Detroit (AOE 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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The seal of USS DETROIT (AOE-4) is unique fo her and will represent her qs long as she remains o port of the fleer. The seven major elements depict the functions and history of the ship. The block hull ond white soils of the first DETROIT ' ore set against o bockground of light blue sky and deep blue sea. A spherical bomb symbolizes ordinonce, o wheat-filled cornucopio symbolizes provisions, and o fuel volve symbolizes petroleum products. These portray the mission of the Fast Combat Support Ship, to support the Navy ' s fost attack carrier task force at sea. The symbols ore set within electron poths to identify the nuclear age. The five stars in the sky represent the five United States Novy Ships to beor the name of the city, Detroit, Michigon. The ship ' s motto, SUPERARE OPTIMUM means To Surpass the Finest. DETROIT ' S emblem is adopted from on original sketch by Quartermaster First Class Rex M. Reed, USN, who once served in the ship ' s Navigation Deportment. Ship ' s Seal and Characteristics US5 DETROIT Qt work - fueling, conrep, and vertrep Home Port Complement Length Beom Maximum Draft Loaded Displacement Moximum Speed Shaft Horsepower Corgo Fuel Capacity Corgo Ammo Copocity Replenishment Liquid Cargo Pumping Rate Boots Cruising Radius Armament Propulsion Plant Norfolk, VIrginio 600 Officers and Men 796 Feet (242.8 Meters) 108 Feet (32.9 Meters) 39 Feet (11.8 Meters) 53,000 Tons 30+ Knots 100,000 Horsepower 9,416,474 Gallons 2500+ Tons 6 Double-Hose Fuel Rigs 7 Cargo Transfer Stations 37,750 gallons per minute 2 26-foot Motor Wholeboots 2 50-foot Utility Boots 2 33-foot Personnel Boots 10,CX)0 Miles at 17 Knots 1 NATO SEA5PARROW Missile System 2 VULCAN PHALANX Weapons Systems Twin High Pressure Steam Turbines Twin Screws, 23 Feet 6 Inches Diameter USS DETROIT ' S Ship ' s Seol Generator Capacity 4 1,500 KW SSTG ' s 1 1,000 KW Emergency Diesel Generator Evaporator Output 80,000 Gallons Fresh Warer 24 Hours Air Conditioners 3 90-Ton Capacity Units Refrigeration 2 ISOTon Units Medicol Facilities 13 Bed Word Surgery Theater X-Roy Loborotory Blood and Chemistry Laboratory Phormocyja. Dental Choir

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History and Mission DETROIT USS DETROIT (AOE-4) was built Qt the Puget Sound NqvqI Shipyard in Bremerton, Wa- shington. Christened and launched on 21 June 1969, she wos commissioned on 23 Morch 1970. The name DETROIT has been borne by five ships of the fleet and been o port of US Noval history since 1913. The first DETROIT was a 19-gun sloop; the second o sloop-of-wor; the third DETROIT was o cruiser (1893-1905); the fourth DETROIT, Q light cruiser sur- vived Peorl Harbor ond served until 1945. Detroit Underwoy ▼ USS DETROIT is designed to furnish rapid simultaneous delivery of petroleum products, ammunition, freight, provisions and moil to other ships in o carrier task force at o rapid rote of transfer while steaming close aboard. The fast combat support ship is considered to be a revolution- ory development in mobile logistics support of combotont forces at sea. She carries two H-46 helicopters which ore capable of transferring up to one hundred tons of cargo on hour. The First DETROIT ►•

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Captain Richord C. Allen