Elliot (DD 967) - Naval Cruise Book

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ELLIOTS Mission . ; j i USS ELLIOT (DD 967), a Spruance class destroyer, is one of the world ' s most modern destroyers, possessing advanced pro- pulsion and fully integrated combat systems. Ife - : ' ELLIOT was one of the first major surface combatants to be powered by gas turbine engines. Four General Electric LM- 2500 engines, a marine version of those used on DC-10 aircraft!? jpower the ship to speeds in excess of 30 knots. Two controllable reversible pitch propellers provide ELLIOT with a degree of ma- neuverability unique among warships of her size. ELLIOT is capable of operating independently or with a task force. Her primary mission is antisubmarine warfare. Her sonar le most advanced underwater detection and fire control system developed. Gun and missile systems provide the fire power for shore bombardment, antisurface, and antiair missions. All weapon systems are fully integrated into the Naval Tactical Data System, providing the ship with faster and more accurate process- ing of target information. |l Ship ' s weapons include two MK 45 lightweight 5 inch guns, two triple barrel MK 32 torpedo tubes, an anti-submarine rocket launching system, a Sea Sparrow missile system, Harpoon anti- ship cruise missiles, and a LAMPS antisubmarine helicopter. ELLIOT has space, weight, and electrical power reservation to provide room for future expansion so that she will remain a formidable seaborne platform well into the future. » i p N

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TABLE OF CONTENTS ELLIOT Mission, History, and Heritage 4 The Men of ELLIOT 7 Operations Department 10 Combat Systems Department 18 Engineering Department 26 Supply Department 34 Air Department 36 Wardroom 38 Chiefs Mess 40 Destroyer Squadron 25 42 Life at Sea 44 WESTPAC Log 62 Departure 64 Northern Operations 66 Subic Bay 68 Phattaya Beach 70 Refugee Operations 72 Hong Kong 74 Japan Korea 76 Crossing the Line 78 Australia 82 Underway Sports Action 84 Cookout Talent Show 86 WESTPAC Fathers 88 Homeward Bound 90 Tiger Cruise 92 Homecoming 94 Credits 96

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. . . And Her Heritage Though ELLIOT ' s roots are recent, she is the second de- stroyer to bear this name. In 1919, the first ELLIOT (DD 146) was commissioned. She was 314 feet long, weighed 3600 tons, and named for Lieutenant Commander Richard McCall Elliot who was killed on the USS MANNING (DD 74) in 1918 when depth charges exploded onboard after a collision with a British merchant. The original ELLIOT ' s service spanned a period of three decades. During the early 20 ' s, she stood by in China dur- ing civil disturbances which threatened American lives and prop- erty. In World War II she earned a Battle Star for action off of the Aleutian Islands. The current ELLIOT (DD 967), commissioned on January 22, 1977, dwarfs her predecessor with a length of 563 feet and a displacement of 7800 tons. She was the first of the Spruance destroyers to be named after a Vietnam War hero — Lieutenant Commander Arthur James Elliot II, who was mortally wounded while leading River Squadron 57 on an interdiction mission in the Mekong Delta area of South Vietnam. Since her commissioning, ELLIOT has completed five WESTPAC deployments during which she rescued over 150 Vi- etnamese refugees, received two Battle E ' s, and was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation for search efforts in support of Korean Airlines Flight 007 which was shot down off the coast of Russia by Soviet Fighters.