Bagley (FF 1069) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS BAGLEY ' s 1983 WESTPAC SHEDULE 9 JUNf :. 0945 9 - 27 JUNE 18 - 19 JUNE 20 JUNE - 2 JULY 27 JUNE 3 - 5 JULY 6 - 12 . )ULY 12 - 13 JULY 17 JULY 18 - 19 JULY 19 - 20 JULY 21 - 24 JULY 5 - 10 AUGUST II - 17 AUGUST 18 - 23 AUGUST 23 AUGUST - 8 SEPTEMBER 8 - 1 1 SEPTEMBER 12 SEPTEMBER 13 - 19 SEPTEMBER 20 - 26 SEPTEMBER 27 SEPTEMBER - 5 OCTOBER 6 - 13 OCTOBER 13 OCTOBER - 9 NOVEMBER 24 OCTOBER 27 - 29 OCTOBER 9 - 14 NOVEMBER !S - 17 NOVEMBER , 23 NOVEMBER 24 VEMBER - 2 DECEMBER 27 K. 1 EMBER 2 - 5 CEMBER 12 DECL ER, 0915 DEPART SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA TRANSITEX 83-16 INPORT PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII ENROUTE MANILA, PHILIPPINES CHOPPED TO SEVENTH FLEET INPORT MANILA, PHILIPPINES BATTLE WEEK 83-2 INPORT SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES CROSSING-THE-LINE CEREMONY INPORT SINGAPORE ENROUTE PATTAYA BEACH, THAILAND INPORT PATTAYA BEACH, THAILAND VALIANT USHER 83-3 INPORT PUSAN, SOUTH KOREA ENROUTE GUAM. M.I. INPORT GUAM, M.I. ENROUTE SASEBO. JAPAN INPORT SASEBO, JAPAN SHAREM 51 INPORT SASEBO, JAPAN ANNUALEX 58G INPORT SASEBO, JAPAN MIDWAY OPERATIONS INPORT YOKOSUKA, JAPAN INPORT SASEBO, JAPAN INPORT SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES ENROUTE YOKOSUKA, JAPAN INPORT YOKOSUKA, JAPAN TRANSITEX 84-7 CHOPPED TO THIRD FLEET INPORT PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII ARRIVAL SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA ' '

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USS BAG LEY (FF-106 mi IN THE BEGINNING NOBLE VESSEL STAUNCH AND TRUE. I HAVE COME TO TRAVEL WITH YOU. GAILY DECKED WITH STREAMERS FINE. I ENTRUST YOU TO THE BRINE: BAGLEY IS THE NAME YOU BEAR. ON YOUR TRAVELS EVERYWHERE. MAY YOU AVOID THE SUNKEN ROCK. THE HIDDEN BAR. THE SUDDEN SHOCK. THE ICEBERG VAST. THE FOG SO DENSE. ALL DANGERS OF THE SEA IMMENSE. MAY FAITHFUL MASTERS GUIDE YOUR COURSE. MAY STURDY SEAMEN ADD THEIR FORCE. MAY PEACE ATTEND YOU ON EACH TRIP. MAY WAR HIS BLOODHOUNDS NEVER SLIP. SUCCESSFUL MAY YOUR TRANSIT BE WHILE YOU ARE ON THE RESTLESS SEA. RMS FRIESE ' •A DESTROYER IS A LOVELY SHIP. PROBABLY THE NICEST FIGHTING SHIP OF ALL. BATTLESHIPS ARE A LITTLE LIKE STEEL CITIES OR GREAT FACTORIES OF DESTRUCTION. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS ARE FLOA TING FL YING FIELDS. EVEN CRUISERS ARE BIG PIECES OF MACHINERY. BUT A DESTROYER IS ALL BOAT IN THE BEAUTIFUL CLEAN LINES OF HER. IN HER SPEED AND ROUGHNESS. IN CURIOUS GALLANTRY. SHE IS COMPLETELY A SHIP. IN THE OLD SENSE. ' JOHN STIENBECK

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vy-y-} US$ BAG LEY (FF-1069) USS BAGLEY IS NAMED IN HONOR OF ENS WORTH BAGLEY (1874 - 1897) AND ADMIRAL DAVID WORTH BAGLEY (1883 - I960) AND IS THE FOURTH SHIP OF THE FLEET TO BEAR THE NAME. IT IS THE SEVENTEENTH SHIP OF THE KNOX CLASS OF FRIGATE DESIGNED FOR LOCATING AND DESTORYING ENEMY SUBMARINES. SHIPS OF THIS TYPE ALSO PERFORM PATROL. ANTI-AIR WARFARE. SEARCH AND RESCUE. SHORE BOMBARDMENT AND SURVEILLANCE MISSIONS. BAGLEY IS EQUIPPED WITH THE MOST UP-TODATE LONG RANGE UNDERWATER SOUND DETECTION EQUIPMENT (SONAR) IN THE FLEET. AS WELL AS HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED RADAR. COMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. HER ARMAMENT INCLUDES THE ANTI-SUBMARINE HOMING TORPEDO WHICH CAN BE DELIVERED TO A POINT MILES DISTANT BY A ROCKET BOOSTER (ASROC). TWO TWIN TORPEDO TUBES. THE HARPOON ANTI-SHIP MISSILE SYSTEM. THE BASIC POINT DEFENSE SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM. AND THE 5 INCH 54 CALIBfR GUN WHICH IS EFFECTIVE AGAINST AIR AND SURFACE TARGES AND IS CAPABLE OF EFFECTIVE GUNFIRE SUPPORT OF FORCES ASHORE. FACILITIES FOR A LAMPS HELICOPETER AND VARIABLE DEPTH SONAR PROVIDE BAGLEY WITH EXTENDED SUBMARINE SEARCH AND DESTROY RANGE. BAGLEY IS MANNED BY 20 OFFICERS AND 275 MEN. WITH ACCOMMODA TIONS FOR A UNIT COMMANDER AND STAFF. FACILITIES FOR THE CREW INCLUDE MODERN BERTHING AND MESSING COMPARTMENTS. RECREATION FACILITIES. A BARBER SHOP. LAUNDRY. SHIPS STORE AND LIBRARY. BAGLEY IS DRIVEN BY A SINGLE FIVEBLADED PROPELLER AT 35.000 SHAFT HORSEPOWER. TWO BOILERS PROVIDE SUPERHEATED STEAM AT A TEMPERATURE OF 956F AND A PRESSURE OF 1200 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH. THE SHIP IS ACTIVELY STABILIZED BY TWO GYRO-CONTROLLED FIN STABILIZERS. BAGLEY ' S KEEL WAS LAID 22 SEPTEMBER 1970 AT LOCKHEED SHIPBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. SEATTLE. WASHINGTON. THE SHIP WAS LAUNCHED 24 APRIL 1971 UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF MRS. DAVID WORTH BAGLEY. WIDOW OF THE LATE ADM DAVID WORTH BAGLEY. BAGLEY WAS COMMISSIONED 6 MAY 1972 AT PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD. BREMERTOh WASHINGTON.