Bainbridge (CGN 25) - Naval Cruise Book

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From Soils To. . . Nuclear Power . . . 'l ICQA ' Lx U, .Qing A ' F55 . . .A Look Bock Ai USS Bainbridge -I TP -T DAQ , ', L i I Q K-f.E,4..?.,..,-ivg.-.QF 1 -'-1 IIA Q kr' ' . . ,X V5 X I' 1 , 'Tx if X' IW Muk f CGN25 Nuclear-Powered .L 6- EE Guided-Missile Destroyer Leader .I - I I I I I f - - uss smsmnoe IS THE FOURTH SHIP OF THE LINE TO Bug of wa' BE NAMED FOR THE FAMOUS COMMODORE WILLIAM R. EATNSRTDOE. SHE WAS OOMMTSSTONED AS THE WORLD'S FIRST NUCLEAR POWERED, GUIDED MTSSTLE FRIGATE ON 6 OCTOBER 4962. JOINING HER SISTER SHIPS THE uss ENTERPRISE AND uss Lone BEACH TO I FORM THE FAMOUS TASK FORCE ONE , musmooe , T STEAMED ON A 30,665 MILE UNRERLENTSHED VOYAGE - A , be Q, A . AROUND THE WORLD. AS A PRACTICAL DEMONSTRA- .- f 6 'P' ' 'HRT - 1 TTON OF THE ADVANTAGES OF NUCLEAR POWERED DD- 1 Torpedo Boot --I , -- A' I DD-246 Destroyer SHIPS, THE TASK FORCE COMPLETED THE O5 DAY JOUR- NEY WITHOUT RECEIVING FUEL, FOOD, OR OTHER PRO- VISIONS ENROUTE, AN UNPRECENDENTED FEAT WHICH CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED BY CONVENTIONAL SHIPS. ASSIGNED TO THE PACIFIC FLEET, BAINBRIDGE MADE SIX DEPLOYMENTS TO THE WESTERN 'PACIFIC SERVING IN A VARIETY OF ROLES IN SUPPORT OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN OPERATIONS. OFF VIETNAM, SHE BECAME PART OF THE FIRST NUCLEAR TASK FORCE IN COMBAT, AND SHE HELD FOR YEARS THE FLEET SPEED AND ENDURANCE RECORD AS A RESULT OF' A 3,700 MILE 29.2 KNOT AVERAGE RUN FROM FREEMANTLE AUSTRALIA TO THE GULF OF TONKIN-. COMPLETELY MODERNIZED BETWEEN 'I974-76 WITH THE ADDITION OF THE NAVY TACTICAL DATA SYSTEM, DIGITAL FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS, COMBINED WITH IN- STALLATION OF TWO LONG-LIVED REACTOR CORES AND A COMPLETE HABITABILITY MODERNIZATION, THE 'I7 YEAR OLD BAINBRIDGE IS ONE OF THE NEWEST- SHIPS IN THE FLEET. FULLY ABLE TO MEET THE CHAL- LENGE OF THE FUTURE, SHE WAS REDESIGNATED A CRUISER. THE 'IBILLY B IS READY TO MAKE NEW HISTO- RY AS IT LOOKS FORWARD TO ITS ROLE AS A 'IPOWER FOR PEACE IN THE I98O'S.

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-in rl- ' - .'...1Pw , ' 'r V' ' J lDUMMANlIDIINl llDlFlFlIlEIIfIIQ Coptoin Alrnstedt, o notive of Kirkwood, ivlissouri, wos commissioned in June, 4957 upon groduotion from the United Stotes Novol Acoderny. l-le served his first sed tour in USS INOPAHAM CDD-693D in Gunnery ond Anti-Subrnorine Worfore Officer billets. Coptoin Alrnstedt ottended the U.S. Novol Postgroduote School frorn 4960 to 4963 ond wos owdrded on M.S. in Electricol Engineering. Returning to seo in June 4963, Coptoin Almstedt cornmonded USS HAVPE QPCE-8775 ond concurrently served os Sduodron Cornrnonder. Following o yeor of Nucleor Power Troining, Cop- toin Alrnstedt served os ivloin Propulsion Assistont in USS LONG BEACH CCON-93 from December 4964 to November 4966 ond os Engineer Officer in USS BAIN- BPIDC-E QCON-255 until June of 4970 when he ottend- ed the U.S. Novdl Wor College. In June 4974, Coptoin Alrnstedt wos ossigned to the Buredu of Novol Personnel os Surfdce Nucleor Power Personnel lvlonoger. On October 45, 49741 he ossurned commond of the USS SCHOEFIELD CFEO-35 which he cornmonded for two yeors, prior to receiving his present set of orders to commond USS BAINBPIDOE CCC-N-255 Coptdin Alrnstedt is morried to the former Borboro Anne C-ruell of Wolnut Creek, Colifornio. They hove three doughters: Kirsten, Kotherine ond Sdroh. 'gm NEVER HAS A SHIP REFLECTED THE WILL OF ONE MAN AS BAINBRIDGE WITH CAPTAIN T. A. ALMSTEDT JR. HE IS THE SHIP! wzufg