Detroit (AOE 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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OCTOBER 25: Refuel BEARY, TRIPPE, and KING. OCTOBER 26: In port Rota, Spain. OCTOBER 29: Underway for Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America. OCTOBER 30: Replenish MAC- DONOUGH, DEYO. General Quarters, Quick Draw gunnery exercise. Retard all clocks one hour at 1900. The First Classes turn the Mess Decks into the Seagoing Tiger ' s Restaurant and serve steak and lobster tails to the crew in celebra- tion of the successful completion of another Med cruise. NOVEMBER 1: Flight Quarters for Holy Helo. Chaplain Brown flies from ship to ship of the Transit Group to conduct services. Retard clocks one hour at 1900. NOVEMBER 1- Unscheduled, grad- ed Damage Control exercises. Retard all clocks one hour at 1900. NOVEMBER 4: Replenish MACDONOUGH and CON- NOLE. Captain ' s Personnel Inspec- tion and Awards Ceremony. NOVEMBER 5: Zone Inspection. Retard all clocks one hour at 1900. NOVEMBER 6: Request received from seagoing tug for MEDEVAC of patient with possible acute appendicitis. DETROIT, being the closest ship with medical facilities adequate to handle the emergency, steamed all day to achieve ren- devous. MEDEVAC accomplished under most difficult circumstances — very rough seas stirred up by a hurricane system. Well done to Medical, especially Dr. (LT) Balder- ston, HC-6, and all involved. Retard all clocks one hour at 1900. NOVEMBER 7: All night movies shown to help alleviate Channel Fever — the strange inability of many to sleep the night before pulling in. Retard all clocks one hour at 1900. NOVEMBER • Titivate ship. HC-6 flies home. All hands change into dress blues and man the rails. Moor Berth 32, Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia. Specifications AIRCRAFT - 2 Boeing Vertol UH46-D Sea Knight jet helicopters AIR CONDITIONERS — 3 90-ton capacity units AMMUNITION - In excess of 1800 tons ARMAMENT — 2 3 50 caliber rapid fire twin gun mounts. 1 NATO Seasparrow Missile System BARBER SHOP - 3 chairs BEAM - 107 feet, 41 2 inches BOATS — 2 26 ' motor whaleboats, 2 50 ' utility boats, 2 33 ' personnel boats CARGO — Storeroom: 72,290 cubic feet; Refrigeration: 27,900 cubic feet; Pyrotechnics: 3,210 cubic feet; Gas cylinders: 15,450 cubic feet; Lube oil: 11,980 cubic feet; Mail: 3,100 cubic feet; Security: 1,180 cubic feet CHRISTENED AND LAUNCHED - 21 June 1969 CRUISING RADIUS - 10,000 miles at 17 knots COMMISSIONED - 28 March 1970 CONSTRUCTED - Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington CRANES — 2 5-ton lift capacity, 1 15-ton lift capacity DISPLACEMENT (light) - 19,974 tons DISPLACEMENT (full load) - 52,386 tons DRAFT (full load - 38 feet, 51 2 inches EVAPORATOR OUTPUT — 80,000 gallons of fresh water every 24 hours GENERATOR CAPACITY - 6,000 kilowatts per hour, 1 1,000-kilowatt emergency unit HOME PORT - Norfolk, Virginia KEEL LAID - 29 November 1966 LAUNDRY — 2 100-pound capacity washers, 2 50-pound capacity dryers, 8 pressers, 1 collar cuffer press, 1 sleever, 1 shirt folding machine, 1 laundry marking machine LENGTH (overall) - 794 feet, 8 1 2 inches LIBRARY — 975 cloth-bound volumes, 650 paperback volumes LIQUID CARGO - 9,416,474 gallons LIQUID CARGO PUMPING — 37,750 gallons per minute capacity MEDICAL FACILITIES - 13 bed ward. Surgery theater, X-Ray laboratory, blood and chemistry laboratory PROPULSION PLANT — Twin high-pressure steam turbines, twin screws, 100,000 shaft horsepower (50,000 per shaft) at full power REPLENISHMENT — Fuel: 6 hose rigs, Ammunition Stores: 7 stations SHIP ' S REFRIGERATION - 2 150-ton units SUSTAINED SPEED - 26 knots TAILOR DRY CLEANING — 2 8-pound capacity dry cleaning machines, 1 spotting board, 1 sewing machine, 1 steam press 19

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Unrep ft Underway replenishment enables the Navy to meet its global committments by operating for prolonged periods far from friendly shores. Underway replenishment has only become common in the last two decades. A precise and dangerous evolution, UNREP requires the complete coordination of deck, navigational, communications, and engineering personnel. With two ships steaming close abord, separated only by a narrow channel of water, connected by tensioned cables, there is little margin for error. Advanced equipment permits rapid, efficient refueling and cargo transfer, but teamwork and training make it happen. The typical evolution commences as the customer ship follows about a thousand yards astern. The get-ready instruction is the Romeo flag at the dip. The go-ahead is initiated by closing it up. The customer ship then moves alongside. As the first shot line is passed, Romeo is hauled down simultaneously by both ships. With the messenger in place, the principal connections for UNREP may then be rigged. DETROIT ' S J Division maintains the electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic equipment that is featured with the Standard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Method. Eight port and five starboard stations are available, any six of which may be manned concurrently with the stationing of a flight crew on the helicopter platform. With a carrier alongside, four fuel stations can send a total of 16,000 gallons of Diesel or JP-5 fuel per minute from pumping rooms aft and forward. Top left: USS AMERICA makes her approach to port. Bottom left: A rig team stands by, then takes cover, as shot lines are passed. Below: Only a narrow channel of water separates ships during unrep. i:,jr-