Kansas City (AOR 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Captain R.E. Brown, CO 4 Captain G.A. Scoffield, CO 6 Cdr. P.S. Pierpont, XO 8 Cdr. G. Bier, XO 10 Kansas City Officers 12 Chief Petty Officers 14 Deck Department 15 Operations Department 2 Engineering Department 32 Supply Department 39 Medical Department 48 Air Detachment 50 Shellback Initiation 54 Diego, Garcia, B.I.O.T 58 Masirah, Oman 60 Singapore • v- • • 62 Subic Bay, R.P. .TT ' P BW. 66 Hong Kong 70 Color Pages 84 Credits, Cruisebook Staff

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The USS Kansas City is the third ship in a new class of replenishment vessels, and is named after the cities of Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri. She is a major com- ponent of Service Group One of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The USS Kansas City was built in Quincy, Massachusetts, by the General Dynamics Corp., and was commissioned on June 6, 1970. She is homeported in Alameda, California. The USS Kansas City is designed to serve as one stop shopping for Pacific Fleet carrier and escort units, which means she can 2 provide these ships with all the necessities for carrying out operations — fuel, food, and ammunition in one stop. Because of the Kan- sas City and other replenishment ships, the task force can remain at sea indefinitely. The USS Kansas City is 659 feet long with a beam of 96 feet. Her crew consists of 405 enlisted men and 21 officers. Her maximum speed is 21 knots with a cruising speed of 15-18 knots. The crew considers her The finest AOR in the Fleet.

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COMMANDING OFFICER CAPTAIN RALPH E. BROWN, JR. Capt. Brown first saw service in USS Loyalty (MSU- 457) from Sept. 1956 until November 1958. In December 1958 he reported to the pre-commissioning crew of the USS Oriskany. In April 1960 he was assigned to Officer ' s Basic Submarine Training course at New London, CT. Upon graduation, he spent two and a half years on USS Barbel. In June 1963, he attended the U.S. Naval Guided Missile School in Dam Neck, Virginia. After completing the school he joined the pre-commissioning crew of the USS Daniel Boone and served as weapons officer on the Gold crew. Nov. of 1965 he was assigned to the USS Wahoo and then became Executive Officer of the USS Trutta. Capt. Brown reported to the Staff of the Com- mander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, in October 1968 as Pola- ris Operations and Control Officer. May 1970 he attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, and received his Masters Degree in Personnel Man- agement. He served as Executive Officer of the USS Mars. In Jan. 1974 he became Commanding Officer of the USS Vega. He next served as the Assistant for Profes- sional Manpower Management until Aug. 1978. From Aug. 1979 until July 1981 he served as Chief Staff Officer to Commander, Military Sealift Command Atlantic. Capt. Brown reported to his current duty station in January 1982 as Commanding Officer, USS Kansas City (AOR- 3). Capt. Brown, his wife, and two daughters reside in Alameda, California.