Curts (FFG 38) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHIPS CHARACTERISTICS SHIELD: THE WAVY DIVISION OF Illl. Sllll I.I) Al.l.UDES TO THE OCEANS OF IMF, WORM). HIE FI.AUNCniES (CURVES OF EITHER FI.ANK) SU(;(;K.Sr radar wa t.s, in reference k) hie commenda i ion bythe secretary of the nav of cl ' ris ouisi and inc, contributions to the devei.opmeni of radar, the four stars in chief denote his hklhesr rank ac:hif:ved while on actixe dim y. hie fiaminc; bo.mb IN base REFERS lO ADMIRAL CURIS ' COMBAI SER ICE DURING THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS BALMES OF WORLD WAR TWO AND THE CROSS PALI EE SIMULA I ES HIE NAVY CROSS AWARDED HIM FOR HEROIC CONDI ' CI WHILE C:OMMANDINC THE USS COLUMBIA DIRINC. THOSE baitlf:s. CREST: THE SHIPS WHEEL SYMBOLIZES I HE AUTHORITY ENTRl ' SIED l() ADMIRAL CURLS VI HIE FLEET COMMAND LEVEL, AND HIS DISPLAY OF LEADER SHIP AND SKILL IN THE DIRECIION OF HIE US N.WAI. FORCES BOTH DURINC AND AEI ER WORLD WAR I WO. THE HERALDIC TWO AWARDS OF HIE I)ISriN(;UISIIEI) SERVICE MEDAL FOR EXCEP I lONAI.LY MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN NUMEROUS HICH COMMANDS. iiiiii.r nv Toiio PACIFIC siiii ' VARns SPEFD: 30 KNOTS I )SAN(.;K1.KI. DIVISION AIRCRAFT; TWO SH-«)8 SKA- SAN I ' KDRO. CA HAWK HELICOPTERS ARMAMENT: MK1S(;U1DEDMIS. KKH.IAM); IjI ' LYIWI SHE lAUNCHER ♦HARPOON ANTI- (.IIRISTKNM):r. MARCH I ' 1H2 SHIP MIS.SII.E •STANDARD ANTI C()MMIS.SI()NH): SO|IINK l WI AiRCR rr Missiii: Al 1.0N(;llKACH MK,12, SW1()RPE1X) N.WAI.SIAMON TUBES (TWO TRIPU DISI ' IACKMKNI: SWH) TONS MOl ' NTS) •MK l.!; CLOSE IN l,KN(;lll: 1.1.1 KI-KT WE M ' ON S STEM (XJMBAT •AN SPS-19AIR III AM: 17 fKKI SWIEMS SF: R :I1 RADAR COMIM.KMKNI: l.l OFFICKRS •MK92FIRECONrR(M. nclllFFPFIIYOFFICFRS SYSTEM IWIKNI.ISIF.I) •an sps-s. ' surfa(x sf:, rch rad.vr VKt )l ' l 1 SI )N 1 V ) CKNF.RAI. •AN SI .Q.S2FLK( TRW H kirk; k; warfare system 1 M2M1(I (;.VS lURIlINK •AN Sys-.W .SONAR FNCINKSdIMKKISllAFI •MKWSRBOi: IIORSKI ' OWl R) DECfJYSYSIEM ONF(;ONIROI.lv m.F •AN SLQ-i.-ilORPKIXl RFMRSAIll.h IMTC.II COl ' NTERMFlASl ' Rf. I ' ROI ' FI.I.F.R S MEM 1 W( ) :lr 0 1 1( )RSKI ' )« FR •AN SQ( a9 . SW Fl F(:|RIC1)RI F INTWiRATION AliNII.IARYPROPl I.SION SVSIEM INIIS •1j MPS MK III WTAPONSS STEM AI ' XIIIARIIS: FOUR KKXI KM OWAIT •SQR-l )TA rriCAL siiipssfrm :f TOWED ARRAY DIISM.CFNFRMORS SONAR