Compass Island (AG 153) - Naval Cruise Book

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DEDICATION THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE CREW OF USS COMPASS ISLAND AG 153. FOR THEY HAVE FELT THE SADNESS OF LEAVING LOVED ONES BEHIND AND THE LONELINESS IN FOREIGN LANDS FAR AWAY. THEY HAVE KNOWN FEAR IN THE FACE OF AWESOME, TUMULTUOUS SEAS AND HAVE POSSESSED THE SKILL AND COURAGE TO OVERCOME THEM. THEY HAVE TAKEN SOLACE IN THE CALM AFTER A RAGING STORM AND THE TRANQUIL PEACE OF A GOLDEN, GLIMMERING SUNSET. THEY HAVE SHOWN PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING IN TIMES OF STRESS AND HAVE CONSISTENTLY EXPENDED THE EFFORT NECESSARY TO MAKE THIS CRUISE A SUCCESS. THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED JOY IN BEING REUNITED WITH THOSE THEY LOVE AND HAPPINESS IN THE SHARING OF THEIR ADVENTURES WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. LET THIS BOOK SERVE AS A PERPETUAL TESTIMONY OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AS A PERMANENT RECORD OF THEIR COLLECTIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY. 411' ff

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BIOGRAPHY COMPASS ISLAND WAS BUILT BY NEW YORK SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION, CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY AND LAUNCHED 24 OCTOBER 1953 AS THE GARDEN MARINER IYAG-561. SHE WAS ACQUIRED BY THE NAVY 29 MARCH 1956, CONVERTED BY NEW YORK NAVAL SHIPY COMMISSIONED ON NAMED AFTER AN BAY, MAINE, FIRST U.S. NAVY SHE IS UNDER SUBMARINE AND SHIP'S CHARACTERISTICS LENGTH: BREADTH: DRAFT: TONNAGE: SPEED: HULL: PROPULSION: 563 FEET, 7 INCHES 76 FEET 29.5 FEET 17,645 TONS 21 KNOTS C-4-5-IA IMARINERI 19,250 SINGLE-SHAFT HORSEPOWER: 1 I ICOMPLEMENT: 1,7 OFFICERS, 245 EN LISTED ,I 'I 4 ' I I I I 1 I I 1 I --I fi 4 4 Li ,.'1'!Lg . - A .' --If :fl