John Hancock (DD 981) - Naval Cruise Book

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X 1 U DD-981 USS JOHN HANCOCK is the nineteenth in a series of thirty SPRUANCE class destroyers and is a member of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. JOHN HANCOCK is homeported in Charleston, South Carolina, and is assigned to Cruiser Destroyer Group TWO and Destroyer Squadron SIX. Designed and built by Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries in Pascagoula, Mississippi, JOHN HANCOCK is a member of the first major class of surface ships in the U.S. Navy to be powered by gas turbine engines. Four General Electric LM-2500 engines, marine versions of those used on DC-10 and C-5A aircraft, drive the ship at speeds in excess of 30 knots. Three smaller gas turbine engines provide the ship with up to six million watts of electrical power. Twin controllable-reversible pitch propellers provide JOHN HANCOCK with a degree of rnaneuverability unique among warships of her size. A highly versatile multi-mission destroyer, JOHN HANCOCK can operate independently or in company with Amphibious or Carrier Task Forces. Her overall length is 563 feet and she displaces 7800 tons. JOHN HANCOCK's primary mission is to operate offensively in an Antisubmarine Warfare role. JOHN HANCOCK's sonar, the most advanced underwater detection yet developed, is fully integrated into a digital naval tactical data system, providing the ship with faster and more accurate processing of target information. Integration of the ship's digital gun fire control system into the NTDS QNaval Tactical Data SystemJ provides quick reaction in the performance of the ship's mission areas of shore bombardment, surface warfare actions, and anti-aircraft warfare. Ships weapons include two MK 45 lightweight 5 inch guns, two triple barrel MK 32 torpedo tubes, an antisubma- rine rocket QASROCJ launcher, the HARPOON anti-ship cruise missile, the NATO Seasparrow Point Defense Missile System, and facilities for embarkation of antisubmarine helicopters. Space, weight, and electrical power reservations have been allocated in the design of the ships to provide for the addition of future weapons systems and enable JOHN HANCOCK to keep abreast of future technology. Although built for maximum combat effectiveness, crew comfort and habitability are an integral part of JOHN HANCOCK's design. Berthing compartments are spacious and the ship is equipped with amenities not usually found aboard destroyers, including a crew's lounge, library, hobby shop and gymnasium. Automated weapons and engineering systems permit operation of the ship, the size of a World War II light cruiser, by a crew of 23 officers, 26 chief petty officers and 270 other enlisted. JOHN HANCOCK is one of the world's most modern destroyers, possessing advanced propulsion systems and a fully integrated combat system, with space and weight reservation available to ensure a formidable seaborne platform well into the future. - ..i...... ,..-.,,,4 .,- ,,,,, ,-,g,,......,,.,,,,, A , , ,, V-. ....-,-,...........-:, - .,C....-.s.r.,..,. . .... .-, .. .....h,.......... -,... , ..

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