Lang (DE 1060) - Naval Cruise Book

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In these days of supersonic travel, it has become a small- matter to be comfortably transported hundreds of miles in a few hours. Our world is getting smaller, it seems, unless one considers travel on the world's oceans. Today, as in ages past, men still go to sea, and even though technology has done much to ease the sailor's burden, life at sea still retains many of the demands that mariners have always known. It also offers challenge, adven- ture, and experience for those who take up its ways. On July 25th, 1972, LANG departed Long Beach, California for a premature deployment which lasted until February 16th, 1973. It was seven months of typhoon- dodging, underway replenishments and Naval Gunfire Support Missions. Several cities of the Orient were visited, including Sasebo, Kaohsiung, and Hong Kong. ,This book in an attempt to illustrate those months, to serve as a memory for those who will travel this way only once, and as a chronicle for those who have made the sea a way of life. +Y'l, ftff v wi V 1? 1 5 ,, .J mmf? l ...t ' 1

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The U.S.S. LANG CDE-10605 is a Knox Class ocean escort, built at the Los Angeles division of Todd Shipyard Corporation. The keel was laid on March 25th, 1967, and on March 28th, 1970 LANG was commissioned as a United States Ship. LANG was named in honor ofSeaman John Lang, who, in a naval engagement between the USS WASP and the HMS FROLIC during the War of 1812, led a boarding party from the WASP to the English vessel. This courageous act led to the surrender of the F ROLIC. LANG is the second ship of the fleet to bear the name. The first LANG CDD-3995 was commissioned in 1939, and served extensively in the Pacific and Mediterranean theaters of World War Two. For her actions, she was awarded a total of eleven battle stars. LANG QDE-10601 is an integral unit of today's modern Navy, capable of performing in a multi-threat en- vironment. Though her primary function is Anti- Submarine Warfare, LANG is well equipped to assume the responsibility of anti-air warfare, shore bombardment, patrol and command functions. ..- The various systems that make up the ship are the most modern available, from the engineering plant-to elec- tronic systems-to weaponry and microfilm efficency of the supply system. LANG, with a 4100 Tondisplacement and a length of 438 feet, can be driven through the water in ex- cess of 27 Knots. She hosts long range radar and sonar, conventional and rocket-launched torpedoes, and a 5 inch, .54 caliber gun, as well as a highly specialized crew of 210 enlisted men and 14 officers. Living acommodations in- clude a TV lounge, sick-bay, laundry, ship's store, library, and efficient galley, and comfortable berthing spaces, all centrally air-conditioned. LANG is a unit of Destroyer Squadron 9, homeported in Long Beach, California. Since commissioning, LANG has been deployed on two overseas cruises and has receiv- ed, for her actions, the Viet Nam Service award fwith, two starsj, Armed Forces Expeditionary award, the Viet Nam Service award fwith two starsj, Armed Forces Ex- peditionary award, the Viet Nam Campaign award Cwith devicej, and the award for Combat Action.