Marvin Shields (FF 1066) - Naval Cruise Book

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■■y-: A9 - 4 ' U88 MARVIN SHIELDS (FF-1066) IS THE FIRST SHIP NAMED IN HONOR OF CONSTRUCTION ME- CHANIC THIrD class MARVIN Q. SHIELDS, US NAVY, WHO WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR WHILE SERVING WITH THE UNITED STATES NAVY SEA- BEE TEAM 1104, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, ON 10 JUNE 1965. MARVIN SHIELDS, THE SIXTH SHIP OF THE KNOX CLASS CONSTRUCTED BY TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION SEATTLE DIVISION, IS ONE OF A NEW CLASS OF MODERN OCEAN ESCORTS DE- SIQNED FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE IN LOCAT- ING. TRACKING. AND DESTROYING HOSTILE SUB- MARINES. IN ADDITION TO PERFORMING ANTI- SUBMARINE WARFARE (ASW), MARVIN SHIELDS IS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING SUCH VARIED MIS- SIONS AS SEARCH AND RESCUE, PATROL, SHORE BOMBARDMENT, EVACUATION AND BLOCKADE. MARVIN SHIELDS 18 EQUIPPED WITH THE MOST MODERN LONGRANGE UNDERWATER SOUND DE- TECTION (SONAR) INSTALLATION IN THE FLEET, AS WELL AS LONG-RANGE AIR AND SURFACE RA- DARS, MODERN COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND A SOPHISTICATED ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM. HER ARMAMENT INCLUDES ANTI-SUB- MARINE ROCKET (ASROC), AND A 5-INCH 54 CALIBER GUN FOR USE AS AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT OR ANTI-SURFACE WEAPON, OR FOR SHORE BOM- BARDMENT IN SUPPORT OF MILITARY OPER- ATIONS ASHORE. VARIABLE DEPTH SONAR, BA- SIC POINT DEFENSE MISSLE SYSTEM, HARPOON, AND MANNED HELICOPTER CAPABILITIES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO MARVIN SHIELDS SENSORS AND WEAPONS INSTALLATION. POWERED BY TWO BOILERS PROVIDING 1200 PSI STEAM THROUGH TURBINES TO A SINGLE SCREW, MARVIN SHIELDS IS CAPABLE OF SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 27 KNOTS WITH CRUISING RADIUS OF OVER 4000 MILES. MARVIN SHIELDS PRODUCES OVER 20,000 GALLONS OF FRESH WA- TER DAILY FOR PERSONNEL USE AND FOR FEED- ING THE SHIP ' S BOILERS. OVERALL LENGTH 438 FEET BEAM 46 FEET, 9 INCHES DISPLACEMENT 4200 TONS NAVIGATIONAL DRAFT 24 FEET, 11 INCHES SPEED IN EXCESS OF 27 KNOTS PROPULSION . SINGLE-SCREW, STEAM TURBINE 35,000 SHAFT-HORSEPOWER SONAR AN SQS-26CX; AN SQX-35 IVDS P ' ' :S ?

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COMMANDER LAWRENCE C. GASKELL 1 JULY-1978-14 JUNE 1980 LAWRENCE C. GASKELL WAS BORN IN ENFIELD, CONN. ON 25 JANUARY 1938. HE ATTENDED AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE (SPRING- FIELD, MASS.) AND GRADUATED IN 1959 WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN BIOLOGY. HE RE- CEIVED HIS COMMISSION FROM THE AVIATION OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL, PENSACOLA, FLA. IN 1960. HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF COMMANDER ON 1 MARCH 1976. HIS TOUR OF DUTY (INITIAL) WAS TO THE NAVEL SCHOOL OF PREFLIGHT, PENSACOLA, FLA. (MARCH-NOVEMBER 1960). IN JANUARY 1961, HE REPORTED TO THE NAVAL TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. FOLLOWED BY ASSIGNMENT TO THE USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) (NOVEMBER 1963-JANU- ARY 1966) IN FEBRUARY 1966 HE REPORTED TO THE USS LAWRENCE (DDG-4) ALLOWED BY AS- SIGNMENT TO THE USS BARNE {DDG-6) IN APRIL 1966 WHERE HE SERVED AS CIC OFFICER AND OPERATIONS OFFICER. IN DECEMBER 1968, HE JOINED THE COMMANDER, MIDDLE EAST FORCE AT BAHRAIN ISLAND AS AIDE. HE ATTENDED THE NAVAL POSTGRADUAATE SCHOOL AT MONTEREY, CALIF., IN AUGUST 1970 AND GRADUATED IN MARCH 1973 WITH A BACHE- LOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN OPERATIONS RE- SEARCH. HE BECAME EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE USS SCHOFIELD (FFG-3) IN JUNE 1973. AS- SIGNMENT TO THE FLEET COMBAT DIRECTION SYSTEM SUPPORT ACTIVITY, SAN DIEGO IN JAN- UARY 1975 WAS FOLLOWED BY DUTY AT THE PA- CIFIC FLEET DATA PROCESSING SERVICE CEN- TER, SAN DIEGO FROM AUGUST 1976, TO MARCH 1978. HE WAS ASSIGNED AS COMMANDING OFFI- CER USS MARVIN SHIELDS (FF-1066) FROM 1 JULY 1978 TO 14 JUNE 1980. HE IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE STAFF OF COMMANDER, CRUISER-DESTROYER GROUP THREE.