Harold E Holt (FF 1074) - Naval Cruise Book

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A EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!-.EEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEE. J 5 l v E. HOLT 11 J W 55. ff? 93 ill? . M: 524.0 df milf 1074 HOLT is part of the Surface Force, United States Pacific Fleet, and is homeported in historic Pearl Harbor as a member of De- stroyer Squadron THIRTY-FIVE. HOLT's history includes the reclamation of the con- tainership SS MAYAGUEZ in May of 1975. MAYAGUEZ was seized by the Cambodians and the crew was held captive. HOLT boarded the MAYAGUEZ and, together with other Navy and Marine units, repatriated the crew. KEEL LAID ............... 11 MAY 1968 COMMISSIONED ....... 26 MARCH 1971 OVERALL LENGTH .......... 438 FEET BEAM ............. 46 FEET, 9 INCHES DRAFT ........... 24 FEET, 11 INCHES PROPULSION ....... STEAM TURBINE 35,000 SHAFT HP SPEED ...... IN EXCESS OF 27 KNOTS DISPLACEMENT ........... 4200 TONS HELICOPTER ......, LIGHT AIRBORNE MULTI-PURPOSE SYSTEM CLAMPSD SH-2F SEASPRITE. CARRIES TORPEDOES AND SENSORS FOR DETECTING SUBMARINES WEAPONS . , .BASIC POINT DEFENSE MISSILE SYSTEM CBPDMSJ, ANTI-SUBMARINE ROCKETS CASROCJ, HARPOON SURFACE MISSILE, 5 !.54 CALIBUR GUN M' EEEEEEEEEEEEE EER E!!-.E E252 EE E!-.REBER EEE!-.EEEEEEEEE Y-. EERE!!-.EEEEEEE ....,..,. ,.,.- 1 . .-- ....... - ... .,....,.,,,. A.--.41 ...hm -......., ,-HJ..--1. ....-.......-......x......4,,.,,.s..+.ff:N...,...,.,......-4,...1.,,....,--..L-. ,......-... . -.........,..,.-1...-QL4...c..y,- .-.y-fu., ,-J.....

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eeeeeeeeeeesassesseseaseseQ'assesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeees.eeeeeeesessesess Q USS HARGLD E. HOLT CFF 10745 is named in honor of the late Prime Minister of Australia. Harold Edward Holt was elected Prime Minister of Australia on 20 January 1966 and held the office until his tragic drowning on 17 December 1967. Prime Min- ister Holt was a staunch anti-communist and an avid supporter of the United States. His memory serves as a symbol of the friendship and cooperation which exists between Aus- FF- tralia and the United States. The mission of HOLT is to conduct prompt and sustained combat operations at sea, worldwide, in support of national inter- ests. She normally serves as part of a Battle Group, Amphibious Group, Underway Re- plenishment Group or Convoy. HAROLD E. HOLT is especially capable of acting offen- sively or defensively against enemy subma- rines. EERE!EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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I-Ll 1 LL Inl- . Nwwvvwm'-Her v-v-s.,.,aq:gv1-anna-ysqv I . I CDR TEVES Following commissioning from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1969, CDR Teves served successive tours in Pearl Harbor aboard USS O'BANNON QDD-4505 and USS SAMPLE CFF-10485 In 1971 he reported to USS ILLUSIVE CMSO-4485 in Long Beach, Califor- nia where he served as the Executive Officer and Navigator. He completed the Naval Destroyer De- partment Head Course in 1973 and subsequently served as Operations Officer in USS COOK CFF- 1083J homeported in San Diego, California. He next served as a combat systems instructor at the Surface Warfare Officer Basic Course at Coronado, California from 1976 to 1978. Commander Teves then served as Combat Systems Officer on the Staff of Commander Destroyer Squadron THIRTY ONE and embarked in USS RANGER CCV-615 and USS ELLIOT KDD- 9671. He then attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California in the Naval Intelli- gence curriculum and received a Masters Degree in National Security Affairs in 1982. Following gra- duate school, Commander Teves served as Executive Officer in USS MEYERKORD CFF-10581. Prior to reporting to USS HAROLD E HOLT CFF-10741, Commander Teves served in the War Plans Division of the CINCPACFLT Staff at Pearl Harbor for two years until March 1987. Commander Teves' Personal Awards include the Meritorious Service Medal and the Navy Achieve- ment Medal with gold star. He is also authorized to wear numerous service and campaign medals. H .tw , A ,I ff 'Q 4, uf mr 1 nw, x fi l Wd C f 6 A' ZZ 4 f Q . 1 , ff . 6 1. - f a MZ? Greg the Hammer after the match Darth Vader stalks the bridge F , 'X 3 si COMMAND AT SEA i 14......--,',,., L.g,,a..au.xa..p,--..-.ea'1m-..'...-:4,4s.:.s...4,xxx.,.'.,...:.......-n..m.,........,.xa.-...........,,,.i.,--,-.1a. .-.-..-. ....,.-.-., -. . , .. .. ,. .