Brewton (FF 1086) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE STORY OF THE USS BREWTON FAST FRIGATE 1086 KEEL LAID 2 OCTOBER 1970 CHRISTENED AND LAUNCHED 24 JULY 1971 COMMISSIONED 8 JULY 1972 SPONSOR MRS. ELMO R. ZUMWALT, JR OVERALL LENGTH: 438 FEET SPEED: IN EXCESS OF 27 KTS BEAM QWIDTHIZ 46 FEET 9 IN DISPLACEMENT: 4,100 TONS SONAR: ANXSQS 26 CX AND AN!SQS 35 VARIABLE DEPTH SONARS ARMAMENT: 5-INCH 54 CALIBER RAPID FIRE MOUNT, ANTI-SUBMARINE. ROCKETS, HOMING TORPEDOES, MANNED HELICOPTER. USS BREWTON IS THE 35TH SHIP OF THE NEW OCEAN ESCORTS, THE SO-CALLED KNOX IFF-10521 CLASS. DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR OPTIMUM ANTI-SUBMARINE PERFORMANCE, THE SHIP HAS INHERENT VERSATILITY, AND HAS PROVEN TO BE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE NUMEROUS TASKS ASSIGNED TO DESTROYERS IN TIME OF PEACE AS WELL AS IN TIME OF WAR. USS BREWTON IS EQUIPPED WITH HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED ELECTRONICS, WEAPONS, AND ENGINEERING EQUIPMENTS, WITH A COMPLEMENT OF SOME 20 OFFICERS AND 240 ENLISTED. BREWTON IS ONE OF THE FIRST DESTROYERS IN THE U.S. FLEET TO BE CONFIGURED FOR THE LAMPS ILIGHT AIRBORNE MULTI-PURPOSE SYSTEMI MANNED HELICOPTER. IN ADDITION TO THE MOST MODERN, HIGH POWERED SONAR DEVELOPED FOR THE U.S. NAVY, THE ANXSQS-26, BREWTON ALSO CARRIES AN INDEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPTH SONAR, THE ANXSQS-35, DESIGNED SO THAT THIS SONAR'S TRANSDUCER CAN BE PLACED AT THE OPTIMUM DEPTH IBASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSI FOR SUBMARINE DETECTION. THE SHIP'S WEAPONS INCLUDE THE ASROC IANTI-SUBMARINE ROCKETI SYSTEM, HOMING TORPEDOES, THE HELICOPTER WEAPONS SYSTEM, AND THE RAPID FIRE 5 INCH 54 CALIBER MULTI-PURPOSE GUN. THE SHIP IS NAMED AFTER LIEUTENANT JOHN C. BREWTON, USNR, WHO GAVE HIS LIFE WHILE SERVING IN VIETNAM AS A SEAL TEAM LEADER. AMONG OTHER AWARDS, LT. BREWTON WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR MEDAL FOR HIS VALIANT LEADERSHIP AND COURAGEOUS FIGHTING SPIRIT IN THE FACE OF GRAVE ENEMY OPPOSITION AND SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURIES. APPROPRIATE TO THE MEMORY OF LT. BREWTON, THE SHIP'S MOTTO IS DEDlCA TED, DETERMINED, PREPARED .

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LCDR THOMAS J. MARTI LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MARTI COMES TO THE USS BREWTON AFTER COMPLETING THE COURSE OF INSTRUCTION AT THE ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. PREVIOUS TO THAT HE WAS COMMISSIONING EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF USS STEIN IDE-10651, A SAN DIEGO HOMEPORTED OCEAN ESCORT OF THE SAME TYPE AS BREWTON. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MARTI IS A NATIVE OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND GRADUATED FROM LANE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CITY IN 1956. HE WAS COMMISSIONED IN THE U.S. NAVY UPON GRADUATION FROM THE NAVAL ACADEMY WITH THE CLASS OF 1960. OTHER SEA TOURS HAVE INCLUDED USS ORISKANY ICVA-341, JOSEPH STRAUSS IDDG-1601, AS COMMISSIONING ASW OFFICER AND LATER OPERATIONS OFFICER, AND ON THE STAFF OF COMCRUDESFLOT NINE. HE WAS ASSIGNED AS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND PERSONAL AIDE TO THE DIRECTOR OF NAVY PROGRAMMING AND PLANNING IN THE OFFICE OF 'THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FROM 1968 THROUGH 1970. HE THEN ATTENDED THE NAVY'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POST-GRADUATE COURSE AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGTON, D.C., EARNING AN MBA IN 1971. THESE LATER TWO ASSIGNMENTS RESULTED IN HIS BEING DESIGNATED A SUB-SPECIALIST IN NAVY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. DECORATIONS AWARDED LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MARTI INCLUDE THE NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL WITH COMBAT V , THE NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL AND THE VIETNAMESE NAVAL LEGION OF HONOR, SECOND CLASS. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MARTI IS MARRIED TO THE FORMER CAROLE LEU KELLER OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, AND THEY HAVE THREE SONS: DENNIS, 12, DAVID, 105 AND BRIAN, 7. THIS WILL BE THE MARTI'S FIRST SERVICE TOUR IN HAWAII. UPON HIS DEPARTURE FROM BREWTON, LCDR MARTI REPORTED TO THE BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL, WHERE HE WILL WORK IN HIS SUB- SPECIALTY OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. 15 AUGUST 1974 - O5 OCTOBER 1975