubricat- ing oil and seawater cooling system, and the gas turbine and gearbox have a common synthetic lube oil system, which is seawater cooled. The exhaust gases from all three generator sets are routed through : waste-heat boilers, which are rated at 12,000 lb/hr. The waste-heat boilers , generate auxiliary steam for bulk and special heating requirements such as the ASROC launcher deicer, fuel oil heat- ers, distilling. plants, hot water heat- ers, laundry and galley. There is suffi- cient steam so that vital services can - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 ---- - WASTE HEAT BOILER Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 U55 SPRUAIILE [DD-963] EACH GAS TURBINE is housed in airtight acoustical chamber that has sufficient accessibility for normal maintenance and minor repairs be provided from one boiler, and all additional steam required is provided with two units operating. During ship construction two pro-. pulsion gas turbines and one reduc- tion gear are mounted on a common bed plate to facilitate installation and noise isolation. Most of the installa- tion and alignment work is done in an erection shop where access and gen- eral working conditions are much bet- ter than aboard ship, significantly im- proving the efficiency and accuracy of the work. The bedplate is moved to the ship with the reduction gear and gas turbines installed and completely aligned. Optical sightings are shot to define the propulsion shafting centerlines af- ter both of the engine room bed plates are landed on the ship and after con- struction nears completion as to weld- ing and total weight. The shaft struts and the stern tubes are then bored and the lineshaft bearings are installed. The bedplates are aligned to the shaft- ing and secured on temporary chocks. The internals required by the CRP propeller and the air system are then installed, followed by the propeller and finally by the oil distribution boxes. After launching, the alignment of the entire propulsion system is veri- fied and final chocks are installed un- der, the lineshaft bearings and the common bedplates. The port engine room is positioned approximately amidships, and the port shaft is just over 276 ft long. There are seven elements to the shaft. The starboard shaft is about 178 ft long and has four elements. Each shaft has three water-lubricated bear- ing's, while the port shaft has four line shaft bearings and the starboard shaft has one. The gas turbine generator sets are supplied as modular units, with the gas turbine, reduction gear and gener- ator all pre-aligned by the vendor, Stewart & Stevenson Services Inc., and mounted on a common baseplate. All seven gas turbines supply com- pressor bleed air to a common mani- fold. The DD-963 uses an integrated bleed air system to supply air for a vari- ety,of uses including starting the main engines and ship service generators; anti-icing in the main engine and gen- erator inlets; silencing air for the ship and propellers, and for monitoring the engine. USN's quietest surface ship. The DD-963 is one of the quietest Naval surface ships in the United States fleet. In addition to silencing of indi- vidual components, other provisions made to reduce airborne (deck and en- gine room) and structureborne noise, include silencers, insulation, acoustic enclosures, careful design and selec- tion of valves and piping, flexible con- nections and resilient mounts. The power system of the ship is de- signed for ease of maintenance. In- spection ports are provided on the en- gines and the reduction gear. Vibra- tion is constantly monitored and peri- odic inspections compare perform- ance. For extensive maintenance or re- placement, the power turbine and gas generator may be separated, and the engines removed through the intake ducting. A three-rail system is pro- vided to guide the gas generator or power turbine through the intake duct. The placement of the turbine generator units is also designed for easy access and removal. The DD-963 ship control system was designed and integrated with the ship's propulsion, auxiliary, steering and electric plant systems by Ingalls, and the Guidance and Control Sys- tems division of Litton Industries. The major components of the system in- clude the ship control console, propul- sion and auxiliary machinery control equipment, electric plant control equipment, propulsion local operating equipment, and propulsion and auxil- iary machinery information system equipment. The basic command and control is provided by a single lever for each shaft, which controls the pitch of the propeller and the speed of the shaft from either the ship control console on the bridge, the bridge wings, or the central control station. Manual con- trol of pitch and shaft speed can also be controlled separately at the central control station or in the individual en- gine rooms. The central control station electron- ically monitors and controls equip- ment in both engine rooms. It also provides monitoring and control over auxiliary machinery, overtorque con- trol, automatic and manual starting and stopping, and automatic control of mode changes in the engine room. The different modes under which the engine room may operate include the secure mode when no engines are op- erating, the split plant when one en- gine in each engine room is operating, and the full power mode when both gas turbines are operating. The central control- station also in- cludes the electric plant control equip- ment, which provides automatic and manual generator paralleling, alarm systems, interlocks, safety features and parameter readouts for the three ship service turbine generators. The ship control console on the bridge, which allows direct control of speed and propeller pitch, also pro- vides the control and instrumentation for remote control of the hydraulic steering gear system. The data acquisition system re- ceives information from sensors, pro- Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Suppliers and equipment cesses the information and provides display information at control con- soles and when required, logs this in- formation on a digital printer. Information that is displayed on several consoles is transmitted over a party line, which permits 128 status and alarm displays to be updated four times a second. This information is also sent to the computer for data print-outs and automated fault find- ing. More than 300 parameters on the power turbines, electrical generators and auxiliaries are sent to the com- puter. Each console has a set of switches that can address any parame- ter sent to the computer. The value of the parameter addressed is shown on a digital display located above the ad- dressing switches and is updated once per second. A data logger can be operator-re- quested to print out the data on pa- rameters stored in the computer. This can be done for a single parameter, a grouping of parameters such as those associated with one of the power tur- bines, or all parameters. An all-pa- rameter print-out requires less than 10 seconds. Alarms are printed out automati- cally when parameters exceed prede- termined tolerances. The reset of the alarms is printed when the parameter returns to normal. Changes of ship speed and machinery configuration that affect ship speed are automati- cally printed out. An automatic calibration program is provided for each rack. When a printed circuit card is removed and placed in the special calibration slot, the computer senses which slot the card came from and provides lights that tell the operator whether an ad- justment is high, low or correct. This minimizes adjustment time when a card replacement is necessary. The computer looks at information received to determine if there are any faults, and if necessary the computer initiates test signals. When the com- puter determines which card has failed, a signal is sent that lights a lamp on the card. The propulsion controls have un- dergone extensive testing under actual operating conditions, using propul- sion turbines, reduction gear and shafting with a water brake for shaft loading. Shipyard designed and built simulators were used to test the inte- grated system at dockside. 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(Canada), package conveyor General Air Dryer, ship service air dryer General Electric (Ohio), main propulsion gas turbine modules General Electric (Salem, VA), a-c controllers General Electric (Syracuse), sonar cabinets, transducer, cables and staves General Electro Dynamics, closed circuit TV system Goodrich, B.F., sonar dome window Gaylord Industries, galley ventilators Hamilton Standard, moisture separator Honeywell, ASROC handling system, ASROC launch group MK1 6, torpedo handling system, torpedo tubes MK32, recorder/reproducer, weapons control system MK1 16 Huhn Seal (Canada), bulkhead & stern tube seals Hughes Aircraft, digital display systems Hydraulic Research, filter elements and lube oil strainers Ingersoll-Rand, ship service air compressor, H-P air compressor Industrial Acoustics, reduction gear enclosure, turbine exhaust silencers International Paint, tank coatings ITT Avionics, aircraft navigation beacon systems ITT Gilfillan, satellite navigation systems ITT Grinnell, pipe hangars, sway braces Jared, steering gear, sewage treatment plant Joy Mfg., enclosure cooling fan Kahn, H-P air dryer KPM, dumbwaiters Lake Shore Engineering, anchor windlass, boat handling system Lidgerwood Mfg., capstan Loeffler, Joseph M., fog and watch bells, signalling gongs, valves and deck drains Louis Allis, degaussing power supply and control equipment, sonar power supply Menasco, strike down lift system Motala (Sweden), inboard and outboard propulsion shafting Nelson Electric, switchboards Northrup, Omega navigation receivers Pemco, quick-disconnect hose fittings Pennwalt, F-O purifier, L-O purifier Philadelphia Gear, main propulsion clutches, turning gears, generator drives Philadelphia Resins, poured chock applications for sonar dome to hull, aux. machinery units, ASROC magazine, main engine alignment and assembly fixture, radar foundations, ammo tracks Schjelddahl, G.T., bulkhead mounted kingpost, retractable kingpost Simplex Industries, honeycomb panels Sperry Marine, gyrocompass Stewart & Stevenson, main distribution switchboards, ship service generators Teledyne inet, converters Thermx-Changer, L-O cooler Unidynamics, elevators Univac Div., Sperry Rand, electronic computer systems Varo, converter Warren Pump: chilled water, L-O service, F-O service and waste drain pumps Westinghouse, main reduction gears Worthington, seawater pump York Div., Borg-Warner, fan coil unit heaters Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 00 OPM10H E1 ADD-M] Most "people conscious" and worksaving To the delight of sailors everywhere, the chipper and the paint brush for ship upkeep are nearly obsolete. Since the days of the Monitor and Merri-' mac, sailors the world over have spent endless hours tediously chipping, sanding and repainting their rusting ironclads. No more. The Spruance has almost elimi- nated that tiresome task as well as other unpleasant chores, such as pol- ishing bright work (brass fittings and rails). It had to. With a large ship manned by a relatively small crew, there was little time for the mundane work of constant maintenance. Worksavers aboard this new ship include a rustproof aluminum super- structure, vinyl fabrics bonded to lightweight aluminum honeycomb in- terior bulkhead structures that can be wiped clean with a damp cloth, vinyl We or fireproof carpeting on. most decks, new sealants between partitions and the deck to eliminate rust and odors from scrub water, and tough protective paints that resist rust, cor- rosion and wear. Brass plates, fittings and rails that require almost contin- uous care are taboo. Unlike HMS Pinafore, there is no need for a sailor on these destroyers to "polish up the handle on the big front door". In making this the most people-con- scious ship in the fleet, Ingalls Ship- building has toppled one Naval tradi- tion after another. Gone are the bat- tleship grey and bilge-water green paints, standard G.I. metal furniture, green felt table cloths, foot lockers, head-knocking doorways, narrow bunks, uncomfortable living and working spaces, and hot stainless steel food trays that turn ice cream into in- stant mush. The ship is alive with bright, cheerful colors on flame-retardant and smoke-resistant fabrics. Three- tier enlisted men bunks built of a rigid aluminum honeycomb' structure, are equipped with, foam mattresses,,pil- lows, curtains, reading lights and indi- vidual ventilation. They are separated by ' clothes closets for hanging the Navy's new uniforms and grouped .to assure _ the greatest privacy, comfort and convenience. The living, dining and recreation quarters feature decorator-coordi- nated colors in solids, plaids and stripes of gold, brown, orange, red, blue, white and green. The curtains, upholstery, carpeting and other Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 ship in the U.S. Navy fabrics are lightweight, colorful and selected for low maintenance and safety. While some walls and furniture have wood and leather tones, substi- tutes have been made for these na- tural materials to reduce fire hazards. For added comfort, all living spaces and interior work areas are air condi- tioned. The berthing and dining rooms have been located in the center of the ship to reduce the discomfort of roll and pitch motions during heavy seas. Separate dining facilities are available for officers, chief petty offi- cers, first class petty officers and other crewmen. Food will be served in molded plastic aqua and tan trays that reduce noise in the galley and scullery and will not conduct heat. The ship has several recreation areas, an exer- cise gym, library, post office, hobby shop, store, medical, dental and hos- pital facilities, vending machines for hot and cold snacks and closed-circuit television for communications, train- ing and entertainment. . Even a basketball player would hardly have to bend his head; this ship was built with the tall man in mind, with most doorways having 6 ft 5 in. clearance. In working the ship, crewman can use elevators both fore and aft for moving dry stores and munitions be- tween decks. Small pallet trucks will handle the cargo's horizontal move- ment. Torpedoes will be hauled be- tween decks with a hydraulic lift sys- tem and loaded into launchers, tubes and the helicopter by semi-automatic handling equipment. OFFICERS' LIVING QUARTERS. These two-man rooms have modular desk and locker wall units. As are all living spaces and interior work areas, these are air conditioned and feature decorator-coordinated colors in solids, plaids and stripes of gold, brown, orange, red, blue, green and white, selected for low main- tenance and safety Automation will improve the ship's efficiency and reduce the number of sailor watch stations. Computers will continually monitor the ship's per- formance looking for possible fires and checking on fuel consumption, speed, course, temperatures, elec- tronic and electrical system and countless other measurements to warn crew members of danger or abnormal operations. The ship will have a cooler, cleaner, quieter, and more compact engine room. The switch to gas turbine en- gines eliminated the need for large boilers, condensate and feed pumps and extensive hot steam piping. Dis- pensing with this equipment has in- creased the space, reduced the upkeep and made the sailor's life aboard ship a great deal more pleasant. CREW'S DINING AREA? ., Although covered with protective wrappings in this photo, this area fea. tures wood grain plastic table tops. Booths will have color coordinated seat cushions, in addition to the colorful, stackable individual chairs. Food will be served on molded plastic trays that reduce noise and will not conduct heat . CREW'S LIVING QUARTERS These were designed to be functional, comfortable and attractive. They are painted in pastel colors, and the modular triple-decker berths feature indi- vidual, adjustable air conditioning outlets and lighting. Note lockers for hanging Navy's new uniforms . . ., _ m_. Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 quence; others can occur in parallel. The weapons control panel located in the ship's combat information cen- ter (CIC) is the fire control central monitoring station. The panel is manned by the ASW officer, whose actions are monitored at supervisory consoles both in the CIC and on the bridge. Lighted indicators on the panel in- dicate the status of the firing se- quence. The indicators glow red when an event is still in process, and turn green when the event has been com- pleted. A "green board" indicates that the weapon can be safely fired without danger to the destroyer and with con- fidence that it will strike the target. Variety of systems. ASW weapons aboard Spruance include the ASROC launching system, which is a long- range weapon and an improved ver- sion of launchers currently in use on other Navy ships. The most significant improvement is the weapon handling and stowage system, which provides fully automatic launcher reloading in approximately one-fifth the time re- quired by current systems. An addi- tional feature is the capability to auto- matically transfer weapons from the weather deck to the magazine during underway replenishment. Other weapons include the two tor- Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 PLOTTING BOARD in Combat Information Center (CIC), above; view at left shows bulbous sonar dome and knife-edge bow, symbolizing monumental menace to subs uss sPnunncE [00-963] Heart of ASW capability is The primary mission of the DD-963 is anti-submarine warfare, and the heart of the ASW system aboard Spruance is the underwater fire con- trol system. This system, developed by Honeywell's Marine Systems Division in West Covina, Calif., translates tar- get range, bearing and depth informa- tion provided to the ship's central computer into signals that control the weapon launch mechanism-either anti-submarine rockets (ASROC) or torpedo tubes-and transmit informa- tion to the weapons that will enable them to reach their targets. Basic target information is supplied by the ship's AN/SQS -53 sonar, which is able to detect and track un- derwater targets while they are a con- siderable distance from the destroyer. This target information is processed by the central computer to predict the targets' movements, and sent electron- ically to the underwater fire control system. The fire control process is highly automated. However, it was deliber- ately designed so that the process is under the continuous surveillance and management of the ASW attack team. Controls and interlocks insure that fir- ing of weapons cannot proceed unless certain events take place. Certain steps of the process must occur in se- irvm_ Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT in DD-963's Combat Information Center in operation during sea trials STARBOARD TORPEDO ROOM. Torpedoes are loaded mechanically and launched through sliding door in ship's side computerized fire control system pedo tube mounts, each with three barrels, which are located on either side of the ship to combat the close range submarine threat. By locating the torpedo tubes inside the ship, they have all-weather capability. The tor- pedo system, has fully remote firing that increases reaction time, and re- duces the required manning in the tor- pedo room. Torpedoes are also delivered by ASW helicopters. The ships are de- signed to carry either two UH-2 or one SH-3D helicopters. In support of these operations the Spruance is equipped with a helicopter hangar and support- ing shops to maintain and repair the aircraft. The ship has handling and stowage equipment specifically de- signed for the torpedoes that will be carried aboard. The system provides mechanized delivery from stowage to the torpedo .tubes, and to the helicop- ter landing deck, quickly and safely even during unfavorable sea condi- tions. The Spruance is also equipped with two 5-in/54-caliber guns of new de- sign. This Mark 45 lightweight gun, which is aimed and fired electroni- cally, is a new weapon. It is fully auto- matic, weighs one-third as much as comparable gun mounts in the fleet and requires one-third of the number of men to operate. The weapon re- quires no personnel in the turret dur- ing firing, as the entire operation is controlled from a remote station be- low decks. The Spruance-class de- stroyer is one of the first ships in the Navy to use this new gun. An important component of the Spruance's ASW capability-subma- rine surveillance gear-is located in a large bulbous dome below the water- line of the ship's bow. This long-range hearing device, a key element of the ship's tactical data system, is the most advanced surface ship sonar opera- tional in the Navy today. It is designed to detect, identify and track multiple targets. With its higher power and improved signal processing, it has several advan- tages over more conventional systems, including longer range, greater depth penetration, and the ability to more rapidly search large ocean areas for enemy submarines. The multi-mission destroyer is the Navy's first major. combatant ship to have sonar linked directly to digital computers, thus in- creasing the swift, accurate processing of target information. Other sensing equipment aboard Spruance includes the weapons fire control system, which electronically aims and fires the ship's weapons, the surface and air search radars, and the electronic detection and tracking sys- tems. . These systems use five general-pur- pose, high-performance, digital com- puters for high reliability and fast pro- cessing. Connected to these computers are digital display systems to visually portray the information gathered by the radar and other sensors to crew members and command staff. The tactical data system can assess a potential threat, assign and control various weapons, and automatically perform other combat functions for an individual ship or the entire fleet. An important part of this procedure is the anti-submarine-warfare weapons con- trol system, which will process, store and display target data, and automati- cally control several of the ship's anti- submarine-warfare weapons. For their global operations, the de- stroyers are capable of navigation by satellites. Using data transmitted con- tinuously from the Navy Navigation .Satellite System, a shipboard com- puter system can automatically solve worldwide navigation and position- fixing problems to an extremely accu- rate degree 24 hours a day regardless of the weather. It can also update the output and check the accuracy of other ship navigation equipment. 13 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 USS SPRUAUEE [DD-963] History of the destroyer: From armed One hundred and eleven years ago, a small steam launch, with one torpedo .lashed to its side,. destroyed the iron- clad, cannon-armed confederate ram, Albemarle, in the mouth of the Roan- oke River. The Union commander, LT William Cushing, lost 12 of his 14 vol- unteer crew but the daring foray dis- rupted the Southern plans for an at- tack on the blockading Northern fleet. The incident created great interest in Naval circles but it was not for 'an- other three decades that the military ef- fectiveness of the ram-and-run vessels was proven: Directly in 1895 when Japanese torpedo boats sank 14,000 tons of Chinese shipping, including four warships, at Weihaiwei; indi- rectly in 1898, by the American Navy's fear of four Spanish torpedo boats in Havana Harbor. Fortunately for the United States, the Spanish ships were in such poor shape that they never attacked: But the Navy, realizing that a quick sortie of these manned missiles could break the blockade, started construction of the first real destroyer:USS Bain- bridge. Commissioned. in 1902, she was a squat 590-tonner (full load dis- placement) designed for defense. She was 250 feet long, powered by recipro- cating engines and armed with 4-in. guns and two torpedo tubes. She was built to operate primarily in sheltered waters, could maneuver rapidly and had a speed of 28 knots. Within a few years, destroyers had become an integral part of the fleet: The Cushing from Herreshoff Manu- facturing Company in Bristol, R.I.; the 400-ton Lawrence from the Fore River Shipbuilding Company (now the Quincy division of General Dynamics) and the 700-ton Flusser from Bath. During. -these years, however, the major advances in destroyers. were made by the British. In those days, England's naval strategy was keyed to the possibility of war with France. His Majesty's warships could blockade French ports but the slow and cum- bersome battleships and cruisers would be easy targets' for the danger- ous little torpedo boats. The first Brit- ish destroyers were defensive: "Glori- fied picket boats to serve as tenders to flagships." . This narrow concept was changed by Rear Admiral Roger Keyes. As the result of his experience in China dur- ing the Boxer Rebellion,' he'was con- vinced that destroyers could be a pow- erful new offensive weapon that could revolutionize naval warfare. USS ZEILIN (DD-313) of World War I vintage was known as the old four stacker. Fifty of these were traded to England in 1941 for U.S. bases in West Indies USS DICKSON (DD-708) was built by Federal SB & DD Co., commissioned in 1945. This Sumner class ship had full load displacement of 3320 tons, length of 376.5 ft During a fleet exercise in the British' Channel, Keyes hid his five destroyers in Milford Haven. Under cover of darkness, the ' small 'vessels ap- proached the cruiser screen until each was 500 yards abeam of a capital ship. Then they turned 'to attack. Despite gale conditions, "the surprise was complete and dramatic. ..in . weather conditions, considered impossible for small boats." During World War I, flotillas 'of de- stroyers teamed to convoy merchant- men and to attack enemy warships. The. Keyes tactic: "Turn to meet the eney, race in, force him to turn way at least, torpedo him if possible." Meantime, the U.S. Navy slowly im- proved and enlarged its destroyers. By 1915, the basic ships were long, nar- row, "seagoing greyhounds",, with four rakishly tilted stacks and flush decks. In World War I, they became three-dimensional weapons: 4-in. guns and 12 torpedo tubes for surface combat; anti-aircraft guns to ward off air attacks; depth charges and Y guns for -anti-submarine warfare. Sub- Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 steam launch to "seagoing greyhound" USS NICHOLAS (DD-449) was destroyer of Fletcher class completed by Bath iron Works in' 1942. She had full load displacement of 2500 tons, length of 376.5 ft USS SPRUANCE (DD-963) represents a quantum jump in U.S. Navy's ASW capability. With full load displacement of 7800 tons, she is twice as large as any previous DD hunting was done with unsophisti- cated tactics and weapons and tri- umphs were achieved through trial and error. The small warships were crowded, scarcely habitable and extremely un- comfortable but they created strong loyalties among officers and crew. In both the American and British navies, destroyermen were the elite. By the end of the first world con- flict, the U.S. had 242 destroyers, but, under the Naval Disarmament Treaty of 1922, half of these were either scrapped or decommissioned. No new American destroyers were built in the 1920s but, by 1935, with rumblings of European conflict and the need to cre- ate jobs, the U.S. had launched 35 new ships: 1395 tons, 5-in. guns, 40- mm anti-aircraft weapons and 16 tor- pedo tubes. By World War II, the four-stackers were obsolete but important. Fifty of them were traded to the British in re- turn for bases in the West Indies. And one old-timer, the USS Ward, had the distinction of firing the first American shot of the conflict: At a small Japa- nese submarine in the channel of Pearl Harbor on December 5, 1941. Unfortunately, its report went un- heeded. In 1941, the 50 American destroyers helped save Great Britain. In the Win- ter, German submarines sank over 100 ships-per month. By Spring, after the U.S. destroyers had begun to con- voy merchant fleets, the losses from U- boats fell below the replacement level and most of the needed supplies reached their destinations. Throughout World War II, the pri- mary mission of destroyers was still to protect merchant vessels and to sup- port capital ships during surface en- gagements. But the destroyers per- formed heroically in warfare against overwhelming odds. Typically, at Guadacanal, four U.S. destroyers, in- cluding one again named USS Cush- ing, attacked the 31,000 ton battle- wagon Hei. Their gunshots and torpe- does bounced off the steelsheathed hull of the battleship but managed to do enough damage to create confusion and force the Japanese to abandon their attempt to seize their target: The vital Henderson Airfield. By this time, the standard destroyer was the Fletcher class: 2100 tons, 376 ft long and bristling with guns, AA, depth charges and torpedo tubes. At Okinawa, they bore the full brunt of the Kamikaza attacks. While screening the landing force, 88 de- stroyers and 30 excort vessels were sunk or damaged. The Laffey (DD- 724) was attacked by 22 Japanese planes. Her crew shot down nine, but eight others crashed the ship in sui- cide dives. Korean War duty found destroyers once again carrying out widely varied assignments. With no enemy subma- rines and very few aircraft to contend with, the destroyers' chief roles were found in providing an indispensable screen for carrier task force air opera- tions, gun-fire support for ground forces and the shore bombardment of trains, truck convoys and artillery in- stallations. Today, with their high speed, heavy armament and sophisticated elec- tronic equipment to detect and track submarines, DDs can operate with greater versatility and speed than any other warships. The account for more than half of all U.S. military vessels. But their role remains little changed from that of a century ago: "to seek out the enemy and attack." END -r_,__- . _. __-Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Opinion Ingalls/Litton deserves hearty "well done" for the DD-963 This Special Issue devoted to the USS Spruance and the subsequent ships of the DD-963 Class is the first we have ever published in which the feature editorial section is dedicated entirely to a U.S. Navy fighting- ship. The last time we had a :special com- memorative number on a ship was the September 1952 issue that was devoted entirely to the SS United States. Several unusual factors made this issue possible. As the DD-963 is the first U.S. Navy ship designed by the contractor, and for which the contractor procured 90 percent of the mission equipment in lieu of having it furnished by the government, Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries was able to supply us-with Navy approval-with a wealth of in- formation about this vessel. We are indebted in par- ticular: to Mr. Jerry St. Pe, director of public relations for Ingalls in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and to Robert S. Knapp, manager of regional public relations in New York City. Perhaps the most important quality in un- dertaking a project so immense as the design and production of a new fleet of advanced destroyers is experience. And Ingalls has the experience that comes with 37 years of building a greater variety of Naval ships than most shipyards in the 'world. The Pascagoula yard built two of the largest and most modern DDs now in commission-the !USS Morton (DD-948) and USS Parsons (DD-949)-both of the Forrest Sherman Class, which were delivered to the Navy in 1958. Ingalls' experience includes other types of Navy combat ships and auxiliaries. Nuclear-powered sub- marines, troop transports, escort aircraft carriers; tank landing ships, dock landing ships, net layers, Polaris submarine tenders and amphibious tran- sports have all sailed from Pascagoula. I, Some two dozen classes of destroyers have preceded the Spruance into the Navy Fleet. At the turn of the century the Navy designed 'a ship with superior firepower and speed to counter the growing threat from swift enemy torpedo boats. This was the USS Bainbridge (DD-1), commissioned in 1902. as the Navy's first true destroyer. This progenitor of today's advanced, multi mission DD-963 Class was the first command of Ad- miral Raymond A. Spruance. She was 250 ft long, with a full-load displacement of 590 tons and powered by reciprocating engines. She carried several deck guns, but her amain weapon was the tor- pedo. Small, light and fast, she was built to operate in sheltered waters rather than on the open seas. As other missions and technology developed, par- ticularly the destroyer's role against enemy sub marines, destroyers grew in size, sophisticatiod4nd" capability. Today, in Spruance, the Ba n'brcdge'sf 250 -17 ft has grown to 564 ft,` while the displacemen t s i creased to 7800 tons , And the reciprocating ngine which have evolved through coal-fired steam tur= bines and then oil-burning . steam turbine`s, are nowW gas turbine, engines-the first application ofd these jet-aircraftderived "power :plants on a major, U S Navy combat ship The Spruance s main mission', is Estill tofighttor pedo-carrying ships. SBut in additi~on,~ enemy ships. are now carrying missiles and supersonic alir raft. And the`torpedo carryin g -slips that traveled one they surface during the "~,Bacnb"ridge sad"aye pare now sophisticated,nuclear powered,'submarines th?at; have to be found before they cans&b~e. attacked. In designing and ,constructing the DD 963 rl~ass destroyers, Ingalls/Litton took into consideration the rapid pace of technologicaladvaneement5in war are. Design features ermitless c-, ti modernization and conversion. These destroyers can beupdated waitht new and more ? effective sub' systems and weapons during their operational life, at~'minim~urri~ cost,~and with minimum time out of service Incorporated,, into the design of the' D`D X963 are systems that reduce water and airpollution-An e~lec tromechanical sewage treatment systemprocesses wastes by separating and incinerating solids and chemically treating liquids hese new drovers also reduce ,oil, by collecting waste~ "lubri cants and oil in shipboard storage, tanks' of l'aterk discharge in port And; the uniqu design features of the gas turbine engines operat ng of Na y !la, fuel reduce the~soot in the stacks and black smoke. emitted to the atmosphere while in operation Each ship of therDD 963 Class swill beman~ned e, a crew Hof about~250 off cersand enlisted t men=some 80 percent of that required afor a con- ventional destroyer Hof similar size and lesser k"I capability. This ". reduction Hinz crews size comes from increased' automation, better man-machine mat, n, and careful planning'for each crew ass gnment. Every feature` of the Spruance Class dsstttroyer is "mission oriented "These ships, built to engage, in anti-submarine `warfare, anti Aarfare, surface-two- -ll surface warfare and electronic warfare will be the backbone of the U S avy s destroyer fleet dur n9' the 1970s and beyond 'W We are proud to publish this Speciral Com- memorative Issue as a ktribute to the SUSS Spruanfce, the "Navy's Sea Systems Command and the~Inlgalls Shipbuilding division of~Litton Industries? ., . - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 26 October 1977 Christening of USS John Hancock Saturday, 29 October 1977 Pascagoula, Mississippi Remarks Admiral Stansfield Turner, U.S. Navy Director of Central Intelligence It is a great pleasure for Mrs. Turner and me to be here today. For me it is a happy opportunity to visit this extraordinary shipyard and to be surrounded by the sights and sounds of the Navy again. What could warm the heart of a sailor more? For Mrs. Turner it is a rare opportunity to experience something few Navy wives can experience, yet, in so doing she can represent the deep commitment in the Navy which all Navy wives share. For both of us it is a profound honor to help inject the spark-of-life in this ship which, for much of the rest of our lifetime, will sail the high seas, flying the colors of our cherished nation, protecting those American ideals for which our ancestors risked so much. How appropriate that this revolutionary new class of ships should count in its numbers one carrying the name of John .Hancock. Few men in our history contributed more personally to both our maritime heritage and our very existence as a nation. John Hancock, a simple and poor boy, grew up in Boston as an apprentice in his uncle Thomas' vast mercantile firm. Earning his uncle's admiration and trust during many years of Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 honest, hard work, he became manager and subsequently inherited the Hancock interests. As the merchant prince of Boston and second wealthiest man in the Colonies, Hancock's business interests were worldwide,.. Ships were the means by which he conducted his business. And, it was with his ships that Hancock first began to assert his and his fellow colonists' rights. The Boston Packet, a 160 ton ship launched in 1763, "solely for the London Trade" as Hancock put it, was the first ship to venture out of Boston Harbor without the stamped clearance which would permit her to clear customs on arrival in England. In 1766, the Hancock;`brigantine, Harrison, brought the long awaited news that the Stamp Act had been repealed by Parliament. The Liberty in June of 1766 was seized by the British at Boston on a technicality, setting off riots against the British, and demonstrations of popular support for Hancock in Boston and surrounding communities. Their action and the subsequent impounding of 3 other ships by the British led to the famous Boston Tea Party. Hancock was instrumental in the planning and execution of this act of outright defiance to George III. Propelled by public acclaim to the Presidency of the First and Second Provincial Congresses of Massachusetts, Hancock went on to represent that State at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. As chairman of its Maritime Committee he signed the Captain's commission and order to command the Providence of John Paul Jones. As President of the Congress, to which he was quickly elected, Hancock devoted his full energies for over two years to the work I' I Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 of establishing the new republic. His mercantile enterprises came to a standstill; his home occupied by the British; his possessions taken; his fortune used to support the emerging new government before it had funds of its own. There was no doubt what John Hancock was willing to sacrifice for American independence. There was also no doubt where he stood. When the Declaration of Independence was drafted, John Hancock was its first signer and, for nearly a month, its only signer. His signature was written larger than the large copper-plate script he normally used on personal letters. Tradition has it that after signing the Declaration of Independence, Hancock threw down his pen and said, "There. John Bull can read my name without glasses, and may now double the reward for my head. That is my defiance!" Hancock had placed himself beyond any leniency of the crown should the rebellion fail - and there were no assurances that it would not fail. This was August second; by mid-September the British had pushed the Continental Army off Long Island and had taken New York. Just as with John Hancock the man, there will be no doubt where his namesake, the United States Ship John Hancock stands. We all hope that it will never be necessary to use this, or any ship, in battle. But, should there be no alternative, the John Hancock will not be found wanting. Her design concept as well as the manner in which she has been built are revolutionary. She represents the finest technology and shipbuilding skill available in the world today. Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 Approved For Release 2009/07/31: CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 n r' As the Soviet Union continues to make up for economic and political weaknesses through increased military strength; and as developing nations come to appreciate the importance of the sea in the balance of regional as well as world power; the competition for control of the sea will grow. The United States is in many ways an island, separated from friends and vital interests by broad expanses of ocean. We cannot permit any nation to exercise exclusive control of:the.seas, either by threat or fiat. Our peace and the peace of the world depend on the continued ability of all nations to communicate with one another by means of the ocean's pathways, to trade freely, and to develop those economic and cultural interdependencies on which understanding and lasting peace can be built. The John Hancock, which we christen here today, and ships like her, represent our Navy of tomorrow. We shall be depending on them until after the year 2000 - a formidable responsibility when one reflects that building a ship today for the year 2000 is the same as building one back in 1947 to meet the nedds of today. Nonetheless, the John Hancock has been built to serve the nation's interests as we can forsee them today and, as those interests change, to be updated at the lowest possible cost and in less time than is normally required. I wish this ship and all those who will serve in her, luck and success. And I charge them to always have the courage of the man after whom this ship is named; to never let there be a doubt where this nation stands and for what it stands; and to do so whatever the personal sacrifice. - 4 - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05S00620R000401160001-9 - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9 In the words of Mr. Hancock, "Let us convince our enemies that, as we are entered into the present contest for the defense of our liberties, so we are resolved, with the firmest reliance on Heaven for the justice of our cause, never to relinquish it... If we do but remain firm - if we are not dismayed at the little shocks of fortune, and are determined at all hazards, that we will be free, - I am persuaded under the gracious smiles of Providence, assisted by our own strenuous endeavors, we shall... succeed..." Thank you. ,. --- - Approved For Release 2009/07/31 : CIA-RDP05SO062OR000401160001-9