Detroit (AOE 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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This isn ' t what it appears to be, I ' m not just building a kid ' s model, I ' m practicing to be an engineer. The good times.

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' v,- ' I wish they ' d send me some help. Now I can skate. Those lazy bums left, But I ' m still gonna skate.

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THE EMBLEM USS DETROIT ' S emblem is comprised of seven major ele- ments{1) a profile of the first USS DETROIT; (2) a spherical bomb, the sympbol for ordnance; (3) a wheat-filled cornucopia to symbolize provisions; (4) a fuel valve, symbolic of petroleum products; (5) electron paths to depict the nuclear era; (6) five stars representing the five ships named DETROIT; and (7) the ship ' s motto, SUPERARE OPTIMUM (To surpass the finest(. The black hull and white sails of the first DETROIT are set against a background of light blue sky and deep blue sea. The first DETROIT was a 19-gun sloop cpatured from the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1 81 2. The symbols for ordnance, provisions and petroleum products are set within electron paths which identify the modern nuclear age. These symbols portray the mission of the Fast Combat Support Ship DETROIT: to support the Navy ' s attack carrier task forces at sea. The five stars are symbolic of the five ships of the United STates Navy to bear the name of the City of Detroit, Michigan. DETROIT ' S emblem is adapted from an original sketch by Quartermaster First Class Rex M. Reed, U.S. Navy, of the ship ' s Navigation Department.